The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-22
LION OF THE HOUR is LUDWIG.
SOUTH GERMANY EXUBERANT
OVER HIS STAND AT MOSCOW.

! The Prince Leaves for His Shooting
/ Estate in Hungary in order 90
Dodge the Ovntions which We're
Being Prepared for Him-The Inn
periaI Government Reawnkens the
Popular Feeling by Decorating the
Man Who Provoked Prince Lud-
wigs Outburst.
Berlin. June 2i.-The excitement which
/ prevailed throughout the South German
| states over the incident at the banquet of
the Deutsche Verein in Moscow upon the
! occasion Of the cars coronation, when
/ the president Of the banquet alluded TO
1 the German princes as members of the
suite of Prince Henry of Prussia. was sub
/ siding rapidly. but it has now received a
/ fresh impulse by the bestowal Of the or
! der of the Red Eagle by the emperor upon
the chairman. whose words evoked vio-
| lent protest from Prince Ludwig of Ba-
/ varia, who resented the presidents words
| by Indignantly declaring that the princes
| alluded TO were neither members of Prince
! Henrys suite, nor vassals of the German
| empire.
The Bavarian press In commenting upon
the act of the emperor in decorating the
| president of the banquet, interpret It as a
new act of Drovocation on the part of
Prussia, although It is a clearly custom
| ary action toward an official receiving an
| appointment as representative of the kali
ser, in which capacity Prince Henry went
to Moscow
Prince Luitpold, the regent Of Bavaria,
! has sought TO hush up the uproar caused
by the incident but popular feeling has
| been too strong as was shown in the en-
| thusiastic demonstration at the closing OF
/ Hawaiian
| Munich, when President Won Walther
! thanked the royal house for watching and
| jealousy preserving the independence of
| Bavaria and her guaranteed treaties. The
| expression was received with cheers which
| We're prolonged many minutes. In addition
| 70 this, the patriotic associations in all
| parts of South Germany are sending con-
| g9atulatOry messages and addresses TO
Prince Ludwig in great profusion.
| The Catholic party are especially taking
| the lead in the resurgencence of the par
| tcularlst agitation, and the Catholic press
| are vehement in their denunciation of the
| persistent attempts TO force the Prussian
| regime upon the independent states of
/ Germany The Berlin government in the
| meantime are viewing the agitation in
| the south German states very quietly and
| the Berlin newspapers treat the matter
! lightly, as though the partcularist senti-
| ment in the south of Germany were
quantity not worthy of serious considera-
The National Gazette characterizes the
excitement as puerile, but however lightly
| the government and the press may view
the agitation, II cannot be dismissed in
that fashion. The fact is that the present
outburst is due to a feeling which has
long been in the air of South Germany,
where the people and the princes alike
and speeches of the kaiser Executive
proposals like the wine tax, which hit
south Germany hard without touching
Prussia, the Vexatious treatment of the
South German lines by the Prussian rail-
ways ana the dealings between the pos tai
authorities of Prussia and the South Ger
man states have combined to keep partic-
ularism alive. The present agitation,
| which is giving free vent to long restrain
| ed sentiments Is likely to do good to the
| whole country, and after all 1t is a family
squabble, which does not in any way af-
| feet the unity Of the empire.
In the meantime Prince Ludwig, whose
violent words at the banquet were the
signal for the popular outburst of feei-
ing, has found it prudent, or, at least,
convenient, to 80 TO his hunting seat
in Hungary to remain until the excite
ment is a1layed. 1t is said by those who
are in position to know that his de-
parture for Hungary was taken with
view of avoiding the rousing ovations
which the people OF Munich and other
| places were preparing TO give him.
| The passage of the governments
i bourse bill prohibiting futures and SER
tain other transactions on the German
bourses has already resulted In eight
Berlin bankers dealing in stocks, opening
| branch establishments in COpt Hall in
London and also in Brussels and Ant
werp, with view of continuing their
dealings in time transactions, which are
forbidden here.
| The statement made by the Rhenish
| Westphaian Gazette that the German
| government. acting upon a motion made
in the Relchstag by Count Won Hanitz,
has made overtures to France with a view
of having that government Join Germany
| in the suppression Of time dealings in
grain, is believed to be baseless. Any
| how, it would be impossible for France
to entertain such a proposal
! The nomina lion of Mr.. Mckinley for
the presidency of the United States by
| convention ]
| is hailed here with satisfaction, so far
as the security of gold currency is
| concerned, but there are fears that his
election would mean the enactment of
prohibitive tariff by the American con-
gress. Several Berlin exporters, who have
| recently visited the United States for the
| purpose Of studying the situation, with
| view Of devising means to give impetus
to German trade, have returned here with
! the conviction that no improvement can
| be expected within a measurable time.
| However 1t is only German drugs, cOlors
| and chemicals that are stationary. Kid
gloves and paper goods find a ready mar
ket in the United States.
Herr Lutgenan, who was recently elect
ed to the Reichstag by the socialists Of
! Dortmund, has become involved in libel
suit between the Dortmund Anzeiger and
the Arbeiter Zeitung, socialist organ.
The Anzeiger published an article, alleg
ing that Herr Lutgenan had been alone
in a private room attached to restau-
rant owned by a man named Osthues,
socialist friend Of Lutgenan's, with Frau
| Osthues, and that the two were playing
! chess 1Or Kisses. L ne -ADZElBef asserts
that the servant in the restaurant bored
holes in the doors Of, the private room;
through which they observed the alleged
| changes of kisses. The Arbeiter Zeitung
took up the cudgels in behalf Of Herr
Lutgenan and called the editor of the
Anzeiger all sorts of names, Whereupon
the latter brought an action for Ibel
against the Arbeiter Zeitung, which re-
suited in a judgment against the socialist
paper, which was fined 80 marks. fur
ther result of the trial is that Herr Lut-
| genan has become publicly compromised,
and whatever usefulness he may have
| possessed as a, representative legislator
has been greatly impaired.
| The Norwerts, the leading socialist news
| paper, asserts that number Of Silesian
| landowners are entering into a combina-
ton with the object Of obtaining coolies
from China to replace the native German
| laborers and the Russians and Poles now
employed in farm and field work Accord
ing to the Vorwerts, Berlin agent has
| arranged to supply the required number
of coolies at a mark (about 25 cents)
day per head, all expenses included
According to the Madgeburg Zeitung.
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