Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-13
TEE GERMAN EMPRESS
The Question of the Marriage of
Alexander of .Battenberg Has
Created Feeling Against Her.
Emperor Frederick Has Refused 10 Ac-
cept BismArck's Resignation md
the Trouble Has Been Settled.
Serious AIsrm-Ths Sufferers by Floods
German Immigration TO America.
Gable Letter.
Copyrighted 1883 by Associated Prets.
RLsMARCK's RESIGNATION.

BIsMARCK's RESIGNATION.
BERLIN, April Prince Alexander Of
Bsttenoerg comes to Casrlottenberg
next Thursday, ana his betrothal to the
Princess Victoria takes place early in
June. Prince Bismarck has Withdrawn
his resignation solely from confederation
that the domination of the Empress Vic
toria would lead to q speedy breakup
OF German unity. Nothing since the
accession OF the Emperor Frederick has
occurred th2l has so strongly animated
the Prussisn Conservatives against the
Enp-e;s as the marriage question. lEnoW
becomes known that the npress within
pei her helpless husband to thWart Prince
Bismarck, without regard to the respect
due the late Emperor or TO national safe
ty. The policy of the Conservatives
al this time represents the genuine
feelings Of the whole German
people. All of the radical newspapers
such as the Vossiche Z=ituDg, which
treats the Battenberg question with dis
dain, as OF no consequence to the German
policy, ignores the fact that Battenberg Is
only one cord in the general discord
struck by the party Of the Empress. The
reticence of the Berlin press IN refer
ring to
COURT ISTRIGUES
has been greater than WAS required by
Difference to the Emperor snd the leBdiDg
officers of the state. Matters have been
concealed or only furuvely alluded to,
which ought to be discussed with the
fullest publicity. The BAttenberg mar
rage became almost minor incident In
court intrigues among the other success
fr,N r,lr II,
duced 10 ,eEd to Count Won Moltke s
series OF statements on the condition of
the army followed by request
that the General preside ct the meetings
OF the commission on reform in the army.
Count Won Moltke has replied that 1t
would be impossible for him to preside
over the commission without knowing
how 1t wss constituted and what reforms
were desired. Consequently the commits
sion has been dropped. Another move Of
the party Of the Empress is to overhaul
diplomatic appointments. II BismSl OK
hsd consented, Prince Won Reuss, min
lister ct YieDnG, would have been replaced
c unit Won Munster would have been
withdrawn from Paris, and Baron HAITI
ieldt from London, because each is knit
into Bismalck's policy. The position
now is & mere truce. To-night's National
Zeitung says that the betrothal is post
poned, but that circumstances may arise,
under which Prince Bismarck will no Ion
ger oppose the union. An official note,
sent, as sometimes now happens, through
Vienna, says that in consequence
OF memorandum laid be.
fore the Emperor by Prince
Bismarck setting forth the difficulties,
which, from 8 political point of view.
stand in the way OF 3 matrimonial alli-
ance between Prince Alexander of Bstten.
berg and the Princess Victoria, it has
been arranged that the affsir shall De post
poned until the political objections now
raised shall cease to operate. The estab-
lishment of settled order in Bulgaria
and the removal Of sll possibility OF Alex
snder raising
A RALLYIt1G CRY
will deprive the marriage of all political
importance. The visit Of the Queen OF
England to Cnarlottenberg, therefore,
Will tske place IS arranged, but the be-
rothal will not publicly DE brought for
ward on the occasion. This is sn official
statement and simply means that Prince
B!smsrck's advice has been over ruled,
the Queen OF England comes here with
her Battenberg protege TO carry out her
fanily projects, without regard for the
sentiments OF the German nobility or the
German people, and equally regardless
mat her daughter, the Empress, thwarts
toe policy Of the minister who made her
Empress and without whom Imperial
Germany might cease to- be. Nothing IN
Prince B!smarck'E life is SO honorable,
so full Of self command and loyalty
10 Germany rs his temporary submis-
sion to the Emperor's regime. He has
the enthusiastic support of Count Won
Moltke and other leaders of the army
and leaders Of the Conservative sndsns.
Ional Liberal parties, aHd even has the
pegru9Fed approval of the Progressia's
chiefs The Chancellor does not thsre-
lore rely on the military party. Ha has
The support Of the whole country ga Of
royal hearts Of the German fede<Gtidaa
and is absolute master OF the Equation.
THY EMPKRoR's CoNDIrfoNsss,z.r
fg6ye rise to serious alarm Yesterday.