The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-09
Suddenly He Left the Hunting
Party and Started Back
to Berlin.
COALITION AGAINST KOELLER
But the Minister of the Interior Is
Firmly Upheld and Will Resume
His Duties.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Dec. s. The
Kaiser returned to Berlin last Wednesday
ana devoted part of the day to inter-
views with the various Ministers. At noon
he started for Hanover to participate in
the annual grand hunt in the forests of
Syringe. The two days shooting in these
forests, as rule, complete the hunting
season. The imperial hunting party in
Guided eighteen guns, and the hunters
were reckoning upon killing at least $50
wild pigs In the beech woods of Syringe,
besides enjoying battle for red deer in
the adjacent forests of Landendau. The
programme included banquet Thursday
evening in the royal castle, which was to
be followed by gala performance in the
theater.
On Friday there was to be C grand
parade of the troops of the Hanover garri-
son and a dinner at the castle, enlivened
with singing by the Hanoverian Choral
Union, followed by musicale by the
officers of the corps, quadrille, riding,
etc. The Emperor had arranged for a
short spell of relaxation from the cares of
state, and all kilograms, dispatches and
other papers were ordered sent to him only
II they were urgently important, until the
hunt should be over.
Suddenly on Friday he countermanded
this order and DR.. Won Lucanus, chief of
the Emperor's private cabinet, was sum-
moned to Hanover. The doctor arrived in
due time and remained in conference with
the Emperor from the time of his arrival
until both made their appearance at the
dinner in the evening. The Emperor
seemed preoocupied. He talked very lit
Tie and Immediately after dinner he re-
tired with DR.. Won Lucanus for another
conference. Nothing was known by the
hunting party, of course, as to the reason
for these conferences, but the guests sur
missed that the Ministerial crisis had be-
come more acute. The expectations that
surprises were awaiting the country be-
came certainties on Saturday when it was
made known that the Emperor had aban-
doned the hunt and started on his return
to Berlin. 1t transpired later that before
leaving Hanover the Emperor had con-
ferences with Herr Heydebrand, pro-
vincial project of Breslau, DR.. Won Putt
kamer. formerly Minister of the Interior,
and now project of Pommerania, and Herr
Won Studio project of Westphalta, who
had been summoned to Hanover by DR..
Won Lucanus by the order of the Emperor
early Friday morning.
Although there is a coalition of Minis
tiers against Herr Won Koeller, Minister of
the Interior, that gentleman appears to be
firmly upheld. The Berlin Post COM
menting on the situation, declares that the
best informed circles expect that Won
Koeller's leave of absence will terminate
very shortly, when he will resume his du-
ties at the head of the Ministry of the In
terror. A letter written by Professor Hans
Delbrueck, editor of the Preussische Jahr-
bucher, whom Won Koeller recently at
tempted to prosecute, has been published
here. In this letter the writer says that
while not seeking to commend Won Keel
ler's methods of socialist repression he de-
sires to correct the statements made in the
press in regard to the Minister'S behavior
toward him, which, he says, was not
chivalric.
Meanwhile, despite the Cabinet troubles
arising from differences between Herr Won
Koeller and the other Ministers and the
impending crisis at Constantinople, fash
ionable and official circles in Berlin are
looking forward to brilliant winter sea-
son.
The ex-Empress Frederick arrived in
Berlin Saturday for stay extending over
the carnival festivities, and Princess Won
Hohenlohe and her daughters resumed
their residence at the chancellerie on
Thursday. The presence OF these person
ages in Berlin always implies the coming
OF numerous members OF the Continental
aristocracy for the season.
NJ. de Szogeny-March, the Austrian
Minister, inaugurated a series of dinners
on Thursday, at which United States EN-.
bassador Runyon, Prince and Princess An
ton Radziwill, Count and Countess Potoci,
Count Won Lochenfell, DR.. de Araujo, the
Brazilian Minister, and other distinguished
persons were guests.
The inspection of che old Schloss in
Ploen, preparatory to Crown Prince Will
liam and his brother, Prince Eitel Fred
erick, taking up their residence there
while attending the gymnasium at Ploen,
has revealed the necessity of thorough
sanitation and renovation of the entire in
terror of the building, and an army of
workmen are now employed on the prem
ises. The work is being done under the
supervision of Court Marshal Won Lincker.
The inhabitants of Ploen are having a rich
harvest of applicants for lodging as the re-
suit of the expected presence of the young
princes, hundreds of rich parents having
decided to sent their sons to the college
there while the princes are also studying
there.
Herren Heydebrand and Won Studt and
DR.. Won Puttkamer are now in Berlin, and
each of them seems to be candidate for
the office of Minister of the Interior.
Among the chorus of press declarations
against President CIeveland's references
to Germany in his recent threats to Con-
gress, and threats of bringing into action
Gernany's power to make reprisals. the
Vorwaerts, the principal Socialist journal,
is notably impartial, and its clear-sighted
article stands almost alone in warning
Germans that the industrial supremacy of
the United States must be admitted. 'It
is based" the article says, upon the mex
haustible natural wealth of the country
and is enormously developed by enterprise
and the technical skill and intelligence of
workmen who are less oppressed than the
workingmen of impoverished Europe. The
DrOSperity Of Amarica is GROWING yearly