The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-10
STORY OF A BLOODY DUEL
AFFAIR THAT CAUSED a SENSATION
IN GERMANY LAST WEEK.
No Court Gayety i'm Berlin This Win
r-F Hundred Women Attend
ing University Lectures.

been confined hitherto TO students and vet
Grams societies, but a conference of the
Thuringian pastors societies has decided
20 invite the Protestant clergymen through
out 10 make a common protest
against the utterances Of the British colon
iaI secretary at Edinburgh Oct. ., when he
referred 10 the conduct Of the German
troops during the FrancO-Prussian war Of
1901. Students meetings were held this
week at the Berlin, Leipsic, Tuebingen,
Jena and other universities. The Leipsic
meeting was held in response TO a call sent
out by the rector of the university. The
jena students voted TO petition the inn
perial chancellor. Count Won Buelow, to in
struct the German ambassador at London
10 demand satisfaction for the insult.
The students of Breslau University have
issued a call. cOuched in highly indignant
terms. for a meeting to take place Nov. Il.
At all the meetings the speakers used vio-
lent language. and all the published calls
are holly worded. The Leipsic Veterans
League has declined 20 issue a call for a
meeting. taking the ground that it is use
less TO become excited over Mr.. Chamber
lain, ''since he is known to be the COM
monest kind of a liar"
The newspapers are beginning to warn
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however. that the matter is being overdone,
some of them claiming that Mr.. Chamber
lain is too far beneath German contempt
for anything which he may say to be
locke upon as an insult to the soldiers Of
Germany. Others say that the excitement
viii result in a further straining Of the re-
lations between Germany and Great
Britain. TIE Vorwaerts considers the pro-
test movement 10 be ridiculous and says
the intensity of the language used is com
zeal.
Tho Vossische Zeitung regrets that many
Of the speeches delivered contained violent
attacks upon Great Britain, and refers TO
the danger that a resurrection OF the East
ern question will have q tendency 10 draw
Great Britain. Russia and France together,
and the consequent necessity Of Italy cast
ing her fortunes with Great Britain and
France, thus leaving Germany in a state
OF splendid ISOLATION" The paper asks if
II Is prudent in such circumstances To fol-
low a course calculated to prove that the
German people are imbued with the most
profound hatred OF Great Britain, and calls
attention TO the fact that Mr.. Chamber
laln'S obnoxious remark included the troops
Of France, Russia and other nations, and
adds that the French and Russians shrug
their shoulders, regarding Mr.. Chamberlain
as a babbler, and says they don't think
Of crusading against Great Britain with
grand oTauons as the arch enemy OF the
policy OF great empires. Such a crusade,
according TO the VOssische Zeitung, can
not be conducted merely with warm hearts,
cool heads being needed, adding: 1T is not
necessary for Germans TO studiOusly nour-
ish anti-German feelings against Great
Britain and it is a mistake To defend our
selves by exaggerated demonstrations"
XXX
The public mind was greatly excited this
week on account of a duel at Insterburg,
East Prussia. in which Lieutenant BIask-
owitz, of the army. was killed by Lieut..
Hildebrand. also Of the army. The military
officials have not as yet made a statement
Of the facts i'm the case, but the National
Zeitung has obtained an authoritative ac-
count Of the meeting. which is as follows:
"Lieutenants Hildebrand and Rasmussen
met Lieutenant Blaskowitz going home one
night in a state of intoxication, carried him
TO a spot near his residence and left him
there. They returned 20 the spot later.
however, and found BlaskoWitz crOuching
against a wall, asleep, and tried to arouse
him and get him upon his feet. Blaskowitz,
being ignorant OF the identity of the two
men who were endeavoring To assist him,
struck right and LEFT i'm his semi-sOmnOlent
state and hit Lieutenant Hildebrand. The
latter considered himself insulted by the
b.Jw received and reported the affair to the
court OF honor, which decided that a duel
was unavoidable, whereupon Lieutenant
Hildebra I challenged Lieutenant Black
OwitZ. The latter. however, unconscious of
what had occurred while he was intOxi-
Gated, went 10 Eylau that day 10 attend a
patty held at the house of a young lady
whom he was TO marry on the following
day. When a telegram recalling him TO
meet Hildebrand was received, BlaskOwitZ
wanted to settle the matter with an apol-
ogy. but the highest officers of the brigade
and division sanctioned the finding Of the
court of honor. that a duel was necessary,
and il ended in the manner already de-
tailed"
Newspapers of all shades of opinion ex-
press amazement at the action OF the court
OF honor. Even the conservative papers
regard the action Of the court as being in
case will come before the Reichstag. The
papers use the strongest language against
permitting duels like the above, holding
that the superior officers are responsible.
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Berlin society is TO have a third winter
without the court gayety. The court is not
coming TO Berlin at all. as the health of
the Empress makes IL necessary that she
should stay at a southern resort for the
winter. and the Emperor will only come
here for a few official functions.
Xxx
Emperor William to-day celebrated at
Pottsdam the birthday Of King Edward by
giving a dinner. TO which the British am
bassadoT, SIT Franek &. Lascelles. and the
other members OF the British embassy We're
invited.
Five hundred women are attending the
lectures at the Berlin University. more
than were ever before in attendance.
Among them are the daughters of Count
Won Observation-Disclosures. imperial secre-
tary of state for the interior, and Herr
MOelier, minister OF commerce.. The new
rector OF the university. Prof. Cekule Won
StradOwsitz. opposes the attendance of
women at the universities. and refuses 10
permit q woman 10 address the Students
6ociety, which his predecessors allowed.
Xxx
Ground was broken to-day for the new
American church. a large crowd OF Amer
leans was present. The United States am
bassador, Andrew d. White. will Law the
cornerstone on THANKSGIVING day. Mr..
White. who sailed from New York on the
Deutschland Oct. 81. stopped at Cherbourg.
lie Will arrive IN Berlin on Wednesday
next
The electric broad gauge railroad expert
ments between Berlin and Zossen have re-
suited I'm the train attaining a speed of
ninety-three miles an hour.
All the German naval officers are receiv-
Ing Instructions In wireless biography. and
All ships of the German navy will be
equipped with the wireless apparatus.
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