The record-union., 1896-01-13

receiving the summons, at once rode
from the new palace to Glenicke Castle,
and furious quarrel ensued between
the Kaiser and the Prince who fiercely
resented the Emperor's interference 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
extinguished at o'clock in the even
ing.
SOCIALISTS PLEASED.
Socialistic malice has seized the oc-
casion to circulate the very worst ru-
mors concerning the quarrel. The
''Voerwaerts,' the principal socialist
organ, is the most conspicuous offender
in this respect, and reproduces the re-
port that the Princess, when she was
rescued from the icy waters of the lake
had no skates, nor did her companion
the Baroness Colmar, her lady-in- wait
ing, have any The only inference to
be drawn from this fact, the "Yoer-
waerts'' declared, is that the breaking
through the ice was not an accident,
but deliberate attempt on the part of
the Princess to commit suicide because
of the brutal treatment to which she
was constantly subjected by her hus-
| band 1t is understood that Prince
Frederick Leopold will resign from the
army and henceforth live in privacy.
OTHER TOPICS.
United States ambassador Runyon
attended the funeral of Prince Alex
s.aJ, loo
last Thursday.
The dance given by Charles de Kay
the United States Consul General here.
at his private residence on January 9th,
was attended by all the Embassy and
Consular officials except ambassador
Runyon, who remained at home with
his family, prior to his going to Eng
land
Poultney Bigelow left Berlin on Fri
day on his return to New York. His
mission, which was to obtain the read
mission of certain American insurance
companies into Prussia under the old
condition, has been a complete failure.
Contrary to his expectations, the En-
peror 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 "Vossische Zeitung" and the
"Lokal Anzeiger' are the only Berlin
papers which make any reference in
their special London dispatches to the
London Telegraph" story of an ex
change of letters between Queen Vic
toria and Emperor William in regard
to Germany's attitude in the Trans
vaal disturbances. The story is gener
ally discredited.
The Hamburg correspondents reas-
sert that British suzerainty over the
Transvaal cannot be admitted mas
much as it ceased in 1884.
The great court reception which was
to have taken place this week has been
postponed until January 29th, and the
court ball which was to have occurred
on January 22d 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
sensation caused by her husbands dis
appearance with his mistress and
large sum of other persons money, by
appearing as a singer in the Berlin
Theater Varieties.
The trial of the American trotting
horse owner, Robert Kneebs, on the
charge of entering the mare Bethel un-
der the name of Nellie Kneebs and
starting her on German tracks, opened
here yesterday. Three American wit
nesses from Wakefield testified on be-
half of Kneebs that the Nellie Kneebs
produced before the court was not
Bethel, each one declaring that a few
weeks ago he saw Bethel at Wakefield.
Great interest is taken in the trial in
sporting circles. The trial was ad-
journed until Monday.
Mrs. Hoskins, daughter of United
States ambassador Runyon, has COM
pleted a new society novel entitled
Richard Forrest" The work will ap-
pear as a serial in American papers,
and a German translation of the story
will be published here.
United States Consul General De Kay
has finished a poem entitled 'Nimrod's
Vision" the first part of which has al
ready been published. A German trans
lation of the poem is being prepared
Siemens & Halske, the great electrical
firm Of Berlin, have obtained a conces-
sion to exploit the water falls of San
Simon, at Tenancingo, for the purpose
of producing electrical power in the
city of Mexico. The power will be trans
mitted thirty miles.