The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-30
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BpRLIN. April 29.-Herr ven Kiderlen- waeeh-
ter Chief Of the Press Department in the
Foreign once. and for several weeks putativs
successor TO the Prussisn Embassy in Ham
burg. has virtually ruined his political pros.
poets. His duel with DR.. Polstorn. editor
Of the Kiadderddtsch. IL justified only by q GER
tain military clique on the ground that the
attacks OF that journal we're uncomfortable for
any nan Of honor. The Emperor. however.
does not take this view. and although kider-
LEM Waechter was long his favorits and close
friend. he IL now little inclined even to
cave him from prosecution for violating
the law against duelllnR. Such prosecution
would land Kiderlen- waschter in . fortress
for . term Of q year or two. Since Gen. Count
Won Wsldersee left Berlin in dlsfavor there has
not been such an Official fall outside the Csbi-
net. for Kiderlen- Waechtsr had been pushed
forward so rapidly BY the Emperor's own hand
that he was regarded six months ago az pos
sible candidate for the very highest honors in
the imperial service.
The whole Kiadderddtsch affair has been an
ugly mess for the Foreign ONCE and It's inti-
mates. While the Kiddderddtsch has never
proved conclusively that Kiderien- wAechter
| and Herr Won Holsteln really nurtured
Emperor. there IL no doubt In any
body's mind that they sxerted undue
and harmful influence over his Majesty.
| Kiderlen- Waechter. who was more intimate
than Holstein with the Emperor. sought to
WELD despotic power in all matters imme-
diately concerning the throne He endeav-
ored to use his position at the head OF the
| rress Department to dictate his own policy on
| certain questions. and he even tried to bully
A al
duslnted with the internal workings OF the
| Foreign ONCE was vexed by this dictator
ship that he divuged all he knew to the own
ers ofthe Klddderddtsch. The sensation caused
| by tho revelations has recoiled, however upon
| the editors for when final proof OF their
accusations was deman ded their informer re-
| NAMED silent. ss he feared to compromise
himself DR.. Polstorf. the manag ing editor Of
| the journal. was obliged to suffer the conse-
| quences He still carries his antag onists bull
| lot
| Prince Bismarck was exceptionally gallant
| at the reception OF the women from the Duchy
| Of Berg on Thursday He shook hands with
every member Of the deputation. gave her q
rose and his autograph. and invited her TO
visit Friedrichsruh again. He spoke at length
| with one Of the deputation concerning his life
In the Saxon forest. He never felt SO lonely
when wandering among his trees. he said.
/
years which he had passed in big cities
at court and In Parliament The forest
| solitudes must have Q soothing influ-
| enee upon Germans, he thought as the
| German rangers were the happiest and most
| contented persons In the world. while the Ger
| man politicians we're 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 ONCE. the TEN pta-
ton to leave the hurry burly OF politics for q
| in h. rad nj fan n MI AZ
| powered his sense OF duty. In 1877. for In
stance. he had been so worried by intrigue
nest when he asked the old Emperor to let him
The Princes speech to the dsputa,ion con.
cerned present politics only Indirectly. On the
subject of Prussian particularism he said:
ularism still has a strong hold; Many East
mans man Instead Of sS.oc6. ooG PrSssishS Pres:
that with 1000. 900 Russians Frederick
| William Ill WAS unable In 1915 to bring his
the course Of time the East Prussans will
realize that things have bettered for them
bismarck has erievously offended the Lib
| erals by his exceptional courteousness to the
Count ~ Lin burg. stirum thanking him for
| the birthday congratulations sent By the Con
Sas N hs1E. to n nStss
our political friends" 1t was only last week
that National Liberal Deputies were in Fried
lonRed cooperation with the old Chancellor,
they object to being elassed with his political
censtrus BlsmsrcEs despatch as indicating
his relapse into his old feudalistie positi9n.
Doves bullet, proof euirsss be tested teioTs
him at the new palace on Thursday, Rifle Ser
| ten with the cuirass yesterday. After the
cloth had been lifted over an iron block. he
bullet stuck in the coat and the others fell to
| the floor The inside of tho cloth was hardly
denied Among the onlookers was A. B. Jack
Emperor William proposes to observe the
| ing the survivors with medals which will be
struck from cannon taken from the French;
not a little disapproyal in military circles.
The new BouIse tax has caused much bad
psrtsi tSFeo per cent loan Was not pushed by
| the Bourse operators. and lew II any. Of them
| Nevertheless. the loan was subscribed three
'' Count Won .Mirbach. Herr Won Kardortr, and
! DIR. Arendt. all strong silver men. have been
Invited to attend the conference OF bimetal-
lists In London. Arendt will go. but the other
two will remain here TO Keep up the Agrarian
Col Somefeldt will soon begin the eonstruc-
suburb OF Copenhagen. The tower will he 800
feet high. and the Danish Minister Of War has
reserved the right to use the top as military
crowd OF friends and admirers welcomed
Emil Thomas upon his arrival from Ne" York
last evening.
their best to get hold OF the Industrial eX-
hibiton which is to be held here IN lSsi The
result Is hot contest as TO the choice OF
grounds. One group OF agents are booming
Chariottenbur and Nitzleben; tho others.
Trsptow Park,
The German Government has become dis
gusted with the span sh ParliAmentE delay In
approving the commercial treaty between the
countries, and. unless Spain expresses regret
and requests more time. will tel inmate the
present provisional arrangement
In the utter deArth OF political news several
eorrespondents have started the threadDAre
eAnArd OF Blsmarck's return to ofice- One
correspondent has gone so far as to put In the
Princes IN outh the assertion that he Will be
Chancellor again ere long. Although this
Il known 20 be mere moonsh!ne, II has heen
discussed BY serious political journals. and -
| still subject OF feeble interest
Fen Head Foremost IrOa = window.
John AndraUs A Iaborer as years old Of