The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-07
SOCIETY IN BERLIN
Is Talking of Anna Hagimann's
Romantic Suicide.
GERMAN PRINCESSES
THE
Who Have Married Russian Grand Dukes Are
Having but Sorry Time Of It-Heayy
Taxes in Berlin.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Gable. ]
BERLIN April 6.-The world of society, let
tiers and art is talking of nothing so much as
the romantic suicide of Anna Hagimann, who
was considered by far the best looking woman
on the German stage, and besides had repu-
tatlon for being a good-natured and contiding
girl. She was last performing at the Munich
court theatre, after having been driven from
the Berlin stage by the brutal treatment she
received at th5 hands of her husband. In
Munich she formed hason with leading &C
tor, Bonn She was regularly engaged to him
anu the pair occupied luxurious apartments at
SlIa de tergger. Tuesday afternoon they
ulneu togetner. After dinner Anna went to her
6oudolr, placed revolver to her heart, fired, and
dled. Bonn Immediately rushed on to the news
papers with plausible tale of momentary in
sanity and suicidal mania inherited from her
laInef S SIDE, but the police investigation threw
ulHerent light upon the affair. The true story,
as haVelt from unimpeachaDle authority, re-
'ealS another woman in the case. This person,
VINO pears the title OF royal duchess and who
Is the grandmother of the royal princes and
Processes, had become infatuated with Bonn,
VINO was a frequent attendant at the court of
ner relative the Prince Regent of Bavaria
Inc duchess placed her carriage
at Bonn's disposal and openly displayed
her Jealousy when her unfortunate rival APP
peared upon the stage. Bonn was dishouora-
Die enough to promise his protectreSs to break
OF his fancee, he had not the brutality neces-
sary to fulfill his promise. The duchess told
MN that as an efficer in the reserve it would be
impossible for him to marry the actress after
having publicly lived with her as his mistress.
Inc scheme was well planned by the duchess,
Tor 1t was founded upon an intimate
knowledge of her rival s noble character, and it
mad the desired effect. The good people of
Munich have not experienced such thrilling
excitement since the first report of the tragic
death of the late King The newspapers took
very coed care not to even hint at the true
facts.
The compulsory change of faith by Grand
Duchess Serguis is still the topic of CONVERSE
ton. The Rreuz Zeittng publishes letter from
81. Petersburg which throws light on the trou-
pie OF the German princesses who have the i'll
fortune TO be married to Russian grand dukes.
me eldest German princess married in Russia
Is the Grand Duchess Alexandria Jo5phina, a
princess OF Altenburg, married in 1913, when
only eighteen, the eldest brother o. the
late Gar. The first years of her married
life were passed in whirl of pleasure, but the
rest has been record of bitter sorrow. Her
eldest son, the Grand Duke Nicholas Constant
inoyitch, is now an exile in the interior of Rus
STA, dlSowned by the imperial family for Of
lenses which could not be overlooked even in a
Russian grand duke. But her husbands con-
duct was even greater grievance. After years
of continuous neglect, he returned two years
ago TO his wife, but broken by Illness and little
better than driveling idiot.
Then there is Princess Alexandra, of Alien
berg, who is married to Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaieyitch. Her welded life has been un-
happy from the commencement, and for the
past ten years the grand duchess has sought
consolation in q convent at kief.
Grand Duchess Maria Pulowna daughter of
The late Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-
Schwerln, is married TO Grand Duke Viadimer.
She IS the first who has had the courage to re-
tain her Protestant belief, and she suffers much
persecution for that reason.
In the sad tale of German princesses married
to Russian princes there is only one cheerful
the Princess Elizabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, who
married Grand Duke Constantine They, it
seems, live happily and contented in the midst
of their family.
sided when we are treated to another. This
time 1t is the navy. The non-appearance of the
German Sag in west American waters has been
the pretext of various assaults upon our navy
policy in the reichstag. Now it is said that
Admiral Won der GoltZ is TO be retired and that
the Emperor has ordered a special investiga-
ton to be made into his record of service.
Some unusually well informed people say his
majesty is anxious to shield Caprivi whom the
Liberals hold responsible for the west Ameri-
can shortcoming and for the defenseless condi-
ton OF German shipping interests in Chill. But
THIS is only one of the EmperOr'S reasons the
principal being. he thinks the navy is suffering
from dry rot and corruption combined.
German American, who few years ago re-
turned to Berlin TO engage in business, desires
10 lay before the readers OF the Examiner the
following table of taxes which he is called upon
to pay out of an average income of 10000 marks
under the new income regulations. "If this
statement" he said, II not sufficient to make
my former fellow citizens in San Francisco con-
tented with their lot, they must be chronic
grumblers and ill-deserving to live under the
stars and stripes. State income tax, 800 marks;
city tax, $50 marks; business tax, 210 marks :
rent tax, 10 marks; church tax, 1870 marks;
commercial chamber tax, DO marks; old age in
surance, go marks; accident insurance, 720
marks; which makes total of l,S70 marks"
That is to say about one-fifth of his income,
which must be prepaid quarterly without re-
gard to the fiuctuating nature of business
mans income. Were he blessed with children
he would have still further duties to pay in the
shape of school tax and other fees.
1t is rImored here that Germany has offered
to arbltrate between Italy and the United
States