The sun., 1891-03-23
ABLENEWS FROM GERMANY

LENEwS FROM GERMANY
4 lr1NANCrAL SCANDAL INVOLVING THE
sECRBrARY OF zH1 AN1s1RE
r.Siserest Letters IRON Eapsror wilian
which Bisnarek Deelines 20 Surrender
The Enpieyers Ahead IN The Great La
Dor Tro.biss OF Germany - sesaaiis-
essn,ns II the 0srnsa Arny-Tesr Fro
fsssors In . Theological Seminary Como
70 orisf-TAs Kaiser - . Msrhs.aa.
BxnlIN. March 22.-we have had this week
sespdal Of q financial character which may
lesd 10 important politiosl consequences. Tho
nsrsonage affected is no other than DR.. Won
Rosttlcher. who. after Chancellor Won Caprivl.
holds the highest post In tho State. He is Vice.
President OF the Ministry and Secretary Of
state for Home Affairs. Six years ago Herr
Won Boettichsr's brother-in law. who was .
merchant OF high standing In Dantzlg,
bsosme bankrupt with liabilities amount
ins to ss7.6o0. Although Bosttiohsr him
self was not personally implicated In
his brother-in.inw's business transactions, he.
from motives Of delicaoy. rendered bis resig.
nation to the old Emperor. Prince Bismarck.
Who was ct that time In oflce. held Dr.. Won
Bostticher In high esteem. and not only rre.
vented his retirement from public life but
represented the m after to the Emperor in such
4 light that shortly aterward the whole
amount Of his brother.in. laws liabilities was
paid, the necessary sum being handed to the
Minister By . high court otfctal. Herr Won
Boetticher himself declares that he never know
from what source this money was derived.
Prince Bismarck refrained from unpleasantly
reminding him Of the transaction. and he con.
seauently assumed that he was indebted to the
ubsrality Of old Emperor william. DR.. Won
Bosttiehsr has made the mistake Of proving
uaiaithiul to man like the Iron Chancellor.
Who can prove to bs IS bitter in his resentment
q hs was generous In hls treatment OF sub
ordinate whom In the height Of power
Herr von Bosttioher. - the coAdjutor OF Con.
Won Caprivi the present Chancellor. has for
some time past been opposing Prince Bismarck
tooth and mall and the enmity Of the two has
assumed personal character. Prince Bis
msrck holds many trumpe In his hand. and he
has played this one By causing Herr Tramm.
who is csnvassing for Bismarck In a Hano-
vsrian constituency. to call the attention Of the
Rsichstag to The appropriation OF $87.5OO for
the personal use OF Herr Won Boetticher. Tho
insinustion made Is that this sum was not
gift from Emperor William. but q steal
from tho Guelph fund. The public indiRns-
tion aroused u deep and widssprsad. and may
lead to breaking Of the Ministry; but be that
% It may. 1t affords proof that the ex-Chan-
cellor 10 man dangerous to trtf1e with.
Tho question OF the restoration Of the letters
which tho Emperor addressed to Prince Bis
mArok 10 still unsettled Like lesser person
ages the present Kaiser once committed the
folly Of writing indiscrsst letters to friend.
This was at The time whom Unser Fritz was
lying III at 9an Reno. and whom influential
persons Wsye urgins tho young Prince. who is
now Kaissy. 10 make bid for the regency. not
from any special devotion to the Prince himself.
but TO oounteract the control exercised BY the
hatsa English Princess. his mother. Prince Bis
mArck, st bsst selfish and indlscrest friend.
has siAce become IN enemy, and In spite OF en-
tysskios sAd threats he refuses to give
No he lsttsrA which are as precious to
him a their existence is embarrassing to the
writer. SSis learned that Count Won Walder-
eea,a yeoent VISIT 70 Bismarck which gave rise
% 20 many political eonisctures, was made
solely for the purpose OF inducing ths OK.
Chanosllor to disgores the documents: but
the lstter 10 too old . btrd to bs cauRet BY
slttsrinG esnsralitiss. His price for the letters
was his return TO power. Count Wslderset
was instructed 70 oder almost anything shor
OF Snss, MS ANssU was "uins 10 sooto1'
Count Herbert Bismarck 70 ONCE and sis'
Btsmsrck's son-in-law. Count Rattan. thu
post Of Ambassador ct 6t Petersburg. Blu
the sx-Chaneollor replied that nothing short
Csprfvis head would satisfy him. he cynic
ally addsd: You may toll his Majesty tha
his letters are not In my possession. beinl
safely deposited out OF the country. I coult
Aet u wished. procure their publication II
Germany"
These letters. together with all the orieina
documents and manuscripts to bs used In Bis
narek's forthcoming memoirs have for th'
last six weeks or moro been In safs custody IL
England Count Herbert Bismarck carried
them himself scross tho Channel and deposited
them In the vaults Of London banker.
70 ssy that the workmen are panic strtckeI
by tho failure OF tho Hamburg oigsrmakers
strike would be putting the case too mildly