The San Francisco call., 1895-07-29

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Meanwhile Prince Ferdinand has left
Carlsbad and joined his mother and wife at
Coburg, ostensibly to assist in the cere-
monies in memory OF his father, who died
July 6, 1881. Prince August of Saxe-Co-
burg and other members of the Bourbon
Orleans families joined the group on Fri
day, and the meeting was, as matter Of
fact, family consultation upon the ques-
ton of Ferdinand's retirement from the
Bulgarian throne in favor of his son, Boris,
who is now year and half old. Princess
Clementine, Ferdinand's mother, whose
money and pluck have persistently backed
her son in his requirement of the throne,
wants him to remain in Sofia at any risk,
and apparently her counsel was needed and
her propositions accepted.
According to telegraphic adyices received
from Coburg yesterday, Prince Ferdinand
will return to Carlsbad to complete his
course of the waters, after which he will go
to Vienna. and later TO Schwarzau to JOIN
his wife and son, passing few days with
them before starting for Sofa. Princess
Marie Louise, with the young Prince,
Boris, will not venture to go to Sofia until
things have ouieted down, but will remain
at Schwarzau until Ferdinand thinks it
safe for them to go to Bulgaria. Carlsbad
gossip has it that Ferdinand is very de-
spondent, and tells his intimates that he
feels certain that he will meet an early and
violent death.
In regard to Russia's recognition OF
Prince Ferdinand, the Pesther Lloyd the
Hungarian official organ, declared eX-
plicitly that such act on the part OF Russia
would suffice to give him status with the
other powers, and calls attention to the
fact that the treaty OF Berlin debars Rus
sia from exercising any preponderating In
fluence in Bulgaria.
A story has been going the rounds of the
Austrian papers, which, whether true or
not. gives a very clear idea of the feeling
against Prince Ferdinand which pervades
Austria. 1t is asserted that Prince Ferdi-
nand recently sent large order to the
wine merchant in Pesth, who has supplied
the Princes cellar with Hungarian wines,
and requested that the shipment be made
Immediately. The merchant at once noti-
fed the Bulgarian master OF the household,
through whom the order was sent, that he
refused to have any further dealings with
the man who was most guilty of the MUIR
der Of Stam mbuloff.
Telegrams received here from Vienna say
that Austria is about to initiate negosia-
lions with the powers in regard to the
election of ruler OF Bulgaria in the event
that Prince Ferdinand is displaced.
1t is reported that the Congress of Catho-
lies, soon to be held at Munich, will be the
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Germany. The committee on organiza-
ton has issued a circular appeal to the
Catholic popular associations and religious
and political groups, requesting them TO
send full representative delegations to the
congress. The aimof the committee is to
reconstitute the Center party in the Reich
stag, SO as to bring 1t up to the strength
and efficiency which it possessed during
the time that DR.. Windhorst was the Cen
trist leader in the Chamber. The difficulty
in the way of this object lies not so much
i'll the acceptance of common programme
as in finding great leader.
"The obstacles in the way of complete
harmony" says Germania, shave van
ished, and the work of the congress will
have a profound result, affecting Germany
and the world"
Baron Won Hammerstein, late editor-in-
chief of the Kreuz Zeitung has issued
statement dated at Sistrans-in-the-Tyro
in which he declares that the scandals
affecting his reputation are most mali
cious, as they combine truth with fiction,
the lies predominating. The Baron takes
occasion to inform his enemies that he will
show them up thoroughly before long.
1t is understood that he intends to write a
book disclosing the worst side of political
life in Berlin. The crusade against Ham
merstein has been conducted with so much
yirulence that many persons are coming
round to the belief that he is a much
abused man. a number of these persons
have within the last few days declared
their conviction that he has not deserved
the treatment he has received, and many
prominent men who have joined in the
hue and cry against him are coming in for
a large share of public contempt.
Intimate friends of Baron Won Man
teuffel and the Rev. DR.. Stroeker, the
Kaiser's chaplain, have caused the pho
tographer to destroy the pictures in which
Manteuffel, Hammerstein and Stroeker
are grouped together, and Hammerstein's
family residence in Berlin has been de-
spoiled by hungry creditors and the con-
tents of the house sold at auction. No
body interfered, and the destruction of
their home was witnessed by his weeping
wife and three daughters, who called in
vain upon the former friends of the absent
husband and father to save their effects
until Hammerstein could be communi-
Gated with and arrange satisfactory set
tlement of his affairs. Frau Hammer
stein and her daughters were taken com.
pletely unawares. The first they knew of
The designs against their home was when
ghe officers of the law came to the house
and seized everything movable therein.
Hundreds upon hundreds of men who
were never permitted to get within speak
ing distance of Hammerstein are foremost
in casting stones at him and it is hard to
realize that only short time-a very short
time ago-Hammerstein was the absolute
ruler of great political party.
The King of Saxony will personally open
the international literary congress in
Dresden in September. One of the features
OF the proceedings of the congress will be
an exhaustive discussion of the proposed
amendments TO the Berne convention.
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