The record-union., 1897-04-18
But His Majesty Insists Upon His Re-
tanning Office for the Present.
The PruSsian Minister of the Interior
Issnes a Decree Permitting Only a
Brief Stay in Germany of Any
Germans Naturalized in America
Who May Return to the Father
land
land.

| BERLIN, April II. - Copyrighted.
1897, by the Associated Press. Prince
Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chancellor,
the correspondent of the Associated
Press understands, in a letter from Ba-
dem Baden, dated April 18th, forwarded
his resignation to the Emperor A
brisk exchange of telegraph messages
| followed. His majesty insisted upon
the Chancellor retaining office for the
present, in spite of the cogent reasons
cited in Prince Hohenlohe's letter, urg-
ing that bis resignation at this Juncture
would most seriously embarrass the
Emperor. Prince Hohenlohe again and
again insisted that, apart from other
serious reasons, his health just now is
of the worst. Then the Prince suddenly
went to Paris, where his wife had pre-
ceded him.
As reasons animating him to resign,
Prince Hohenlohe urges his inability to
carry out his solemn promise to submit
to the Reichstag, and to the diet two
bills, one placing the Prussian law reg
ulating political meetings upon more
liberal and modern basis, and the other
reforming the procedure OF military
trials. The Princes inability to carry
out his promise is said to be due to the
extreme reactionary attitude of Baron
Van Der Horst, Prussian Minister for
,, the Interior.
At this moment it is impossible to
say how the crisis win end. but in the
critical situation of Europe change of
Chancellors would be dangerous.
The Prussian Minister of the Interior
has issued a new decree, permitting
only a brief stay here of any Germans
naturalized in America who return to
this country. They were formerly al
lowed to remain here permanently, pro-
vided no questions of military derelic-
tion upon their part was involved. The
Liberal press points out that this de-
cree amounts to a notification of the
treaty stipulation of 1868, whereby the
permanent return of naturaliZed Ger
man-Americans was specially guaran-
teed. The Liberal leaders, Herren
Richter and Rickert and others will
question the Government on the sub
ject in the Reichstag, and that body
will thoroughly discuss the decree.
The naval authorities have just con-
cluded experiments undertaken with
the view of discovering the color best
suited to render men-of-war inconspic-
uous and have decided to follow the
American example and paint their yes
sells olive green.
The Emperor on Tuesday purchased
a number of fine American etchings
here. While viewing them his majesty
remarked: Great fellows, these Amer
leans. They are the coming great ar
lists of the world"
Prince Bismarck has completely re-
covered from his recent indispostion.
He has been taking long carriage
drives.
The strange death of the Grand Duke
of Mecklenburg- -Schwerin at Cannes on
Saturday last has caused a great dis
cussion. DR.. Langfeldt was sent to
Cannes by the Minister of Justice of
Mecklenburg with instructions to in
quire into the circumstances. He re-
ports that there is no doubt that the
Grand Dukes death was due 10 an ac-
cident in falling over the parapet of a
bridge in the grounds of his residence
at Cannes. According to personal re-
ports made to the Emperor by Baron
Won kapheir of the Grand Dukes suite
the Grand Duke suffered horribly dur
ing the last hours of his life from the
fracture of the spine resulting from the
fall. He begged his physicians to re-
lieve his misery by administering quick
poison to him. His majesty was great
ly shocked, and ordered the worst de-
tails to be withheld from the neWspa-
DerS.