The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18
EMF PEROR NEEDS
REST FROM WORK
Likely That Crown Prince Will
Assume Some Of Minor
Duties.
ROYAL MURDERER WILL
LEAVE EMPIRE FOREVER
Fortune Tellers Of Berlin Great.
ly Worried About Raids
of Police.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.

Speclal Cable to The Tribune.
BERLIN. Sept. 1T.-Despite the efforts
of courters and high officials to sup
press Ii. there have been. rather per-
sistent reports that Emperor William
has seriously considered the proposition
that he should delegate a number of his
duties TO the crown prince. Although he
is not really sick, the emperor is far
from being a well man. Never at any
time a stalwart in health, William has
lived at high pressure from the day he
assembled the throne. He has been one
Of the busiest monarchs since the days
OF Napoleon. His life has been a strenu-
Gus and useful one. He has never had
what may be termed strong constitu-
tion, and IL is only by an extremely
sober regime that he has been able TO
support the physical and mental ia
tlgue OF his office. He has had break
downs during the last few months. and
his physicians. although they do not con-
slider him in immediate danger. have ad-
yised his abstention from work that can
be fulfilled by his SON, There are nu-
be safely intrusted on the prince. and the
emperor relieved TO that extent. The
change will not be made until the young
man returns from the east.
The King of SaXony has decided to put
stop to fresh air bathers VINO have be-
come numerous throughout his kingdom.
Is the cause of the kings determination
The professor belongs TO a large class
who believe that any kind OF disease may
be cured If one will run around in the
open clad In the style which is said TO
nave prevailed In the days of Adam. He
had retired TO lonely cottage in the
woods near Reichenberg. Here. in soi-
tude II has recently been his custom to
make excursions attired in form
dress" which he has designed for his
own use, Friday lie unexpectedly met
companed by his daughters. The prin-
cesses screamed and ran. using language
almost justifiabe under the circum-
stances. The king rushed at the pro-
threatening manner. The bather slut
terlngly attempted TO explain 10 his SOW,
ereign the reason OF his lack OF dress. !
The infuriated monarch would hear no
excuses, and. having taken the name and
address OF the man, he strode off after
I his daughters, with threatening that
he would at once set in motion the rigors
OF the law against such an objectionable
breach of the proprieties.
Deficit Is Reduced.
According to the official statement
of the revenue and expenditure Of
the empire for the year ending March
81, the estimated deficit OF Sil, ,9S7 s95 has
been reduced TO SS,323. 93S, and of a NOM
inal reduction of expenditure.
A telegram from Prague states that
the visit which the Archduke Franz Fer
child was in the nature Of n visit OF
thanks. as the Witkowitz works In Mo-
ravia. with which Rothschild is connect
ed, are now engaged at their own risk
In the construction and equipment OF tho
Austrian Dreadnoughts for which the
sanction of the delegations has not yet
been obtained.
Germany is about TO get rid OF "A royal
murderer who some years ago was COM
dcmncd to death for atrocious crimes. .
among them being the killing Of de- ,
tenseless little boy The released Grim
inal is Prince Prosper Won Arenberg. who 1
has just left an asylum on the promise
that he will so to the Argentine repub-
lie to engage in farm life. The Aren,
berSs are among the most influential
families in the highest rank of the Ger !
man nobility. Though he had the repu-
tation OF being arbitrary and erratic. the ,
prince was sent to Southwest Africa rs
an officer in the protectorate forces, He
drank deeply and developed an indiffer-
ence 10 human life which vented Itself
worst of his crimes was the deliberate
killing OF a black boy because he bad
inadvertently disturbed his slumbers. He
also shot native and as the wretched
man still showed signs OF life he bat
tered his head with the stock of his
rifle. When cry was raised that he
should be called 10 account, his rela-
tivcs demanded that. member of a
prncely family he should he Judged by
his peers. The emperor decided. how
ever. that lie should be tried by .cour.
but being descendant of once-rulins
house the sentence was commuted TO
penal scrvitude This was subsequently
modified to simple Imprisonment and
few years later claimed that friends had
secured the reopening Of the case on the
grounds OF insanity. They claimed that
the prince from childhood had shown
tendency TO wanton cruelty inconsistent
with sound reason. Among other things.
il was said that he amused himself by
breaking the legs OF favorite dogs In
1904 he was transferred to n santtariuIn.
where he lived under the name OF Blan-
den and. so 1t was stated. occupied him
self with works Of bcnevolencc among
the poor Of the district.
To Improve Service.
deputation OF English postoffice Of
fcials is now comforting with the au-
thortics here with the idea Of obtaining
in the German land lines.
so that telephone conversation between
Berlin and London may be possible In
the near future. The task is we'll be-
licved TO be an easy one.
Fortune tellers in Berlin, where II IL
said there are some 1000. just now
much worried and fear that they Will he
driven out of business. The police are
almost daily The principal fortune
teller OF This city. who boasts OF no.
bility patronage. was raided a few days
ago.
The German empire has $4,000 co-on,
crative associations. with fully 100000
members. with their families they rep
resent nearly onc-third Of the total pop
rlaton. Tho president OF the Centra!
Joaenc OF Cooperative end Consumers
association recently stated that notwith-
standing depressed business conditions.
associations had gained 10000 members
asst wear. making in all renresented oV
he Central league 1.ni7.00o associates!
rhe business transacted by the 1ll9 sec
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