The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
IN a TEAPOT
WILHELM's QUARREL WITH THE
REGENT OF LIPPE-DETWOLD.
Merely a Difference as to Court Eth
Attention of All German Editors.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Associated press.

BERLIN, July 30.-While the quarrel be-
tween Emperor William and the Regent of
Lippe-Detmold is only storm in teacup,
over miserable question of court etiquette
1t has occupied the press most of this week
TO the exclusion of almost everything else
A high official of the ministry of the inte-
rior has briefly outlined the facts in the
case TO the correspondent of the Associated
Press They are as follows: The Regent
was already offended on account of various
alleged Sights, for which he blamed the
Emperor, when the general commanding
the troops in the principality ordered his
soldiers henceforth not to make the salute
prescribed in the case of ruling soveregns
nor to show the customary marks of respect
10 the Regents family. The Regent there
upon, deeming his rights, under the mill
tary convention of 1873, to have been
sighted, appealed to the Emperor in a per-
sonal letter for redress. This letter con-
tanned several passages which were con-
strued by his Majesty to be purposely Of
fensive, whereupon he sent the regent a tel
egram which traversed a dozen hands and
thence reached the newspapers substantially
verbatim. Then followed the deeply Of
Tended Regents appeal to the sovereigns of
Germany and to the Bundezrath The mat
ter is expected to remain in statu quo for
some time.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
learns from another source that Emperor
WlHlams anger was particularly aroused
Dy certain references in the Regents letter
10 the Empress and her family a parallel
being drawn on the question of rank in both
cases, and his Majestys ire was increased
Detmoid, at the Regents behest and with
out awaiting the decision of the Bundezrath,
eane of a te IN Marsh p 2redeng the
or Schaumburg-Lippe, Emperor Williams
brother-in-law. The majority of the news
papers uphold the Regent. A Bavarian edi-
tor. Herr Momminger, who first published
the story, publicly declares that he only re-
Trains from patriotic reasons from publish
Berlin
The newspapers here continue to misun-
derstand or to misinterpret the temper of
the Americans. Tney assert that the latter
are ready for peace on almost any terms,
providing Cuba is granted independence,
and that the war is most unpopular, notably
IN business circles In spite of the phe-
nomenal success the Americans have al
ready secured the military editors continue
to assert that the United States will find it
more and more difficult to achieve IAN ulti-
mate military success, especially in Cuba"
AS a reason for the delay in pressing the
German merchants claims for damages
which are alleged to have arisen through
IL
planned that the German government con-
sIders that to push the claims now. while
ane AmeLcanS are more or less infensed
able settlement of these claims.
At a meeting of the Diet of Buockeburg,
capital of the prncipality of Schaumburg-
Lippe, Minister Spring openly proclaimed
the fact that the Bundezrath meant to de-
feat every attempt to grant a per diem to
law was amended in the direction of pro-
portional elections and representation, in
stead of the present elections, which are
based on the general franchise. 1t is also
certain that at the next sessions of the Diet
and Reichstag the Agrarians will vigor-
ously assault American agricultural prod
ucts. The Agrarians are now collecting a
mass of evidence tending to show the injury
which has been caused to the home market
by the continued importation of American
products Among their arguments. they al
Germany is due to American pork, although
the latter is only one-fortieth of the total
German consumption They also claim that
American pork is 146 times more trichinous
than the German, and they allege that, in
spite Of the fact that American pork is Of
ficially testified to be free from trichinae,
the Hamburg authorities have officially re-
ported 173 cases of American trichinous
pork during the last six months. The Agra
rians also assert that American flour is ar
irving in a more and more frequently
grossly aduiterated condition, adding that
the prevailing medium of adulteration are
mineralines, which, they assert, are openly
advertised in American trade papers.
Finally, the Agrarians say that an increas-
ingly large percentage of American canned
and preserved meat of every description is
arriving in a state unfit for human food.
The Agrarians claim to have abundant
proof of their allegations. and will ask the
government to totally exclude from Ger
The leading organ of the Agrarians, the
Deutsche Tages Zeitung, asks whether, Sin
view of the fact that America means to re-
fuse Germany the rights of the most
favored nation. after concluding new tariff
bargain with France, the government does
not think it time to open a spirited tariff
war" pointing out, for one thing, that
American bicycles ought to be taxed to a
prohibitory duty"
The recent general prohibition of meat
imports has caused a rise in prices, and $50
butchers of Hamburg and its vicinity an
nounce their inability to sell meat except
at 10 to 20 per cent. increase in price. A
similar increase has already become effec-
tive in Berlin.
Pachmann. the commander of the Fifth Ba-
varian Cavalry Brigade. at Dieuze, Lor-
raine is much commented upon. 1t is I'M
derstood that his act is due to depression,
caused by the malevolence of a very high
parsonage who has repea tedly defeated his
advancement to a higher rank.
The Empress is much interested in pho
Biography and has taken a picture of her
seven children on horseback in a row. which
she considers to be her masterpiece. She
sent the photographs to the Emperor at
Bergen. Norway. where, by the way, M.
Emile lola arrived on July 80 on his way to
visit Bjornstjerne Bjornsen, the Norwegian
writer.
All the principal comic papers in Germany
were confiscated this week on account of
their publication of cartoons ridiculng the
Emperor and the police. Some of these
papers will be prosecuted on the charge of
lese- majesty.
Herr Liebre, the Centrist leader, has
started for the United States.
The attendance at the funniest at Ham,
burg was the largest on record, about $4,000
people being present and some six thou
sand persons participating in the different
events. which also beats the record. The
German-Americans won number of second
and third prizes for jumping, fencing. foot
bali and wrestling. AT the closing banquet
a toast to the Germans in Emerica was
heartily received.
Emperor William has ordered Professor
Pane to paint a picture of the confirmation
of his two eldest sons.
0f Steamers.