The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-10

THE DFAl
February 16. treaty OF peacs had been
concluded at Vsrsailes, the conditions oi
which were reluctantly adopted by the
National Assembly the 2S!b, and the rati-
fcation Of which were exchanged al
Frankfort in May following. This treaty
imposed upon France the loss Of q fifth
part Of Lorraine, including Metz and
rhionville, and AlsGce, less Bslfort, as
well as the payment Of war indemnity
Of FIVE milliards OF francs, or about one
billion dollars in specie.
The Emperor returned to Berlin the
18Th Of March, and was reCsivsd with q
brilliant enthusiasm, and the l6:h ol
June took part iu the triumphal entry OF
the German troops into Bsrlln, and
assisted at the inauguration Of the statue
OF Frederick William III. The 2lst Of
March he presided at the opening Of ths
Reichstag, and concluded his speech with
the expression OF prayer that 'the rs-es-
tablishment Of the German Empire might
be a promise OF future greatness; that the
German imperial war, fought go glorious.
ly by us, might be followed by an equally
glorious peace OF the Empire, aud that
the task OF the German people henCeiorth
might be 10 prove victorious in the uni-
versal struggle for tho products Of peaOs.
God grant it."
THR AssAsISATIoSs OF 1873 AND THE
DEATH OF THE AssAsINs.
At half.past o'clock In the afternoon
OF Saturday, May II, 1878, the aged
Emperor William, accompanied by
the Grand Duchess OF Baden, was re.
turning from q customary drive. As he
passed toward the palace, in the avenue
Unter den Linden, young man advanced
toward the edge OF the alreet pavement
and fred two shots OF the csrrisge. The
vehicle was Immediately halted, the foot.
man dropped from the box and the per-
son firing the revolver was described.
Their efforts to get hold Of the young man
was somewhat hindered by O person
named Kreuger, who did all he could to
protect the assassin from harm. This set
tied suspicion on Kreuger aleo, and he
was temporarily placed under the uncom.
murder, from which, however he was ex-
culpsted in a few days. The criminal
who fred the shots was found to be Emil
Hoedel, aged 81 years, hnsmith Of
Leipsic. He was Socialist and an Inter.
national. He declared himself an An.
a|chist, an enemy OF all political parties,
the present condition OF society, and all
public institutions. ...
Sunday afternoon Of June 2, 1873, at
about 2 o'clock, the Emperor again rode
out. As the imperial carriage passed q
residence at No. Is Unter den Linden, o
man opened q window and discharged
Yolley OF buCkshqt at the unfortunate
Kaiser. Thirty OF the small missiles en-
tered the lace and arms OF the Emperor.
The appearance OF the venerable mon
arch, with his face, hair, and beard, all
usually as white as snow, running little
crimson streams OF 90 many points, to-
gether with his complete prostration from
loss OF blood, was one OF the most shock.
ing and pitisble svsr vouchsated to the
human eye.
ARREST OF MODELLING.
The room from which the volley had
come being pointed out, the hoascheepsr
led the advance upon II. and, in opening
the door, was shot by the assassin, who,
1t was found, had fred two balls into his
own head, and was, as was thought, rapid.
ly sinking,
He was found to be Dr.. Charles ElouRrd
Nobiling, q Doctor Of PhilolOgy, aged 80
years. He was oil excellent family, and
was 0 scholar and gentleman sB those
terms are used under our present social
system. Two Of his brothers were officers
in the German army. Upon the COM
mission Of his great crime they changed
their name, as did the relatives Of dosdsl.
The condition OF the wounded Enpe-
yoy was very serious for many weeks.
The ahock mentally was, Alm6st equal
with his physical injuries, disastrous to
his general heath. The Teins OF Gov
eminent were intruated TO the Grown
Prince by the Rdvils Of his well .Wishers,
With the hope OF removing further La.
bility Of Williams assassination.
The 9Th Of August, 1878, the decree SEN
fencing Hoedel to deCRpitatlon was signed
by the Prince Regent, and the 18th Of the
same month he was behssded.
The Sd Of August, 1878, Nobiling at
tempted to commit suicide wits a pair OF
scissors. The 10Th Of october, after over
four months Of existence with two bull
lets in his brain, be died.
The EALE LAWS.
The most interesting movement In Ger.
many in recent years has been its eccleslas.
tlcal contest with the Church Of Rome,
arising from the attitude adopted by the
Roman Catholic clergy. William saw the
necessity Of defining tho rslatlons bo.
tween the rights Of the State and those Of
the Church. The consequence of this
step was the refusal BY tho Pope, In 1879,
10 receive Cardinal Hohenlohe, the Ger.
man Ambassador. In his usual rstaliatory
spirit, William expelled the Jesuits from
Germany. Then followed. an allocution
by the Pope asserting the supremacy Of
the laws Of the Church over those Of the
State. What are known Rs the Falk laws
were then passed. They were 30 called
from the name OF the Minister who in.
trodpced them. Their general principal Is
that all religious societies are subject to
the laws and supervision OF the stRte.
The effect Of this was that HeyerSl bishops
who refused to submit their ecclesiastical
arrangements to the inspection Of the Gov.
eTnment, and threatened to excommuni-
cate such Of the clergy as should comply,
were expelled from Germany. A law was
passed In 1875 making marriage a civil
rite. The Pope theFeup issued an
encyclicSl letter declaring the Falk laws
invalid. With the advent Of the new
Pope, Leo XIII, negotiations followed
With q view to compromise, and this was