The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-13
Frederick Leopold Is Smarting
Under the Treatment of
William.
CAUSE OF HIS IMPRISONMENT.
1t Is Charged That His Cruelty Caused
the Princess to Attempt
Suicide.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. u. - The
quarrel between the Kaiser and Prince
Frederick Leopold of Prussia, husband of
the Empress sister, over the Prince harsh
treatment of his wife after her recent acct
dent IN breaking through the ice while
skating near Glenicke Castle, Potsdam, is
still the absorbing topic of discussion in
society.
The Princes period Of arrest and con-
tinement in room in the castle is over,
but the feud between him and the Empe-
ror is not terminated by any means
Prince Frederick Leopold has not yet re-
sumed his military service, and it is now
recalled how the Emperor publicly re-
buked him for mistakes he made in the
military maneuyers around Bornstedt.
The Origin of the present row between
the two dates back TO the time when the
Princess, who was on the eve of accouche-
ment, attended state ball, and danced
throughout the function. The Empress,
the Princess sister, protested, and got
snubbed for her pains. the Emperor then
told the Princess lady in waiting that the
Princess ought not to dance and babe her
tell her mistress what he had said. This
resulted in a GOODNESS between the sisters,
the Princess avoiding the Empress wheE-
ever che could.
When the Princess broke through the
ice while skating on Glenicke Lake, and
came near drowning, the Empress called
at Glenicke Castlesto inquire as to her con-
d1tlon, and the Princess refused to receive
her. The Empress nevertheless remained
at the castle and sent for the Emperor.
The Emperor on receiving the summons
at once rode from the New Palace to Glen
lcke Castle, and q furious quarrel ensued
between the Kaiser and the Prince, who
tiercely resented the Emperor's interior
ence in his private family affairs. During
the period of the Princes confinement in
the fortress of the castle, which lasted two
weeks, guards with loaded rifles were
placed before every entrance to the castle
and all lights were ordered extlnguished
at o'clock in the evening.
Sociaistic malice has seized the occa-
sion to circulate the very worst rumors
concerning the quarrel. The Vorwaerts,
the principal Socialist organ, is the most
conspicuous offender in this respect, and
reproduces the repoo that the Princess,
when she was rescued from the icy waters
in the lake, had no skates, nor did her
companion, the Baroness Colmar, her lady
III waiting, have any.
The only inference to be drawn from
this fact, the Vorwaerts declares. is that
the breaking through the ice was not an
accident, but deliberate tempt on the
part of the Princess to commit suicide, be-
cause of the brutal treatment to which she
was constantly subjected by her husband.
1t is understood that Prince Frederick
Leopold will resign from the army and
henceforth live in privacy.
United States ambassador Runyon at
tended the funeral of Prince Alexander of
Prussia, which took place last Thursday
The dance given by Charles de Kay, the
United States Consul-General here, at his
private residence, on January 6, was at
tended by all the embassy and consular
officials except ambassador Runyon, who
remained at home with his family, prior
to his going to England
Poultney Bigelow left Berlin on FRIDAY
on his return to New York. His mission,
which was to obtain the readmission of the
New FORK Life and Mutual Lite Insurance
companies into Prussia under the OLD con-
dltlons, has been a complete failure. Con-
trary TO his expectations, the Emperor did
not receive him The Berlin papers say he
spoiled his relations with the Kaiser by
mixing up a commercial enterprise with
the imperial name.
The great court reception which was to
have taken place this week has been post
poned until January %, and the court ball.
which was TO have occurred on January
y, has been abandoned owing to the death
OF Prince Alexander and the consequent
period of court mourning.
The wife of the absconding lawyer Fritz
friedman is about to utilize the sensa-
ton caused by her husbands disappear
ance with another woman and large sum
OF other peoples money, by appearing as
singer in the Berlin Theatre Varieties.
The trial of the American trotting- horse
owner, Robert t. Kneebs, upon the charge
of entering the mare Bethel under the
name OF Nellie Kneebs and starting her in
races on German tracks, opened here yes
terday. Three American witnesses from
Wakefield testified on behalf of Kneebs
that the Nellie Kneebs produced before
the court was not Bethel. each one declar-
ing that few weeks ago he saw Bethel at
Wakefield.
Great interest is taken in the trial in
sporting circles. The trial was adjourned
until Monday.
Mrs. Hoskins, daughter of United States
ambassador Runyon, has completed new
society novel entitled Richard Forrest"
The work will appear as serial in Ameri-
can papers and German translation of
the story will be published here.
United States Consul-General de Kay
has finished poem entitled "Nimrod's
Vision the first Of which has already
been published. A German translation OF
the poem is being prepared.
Stems & Halske, the great electrical firm
OF Berlin, have obtained concession to
exploit the water falls of San Simon at
Tenancingo for the purpose of producing
electrical power in the City OF Mexico.