The record-union., 1898-01-23
FROM GERMANY'S CAPITAL.
COURT FESTIVITIES AT BERLIN
FAR FROM GAY.
Comment Over the Matrimonial
Difficulties of the Grand Duke
and Duchess Louise.

BERLIN, Jan. 22.-(Copyrighted by
the Associated Press. 1.-The court fes-
tivities of the week, including two
which are usually the most imposing of
the season, the decoration fete and the
investitute of the knights Of the Black
Eagle, We're far from gay, owing 20
| the absence OF the Empress and other
PrinceSses and the prevalence OF in
f1uenZa IN court circles. The Emperor
himself is far from we'll. The number
of decorations conferred was larger
than ever before, totaling zoos.
There is much comment in Berlin
court circles at the news from Darn
stadt of the matrimonial difficulties of
the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
Louise a fortnight ago there was a
terrible scene between them, the troub-
! le eliminating, it is asserted, in the
| Grand Duke laying violent hands upon
his Wife and ejecting her from the
room. The Duke of SAKE Coburg and
Gotha has been repeatedly appealed 20
by his daughter. and letters of bitter
complaints have been sent to Queen
Victoria by both the Duke and her
majesty. protesting their inability to
cure the trouble. The Czarina, who
was also approached on the subject is
said TO side with her brother Duke
Louis. The quarrels are said to be
largely due 10 the national prejudiceS
of the Germans and English and vice
versa.
The announcement of the Minister of
Finance, DR.. MIGUEL, in the Diet on
| Wednesday. that notwithstanding the
increased tax receipts and the large
surplus, new Prussian State loans are
| necessary. has created a sensation. 1t
| is understood the new loans will oe
largely used in improving the rolling
stock of the roads.
From information which has reached
the Foreign Office, it appears that the
German missionaries troubles in China
are becoming widespread, and are
leading to new complications between
the two Governments The Protestants
as we'll as the Catholics, have been at
tackled Reports received by the Ber-
lin evangelical mission society show
that 4 critical state of affairs exists.
Murderous attacks have been made
upon three stations.
German emigration during 1897 was
| the icwest since 1871. 1t only totalled
23,210 persons, against 81. 115 in 1896.
and has steadily declined since 1893,
when over 10000 persons emigrated
The Colonial Society has perfected an
organization for sending young Ger
man women to Damaral. with the view
of marriage. The first batch sails from
Hamburg in February
Throughout the Prussian provinces a
historical work of William L., entitled
Our Hero Emperor" which is greatly
approved by the present Emperor, is
being Ieodled out by the police, who are
securing thousands of subscriptions by
intimidating farmers. Herr Richter
next week in the Diet will interpeila1e
the Government on the subject
In the Prussian Diet Count Won
l-imburg Stirrum, discussing the bud
get, severely attacked the Government
for selling potassium from the State
| mines SO cheaply to foreign countries
| and 10 the United States which treats
our products so unfairly.
petition sent to the Reichstag by
the Winters Association, asking for the
| abolition of the wine law of 1892. states
that the law is a great detrimerf to
| honest wine growers, who cannot COM
pete with the makers of artificial wine
costing 81 per twenty-five gallons aid
made of chemicals