Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-08
sTlRs UP THE PRussIANs.
The Berlin Press Reticent Over the
General Discord.
MANY OTHER COURT INTRiGuEs
Bismarck Overruled.

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BERLIN, April 1.-Prince Alexander, OF
Battenberg, came TO Charlottenberg Thurs
day and his betrothal to the Princess Vic.
tora takes place early in June Prince Bis
marck has withdrawn his recognition solely
from the consideration that the proposed
marriage of the Princess Victoria would lead
to a speedy breakup of German unity.
Nothing since the accession of Emperor
Frederick has occurred that has so strongly
Indicated the feeling of the Prussian con-
servatives against the empress as to the
marriage question. All of the radical news
papers treat the Battenberg question with
disdain as Of no consequence to the German
policy and ignore the fact that Battenberg
is only one chord IN the general discord
struck by the party of the empress. The re-
ticence of the Berlin press in referring to
the court ntrigues has been greater than
was required by Difference to the emperor
and the leading officers of the state. The
Battenburg marriage has become almost
minor incident in court intrigues. Among
other successful schemes, the emperor has
been induced to send to Count Won Moltke q
series of statements on the condition Of the
army, followed by request that the general
be present at the meetings of the commission
on reforms in the army. Count Won Moltlre
replied it would be impossible for him to
ptesiue over the commission without know
ing how it was cons s5ituted and what reforms
were desired. Consequently the commission
has been dropped.
Another move of the party of the empress
is to overhaul the diplomatic appointments.
To-nght's National Zeitung says; %
circumstances may arise under which Bis
marck will no longer oppose the union. This,
it may be, would mean the postponement Of
affairs until the political objections now raised
shall cease to operate. The visit of the
queen of England to Chariottenburg there
fore will take place as arranged, but the
betrothal will not publicly be brought for
ward. This is the official statement and sim
ply means that Bsmarck's advice has been
overruled.
1.-THE queen of England comes here with her
Battenberg proteges to carry out her family
prO1ectS WlLnOuu regard tOf Jie sentiments OF
the German nobility or German peo-
pie and equally regardless that her
daughter, the empress, thwarts the
policy of Minister Bismarck, who
made her empress, and without whom i'm
| perial Germany might cease to be- Bis
marclS III his position, does not rely on the
military party He has the support of the
whole country and of the royal heads of the
| German federation. He is really master of
| the situati
To-day's bulletin says the malady from
which the emperor is suffering now appears
| to be moving from the back Of the larnyx
more to the front, which is regarded by the
| physicians as favorable symptom, because
| the danger of the disease attacking the
| nsophagus will be thus averted.
| The empress will go to Posen on Monday
to inquire into the condition of the sufferers
| by the floods. Dreadful accounts have been
received from Posen. Two hundred and
| fifty villages are in ruins and 1900 persons
are without shelter. When the dykes at
| Warthe gave way large number of lives
were lost. The loss of live stock is meal
| culable. Famine is threatened in Posen,
| Pomerana, and SILICA, and the number Of
| persons emigrating TO America will be
| enormously increased.