Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
COURT lNTRICUES IN BERLIN
Publication Of Count Hobsnlchss Memoirs
th1llsnges Attention t. them.
MANY DATE BACK ~ DAYS OF BISMARCK
Mystery OF scsndaIous Letters sent to
High PcrsOnaEes Mt Court
Has Never Bcen Entirely
Cleared Up.


n Ions time before the sensation caused by
the publication OF the memoirs Of Prince
Chlodwig Won Hohenlohe will die down in
official circles at least The memoirs OF
themselves are of absorbing interest and
form altogether a chroniaue scandaleusO
which no one could have expected OF the
kalser's third chancellor. Prince Alexander
Of Iohenlohe must have had an axe to
grind" IN the publication Of this sensational
and extraordinary book He knows per-
fectly well that his career as governor
functionary is at an end forever. But the
Imagination refuses to conceive a Re-
gierungs president and his son throwing
such a bombsnell into the imperial camp
out OF sheer want of thought Prince
Alexander and the people behind him knew
perfectly we'll what they were about and
why they did H. The reason for their ac-
tion will probably appear later, though It
may never be made public. One thing the
memoirs confirm and that Is the extent
with which the Berlin court reeks with in
trlgue. The constant struggle Of Prince
Bismarck against a section Of the court
party and even against his own subord-
mates in the Foreign Office is emphasized
on every second page. Then the back
stairs influence against Count Caprivi is
]
OF all the figures in modern Germany the
kaiser's second chancellor is the only one
who gains in the respect OF his fellow men
! by the perusal Of Prince Chlodwg's me
moirs." His upright chivalrous and sol
dierly nature is done full justice to- and
| the contemplate fashion in which he was
treated by the court camarilla is clearly ex-
! posed.
For many years it may perhaps be re-
| membered, a sensation was caused at the
! Berlin court by a series of annoying anony.
nous letters received by its most prominent
members. No one was spared, not even the
emperor and empress. The writer was un.
doubtedly someone belonging TO the inner
circle Of the court. The mysterious CORE
spondtnt wrote with pen stepped in gal
and wormwood, denouncing scandals of al
kinds and spreading dstrust and suspicion
everywhere. Secret police were employed
experts in handwriting were consulted anC
the marshal of the court set a watch OF
everybody he could think Of but all II
vain. 1t was even rumored the writer wa
a member Of one OF the reigning families
so intimate a knowledge of the sayings an,
dongs Of royalty did the anonymous CORE
spondent manifest.
One day Baron Won Schrader. one of tn
!
discovered on "A blotting pad in the casin
Of the officers OF the guards in the Parise
Platz traces OF one OF these mysterious let
ters, The person who had used this pad
he declared, was Baron Won Eltz. one o
his colleagues in the lord chamberlain's de
partment. Baron Won Bltz was arreste
and inquiry opened. He was finally
after six weeks, sent before a court martha
As an officer Of reserve of the guards h
was amenable to military discipline II
was, however, able to bring proofs of hi
innocence, the chief being that while I
prison the anonymous letters continued {
be received by members OF the court
When released Baron Won Eltz sent hi
second to the man who had denounced hin
Baron Won Schrader. duel with pistol
J was arranged on the terrible condition
that prevail in military circles in Germany
in other words, until one OF the combatant
is carried from the field. Baron Won Eli
, was the victor, Baron Won Schrader fallin
! dead at the second exchange OF shots. III
duel taking place at Potsdsm. Baron vo
! Eltz was afterward sentenced to 81
months imprisonment In a fortress Il
: hghting duel and pardoned by the en-
peror at the end of three months. Impri
onment in a fortress In Germany, by N
way nos liuAhillb OlSnOnorln
4 about It. The prisoner has a comfortabl
Q furnished room in some fortress general
Ehrenbreitzein on the Rhine, near Col
lents; has his meals sent In from the nea
est restaurant and is given relatively
large amount OF liberty. He can leave h
room at I'm the morning and go an,
81 where he likes about the fortress, rea
books and newspapers and receive visitor
: The only hardship is that he must retur
to his room at sundown and remain thel
Z until the following morning. no light ber
: allowed. In winter this OF course meaI
e that he must retire early, say at or
o'clock and naturally this is a trlf
= tedious.
2 But not even this tragedy put an end
d this scandal Of the Berlin court The le
$ ters continued for a couple Of years al
then suddenly ceased. A rumor was Gu
: rent that their cessation was simultaneo,
T. with the decease of a royal prince, but tn
may only have been court gossip But
r any event intrigue is still rampant In u
= German court. And. Just as when one
r a herd OF cattle starts to hooking In
/, held, so, often, is the entire herd involve
e In a similar manner II is thought the pul
!, lication OF the Hohenlobe papers may r
!, suit in scandal after scandal being dug I
. and given 10 the world.