The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-16
Liberal Papers Favor the Empower
ing Of Some Person
To Administer the Reins Of Government
During Enpsror's Absence.
The Question Of the Payment of
the Kaiser's Visit to the Holy
Land Another Question Which
Will be Brought Before the
Next Session Of the Reichstag,

Next Session of the Reichstag,
copyrighted, 1898. by Associated Press)
BERLIN, Oct. 15.-Emperor Will
Jams departure for the Orient has
started discussion as to the advisable
ity of the establishment of a regency
The "Freisinnigne Zeitung' says:
When the Emperor and King of Prus-
STA leaves the country for any length
of time, as in the present instance, a
duly empowered person ought in the
meanwhile seize the reins of govern
ment." 1t urges that the matter be
brought before the Reichstag.
A number of the leading Liberal pa
pers support the regency proposition,
while several of the Conservative pa
pers scout the idea.
The Constitution of the Empire does
not appear to provide for a regency
The Presidency of the German Bund
is vested in the King of Prussia, but
nothing is said to legalize the transfer
of this dignity to a regent of Prussia.
In the meanwhile the Emperors broth
er, Prince Henry of Prussia, who would
naturally be regent, is absent in China.
The next Prince available would be
Prince Frederick Leopold, son Of the
late Prince Charles of Prussia, eldest
brother of Emperor William l., the
grandfather of the present Emperor.
The whole matter of the Emperor's
trip to the Holy Land will be threshed
out early during the coming session Of
the Reichstag. In Government circles
the opinion is expressed that it is not
fair to expect the Emperor to bear the
entire expense of the journey. 1t is
said that the most of his majesty'S
trip, exclusive of presents and liberal
baksheesh, Will amount to at least g.
100000 marks. The costly gifts to the
Sultan Of Turkey and to his harem, ETC.,
also figure up from 100000 to 4, 900,
OO0 marks. Therefore, it is suggested
as the voyage is expected to rebound to
Germany's greater glory and advan-
tage, the Parliament ought to grant
credit to cover the main expenses, more
especially so as otherwise the Emperor
will have to run into debt The Con-
servatiVes have answered the Govern
ment's approaches favorably, but the
Centrists have replied with a fiat mega
tive.
The party organ, the Cologne "Volks
Zeitung," which does not relish the out
spokenly Protestant character of the
expedition, says: 1T would be asking
too much to expect all Germans to put
their hands in their pockets in order
to pay the home and foreign pastors,
Protestant Bishops and the like, the
cost of their junketing in the Orient"
The Berlin "Neuestde Nachrichten"
says: IF anybody can be expected to
pay for the trip it would be the Prus-
sian Diet"
1t is now said that Emperor William
intends to become a neighbor of Queen
Victoria in the Highlands of Scotland.
He has been inquiring for a purchas-
able sporting estate in Scotland provid-
ing salmon fishing and grouse and deer
shooting.
In his view on the subject Of Herr
Moribe Buschs book on Prince Bis
marck, DR.. Schwininger, the physician
of the deceased statesman, said: I
voice the feelings of the Bismarck fam
lily when L say they are all indignant
at Herr Busch's book 1t is not only
full of glaring errors and misrepresen-
tations, but it does grave injury to the
memory of Herr Busch's benefactor
Besides, Herr Busch violated his sworn
duty in the capacity of the pensioned
ex-state official not to reveal state
secrets and not to publish state docu-
ments Moreover, his description of the
Princes private habits is utterly i'm
aginative."
The recall of Baron Won Buelow, the
German Minister at the Vatican, is still
greatly exercising the German press
An official of the Foreign Office said:
"A successor of Won Buelow will not be
appointed until we have satisfactory
assurances regarding the Vatican's at
titude toward our right to protect our
own subjects in the Orient. In any case
however, there is not the slightest
chance of a renewal Of the culture nor
the least intention Of interfering with
the hierarchy or to discipline the vari-
Gus holy orders, nor is there any ami
mostly whatever on our part toward
the Holy See
The inadequate meat supply of Ger
many, owing to the barriers erected
against foreign cattle, hogs and meat
continues. From Austria solely some
5000 head of cattle have been admit
ted, and Russia supplied about s.. 900
pigs. The imports are quite insufficient
to cope with the requirements which
the home supply fails to meet. Prices
have risen steadily for months past
and they are now 20 per cent. above
those of 1897. The Strengthening of
horses for food has greatly increased
especially in the large cities. and dog
flesh is openly advertised.
In the Chemnitz "Neuste Nachrich-
ten" fat young dogs" forms a stand
ing advertisement
TIL Russian Minister of the Interior
has forbidden the Berlin municipal au-
thorities to renew the iron fence around
the graves of the victims of the March
rising in 1S4S, on the ground that such
a renewal will ''redaund to the glorifica-
ton Of revolution"
A brewing company of Eisenbach has
decided to buy the famous Luther
house there and convert it into a res
taurant. The Government office is
being urged to prevent one of Germans
most historical relics from being put
to such a use.
Influenza has again broken out in
eBrlin, and many fashionable people
are Frustrated.
( The Government has now definitely
decided to appoint permanently a naval
attache at Washington, who will reach
his post in January.