The sun., 1891-04-13
CABLENEWS FROM GERMANY
~ur x.I,ER SURPRISES NEWS WHICH
DOESN'T SUIT HIS FANCT.


p,.uarek's Downfall Partly Attributes TO
IN. I,suenee OF the German E1Press-A
c.u,,e or Royal spenathrifts-oenseei
s,.,,.t,ou Among German School Teach
Su.r,c.n Music AppiaudeA In Ber-
u,-Bavsria's Insane King.
p,,,,y. April l2-Ths Emperor. no more
~, any one else cherishes the idea OF defeat.
hrt II in one thing or another his will does not
nr.vsil, he takes very good care to have as lit
tls .sid about It as possible. There are many
nsvspapers only too happy to print or not 10
20, an vthinR and everything as he Wills It
p'I %.s,s Also mighty tslegraphic agency at his
.nmmand. as subaervisnt to him as any Rus
.,.n C;oyernment editor to the orders OF the
S.sr,s Minister OF Police. William H.. when
=. s..sc.nded tho throne. promised to crafty
himself In two particulars. AZ lsast-the per-
s.c,inp OF his cavalry and the control OF his
NV His predecessors including Fred.
.r,,t the Great and the great Elec-
-, v.re none Of them good horse
r,., or passionately fond Of the sea
Tor william IL. the navy was good enough to
,,.rs, in the wake OF the imperial yacht
sood many Of his Majesty 8 subjects were. how
.,.r. dsloyal enough to object to this misuse
a, the nations marine. and the Liberals de-
m.nded, In the Reichstag. that the West
American coast should no longer be neglected
"a, the Ksissr's love OF display or his chimeri-
e.l African schemes. and that fleet should bs
a. oncs desp patched to Chill They threatened.
IN ease of non. compliance. to vote against all
and eysry one OF tho navy credits.
The throat was TOO much for oven the Kaiser.
and secret order was issued for the German
erusers on the China station to proceed to
west America. and this Is where the useful
,sss Of tho Kaiser's press connections reveals
itself A rare treat It would have been for
An opposi,ion Liberal editor to comment upon.
or rublish only the cavinR in OF the autocrat
but the news. as It happens. was spitefully
Withheld. and only .. tho end OF the present
week did It creep into the columns OF few OF
tho favored sheets. to be published. however,
only ss q rumor In an obscure corner Of the
paser, as IL the latter were afraid Of offending
intelligence
The ofHcial telegraph bureau. the Wolff
AGENCY, never breathed word Of It, for every
German Newspaper is bound to subscribe to
the official agency. and IL Is customary to re-
gard all news affecting the Government that it
ignores IS contrsband.
There died In Frankfort the other day .
local celebrity named Stolz. who In his younger
days had made himself particularly obnoxious
to the Prussian Government BY the sharpness
Of bis pan and the punRent flavor Of his Wit. or
what he was pleased to think was wit. During
the present week friend Of tho deceased
writer has overhauled tho papers OF tho
latter and has discovered evidence which
throws quito new light on the relations
OF the Emperor and his erstwhlle Chancellor.
II appears that toward tho close Of the year
1855 Stolz got wind OF an order Of Bismarck
to the chiefs Of police in Prussia and the Prus-
sian authorities in schleswie- Holstein. prohib-
itine tho exhibition or sale under any crcum-
stances Of portraits Of the Duke Of Augusten-
burg then a candidate for tho throne OF
schleswiR on behalf Of his daughter the
hereditary Princess, then . child OF Z. Stolz
ns4t ssvof- the Information 20 picture Bis.
parck - persecutor OF babies and sn enemy
Il pettlcoats generally. and for doing
sowas banished from his native city. when.
Year later, Frankfort fell under Prussisn rule.
This hereditary Princess is now the German
EmperoFs wife. and although she is the most
amiabls Of women and never NEEDLES with
politics It is more than likely that the persecu-
,inns 70 which Bismarck subjected her in her
infancy. together with the rest OF her family.
embittsred her against the ex-Chancellor.
Tho incident. which has only Just come to
light. evoked general comment corroborating
D II does previous surmises as to the hand the
Empress had in Bismarck's downfall. coupled
with the Princes own remark that the petit
coat camarills" was not yet extinct
Prince Antoine Radz twill and tho Countess
Brsnicks have notified the creditors Of the
Princess George Radziwill. ME Countess
branickA that they will no longer be respon-
ab'e for any debts contracted by her. and that
thsnourts have been asked to place her prop
ee'y And that OF her husband in the hands OF
mo Public Administrator. The Princess
aeoree, on the bankruptcy OF her husband,
continued her career Of wild extravaganza on
nor own account. riskins large sums on tho
mn. And generally acting a. II nothing had
mepened One Berlin sportsman holds notes
ahand Of tho Countess to the value OF $50. 900
marks When she married seven years ago a
fortune Of 5Oo00OO marks annually WAS settled
upon the princely couple. but capital as we'll as
interest have since been squandered.
ane Investigations into the condition OF the
scneos continue and this week the male pupils
the high schools were officially warned
sRAnst the study OF philology pro facuha,e do
ee'n'' Us ahordiDG little or no scope for the
ue1' zen Years at least. Pharmacy. chemistry,
s0S'ui0 uaNIuR ulIoauy Deen LaDOOeQ.
oefman parents are more than ever puzzled
vnMto DO With their hoys. Tho candidate for
nisn school leadership is not admitted to
examination until after six years preparation
81 east at university. He then
sn'ers the army for year. serves as
% .aunsalaried auxiliary teacher for the next
Wo years, and Is then permitted to send in his
sppl'eat'on for regular employment. but only
neass he has graduated cum laude is his can
I'aNure taken into immediate consideration.
.n.nat case hs begins with q salary OF !, 800
.1Aa rising annually until 1t reaches the
p1'acey hgure of 450O marks. / have been
rlmittsd to examine table OF statistics pre-
sAed by Dr.. Hinzpeter. the Kaisers former
ss.'uclor. to illustrate the chances open to
~ student OF phio!ogy in Germany.
!9S oS3 candidates were examined by
~ frusssn Royal Commission. and of tness
graduated cum laude. and 2O2 received
-oe''csass ..o. certificates emitting them to .
.sIlmum salary Of 5000 marks II they Iva In
,nt I'VE years 2.9Os first and second clsss
s. snsts certificates were granted, and the
ncies were l.O4O. SO that LAS are still IN
49, 49, 0! getting employment. That is to say
- 80 Ae enough certified teachers unemploy.
~. provide for all vacancies arising within
lo..s' I'A' seven years. The above facts have