The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-04

Reforms--Bismarcl>'s Place in the Pres
ence of Royalty.
(London Letter to the New York Times.]
Despite all the official disclaimers and
the vague and misleading reports OF
favorable symptoms Kaiser Frederick is
really growing worse week by week.
Almost the last words Prussian official
friend said to me on Thursday when l
was leaving Berlin We're: ''Be prepared
for declaration Of s. regency any day.
The Kaiser will not MUCK longer bc able
to stand the strain OF even listening to
State papers and signing his name"
Sure enough, within forty-eight hours
the announcement has come. The i'm
perial rescript creates sort q co-regen-
cy, enabling Prince William to act with
authority solely on such matters as are
referred to him by his father, but there
is reason to believe that another rescrip5
is already signed and in readiness for an
emergency, devolving whole and full
powers as regent on Prince William.
Ii is fair to say that this action is q
more valuable and trustworthy indica-
tion Of the kaiser's health than al that
DR.. Mackenzie may whisper to the cor
respondents to the contrary. A new
Emperor who is unable even to receive
the Presidents of the Chambers OF the
Prussian Diet when they bring Az ad-
dress which is the most important that
could possibly be presented IS not
patient with mere local throat ailment
from which he is recovering. When l
remember that last week he gave al
audience to mere delegation Of the
municipality OF Berlin, it is obvious that
his refusal now to SEGA delegation from
Parliament gives the lie to the assertion
that his health is improving. More than
this for the moment it is Impossible, to
say. Probably next week, when, if the
fne weather continues, the question of
his removal to Weisbaden or Pottsdan II
will be settled, the public msy learn
something Of the real facts Of his condl-
tion.
Hints about coming constitutional re-
forms throughout Germany continue in
the air, but the prophecies are still with
out tangible form. There is good deal
OF disappointment in moderate German
circles Of Alsace Lorraine at the tone OF
the imperial proclamation to the people
of these provinces. The Easeer Journal
saws, for example: ssWe must openly ad-
NIT that our people had hoped to find in
the proclamation some allusion to the
development which the Constitution
would easily admit OF or to the relaxa-
ton which might be made in the present
system of government. This hope is not
fulfilled" Liberal papers IN Berlin,
like the National zeitnng, also snow
certain signs OF modifying their first
.exuberant confidence that great steps to-
ward the liberalization Of Prussia We're
impending. DR.. Friedberg, the imperi-
81 minister Of justice, is ssid tc be hard
at work on big schedule of names to
be included in the amnesty granted to
political offenders which is expected next
week, but beyond that nothing definite
is known.
Prince Bi marck's status under the
new regime continues to be generally
discussed. There is some danger that
people outside of Germany not familiar
with the habits OF thought and acton IN
grained in the Prussian character will
draw false conclusions from the fact that
there has been an evident desire by the
new Kaiser to honor lot Of people
whom Bismarck dislikes. It is difficult
for a foreigner to realize how small, from
the standpoint of Prussian Court dis
cipline, Bismarck is as compared with
ROYALTY itself. Americans probably had
in their minds eye before last weeks
funeral kind of fancy picture of the
old Kaiser in his coffin, with the two
great historic Geutenants, Bismarck and
Moltke, as the chief figures on either
side. As 8 matter of fact, II they had
attended the funeral, their places would
have been about half a mile behind the
hearse, following in tie humble wake OF
every petty descendant Of an obscure
German Prince OF other priageing who
vas able to pay his fare to Berlin. Wien
I saw in the official programme the
places assigned to them said to Ger
man official: ''This seems, from my
point OF view at least, to De al outrage.
I wonder they don't resent it, The
official looked at me il smiling surprise.
ssOh, by no means, he answered, 'they
are too good Prussials Dot TO know e1-
acsly where they belong in the process
sion, and would never dream OF desiring
10 be somewhere else" The same gen
tleman told me an interesting anecdote
of an interview Bismarck had with
Frederick III. when he went down 10
Leipsic on tie 1ltL 70 meet the San
Reno train and return with it to Berlin.
The Kaiser showed the Chancellor a
draft Of his famous letter to Bismarck
for approval before publication. Bis
marck read and returned 1t, suggesting
the alteration OF a single word in the
original. The draft referred to him as
the ssmuch- cherished feilow-worker Of
the late Kaiser" Bismarck suggested
the word servant instead of fellow
worker. Frederick shook the Chancel-
lor's hand warmly and made the altera-
ton. 7 relate this to indicate Bismarck's