Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-17
Gossip About England and Germany.

Gossip About England ana Germany.
The Pail Mall Gazette recently con
tanned the sensational announcement
that the Empress Victoria had been
put almost under arrest since the
death of her husband. 1 am told on
fair authority that these are facts,
but cannot absolutely vOuch for
them. They are, however, openly
stated in Berlin. The Empress was
supposed to have obtained certain
documents. These she, IL Is said,
handed over to her mother when she
came to Berlin, and the Queen carried
them of with her. When the Prince
of Wales was over for the funeral OF
the late Emperor he tried to arrange
matters but failed, for hewas not EN-
powered to return the documents 1t
is further said, but this seems i'm
probable, that certain securities are
missing, and that the will of the late
Emperor is to be contested. One
thing is certain; there is a bitter feud
between the Empress and her son,
and our Queen is in a high state OF
Indignation. If the Queen has been
SO reprehensibly indiscreet as to bring
Prussian state or family papers from
Germany, or to accept the custody
of such, Lord Salisbury had
better make it his business to
see that they are returned at once,
as it is certain that in the end her
Majesty viii be forced to give them
up, and any dispute or scandal or
such a subject would be Notifying,
discreditable, and dangerous to the
country. On the other hand, if the
story which has been current at Ber-
lin for the last month is untre, let a
public and peremptOry contradiction
appear without further delay. The
The story of the Empress having
been put under arrest arose, nc
doubt, from the fact that on the
death of a sovereign, the sentinels
are always doubled round the palace
in which his remains are lying; and
that the new Emperor ordered a cor
don to be drawn in order to find out
what newspaper reporters were with
in the palace, or what ones asked for
admission, as he wished to prevent
any detailed information OfWhat had
occurred being prematurely publish
ed. 1t is probable that the German
Emperor viii not commit any parti-
cular act of folly OlOng as Prince Bis
mark, for whom he has great respect
remains to the fore; but when the
Prince has disappeared from public
affairs it is likely that Germany viii
have troubles both at home and
abroad. The Emperor is far more OF
a feudalist than the Prince. On the
other hand the short reign Of the
late Emperor has generally cOnduced
to strengthen the Liberal party.
Herr Putkamer had for a long time
done Bismarck's dirty work. He
had converted the elections in many
districts into a mere farce by the of
fetal pressure that he exercises over
them. His dismissal viii render it
almost impOssibleatO revert to this
system, and the Liberal party viii be
hencefOrth more largely represented
in the chamber. This. together with
the EmperOr's autOcratic notions,
sooner or later viii lead to a COLI
sion, and, knowing this, it is possible
that the Emperor viii try to avert it
by plUnging the country into q for
eign war. In the meanwhile he viii
draw closer to Russia, and thus Lord
Salisbury's absurd folly OfprOmising
oar aid to Italy on condition that
she would join the triple alliance, and
thus inflict a blow upon Russia, has
proved, as might have been antici-
pated, q dismal failure.