The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-15
GERMAN NEWS.
Matters aud Things In General ut the
PruSsIan Capital.

Matters aud Thugs In General ut the
PruSsIan Capital.
BERLIN, Oct. 1l.-The report circulated
regarding the theft of a cipher code from
the Emper6r's room, indicates that the
Chancellor's game OF surveillance over
the ex-Empress, which ceased by order
OF Emperor William, after her surrender
OF Frederick's papers, will be renewed.
A watch will be kept over her partisans
and her movements, including her pro-
proposed visit to Windsor,
The Progressist press are using the
Geflcken and Mackenzie revelations rs
basis for hostile criticism. They will
be suppressed.
Meanwhile Prince Bismarck is having
bad time. He is suffering from re-
newal OF his attack of gout in n serious
form, partly arising from worry. The
reports as to his health are causing the
greatest anxiety to his family, and it is
said that his condition will probably
oblige him to retire from public affairs
within n few months. Whatever his
condition may be, however, he does not
cease working.
During tho week there has been
flood OF communications between Fred
richsruhe, Rome and Vienna. Prince
Bismarck also directs the Gcileken in
quiry, and has been in correspondence
with Herr Won Bennigsen. Herr Miguel
and others in the Lantag elections and
has held a conference with Herr Won
Boetticher, Vice. President OF the Prus-
sian Council OF Ministers, his indomit-
able spirit surmounting physical pain.
The Progressist forecasts OF his retire
ment have been deservedly rebuked by
the official press. The Progressists over
look the fact vel known in official cir
eles that Emperor Williams experiences
in Vienna and Rome have riveted him
closer than ever to Bismarck, whose
policy has made him feel heipiessiy de-
pendent upon the guidance OF tine Cham
Cellor. The Schadenfreude OF the Pro-
gressists over Prince Bismarck's cmbar-
rassments is going beyond judicious
bounds, and may lead to revulsiOn OF
feeling amonga numerous section Of the
people now inclining to blame his whole
line OF domestic policy since the appear
ance OF FrcdcriCk's diary.
Popular feeling certainly sides with
Drs. BergmNun and GGrhardt against
DR.. Mackcnzie's aspersions, yet the Pro-
gressist papers select the most offensive
passages for prominent comment.
Emperor Fredcrick's autograph state
ment, ''Von Bergman hat mich schleCht
behandeit," ," is made the theme of polit-
ical diatribe quite out OF sympathy with
the German sentiment.
The GetIckeG trial moves slowly. The
prosecution have been baflled in their
search for the original diary, though
they have secured the copy from which
the GetFcken extracts were made. 1t is
in the handwriting OF a person uamed
Krueg, now dead, ,.who was an official of
the Court, and was for eighteen years in
the service Of the then Crown Prince.
Krueg accompanied the Crown Prince
everywhere, and often acted as his
amanuensis. His widow hns three
manuscript volumes OF memoirs OF the
Crown Prince written by Krucg, en-
hodying the passages IRON the diary
published in the Deutschc Runischdp.
The inquiry hinges upon the question
Docs GGllCGen speak the truth when he
says he got the diary from Frederick
with his permission TO publish it, or did
lie procure copy through Krucg or
other persons belonging to Empress
Frederick's party?