The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12
As TO DUELS
AND D|SHONOR.
German Mobiles Stirred Up
Over the Latest
Shooting.
COURT OF ARBITRATION.
Attempts Will Be Made TO Settle
Disputes and Prevent Fatal
Encounters.
BARON Won sCHRADER EXPIRES
Count Won Kotze and the Seconds
Expect to Be Confined in
Fortress.

BERLIN, GERMANY, April 1.-THE an
(the nobility was convened to-day.
Among the questions discussed of spe-
cial interest to the aristocracy of Germany
was that of the duelio apropos of the Incl
dents which are now exciting society ana
the general public alike. This question
was discussed exhaustively, and it was
finally resolved as the result of the debate
that it is not brand of dishonor for a
nobleman TO refuse 10 fight duel if the
grounds of his refusal are honorable. 1t
was also agreed to appoint a court of honor
with view to the regulation OF such diff
ferences as have hitherto been referred to
the duel court which had as its fixed prin-
ciple the settlement of disputes by pistol
or rapier. This pronouncement, together
with the growing force OF current opinion
in regard TO the code duello, may have the
effect to modify the existing custom, but
il is doubtful whether it will be efticacious
in eradicating it, 2s it is generally felt that
the custom is too firmly fixed.
The Emperor's prohibitory order against
dueling has utterly failed to lessen the
practice; indeed, dueling has been more
frequent since the issuance of the Kaiser's
decree than ever before.
The duel which was fought between
Lieberecht Won Kotze and Baron Won
Schrader near Potsdam yesterday fur
nishes an instance of the difficulty of get
ting quarrel settled by means OF a court
OF honor. The friends of both of these
principals were unceasing in their efforts
10 prevent a fight, but courts of honor COM
posed of officers of two regiments, instead
of making an attempt to reach pacific
settlement of the affair, decided that Won
Kotze ought 10 accept challenge from
Won Schrader. Won Kotze used this
method of settling his charges against Won
Schrader. whereupon these courts decided
that in the event of his refusal TO accept
the challenge he must at once cease to be
an officer.
The Emperor at this iuncture inter
vened, urging Baron Won Schrader to re-
fuse to accept the decision of the courts of
honor, while near relatives of both the
disputants entreated them not to engage
in duel for fear OF the social odium that
would attach to the encounter. The
knowledge that the leading section of So
ciety would cut them, however, finally
compelled them to fight.
Baron Won Schrader died from his wound
tonight.
Won kotze confidently expects to be i'm
prsoned in fortress for his part in the
duel. His second in the duel, Captain Won
kotze. and Won Sch-ader's second, General
Won Bissing, will also be sent to fortress
without doubt. The public are now asking
the question whether the Emperor will
"a Ep Of m ao n ShnvU hia diSrNloa
ure and his discountenance of future
dueling.
The Vossische Zeitung, in an article on
the subject, says:
when high court sets an example of
law-breaking it is mockery to ask, the
people to unite in struggle to defend
religion and morality. Won Kotze has
more affairs of the same kind on hand
Must there be more victims and nothing
done TO prevent these sacrifices? Can the
supporters of dueling believe that the
issue of such an encounter proves that one
COmbatant is right and the other wrong ?
II is 4 barbarous reference to the ordeal
and disgracefui to modern ideas, making
the aristocracy contemplate in the eyes OF
the social democracy"
The celebrated Professor Langerhaus,
medical director of the Moabite Hospital,
who startled Berlin by causing the follow
ing announcement to be published in the
papers on Wednesday, "Our darling
Ernest, aged u months, died suddenly in
perfect health in consequence of an injec-
tion of DR.. Behring's diphtheria serum" "
followed up his statement by a repetition
of the publication together with an an
nouncement giving the date and place OF
the funeral, all of which was printed in
large type.
The publications created degree of ex-
citement which has reached beyond med
ical circles. and a lively discussion of the
matter is now going on in the press. The
body of the child is still in possession of
the authorities, who at once seized it after
the fathers announcement. Immediately
after the death of his son Professor Ian
gerhaus sealed a phial containing the
serum used in giving the alleged fatal in
lection. The professor states that his son
was in strong health and was inoculated
with serum merely as precaution, a
housemaid in the family having dipth-
liberia, and he having lost two children in
1895 from the same disease. The adherents
Of DR.. Behring ask for suspension of pro-
fessional judgment and a calming OF the
public mind until the cause of the death
OF the child is proved.
1t is learned from an inner course that
the Emperor's desire that the Prince of
tuerstenberg shall accept the office of
Chief Marshal of the imperial court is
associated with his intention to appoint
him IN succession to Prince Hohenlohe,
the Imperial Chancellor. This is taken
as sign that the latter's influence is wan
ing.
The Hamburg Corresponding alleges
that difference exists between Chancellor
Won Hohenlohe aud DR.. MIGUEL, the Prus-
sion Minister OF Finance, over the conver-
sion of the Prussian fours. The truth is
that the Prussian Cabinet agreed TO the
conversion as he proposed. DR.. MIGUEL is
aware that the attacks which are being
made upon him emanate from underlings
in the Foreign Office, and he treats them
as harmless.
Hon. Edwin f. Uhl, the newly appointed