The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-05
His "vice Regency of Heaven" and
other Remarks Called the BIaring
of War Horn of the Ancient Gods.
EDITORS COURTING ARREST
BY DECLARING HIS MAJESTY as
SHOWING MENTAL UNWISDOM.
Lieutenant Won Hahnke Alleged to
Have Struck the Kaiser and
Then Committed Suicide.

copyrighted 1897 by the Associated Press0
BERLIN Sept. 4.-Emperor William
Coblentz rhodomontade has been received
abroad with derision. Even the Roman
press cannot swallow the Emperor's vice
regency of heaven" and is describing the
blast at CoblentZ as the blaring of a war
horn of the ancient German gods. Austria
manifests considerable Aneasiness on the
subject, and throughout Germany more
significant note of danger has been sounded.
The Emperor's speech is generally inter-
preted as meaning that his Majesty is de-
termined not TO yield to the wishes OF Par
lament and the newspapers, though hard
ly daring to say so openly, clearly intimate
that the Emperors idea of his mission does
not agree with his constitutional position.
While his Majesty may be responsible to
nobody but God, it is added the responsible
ty for the Emperor rests on the ministers,
whose work the nation intends to control,
no matter how omnipotent or omniscient his
Majesty proclaims himself. The thought
full and liberal minded in Germany feel
much abashed and naturally the Conserva-
tive and the whole of the reactionary press
are loudly acclaiming the speech. The Lib
eral newspapers are hosting the danger
signal.
The Voerwaerts on Thursday drew
parallel between the Roman emperors of
the Byzantine period and other half mad
autocrats, saying: THE Emperor evident
ly contemplates for the good of the father
land to reign hereafter in violation of the
peoples constitutional rights" Even so
loyal and moderate paper as the National
Zeitung guardedly but decidedly takes the
Emperor to task reminding him that, I'M
der the constitutions his own duties and
prerogatives and those of the Cabinet and
the Reichstag are bounded by certain limi-
tations which no one can transgress with
impunity, adding: His latest speech is I'M
welcome confirmation of the rumors which
have been current for months regarding
the Emperors intentions"
A number of the leading papers protest
that these Imperial speeches and political
toasts have been becoming altogether too
frequent of late, and. they further hold that
they are injuring the authority and dignity
of the crown the Tageblatt declaring that
his Majesty is reintroducing the mental I'M
wisdom of Frederick William ". In spite
of the flood of criticism the Emperor is
said to be preparing to make another
speech, in the exchange of toasts between
himself and the King of Italy at Homburg,
as a counterbast TO the Cronstadt glorin-
cation and as a fresh consolidation OF the
dreibund. *t~ss*
The correspondent 1ofii the Associated
Press here understands on good authority
that the time for Prince Hohenlohe to step
out of office has been fixed for October,
soon after the Bundesrath resumes it's SEES
sion, and that the Emperor will no longer
try to hold the prince, since the latter on
July declared through the North German
Gazette his inability to accede to any bill
for the reform of military procedure which
is not in accord With the chancelors prom
Use to the Reichstag, namely, in consonance
with modern ideas of justice and humanity.
But it is just possible that his Majesty may
change his mind ato the last moment. HIS
present intention is to- make Baron Won
Buelow the next chancellor. and in political
circles the impression prevails that Baron
Won Theillmann, the late German embassa-
dor at Washington and present secretary
of the treasury, will be made secretary OF
foreign affairs.
At the national convention of German
Catholics just held at. Landshut. Bavaria,
resolutions were passed, regarding the
striction of the temporal power of the Pope.
The convention was largely attended from
all parts of Germany.
The military excuses of the past week or
two have been much commented upon. AT
Carlsruhe during the course of an orgie
held by the officers Of the One-hundred-
and-eleventh Regiment First Lieutenant
Knoll was suddenly and murderously
saulted with saber by Major Won jacob,
the cause being a toast. A general fight
ensued, lasting an hour Two noncommis-
stoned officers of the guards artillery regi-
ment at Spandau wantonly attacked and
nearly killed with Sabers two civilians with
whom they quaTreled in a street.
Lese-majesty trials have been very preva-
lent recently. There were three at Dussel-
dorf during the past week. At Magdeburg
a Socialist editor was arrested for speaking
disrespectfully OF the pantaioons worn by
the Emperor at the .unveilng of monu-
ment there.
Mr. ]. c. White, of St. Paul, who has
been stopping at hotel in Baden-B Baden,
has had two letters of credit, amounting to
$40, 600 and $4,000 in cash. stolen from him.
The German authorities have seized $50
pounds of trichinised pork, which they
claim to be of American origin at Aix-la-
Chapele. The United States consul there.
acting upon a hint received from the United
States embassy, investigated the matter
and demonstrated that the pork had been
packed in American packages already can
celed. and that the meat really came from
Belgium.
Sedan day was observed indiferently this
year in Berlin and elsewhere some of the
newspapers advocating its discontinuance.
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Won HAHNI<E,S DEATH.