New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-06
to the nag rank. lately grudgingiy conceded.

shooting In the game preserves OF his uncle. the
Grand-duke Of Baden. TO wound gamekeeper so
badly that the man was crippled for life. and has
since been in receipt OF pension from the Grand
duke and from the Prince Then. in Corfu. while
clamDering up a steep hill, he had the misfortune
to discharge his gun, the lead lodging In Greek
gentleman who was following few feet behind
him. severely injurng him. while at subsequent
period ne succeeded In inh:cting serious damage
upon Turkish dignitary appointed by the Sui
tan TO attend him during his shooting trips in
Syria 1t is of him, too. that is related the story
of how when asked as youth Of twenty by
Queen Victoria during OF his stays at Bal
moral. what sport ne had had while out deer
stalking he replied proudly: We'll. grandma |
didn't succeed in killing stag but hit quite a
number" II is recorded that there a pain
full silence after this remark. and that the Prince
was not again urged to go out Devastating dur
ing his stay at Balmoral.
THE EULENBURGs
That Emperor Williams jealousy OF his broth
err has been fomented by the three Counts Eulen-
burg is well known to every one who possesses
anv acquaintance with the court life in Berlin.
Courtiers to their finger tips. they were clever
enough to ingratiate themselves with Emperor
William when as sngularly uninteresting and
dIspleasing youth, he kept In the back
ground snubbed and repressed by nearly all par
ticularly by his own parents who hoped to cure
him thereby of that for notoriety. that love
OF posturng and that unparalleled concert, which
to this day to obscure his many excellent
qualities Few people devoted any attention 10
him in those days. among their number being
King Christian of Denmark. who did from
sheer kindness Of heart and the Eulenbergs. who
acted from selfish motives OF policy and interest.
I, WAS they who encouraged him In his senti-
| ments OF resentment against his parents ana be-
| ing themselves most reactionary and averse 10
| popular government fostered by every means IN
! ,bair mower his aversion TO the liberal and pro-
qressve ideas of his father and mother. ideas. by
! the-hv that are shared In a pronounced degree
| nv Prince Henry. Prince Bismarck thoroughly
| APPROVING Of their political influence on Prince
! william induced the old Emperor to appoint
! Count Augustus Gutenberg TO the post of grand
| master Of the Crown Princes household con-
trary 10 the wishes Of either "Unser Fritz or or
his wife Scarcely on speaking terms with his
| roval mistress and thoroughly distrusted by her
| husband he maintained his position with diff
Guilty until his eldest brothers sensational quar-
rel with Prince Bismarck. when the latter no
longer opposed the Crown Princes demands FOR
the removal OF Count Augustus 10 some other
I
the throne he summoned the Count 10 his side.
made him grand master Of his household and
his favorite associate as well the companion in
many Of those Haroun-al-Raschd expeditions
through the eccentric quarters Of Berlin. Of which
| William was SO fond In the early part OF his
| reign And since then he has remained the most
| powerful dignitary Of the court before whom all
are compelled 10 bow.
His eldest brother. Count Botho who is at the
present moment Prussian Premier and identified
with all that reactonary and despotic legislation
by means Of which the Emperor hopes to crush
not only socialism. but even everything that
in any way opposes his autocratic ideas Of right
! divine. quarrelled with Prince Bismarck on the
subject of some question in connection with the
administration Of the provincial departments
| The Count in accordance with the decision
| reached al a Cabinet meeting. spoke as Minister
Of the Interior in the Prussian Diet in favor OF
! placing the communal councils under the County
| Board instead Of under the central Government.
! He had no sooner sat down than member rose
and said that he was instructed by the Prime
Minister Prince Bismarck to dsavOw the view
| taken by the Minister Of the lnterior-this eX-
traordnary action of the Prince being due to the
| fact that he had suddenly decided upon coquet
ting with the Liberals for the sake Of obtaining
| their support to another measure that he had In
view Count Botho Immediately rendered his
| resignation and did not resume office until after
| the disgrace Of Prince Bismarck. though recon-
! cation took place about year before old En-
| peror Williams death. Previous TO this quarrel
the most intimate relations had subsisted be-
| tween the Bismarcks and the Eulenbergs. In
deed Countess Marie, the only daughter Of Prince
! Bismarck was at time betrothed to Count
Wend the youngest Of the three Gutenberg
! brothers Three days before the day fixed for the
wedding the young man was suddenly seized win
typhus and forty-eight hours later was corpse
Countess Marie it may be added. subsequently
married Count Randzau. after having been be-
tween times engaged to Baron Won Eisendecker
long German Envoy at Washington whom she
Tilted in consequence Of religious differences
A sCAPEGRACE DIPLOMAT.
Count Philip Enlenburg. the poet composer and
! diplomat is a cousin OF these three brothers and
not as generally supposed. nearer relation His
| career was almost wrecked at its very outset by
! an incident which developed into an international
question While stationed as a young sub-lieu-
tenant at Bonn. he one day inadvertently
iostled in the street by a stranger. whom he at
once accosted IN the most insulting manner. on
the stranger responding in kind, the Count drew
his sword and cut the man down inficting upon
| him such wound that he expired short time
| afterward at the hospital There II was dis
| covered that ne one OFT Frenchman and
one Of the chefs Of Queen Victoria, who had been
| deta ched from his duties at Windsor Castle in
order 10 attend Her Majesty's second son. the
| Duke Of Edinburgh. now the reigning sovereign
! NJ Saxe-Coburg -Gotha, during his stay on the
| Continent Both tie Queen and Prince Alfred
were indignant at the outrage. which was made
the subject OF an acrimonious correspondence be
tween the English. French and Prussian govern
ments the result being that Count Philip was
sentenced to pay heavy damages 10 the family Of
bis victim. and TO undergo years imprisonment
| IN q fortress Yet to-day he is German Ambassa-