The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-31
PETTY QUARREL OF KINGS
EMPEROR AND REGENT CAUSE
A SCANDAL IN GERMANY


the Regent Upon whom the EN-
per0r Pat IA Slight That Grieved
t..e Minor Monnrci Soreiy-The
End Not Yet in SiEht-Germans
HIiSintcrpret American Temper.
Copyright by the Associated Press.
BERLIN. July 30.-While the quarrel
between Emperor William and the re-
gent of Lippe-Detmold is only storm
in the tea pot over miserable ques-
tion of court etiquette, it has occupied
the attention OF the press to the ex-
clUsOn of everything else. A member
of the ministry has briefly outlined the
facts in the case to the correspondent
of the Associated Press. They are as
follows: The regent was already Of
Tended on account of various alleged
Sights, fer which he blamed the en-
peror. when the general commanding
the troops in the principality ordered
his soldiers henceforth not to make the
salute prescribed in the case of ruling
SoVereignS. nor to show the customary
marks of respect to the regents fam
lily. The regent. thereupon deeming his
rights under the military convention
of 1873 to have been sighted appealed
to the emperor in a personal letter for
redress. This letter contained several
passages which were construed by his
majesty to be personally offensive,
whereupon he sent the regent a tee-
gram, which traversed a dozen hands
and thence reaChedthe newspapers sub
St2ntially verbatim. Then followed the
deeply offended regents appeal to the
SuVereignS of Germany and to the bun
des"ath The matter is expected to re-
main in statu quo for some time. The
correspondent of the Associated Press
learns from another source that EN-
perQr Williams anger was particularly
fused by certain references In the
-tgent'S letter 70 the empress and her
family. parallel being drawn to the
question of rank in both cases. and lis
majesty's ire was increased by the fact
that the legislature Of Lippe-DetmOld
at the regents behest and without
awaiting the decision of the bundles
rath, passed a law in March prejudic-
ing the chances of the succession Of
Prince Adolph, of Schaumburg-Lippe.
Emperor Williams brother-in-law. The
majority of the newspapers uphold the
regent. A Bavarian editor, Herr Nom
mitinger, who published the story, pub
Hcly declares that he only refrains from
patriotic reasons from publishing
further details of the gOings on at Ber-
lin"
- AMERICANS misunderstood.
The newspapers continue to misun-
derstand or to misinterpret the tenn
per of the Americans. They 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, and in spite of the
phenomenal successes the Americans
have already secured the military edi-
RI h,.t tIn ITn;{
States will find it more and more diff
hcult to achieve an ultimate success
especially in Cuba.
As a reason for the delay in pressing
the German merchants claim for dam
ages, which are alleged to have aris-
en- through the war in the Philippines
it is explained that the German gov
eminent considers that to push the
claims now when the Americans are
more or less incensed against Ger
many" would prejudice a favorable
settlement of these claims.
The recent general prohibition of
meat imports has caused a rise in
prices, and $50 butchers of Hamburg
and its vicinity announce their ina
bility to sell meat except at 10 to 90 |
per cent increase in price. A similar J
increase has also become effective in |
Berlin.
BERLIN GOSSIP.
The sensational suicide of Gen. Won
Pechmann, the commander Of the |
Fifth Bavarian cavalry brigade, at |
Dues, Lorraine, is much commented !
upon. 1t is said this act was due to
depression. caused by the malevolence |
of high parsonage who has repeat
edly defeated his advancement to a |
higher rank.
The empress is much interested in
Photography, and has taken a picture
of her seven children, on horseback.
in a row, which she considers to be
her masterpiece. She sent the photo
graph to the emperor, at Bergen, Nor |
way, where, by the way, M. Emile |
ZOa arrived on July 80, on his way to |
visit Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the Nor !
wegian writer.
All the Socialist papers in Germany |
Were confiscated this week on their !
publication of cartoons ridiculing the |
emperor and the police. Some of the |
papers will be prosecuted on the |
charge of lese majestic.
Herr Liber, the Centrist leader has !
started for the United States
The attendance at the Berlin funniest |
was the largest on record there being
$4,000 persons present, some $4,000 ap- |
pearing in the different parades. The |
German-Americans Won a number of |
second and third prizes for jumping, |
fencing, football and wrestling. At |
the closing banquet a toast to the Ger |
mans in America was heartily re- |
ceved.
Emperor William has ordered Pres |