The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30
RUINED FOR LIFE BY ADUEL
AideTlGl- -WaeCheteT'S Political Future
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tion and Imprisonment-K -Kiderlen-
Waecheter Undoubtedly Tried to
Weld a Despotio Power in All Mat
ters Concerning the Throne-Bis-
marck Tells of His Love for the Soli-
tudes of the Forests-A Bulet-Proof
Cuirass.
Berlin, April 29.-Herr Won Kiderlen
Waecheter, chief of the press depart
ment in the foreign offices, has virtually
ruined his political prospects. His duel
with DIR. Polstortf, editor of the Kladder-
datsch, is justified only by a certain mill
tary clique on the ground that the attacks
of that journal were uncomfortable for
any man of honor. The emperor, how
ever does not take this view and
although Herr Kiderlen- -Waecheter was
long his favorite and close friend, he is
now little inclined TO save him from prose
cution for violation of the law against
dueling. Such prosecution would land
Herr Kiderlen- Waecheter in q fortress for
term of year or two. Since Count
Won Waldersee left Berlin in dis
favor, ,--- there has net been such
an awful fall outside the cabinet
for Herr Observation-Disclosures had been
pushed forward so rapidly by the en-
peror's own hand, that he was regarded
six months ago as possible candidate for
the very highest honors in the imperial
service.
AN UGLY MESS.
The whole Kladderdat sch affair has
been an ugly mess for the foreign offices
and it's intimates. While the Kladder-
datsch has never proved conclusively
that Herr Kiderlen-Waecheter and Herr
Won Holsteiu really matured the ill-feel-
ing between Prince Bismarck and the
emperor, there is no doubt in
anybody's mind that they ex-
erted undue and harmful influence
over his majesty. Herr Kiderlen-
Weacheter, who was more intimate than
Herr Won Holstein with the emperor,
sought to WELD a desl tic power in all
matters concerning the throne He en-
deavored to use his position at the
head of the press department to dictate
his own policy on certain questions, and he
even tried to bully Chancellor Won Caprivi.
A person closely acquainted with the in
ternal workings of the foreign office was so
vexed by this dictatorship that he di-
vulgcd all he knew to the owners of the
Kladderdatsch. The sensation caused by
the revelations has reacted, however, upon
the editors, for when final proof of their
accusations were demanded, their IN
former remained silent, as he feared TO
compromise himself. DR.. Polstorf, the
managing editor of the journal, was
obliged to suffer the consequences. He
still carries his antagonists bullet.
BISMARCK LOVES THE FORESTS.
Prince Bismarck was exceptionally gal
liant at the reception of women in the
Duchy of Bergen, Thursday. He shook
hands with every member of the deputa-
tion, gave her rose and his autograph
and invited her to visit FREDERICKSBURG
again. He spoke at length with one of the
deputies concerning his life in the Saxon
forest. He never felt so lonely when
wandering among the trees he said, as
as he had felt throughout the thirty years
which he had passed in big cities, at court
and in parliament. The forest soitudes
must have a soothing influence upon Ger
mans, he thought as the German rangers
were the happiest and most contented
persons in the world. while the German
politicians were, without exception, dis
satisfied and miserable. He had always
wished to pass the last ten years of his
life in rural quietude. When he was in
Office the temptation to leave the hurly-
burly of politics for a long rest in the
country had often almost overpowered
his sense of duty. In 1877, for in
stance, he had been so worried by intrigues
and opposition that he was absolutely in
earnest when he asked the old emperor to
let him retire. The princes speech to the
deputation concerned present politics
only. ION the subjects of Prussia, par
ticularism still has strong hold. Many
East Prussians cannot forgive me- 1t is
for the best, however, that we are
90, 600 900 Germans instead of $4,000, 900
Prussians Presently my fellow Prus-
SLAMS will comprehend that with
10000, 600 Prussians, Emperor William
III was unable TO bring his kingdom into
line with the great powers. In recourse
of time the East Prussians will realize
that things have bettered for them since
1866"
HAS OFFENDED THE LIBERALS.
Prince Bismarck has grievously offended
the liberals by his exceptional courteous
ness to the conservatives. He tele-
graphed on Friday to Count Zu Limburg-
Stirum, thanking him Tor the birthday
congratulations sent by the conservative
grOupes in the Reichstag, and adding
'Please bring my thanks 70 the notice of
our personal friends" II was only last
week that the national liberal deputies
were in Friedrichsruhe and, in view of
their party's prolonged cooperation with
the old chancellor, they objected to Deing
classed with his personal opponents.
Several national liberal journals con-
strue Prince Bismark's dispatch as indi-
eating his relapse into his old feudalistic
position.
Emperor William has ordered that
TAYLOR Doves bullet-proof cuirass be
tested before him at the new palace on
Thursday. Rife Sergeant Kolmar ex-
perimented at the Wintergarten with the
cuirass yesterday. After the cloth had
been fitted over an iron block he fired
fifteen shots at range of thirty feet.
One bullet stuck in the coat and the
others fell to the floor. The inside Of the
cloth was hardly dented. Among the on
lockers was A. S. jackson.
ANNIVERSARY OF SEDAN.
Emperor William proposes to observe
the 25th anniversary of Sedan by deco
rating the survivors with medals, which
will be struck from cannon taken from
the French. The proposal has excited
much comment and not a little disap-
proval in military circles.
The new bourse tax has caused much
bad feeling among Berlin tinanciers The
new imperial 3 per cent. loan was not
pushed by the bourse operators, and few
If any of them were tempted 10 take even
a small part of IL. Nevertheless the loan
was subscribed three times over.
Count vOn Mirbach Herr Won KardOff