The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-09
GOSSIP OF EUROPE.


Dc Fontenoy.
Washington Post: Grand Duke Fred
erIck. Of Baden. has just recalled tc
mind the fact that he was not only the
brother-in-law, but also the intimate
friend ana associate of the liberal and
broad.mindad Emperor Frederick OF
Germany, by publicly denouncing in the
strongest fashion the anti-semetIc
movement. In fact, the grand duke
went 80 far as TO declare that no polIt-
ical party that Identified itself with any
agitation against Jews had any right
to existence or any claim to liberation
on the part Of the authorities. The
grand duke added that he did not, how
ever. anticipate that the ant!-semstic
craze would ever accomplish much In
Germany, owing 20 the fact that its
aims and Views were dramatically OPP
posed to that common sense which
constitutes one of the principal foun-
dationS Of tao German character ut
is merely a temporary ailment, which
Mt times assumes the form Of an epl-
demic, and which then disappears for
q season" The grand duke, in the
course OF his remarks, paid a warm
tribute to the achievements Of the Ger
man Jews In every branch of civil life,
and likewise to the gallnntry which
they displayed during the war Of 1870.
At the same time he declined to coun-
tenRnce in any way the so-catied Zion.
ist movement, which he pronounced to
be OF altogether Utoplnn and impractlc'
able nature,
II may be remembered that Emperor
Frederick entertained the same views
as his brother-In-law toward the Jews,
and that he showed in every way prior
to becoming emperor how thoroughly
he diEnpproYed Of tho antl-Jewish
movement. which was Mt the time d.
rectsd by his fathers court chaplain,
StoeGker, and OF which one Of the lead
ers was his own son, the present
kaiser.
Judging from the fact that the Jews
have gradually been discouraged from
Joining the army as a regular profess
sion, and from the absence OF imperial
recognition OF any kind, II would seem
that Emperor William does not share
the enlightened views either OF his
father or Of his uncle on the subject
Of the Hebrew race, and that while
he no longer couRtennnce the anti-Jew.
fish movement his sympathies remain
much the snne as In the days when he
was wont to attend and to address the
meetings OF the leaders OF the anti
Semite party assembled In council In
the salons of,his wife's aunt, the Amer.
icaR-borH Countess Of Waldersee.
see that Lord Thurlow is back In
the United States, still engaged In pro.
noting and managing industrial and
financial enterprises In spite of the ter
rlble croppsr that he became q few
yeaFR ago IN the bankruptcy court and
which would have driven any other
cult to understand how, after the rev.
elations that were made concerning
Lord Thurlow during the course OF his
bankrupt trial. the presence OF his
name on the directorate Of n company
can inspire any confidence whatever In
Investors. The registrar OF the courts
declared IN his annual report that II
was the most dlsgraceful bankruptcy
TINT had come under his notice in many
years, and alluded to number Of ques-
tloRabIe transactions on the part Of the
unfortunate peer including his action
in using his position us q lord-in-waIt-
ing to the queen to buy on credit n
very costly piece Of Jewelry. declaring
that It was to constitute the wedding
gift Of the members OF the royal house,
hold TO the Duchess OF York. and then
pawning the gems for very large sum
of money the same day, Fortunately
his brother-in-law, Lord Elgln, nt that
time viceroy OF India, and other reln-
tives helped him out Of this very un-
pleasant scrRpa. But his bankruptcy
was we'll up In the millions Of dollars.
and his son md heir Is likewise bank
rupt.
Lord Thurlow Ia, with all this. an
and mlld-spoken man. with
courteous manners, utterly unlike In
this respect to the FIRST Lord Thurlow,
the famous lord chRReelioF. who was
renowned for his EVIL temper and his
coarse language. II is on record that
on one occasion, having abused his
valet for come time without receiving
any reply. he concluded by saying:
u wish TO H. you were In r."
The terrified servant exclaimed: II
wish l was, my lord, l wish was"
on the occasion Of his sitting for the
last time In the court OF chancery ne
did not say n word by way Of farewell
to the bar. whereupon one OF the coun-
sci present remarked, HE might nt
least have said damn you"
The peer 80 mysterlously alluded to