Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
EMPEROR CAUSES CONNECTION
TslsgraphiO Offer Of William to Bavaria
Creates Some Disssnsisn.
TREATED AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION
Rights of German Emperor TO Inter
vene in Local Affairs Of the Com
federRte states Are
Involved.

BERLIN, Aug. 16.-Emperor Williams
telegraphic offer to the regent Of Bavaria,
Prince Luitpold, to donate s25. 900 from his
private purse for buying works Of art, has
caused a political commotion Of extraordi-
nary proportions.
1t is treated as a constitutional question,
involving the right Of the emperor to in
t%ervene in local questions Of the Confeder-
ate states. The expression especially OBJ
jected to Is his majesty's "displeasure at
the mean ingratitude displayed" by the
Bavarlan diet in refusing to appropriate
$25, 900 for art.
The ecclesiastical feeling aroused adds to
the intensity Of the feeling, for II was the
centrists who defeated the motion out OF
pique at the ministry for not supporting
DR.. Won Tandamann, minister OF educa-
ton. in appointing Prof. Chroust to a chair
Of Wuerzeburg university. The faculty OBJ
jected to the professor, alleging that he was
a czech.
This was purely a Bavarian question, but
instantly became an imperial question
through the kRiser's telegram, every news
paper In the empire taking sides and hll-
ing its editorial page with it's constitu-
tional views, those In opposition averring
that his majesty's act was only one Of a
series Of steps tending to increase the pre-
negatives Of the emperor beyond the limits
hxed by the constitution, asserting that the
constitution is what the country permits
the chief executive to interpret, and claim
his majesty is weak in not withstanding the
Entertainments of the crown.
Certainly, half Of the country shares the
emperor's sentiments, but some of his mai
esty's defenders say that his public ex-
rRaGETnNa ~,ra 4n4,gtt-.. ~ $500
that Emperor Williams telegram was
merely a personal expression Of what he
regarded as being a slight to a brother
monarch, and say that his offer to contrib
ute the money required was simply an &C
tive expression Of his love for art. EN-
peror William as a subscriber for a hun
dred tickets in a lottery of Friends OF
Art Society" at 1915 each has been a con-
tinuous winner Of prizes, and an explana-
tion is printed in the newspapers because
OF the frequency Of his majesty's name
appearing as a winner on the lottery list
Of the society. 1t is pointed out that the
emperor buys one-tenth of all the tickets,
and the proceeds are devoted to the pur-
chase OF art works for public galleries.
The crisis in German electrical industry
is occasioning much discussion regarding
finding a remedy for the present ruinous
competition and bringing the producing ca
pecity Of the works more in harmony with
the markets demands. The bank for cleo
'trical undertakings OF Zurich, owned by the
Allgemeine Elektrlcitaets Gesselshaft Of
Berlin, discusses the situation in its yearly
report, Just issued, and concludes that the
European electrical companies must adopt
the American trust idea, getting all the
works under one management and then
shutting down the Improbable ones till
the situation improves.
The Bleichroeder family have caused the
automobile that killed Baron George Won
Bleichroeder. the well-known banker and
sportsman, near Cologne, June IL last, to
be buried beside his grave in the grounds
of Schloss Duerin, not far from Cologne,
and all the member OF the family have
given away or sold their automobiles, Of
which they had several. Baron James Won
Bleichroeder disposed Of a magnificent
French racing machine that cost $11, 900
for $500.
The German police are Just becoming ac-
quainted with the criminal possibilities Of
78nfederate notes. A person calling him
self Charles Won Hess, has been swindling
extensively in 10, 30 and 100 Confederate
bills. He has operated by advertising In
agricultural papers for a large estate in
Illinois, commenced negotiations with those
who applied for 1t, and found opportunities
for getting Confederate bills converted into
German money. He is stil at liberty.