The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
GERMAN COURT FAR FROM GAY.
EMPRESS AND PRINCESSES AWAY
AND INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

The Leading Event of the Week the
Order and Decoration Fetcs and tho
Investiture of the knights OF the
Black EagIe-A Total of 1000 Dee
OratiOns Conferred Matrimonial
Differences of the Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess Louis Increasing.
Special Gable Letter. Copyright 1898 by
the Associated Press.
Berlin, Jan. 22.-The court festivities of
the week, including those which are usu-
ally the most imposing of the year the
order and decoration fetes and the in
yestiturcs of new knights of the Black
Eagle, were far from gay, owing to the
absence of the empress and the pnncesses,
and the influenza in court circles The
Emperor himself is far from well The
number of decorations conferred was larg-
er than ever before, totalling 2OO9. The
Vorwaerts thereupon ironically remarks:
1T is evident that the number of meri-
torious Increases year by year"
Among those decorated were Baron Won
Thielmann, the minister for foreign af-
fairs. and Count William Bismarck, both
of whom received the Star of the Red
Eagle. His majesty also sent decora tons
to the high officers of Edhem Pashas
army who were militarily educated in
Prussia.
There Is much comment in Berlin court
circles at the news from Darmstadt of the
increasing matrimonial differences Of the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Louise.
A fortnight ago there was a terrible scene
between them, the trouble eliminating, It
is asserted in the Grand Duke laying vio-
lent hands upon his wife and ejecting Ter
from the room.
The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
has been repeatedly appealed to by his
daughter, and letters of bitter complaint
have been sent to Queen Victoria. but both
the Duke and her majesty profess their
inability to cure the trouble. The Czarina
who was also approached on the subject,
is said to side with her brother, the Duke
Louis. The quarrels are said to be large
ly due to the natural prejudices for the
Germans and English and vice versa.
The declaration of the incoming minister
of finance, Dr. MIGUEL on Wednesday that
Notwithstanding the increased tax receipts
and the large surplus Prussian state loans
are necessary, has created a sensation. IT
Is understood that the new loans Will be
used in improving the rolling stock of the
railways.
The Liberal-Leftists of the Relchstag
seem to have been right in assuming that
Count Posadowski, minister of the inter-
Tor, means to further curtail the coalition
rights of workers. An inquiry instituted
by him among the German state govern
n. Al
ton. 1t is intended to shape state legis-
lation and practice in the different states
uniformly, and in such a manner as to
serve two purposes, namely 10 render ex-
tended strikes more difficult and TO en-
able the authorities to have more strict
control over strike leaders and labor dele
gates, so as to practically drive the latter
out of the country. 1t would seem that
the existing laws ought to be sufficient TO
meet the requirements, from the fact that
during the present week a laborer at
Ronneberg was sentenced to a year in jail
for alleged intimidation of 'scab," while
at Lubbock, striker was sentenced to nine
months in jail for tearing up the slips of
two 'scabs."
From information which has reached the
foreign Office, it appears that the German
missionary troubles in China are becom-
Ing widespread and are leading to new
complications between the two govern
ments. The Protestants, as well as the
Catholics, have been attacked. Reports
received by the Berlin Evangelical Mis-
sion Society show critical state of affairs
exists. Murderous attacks have been
made upon three of its stations.
Throughout the Prussian provinces a
historical work on William 1, entitled "Our
Hero Emperor" which Is greatly approx
ed by the present Emperor, is being ped
died out by the police. who are securing
thousands of subscriptions by intlmidat-
ing farmers. Herr Richter next week,
in the Diet will interpellate the govern
ment on the subject.
DR.. Schweiningert Prince Bismarck's
physician to-day said the condition of the
former chancelors health was not Sc
rious provided he was cautious in not
exposing himself to the weather and fol-
lowed strictly hiegenic rules.