The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-09
THEBRUNSWICKHEIR
Duke of Cumberland's Son at
Last Recognized.
HORRORS OF RUSSIAN FAMINE.
The New French Budget-Discussion OF
the Currency in Austria-Empero1
william Modifies School Bill.

BERLIN, March Cine hreuz Lettung TO.
day says that at the last moment the Duke
OF Cumberland has agreed to the settle
ment of the Guelph fund. The agreement
includes provision that Prince George
William, the dukes eldest con, be recog-
nized as heir to the duchy of Brunswick.
The prince is not yet II years old.
1.-THE death in October 1884. OF Duke William
of Rrunswiek the last OF the German line of
Guelphs, created a difficulty to the success
sion. The next heir to the throne was Ernst
August, Duke OF Cumberland, the lawful sue
eessor also OF his father, the late King George of
Hanover, dethroned in consequence OF the war
OF 1856. On the death OF George V. in 1878 his
son Issued manifesto, saying that,
while bearing for the present the titles of
Duke of Cumberland and Duke OF Brunswick,
he did not waive:his claims to the throne of Ham
over. By continuing this attitude he made it
impossible for the Prussian crown to concede
his right to the throne OF the duchy, nor was he
acceptable to the people of Brunswick, who are
loyal to the empire and do not wish to see their
land become the center Of the Guelph move
ment Negotiations were begun in 1888 with
the object OF bringing about reconciliation be-
tween the Duke OF Cumberland and Emperor
William, but the duke refused to make
the desired formal abdication of his claim to
the Hanoverian throne. On tho death of the
Duke of Brunswick. Ernst August issued
manifesto, claiming the homage Of the Bruins
wickers and assuming the government of the
duehy, which he promised to govern in accord
ance with the imperial and provincial constitu-
tons. The emperor refused to receive the
bearer of the dukes manifesto. The Prus-
sian general at Brunswick, Immediately after
the dukes death, issued proclamation
saying that he took command of all the forces
in the name OF the emperor. The dukes estates
In Silesa were taken possession of by the
n GOV ha pf
referred the Duke OF Cumberland's manifesto to
the bundesrath, without countersigning it as
he requested. On November 4 circular to the
soveregns and free cities of the empire contained
an able presentation of his legal claims to the
succession, and argued that the emperor had no
constitutional power to determine questions of
succession. The federal council had already
resolved not to admit his claims. The
Prussan government did not act on the
theory that had been advanced which
would transfer the rights of inheritance in
herring in the Hanoverian crown to Prussia.
The emperor proposed that the delegates OF the
council of regents should represent Brunswick
In the bundesrath. Prussia then introduced a
resolution, carried by a majority vote of the
states in the federal council, that the
rule OF the Duke of Cumberland in
Brunswick would not be conducive to
the internal peace and security of the empire.
The form of the resolution was changed by the
judicial committee into a declaration that the
rule of the Duke of Cumberland over Bruins
wick would be incompatible with the constitu-
ton OF the empire. In a secre. session OF the
Brunswick diet on June &c. 1885, he was declared
to be practically disqualified by an unanimous
vote. Though Brunswick at first RETAINED
from voting on the question in the bundesrath,
the disclosure OF a letter addressed by the duke
to the queen of England on January Il, 1879, in
closed in one OF different import to the Duke of
Brunswick, impelled the ministry and legisla-
ture to concur in the decision OF the bundles
rath, on which the final vote taken
July 2 1885. In the letter the Duke of
Cumberland affirmed that he could fulfill the
duties OF the Duke of Cumberland without
prejudice to his rights to the HanoVerian
throne. The claim OF the Duke of Cambridge
came up next. He expressed willingness, in
case the claims OF the legitimate prince were
dIsallowed, to accept the regency Of Bruins
wick, or eventually, next in the
order of succession, the throne itself,
but without giving up his residence in
London and his position eommander-il- chief
of the British army. Not only was this proposal
rejected, but the Prussian ministry prepared a
measure for the bundesrath to exclude non
German princes from succession to the throne
of any of the states of the empire, which would
shut out the Duke of Edinburgh from the
duchy OF saxe-Coburg Gotha, of which he is
the heir-apparent. The Brunswick regency
law provided that If the rightful heir is inca
pacitated the landtag shall select regent
The landtag referred the Duke OF Cambridges
request to the German emperor and it was
decided by the bundesrath. A regent was
finally selected in the person of Prince Albert,
of Prussia, nephew of the emperor, who was
elected in due form by the diet on October %,
1885, The entry OF the prince rsgent into
Brunswick took place on November 2, ISS5.1