The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-28
IMPERIAL ILLUSIONS
The Kaiser Finds He is Not
Served by Honest Servants.
VARIOUS ORDERS ARE SOLD
The Interesting Case of Countess Who Wants
AbsOlutiOn--She Has Lived Gay Life
Bismarck in Good Health.

Especial TO THE HERALD-Examincr Dlspatch-l
New YORK, July 27.-The Emperor has
Just been undeceived in one Of his most
cherished illusions. He fancied he was
surrounded by a court composed Of people
of the strictest morality and by servants OF
unimpeachable integrity, but he never sus-
pected that among his most trusted serv-
ants, participating 10 his most intimate
councils. was one who used his exalted po-
sition TO carry on traffic in titles, patents
and decorations of honor. iHerr Manchi has
made use of all his opportunities TO prac-
tice embezzlement forgery, extortion, and
the doing out of judicial favor for con-
sideration. AS chief of the Emperor's
privy council he accompanied his majesty
on tours, and in Rome sold the Order Of
the Iron Cross, in Vienna that Of the Red
Eagle, in London the colonelcy of an Uhlan
regiment, or of the White Dragons, as the
case may be. A syndicate was formed for
the sale of crosses and honorary distinc
tons, and al was going smoothly. The
sale of these titular commodities ruled high
in the market Of vanity fair, and was yield
Ing handsome profits when suddenly the
scandalous trafic was revealed, which
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but the secret leaked out. The delinquent,
Herr Manchi, Is renegade Jew,
whose real name is Moses, and who
like most converts from Judaism, made but
very different Christian. He enjoyed
the fullest confidence of his sovereign,
whose most intimate friend he was before
that potentate assembled the throne Of Ger
many, and had lent money to the crown
prince, who was oy no means literally sup
piled with pocket money.
The scandal caused by the suicide OF the
actress Anna Hgemann, In Munich towards
the beginning of April, has been revived
by the announcement that the young
Princess Elvira of Bavaria, who bears the
honorary title of abbess of St. Anne in
Wurzburg, is on her way to Rome where
she intends TO throw herself at the feet OF
his holiness, the Pope. and beg for aosolu-
ton and permission to enter q convent.
Although young in years the Princess
Elvira was party 10 the drama enacted at
the Villa Befregger, where the frulein
committed suicide.
An efTeminate actor called Donna, who
is now in Vienna, and is the kyrle Bellew
of Germany, lived with Miss Hagemann,
but was supported in his luxury by a GER
tain royal duchess of Bavaria and by
Princess Elvira, who was perfectly infatu-
ated with the man, being unaware of the
fact that she shared mis- attentions not
only WIN MISS daRemann, MS aVOWeu
mistress, but also with her
own aunt. the aforesaid duchess,
who at one time was betrothed to the late
King Ludwig Miss Hagemann shot her
self and died in April after Donna had de-
clared his intention of leaving her to devote
himself solely TO his royal protectresses
and since then Princess Elvira has been
sick in body and soul, wasting her life
away in self gastigation and charging her
self with having driven the unfortunate
actress to self destruction.
Princess Elvira was one Of the gayest
creatures in Munich high life and why she
should ask permission from the Pope to
reform is a matter of conjecture, and
causes much discussion, both in ecclesiasti-
cal and lay circles.
Prince Bismarck has been much better
both in health and spirits during the last
ten days. He is delighted with the Bis
marck museum in Schoenhausen castle,
which is under the SUPPLEMENTARY of
Count Herbert Bismarck. The prince will
spend four weeks at Kissingen and then 90
to Varzin. He Will not Ereturn 20 Fried
richsruh until fall. He complains of cur
ious Americans in Kissingen who follow
him about everywhere with kodaks, even
to his bathing house.