Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-15

New York: G.. p PutnSms sons Wheeling:
stanton \ Davenport.
By far the most comprehensive and COM
plete history of the prolonged and bloody
struggle which devastated the German States
between the years 1918 and l64o that has
vet been written. has just appeared from the
press of G.. p. Putnam Sons, New York,
in the shape OF Prof. Anton Glndleys
History of the Thirty Years War, the
work taking up two bulky Octuro volumes.
The revolution in the condition OF Puritan
affairs in ISIS, aud especially the founding
of numerous new institutions OF learning,
opened for the young author Of this work
many advantages. When only twenty-four
wears of age he obtained good position IN
school of science at Prague, and few
months later he was called to an adjunct
prOseSsorship in the University of Olmutz.
This gave him fine opportunity for the
study Of the history Of Bohemia, to the
ecclesiartical branch of which he devoted
hi mself. During this period he cleverly
followed the history of the UnitaS Fratrum
United Brethren) founded in the fifteenth
century aud from his readings and
reflections resulted his first work, The
History of the Bohemian Brethren, in two
volumes. He carried this down to 1909,
the wear in which the the Bohemian Utra-
uuiSts forced from the Emperor Rudolph
| H.. the ROYAL Charter Investigation Of
contemporary political history led him
| TO extend his work, and he made thorough
study OF the entanglements OF the Estates OF
| all the provinces of Austria, resulting IN an
other twO-yolulne work entitled Rudolph ii.
and His Time, which offers picture OF
| the last twelve years of this emperor
| reign, and It's attendant complications. In
/ the production of this second work, the most
/ thorough study was necessary not only OF
| the Austrian but of all important German
archives as also of the Belgian, French,
aud Spanish State papers. His interest in
the investigation soon led him to pass be-
yond this narrow limit and embrace the
whole war in all its directions even extend
inc his study to the archives of the vatican
ofRUme. de was there enabled to begin
the publication Of a work which, in
! the history Of this war, is Of
standard importance. Even before Prot.
Giudley took upon himself this comprehen-
siye task NOW nearly twenty years ago, he
had promised some friends that he would
prepare brief history Of the thirty ears
war. During the past year he has fulfilled
this promise by the publication, in LripSIC,
OF the work now under review, and which
has been so ably and satisfactorily trans
lated by Prof Ten Brook The work was
| written with special reference to a cultured
| public. ana its form aud contents have the
largest approval iwsuy thousand copies OF
| the German edition having already been
sold The volumes contain twenty chapters
/ nine Of which are contained in the first
each chapter subdivided into sections and
the various topics treated therein designated
| at the head Of each chapter, thus enabling
the reader to refer to any proceeding topic
( at glance The first volume opens with a
preface by the author, which is followed by
a preface and introduction By the tranSla-
tor. aud carries the narrative to the Peace
of Lubbock The accounts Of the more
prominent individuals commend themselves,
both by their unbiased tone and by the evil
dent care which has been taken in securing
their accuracy. Prof Gindlys portrayals
of life aud especially of the formalities Of
intercourse in the period Of which
he writes, are quite remarka-
ole. but are. at the same time, so unpre.
tending that they might be passed over
without attracting the attention which they
deserve No narrative Of travel could con
vey to rhe reader picture so vivid and
few are so realistic as the half dozen pages
describing the journey of the bride OF the
King of Hungary from Madrid to Vienna
while a similar remark might be made OF
rhe progress OF Frederick's court from
Heidelberg 10 Prague and the coronation
which followed Etiquette is Justly re-
garled rs a trihe and vet it is one OF those
triheS which like the strawS upon an APP
pareutly smooth surface of water, shows
whittier the current tends. So the refer
enseS to etiquette which appear in the work
before us, especially those to that which
DELAYED the proper business of the Con-
gress of WeStphalia, Weld to none in their
significance as pictures of the time.
Describing the conspiracy and the throw
| ing OF the Regents from the windows OF the
castle at Prague. the historian SAYS:
DO dawued Nav % the day Of Bohe-
mia doom. the beginning and the cause Of
all the woe that followed Thus ran in
after DAYS the fruitiesS lament of Bohemian
eNileS The members of the Protestant
diet gathered in the rGrotiHm and moved
thence toward the castle to hand in their
answer to the Regents. Thurn had been
busy since an early hour in the morning
with preparations for the success of the in
sur.ecrion Towards nine clock the pro-
CeSSiOn Of the Estates arrived before the
castle All carried weapons; the majority
were attended 6v one or several servants.
They first assembled in the hall Of the
Landtag, where the answer prepared by the
DeienSorS was read to them 1t was a pro-
test against the attempt TO prevent their
meeting a. also against the threatened ju- |
dicial proceedings. Ii reflected, therefore,
upon the first imperial letter, and closed |
with the questions whether the Regents had |
any part and if so, what part in the draw
ing up Of the threatening letter. The Es- |
tates reSorted to the hall of the Regents, /
and found there but four of these, |
viz the Chief Burggrave, Adam Won Stem
berg; his SOn-in-law JaroSlaS Won Martinitz
Burggrave Of CarlStein; William Won Sla
wata, Chief Justice, and Diepold Won Lob
konitz, Grand Prior ofthe Order of Malta.
~ NltCAt SANc was q StCEtldENs VI. L
FabricUS, who had not till then been named.
After little verbal skirmishing Paul
Won Recon read the answer. The passage
which put to the Regents the question wheth-
er the threatening imperial paper origins-
ted with them was indeed most deeply sig
ni6caut, and Its significance was not a little
augmented BY the appended threat that the
Estates would thenceforth obtain their rights
against all opposition. The Chief Burg
gray, and his colleague requested that be-
fore making their reply this paper might be
handed to them that they might further con-
Sider its contents. This request was obesed
and after eounselhng in q whisper
with his colleague, the Chief Burggrave
refused all information. BE said il was
thing unheard Of, that Imperial councillors,
bound by cath to keep all transactions Sc
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