The record-union., 1896-01-27

versary of the Founding of the En-
pfre Was Celebrated, Because He
Did Not Wish to Lend Color to Ru-
mors That He Approved the Polit-
fcal Course of the Emperor, Which
He Regards as Radically Wrong.
BERLIN, Jan. 26.-Three times with
in the past week rumors were in circu-
lation in Berlin that Prince Bismarck
was dead. These reports had the effect
to cause a rush of inquiries to Frieder-
ichsruhe to learn the truth. Among the
large number of visitors whom the
Prince received personally, with such
courtesy and activity of movement as
to dispel the last vestige of anxiety
| concerning his health, was an old and
intimate friend and co-worker in the
political arena, who has given to the
United Press the substance of an in
teresting conversation held with the
ex-Chancellor, which serves to correct
certain impressions upon the public
mind in regard to Prince Bismarck's S
relations with the Kaiser.
office of Chancellor, Prince Bismarck
said to his friend, has the Emperor
spoken to him upon the subject of poll
tics, except upon the memorable occa-
sion of the Kaisers visit to Frieder-
ichsruhe of March 23d last, when his
majesty came to the ex-Chancellor's
residence with Count Won Waldersee.
The Emperor was at the time very
oh Oos1
refusing to pay the respects of that
ef his birthday.
Prince Bismarck admitted to his
friend that he was well able to go to
Perrin on January 18th, when the
twenty y-fifth anniversary of the found
ms of the empire was celebrated, but
he did not go because he emphatically
declined to lend his name as a flag for
the present course of politics which is
being directed by the Kaiser upon
lines which the ex-Chancellor regards
as radically wrong, and of which he
profoundly disapproves.
1t was a move of rare cleverness on
the part of the Emperor, the Prince
said, TO make a spontaneous call at
Friedrichsruhe recently thereby Gre
ating at home and abroad the impress
sion that the imperial policy had the
full approval of Prince Bismarck, or at
least his tacit assent Nothing of the
kind was true, however. The recent
moves of the Kaiser, he said. were
grave mistakes He had no business
whatever to meddle with foreign com
plications unless German interests were
directly menaced or assailed If the
Powers have grouped themselves def
initely either for or against certain
causes, Germany has still time to de-
eide to what extent her interests are
involved.
The expressions which the Emperor
has sometimes indulged in, the United
Press informant said, must be credited
to the fact that the Kaiser's state of
health is not always normal His irri-
liability, caused by worrying and fire.
quent violent headaches, had quite
often accounted for a quick word or
deed on his part. 1t may be added, too,
that he sleeps very little; in fact, not
at all sufficiently to enable him to
maintain his health. The present Gov
ernment of Germany is deprived of all
initiative in the management or direc-
tion of politics The Emperor directs
everything personally, and his Minis
ters and Secretaries of State are merely
his executive officers. Among his many
irresponsible counselors 1t is always the
last one having the ear of the Kaiser
who is charged to see that the ideas Of
the Emperor are carried out.
The Emperor entertained the foreign
ambassadors at dinner at the castle
Oh Thursday. Among the guests pres
ent were United States ambassador
Runyon and Mrs. Runyon; Mr.. Her
bette, French ambassador, and Nine.
Herbette; NJ De Szogyeny, Austrian
ambassador, and Nine. De Szogyeny,
and Count LAMA di Busca, Italian En-
bassador, and his Countess. Sir Frank
Lascelles, British ambassador, was alb
sent, owing to the death of Prince
Henry of Battenberg, and the series Of
receptions at the British Embassy has
been abandoned.
A case affecting Germans becoming
American citizens has just been decided
by the Supreme Court of the empire in
Leipsic F. W Boehme, a druggist,
living in Brooklyn, N. ", and native
OF Leipsic, was sentenced by a lower
court to pay a fine Of 200 marks for en-
igrating to a foreign country without
having fulfilled his term of military
service. He appealed through his
father from the decision of the court
The Supreme Court, in rendering it's
decision upon the appeal, finds that
Boehme as duly naturalzed citizen
of the United States could not be pun
ished for an act committed through his
emigration to America, but that he
could be punished for any act commit
ted prior to his emigration. The court.
therefore, reversed the decision of the
lower tribunal If Boehme had left the
country to escape military service the
Judgment of the Supreme Court would
have been different.
The art event of the past week has
been the production at the Berlin The
ater of Ernest Adam Won Widen
bruck's new drama King Henry" The
play deals with the period of Pope
Gregory and King Henry's submission
TO the Pontiff in going to Canossa It
is by all odds the greatest success a
dramatist has ever achieved, and the
appreciation of the audience was mani
tested by his being called out a dozen
times When he came upon the stage
he brought with hime Manager Prasch,
who mounted the play with great
spIendor. A sequel to the play entitled
Kaiser Heinrich" will be produced in
February.
The American trotting horse owner
and sportsman, a. III. Welsh of Hart
ford, Conn. has nominated Minnie ID.
and Algeric Queen for the spring two
in-hand trotting race on the Berlin
course.
Agents Of New York of a lightning