Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08
The Question Of the Marriage Of
Alexander Of Battenbsrg Has
Created Feeling Against Her.
Emperor Frederick Has Refused TO Ae-
eept Bisnarck's Resignation and
the Trouble Has Been Ser.Isd.
The Empsrels Condition Gives Kiss to
Serious Ala, m-che Sufferers by Floods
Herman immigration 30 America.
Gable Letter.
Copyrighted 1883 by Associated Pres.
RISMARCK,a RRSIGHhTION

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Battenberg comes to Cnarlottenberg
next Thursday, and his betrothsl to the
Princess Victoria takes place early in
June. Prince Bismarck has Withdrawn
his resignation solely from consideration
that the domination Of the Empress Vic
toris would lead to speedy break up
Of German unity. Nothing since The
accession OF the Emperor Frederick has
occurred that has so strongly animated
the Prussian Conservatives against the
E Empress as the marriage question. 1snoW
becomes known that the L npress will i'm
pei her helpless husband 10 N Iart Prince
bismarck, without regard 70 the respect
due the late Emperor or TO national safe
ty. The policy of the Conservatives
ST this time represents the genuine
feelings CT the whole German
people. All Of the radicN newspapers
SUCH as the Vossiche Zsitung, which
treats the Gutenberg question with dis
dsin, as OF no consequence TO the German
policy, ignores the fact that Ba.tenberg is
only one cord in the general discord
struck by the party of the Empress. The
re,icence Of the Berlin press in refer
ring to
COURT INTRIGURS
has been greater than was required by
Difference TO the Emperor and the lesdlIg
Ulcers of the stste. Matters have been
concealed or only furIvely alluded 10,
which ought to he discussed with the
fullest publicity. The Blttenberg msr.
rage became almost minor Incident Ia
court intrigues among the other success
full schemes. The Emperor bss been in
duced to fend 10 Count Won Moltke S
series Of statements on the condition of
the army followed by request
that the General preside az the meetings
Of the commission On reform IN the army.
Count Won Mollka has replied that 1t
would be Impossible for him to preside
I over the commission without knowing
how 1t was constituted and Whist reforms
were desired. Consequently the commls-
sion has been dropped. Another move OF
the party of the Empress is to overhaul
diplomatic appointments. II Biema. OK
had consented, Prince Won Reuss, min
lister st Vienns, would have been replaced
C uGt Ven Munster would have been
withdrawn from Paris, end Baron HAITI
feltt from London, because each is kult
into Bisms ck's policy. The position
now is q mere truce. To-night's National
Zeitung says that the betrothal is post.
p ND, but that circumstances may arise,
uuder which Prince Bismarck will no Ion
ger oppose the union. An official note,
sent, as sometimes now happens, through
Vienns, ssys that in consequence
Of q memorandum laid be-
fore the Emperor by Prince
Bismarck setting forth the dffculties,
which, from q political point OF view,
stand in the wsy CT a matrimonial alli-
ance between Prince Alexander of Bstten-
berg anG the Princess Victoria, it has
been arranged that the 6 f ,ir shall be post
poned until the political objections now
raised shall cease to operate. The estab-
lishment of a settled order in Bulgaria
and the removal Of all possibility Of Alex
ander raising
A RALLYISG CRIT
will deprive the marriage Of all political
importance. The visit OF the Queen of
Epglsnd to Cnarlottenberg, therefore,
will take place as arranged, but the be-
trolhal will not publicly be brought for
ward on the occasion. This is an official
statement and simply means thst PRICE
Bismsrck's advice hiss been over ruled,
the Queen Of England comes here With
her Bsttenberg protege to carry out her
family projects, without regard for the
sentiments Of the German nobility or the
German people, aud equally regardless
that her daughter, the Empress, thwarts
the policy of the minister who made her
E IMPRESS and without whom Imperial
Germany might cease to be. Nothing in
cince Bismarcs's life is 30 Honorable,
sol full of self command aud Loyalty
to Germany as his temporary subms-
sion to the Emperor's regime. He has
the enthusiastic support of Count Won
Moltke and other leaders Of the srmy
and leaders Of the Conservative and ma
tional Liberal parties, and even has the
begrudged approval Of the Progressist's
chiefs. The Chancellor does not there.
fore rely on the military party. He has
the support Of the whole country and Of
royal hearts of the German federation,
and is absolute master Of the situation.
THE KMrERoR's CONDITION
gave rise to serious alarm yesterday.
Both his cough and splitting were aug
mented and he suffered from nervous ex-
citement. To-day he rested for Several
hours and after psrtaking OF oysters
drove out for the first time in
nine days in q close carrisge.
TO days bulletin says thst
for the last few nights he has been unable
to sleep we'll on account Of headsches,
and that the mslsdy from which he is
suffering now appears 10 be moving from
back Of the larypI more to the front,
which is regarded by physicians as
favorable symptom, because the danger
of disease attacking the e;ophagus will
be thus averted.
THE FLOOD SUFFERERS.
The Empress will 60 to Posen on Mon
day to inquire into the condition Of the
sufferers by the foods. Dreadful accounts
have been received from Posen. Two
hundred and fifty villages are in ruins snd
1900 persons are without shelter.
When the dykes at Warthege gave way s
large number Of lives were lost.
The loss in live stock is in
cslculsble. Troops have been actively
engaged in repairing the dsmsge done
The fund raised by subscription In Berlin
for the relief of the sufferers is insignifl-
can't in comparison with the losses.
famine is threatened in Posen, Pomersnis
and Siles.a and the number Of persons
emi grating to America Will soon be enor-
mously increased.
Germany.
HOW OLD KAISER STOOD