The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-29
He Refused to Repudiate Certain Ar
ticIes and Was Virtually Dis.
missed by the Emperor.
MORE TROUBLE PROBABLE
GUTENBERG PROPOSED FOR GOV.
ERNOR OF ALSACE-LORRAINE.
Won HohenlOhe Opposed to the APP
pOintment-The Gar Improving
A Royal Wedding To-day.

appointment of Prince Won Hohenlohe as
Imperial German Chancellor to succeed
Count Won Caprivi will be gazetted to-
morrow. 1t is also explained that the Ga
zette Will contain the announcement that
Herr Won Koeller, under secretary of the
interior for the province of Alsace-Lor-
raine. has been appointed Prussian Minister
of the Interior, vice Count Botho Zu Eulen-
berg, who held that office in addition to
being President of the Prussian Ministerial
Council. Both Prince Won Hohenlohe and
Herr Won Keller this morning accompanied
the Emperor and Empress to Berlin from
Potsdam. They spent the day in the city,
and the four returned together to Potsdam
at 6 o'clock this evening. They dined and
spent the evening at the new palace, Pots
dam, and will return to Berlin tomorrow,
when Herr Won Koeller will probably enter
upon his duties at the Ministry of the In
terror.
AS the political position clarifies the re-
tirement of Count Won Caprivi from the
chancellorship assumes still further the
character of an actual dismissal. The trou-
bic appears to have originated in the EN-
peror's reception recently Of a deputation of
East Prussian agrarians, headed by Count
Zu Gutenberg. The deputation was sub
missive, but the agrarian organs used the
reception as proof that the Emperor was
favorable to Count Zu Gutenberg. The lat
ter appeared to be determined to remain In
office. Count Won Caprivi submitted a
memorandum to the Emperor on Tuesday
offering to resign if Count Zu Gutenberg re-
manned in office. Being forced to choose
between the two the Emperor, as known,
gave his unqualified approval to Count Won
Caprivfs policy. Thereupon, as a set-off to
the Emperors reception of the agrarians,
the article in the Cologne Gazette attacking
Count. Zu Gutenberg appeared. Count Zu
Gutenberg resigned on Friday morning. The
Emperor sent Herr Won Lucanus. chief of
the Civil Cabinet, to ask Count Won Ca
privi whether he had inspired the article in
the Gazette. Count Won Caprivi replied in
the negative, but expressed his sympathy
with that papers views. The Emperor
then summoned Count Won Caprivi and
Gle. Count Won Caprivi repeated that he
had not inspired the article, and would not
publish a disclaimer, because he agreed with
Its views. He now had no alternative but
to resign, which he did. 1t is now known
as a fact that the Emperor tried to recon-
cile the personal difference between the
two men, but failed. Comments are made
on the curious eruption of the imperial per-
sonal idiosyncrasies into the domain Of
the government. Had Caprivi been discard
ed for the purpose Of inaugurating an al
tentative policy the public could readily
understand the change, but that a new
Chancellor should be appointed to execute
$1,000 a. SolhC PoASs bid liS
sor advocated is altogether a new develop
inent of political ideas.
Prince Won Hohenlohe visited Count Won
, Qapriyi to-day. The latter will enjoy a
pension as ex-Chancellor, but his army pen
sion will be cancelled. After a visit to Ge-
neva he intends to take up his permanent
residence with his niece in Brandenburg.
Prince Won Hohenlohe's age-he is now
seventy-five years old-is regarded as pre-
participation in affairs, especially in the
Reichstag. The imperial policy will now
more than ever be under the personal guild
ance Of the Emperor; to the no small alarm
pare the seeming instability of the En-
peror's character with the steady purposes
and aims of old Emperor William.
1t has now become known that Count Zu
Gutenberg introduced the East Prussian
Agrarian deputation to the Emperor with
out notifying, or consulting Count Won Ca
priv. The ~latter's resentment Is there
fore considered to be justified.
The choice of Prince Won Hohenlohe in
sires the continuance of the foreign policy
as heretofore. He obtained favor in France
as German ambassador, though he has no
idea of any territorial restoration. In home
P %oh ko oe ls a tb mod ns4 pr Gonseovs MivsHI Herr r.
the Interior, Is In Prince Won Hohenloha's
confidence, but his policy is more doubtful.
anti-Socialist and anti-semitic movements.
1t Is hoped, however, that his long con-
n%ection, with Prince Won Hohenlohe has
subdued his more extreme views.
While Baron Marshall Won Bieberstein
retains the portfolio of Imperial Minister
of Foreign Affairs a reactionary policy may
be regarded as impossible. He recently in
formed the Emperor that If any such pol
Icy was adopted against Count Won Ca
privfs wish he should feel Obliged to re-
linquish office. 1t was this that probably
gave origin to the baseless rumor circulated
that he had resigned. A correspondent
seized upon this intangible rumor as an ac-
er, Imperial Secretary of the Interior,
would follow the Foreign Minister out of
office. This story, it is understood here.
was published in America, but the Asso-
ciated Press is in a position to deny that
there is any truth In 1t. The facts are as
above stated.
Late tonight a rumor is current that the
Emperor wants TO appoint Count Zu Eulen-
berg governor Of Alsace-Lorraine, but that
Prince Won Hohenlohe opposes the appoint
ment. The Prince has also made, IL ia
dependent upon several alterations in the
Prussian Ministry. There is no reliable
news of any changes being made in the
Imperial Cabinet.
A feature of the situation that cannot
rightly be omitted is the universal chorus
of the sincere eulogy of Count Won Capriyi
in the press of all parties. Even the Vor-
waerts, the organ of the Socialists, admits
that he was a man to be respected, while
the B1smarckian papers speak of him with
becoming courtesy. The ultra-conseryatiye
Kruez Zeitung. after a hasty outburst of
exultation over his downfall on Saturday.
protests in to-day's issue that il bears no
Ill will toward him.
No Change In Policy.
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