Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-05
ROYAL RODOMONTADE
EMPEROR WILLIAMS CoBLExT1
SPEECH ExcrTEs DERIsIoN. /,
IT is IEJURIEG DIGNITY or CROWN.
Berlfn Tasebiatt says Isis Majesty
Is Reintroductins the Mental uns
wisdom OF rreserick wiIIian IVA
General German Notes Of Interest.

| tCopyrisht, 1857. by the Associated PressJ
| BERLIN. September 4-Emveror VILE
liam's Cobientz rodomontads has been
received abroad with derision. Even the
Roman press cannot swallow the Em-
peior's ''vice-regency Of Heaven" ana
Is describing the blast at Coblentx az
tho blaring OF a war-horn OF the aacienS
German gods. Austria manifests cons
siderable uneasiness on the subject,
however, and throughout Germany q
moro significant note Of danger has
been sounded.
| The Emperor's speech Is generally Inc
| terpretcd as meaning that his Majesty
is determined not to yield to the wishes
of Parliament, and the newspapers
| though hardly daring to say SO openly
| clearly intimate that the Emperor's idea
of his mission does not agree with his
| constitutional position. While his Ma
jesty may be responsible to nobody on
| earth. 1t is added the responsibility for
| the Emperor rests upon the ministers
whose work the nation intends to cons
( troll, no matter how omnipotent or oni-
| niscent his Majesty proclaims himself.
| The thoughtful and liberal-minded I'm
| Germany feel much abased. while natu-
rally the Conservative and the whole
| Of the reactionary press are loudly &C.
claiming the speech. Tho Liberal news
papers are hoisting the danger-signal-
| The Vorwaerts on Thursday drew
parallel between the Roman emperors
of the Byzantine period and the "other
half-mad autocrats." saying: Tho Enc
pcror evidently contemplates, for the
| good OF the Fatherland, to reign here
after in violation of the peoples cons
/ stitutional rights"
| Even SO loyal and moderate a papen
az the National Zeltung guardedly.
but decidedly takes the Emperor to
task reminding him that his own du-
| ties and prerogatives, and those OF the
/ Cabinet and the Reichstag, are bounded
by the Constitution and by certain
limitations which no one can transgress
with impunity, adding: His LATEST
| speech 10 unwelcome confirmation OK
| the rumors which have been currcpt for
some time regarding the Emperor's in-
/ tentions."
| A number OF tho leading papers pro-
/ test that these Imperial speeches and
political toasts have been becoming al
| together too frequent OF late. ana they
| further hold that they are injurtng tho
authority and dignity Of the Crown. the
Tageblatt declaring that his Majesty Is
| rentroduclng the mental unwisdom OF
Frederick William ~.
/ In spite of the food Of criticism, tho
| Emperor Is said 10 be preparing to
make another speech. in the exchange
| OF toasts between himself and the King
| OF Italy, at Homburg, as counterb.ast
l to the Cronstadt glorihcatlon, and as n
| fresh consolidation OF tho Driebund.
| HOHENLoHE's CoNGE
Tho correspondent Of the Associated
l Press here understands, on good author
| ity that the time for Prince Hohenlohe
to step out Of Office has been fxef for
October soon after the Bundezrath re-
| snmes its session. and that the Emperor
| viii no longer Try 20 hold the Prince.
since the latter. on July I'll. declared.
| through the North German Gazette. his
l inability TO accede 20 any bill for the re-
| form OF military procedure, which Is not
| In accord with the Chancellor's promise
| to the Relchstag-namely, IN consonanca
| with modern ideas of justice and human
| ity. But 1t is just possible that his
| Majesty may change his mind az tho
| last moment. His present intention 10
| 10 make Baron Won Bulow the next Cham
| celor, and I'm political circles the impress
Il
| the late German Ambassador at Washing
| ton, and present Secretary OF the Trea-
| sury. will be made Secretary OF State
| for Foreign Affairs.
| TEMPORAL POWER OF THE POPE.
\ At the national convention Of German
\ Catholics, just held at I.andshut, Baya-
| ria, resolutions were passed regarding
| the restriction Of the temporal power
| OF the Pope. The convention was lsrge-
| ly attended from all parts Of Germany.
The military excesses OF tho past week
| or two have been much commented upon.
1 At Carlsruhe, during the course of an
| orgie held by the officers of tho Eleventh.
| Regiment FiIst-Lieutenant Knoll was
| suddenly and murderously assaulted with
| a sabre by Major Won Jacob. the cause
| being a toast A general fight ensued.
| lasting an hour.
| Two non-commissioned ofiicors of the
| Guards, Artillery Regiment at Spandau,
| wantonly attacked and nearly killed with
/ sabres two civil guards. with whom they
1 quarrelled In a street
| Iese majestic trials have been very
| prevalent recently. There were three
at Dusseldorf during the past week
| DIsREsPECT TO PANTALOONs
| At Madgeburg, a Socialist editor was
| arrested for speaking disrespoctfuly Of
/ the pantaloons worn by the Emperor at
| the unveiling OF a monument.
Mr.. ]. G. White, OF ST. Paul. who has
been stopping at hotel in Baden-Baden.
| has had two letters Of credit amounts
ing 10 $4,000. and 5000 in cash. stolen
| from him.
TRIcHINAE NOT AMERICAN.
The German authorities havb seized TO
pounds Of trichinoid pork. which. they
| claim, are OF American origin, az Aix-la-
| Chapelle. The United States Consul
there. acting upon a hint received from
the United States Embassy. investigated
| tho matter. and demonstrated that tho
| pork had been packed In American pack
ages slready cancelled, and that the meat
| really came from Belgium.
| seian-Day was observed indinerently
| this year in Berlin and elsewhere. some
OF the newspapers advocating Its 0scon-
l tinuance.