The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-23
BERLIN STIRRED UP.
RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTER OFF
WAR THE CAUSE.
Statement Made BY the Official Ga
zette Intensifies the Opinion That
Germany Is on the Brink of IA
Grave Ministerial Crisis.

BERLIN, Aug. 22.--(Special cable.)--
The resignation of General Bronsart
Won Schellendorf from the office of min
lister of war continues to occupy the at
tention of the press and the public, and
this has especially been the case since
the Reichsaneiger, the official journal,
published the announcement of the
minister's retirement from Office, coup
led with the declaration that the inn
pairment Of his health was the main
cause of his withdrawal Since this as
sertion was made, instead of paci-
flying the apprehension that
THE COUNTRY IS ON THE BRINK
of a grave ministerial crisis, the state
ment of the organ has intensified it.
Why, it is asked everywhere, did the
Reichsanzeiger issue such a statement,
and by whom was it's publication au-
thorized? Within the official circle it is
not known by anybody that the puhlica
ton Of the declaration was assented to
by Prince Hohenlohe, the imerial chan
cellor, or any other member of the
ministry. If General Won Hahnke, the
chief of the military cabinet, obtained
| the sanction of the emperor thus to
make use of the official gazette, it is
argued that the military cabinet has
obtained control of the functions which
have been hitherto held exclusively by
the crown and the ministers. Rarely,
indeed, have the press been SO unani-
nous upon any subject as they have
been in denouncing the explanation
made by the Reichsanzeiger of the
reasons actuating General Schellendorf
in rendering his resignation to the en-
peror and in their expressions of opin-
ion as to what it may portend.
All of the criticisms are clearly fore
bodings of a fateful and stormy session
Of the reichstag, yet the newspapers
entirely overlook the fact that the
chiefs of the federal states can inter
fere and check
THE ACTION OF THE EMPEROR
if his majesty shall be found to be at
tempting any radical injury against the
constitution.
The resignation of General Won Schel-
lendorf and the officially reported inten-
ton of Prince Hohenlohe to retire
don't appear to comprise all of the cab
met changes that may possibly take
place. According to the Leipsic Neuste
Nachrichten, Admiral Holman, Adj
miral commander-in-ch chief of the imper-
ial admiralty will be the next minister
to offer his resignation, which will be
accepted without doubt. Upon the &C.
casion of the bi-centennial anniversary
of the founding of the Berlin academy,
which occurred yesterday, the emperor
presented number of gold medals to
artists who are exhibiting pictures at
the academy this year. A smaller gold
medal was assigned to E. A Waterlow
and Mrs. Alma Tadema.
THE KNEEBEs CASE.
Professor Eggling of the Berlin We
terinary college is about to depart for
New York. The professor is going to
the farm of Robert Kneebes, the Amer
lean horseman, to examine the racing
mare Bethel, which 1t is alleged that
kneebes entered and started on the
Berlin race course under the name of
Nellie Kneebes. Professor Eggling
goes to America under the Instructions
of the criminal court, which has post
poned its decision upon Kneebes' appeal
against his conviction and sentence to
nine months Imprisonment, pending the
professors report In the meantime
kneebes will have to stay in Jail.