dummy-NIH.
It Has Been Revived by the Third Duel
of Count ven Kotze.
A BARON HIS ANTAGONIST.
I‘he Ex-Court Chamberlain. “'ounds An-_
other of His Accusers, “'ho liIay Die.
Nine More Ofl‘enders Are Said
to Be on His Little 'List.
BERLIN, April 11.—There was a sensa~
tion in court and military circles here to-
day when it was announced that another
of the series of famousduels growing out
of the great court anonymous letter scan-
dals had taken place in the woods of Pots-
dam and that Baron von Schrader, the
master of the ceremonies of the Prussian
court, had been shot and seriously wound-
ed by Count vcn Kotze, formerly one of
the court chamberlains, who was tried
and acquitted on the charge of being the
author‘bf the anonymous communications
referred to.
Count von Kotze and Baron von Shra-
dcr fought with pistols near Potsdam, and
Van Schrader was severely wounded in
the abdomen.
He was taken to a hospital, where his
wound was pronounced to be of a- most
serious nature. His relatives were tele-
graphed for and promptly gathered at his
bedside. It is feared he will not recover.
Count von Kotze’s arrest has been or-
dored, and his friends say he will surren-
der to the authorities whenever and wher-
ever called upon to do so.
This is the third duel of the series of
about a dozen for which challenges were
sent out last April by Count von Kotze,
and he has repeated today his announce-
ment of his determination to keep on
lighting his enemies, one by one, until he
has settled accounts with all on his list.
Those who know Count von Kotze noel
confident that he will keep his word.
The scandals which gave rise to the
series of duels began nearly five years ago,
when hi h court personages, male and fe-
male. 0 d and young, began receiving
anonymous letters or postal cards calling
. their attention to this or that escapade
upon their own part or upon the part of
the dearest relatives and friends.
As a result, wives became separated
from their husbands, and fathers and
mothers discarded their children.
Nearly everybody of importance was
smirched more or less by the venom of the
anonymous writer, who was evidently a
person thoroughly familiar with all the
IWII nf murt life.
You Kotze Suspected.
People began to look askance at their
best friends and every efiort possible was
made by the police to discover the guilty
party. But in spite of this the anonymous
tormentor was able to continue the cruel
work for about four years. The general
opinion was that the vile communications
were the work of awoman, but gradually
this opinion changed, and for some unex-
plainable reason suspicion eventually fas-
tened itself upon Count von Kotze, one of
the court chamberlains, a popular man,
wpli liked by the emperor and trusted by
ad is friends.
Finally a- volunteer spy denounced him
to the court authorities on the ground that
on the blotting paper of a letter pad used
ally the count he had found a clear repro-
duction of one of the anonymous com-
EFnidations, a postal card, sent out some
time previous to the alleged discovery.
Thereupon Von Kotze was arrested,
confined in the fortress and was tried and
eventually acquitted of the charges
brought against him.
While You Kotze was in prison the tide
of sympathy turned decidedly in his di-
rection. Ugly whispering was heard on
all sides, his arrest was openly denounced
as an outrage, and the names of a number
of very high court personages, including
Duke Ernest Gunther of Sleswick-Hol-
stein, the brother-in-law of Emperor Wil-
Iiam of Germany, were also umcompli—
mentarily mentioned. In fact, some per-
sons even had the audacity to cast the side
lights of suspicion upon a higher person
than Duke Gunther, though it would seem
without any just ground for so doing.
When Count von Kotze was released
from prison, be promptly sent out chal-
lenges to about a dozen of those whom he
believed to have been implicated in a plot
to ruin him in order to save the reputa-
tion of the high personage, whoever he
might be, who is looked upon as being the
real author of the anonymous communi-
cations. . '
4 Among the principal persons challenged
by Count von Kotze were Baron von'
Reischach, court marshal to the ex-Em-
press Frederick of Germany; Baron von
Schrader, the master of the ceremonies of
the Prussian court; 'Prince von Fuersten-
berg, Prince Anibert of Saxe-Altenburg
and Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg.
Von Kotze’s Duels.
A rumor, never substantiated. also had
It that Von Kotze had challenged Duke
Ernest Gunther of Sleswick-Holstein, but
this has been denied and is not believed
to be true.
The first of the proposed series of duels
was fought with pistols in the Grunewald
early during the morning of April 13 last
between Count von Kotze and Baron vcn
Beischach. The latter had insisted upon
severe conditions—namely, that shots
should be exchanged until one of the con.
testants was so badly wounded as to be
unable to continue firing. Seven shots
Were exchanged, with the result that both
the count and the baron had more or less
severe flesh wounds. But at the eighth
shot Von Kotze fell with a bullet in the
loin.
He was taken to a hospital, and for
some time his life was despaired of, and
even when the attending physicians pro-
nounced that he would live they coupled
this statement with the remark that he
would be crippled for life. This is prac-
tically the case, although the count‘ walks
with greater ease than was expected.
There was some talk of sending Count
von Kotze and his opponent to prison for
fighting the duel. but there was so much
popular sympathy for Von Kotze that the
emperor overlooked the matter on the
count’s reported promise to give up his
plan cf.flghting the series of duels.
However, in June last Von Kotze met
Baron von Schrader on the field of honor,
wounded him slightly and was again
wounded himself. For this,Von Kotze
was sentenced to three months’ imprison-
ment in the fortress of Glutz, ahd on July
13 he gave himself up to the, governor of
that place and served his sentence, but he
was treated with the. greatest considera-
tion, and it was again reported on his re-
lease that he had promised not to fight an-V
other duel.
By this time Von- Kotze had become
quite a popular hero, and his enem es felt
very uncomfortable. ‘
It is possible that this would ha
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,‘eP-eter Dietha'V‘ftotally destroye‘ byfire.
the last of the series of duels had it not
been for an unlocked for event. Counsel
for Von Kotze, during his trial, was one
of the most famous lawyers in Berlin, Dr.
Fritz Friedman. and to the latter the court
Chamberlain intrusted a bundle of impor-
tant documents to be used in drawing up
the case for the defense. Besides, in pre-
paring this work it was necessary to em-
ploy detectives and make many secret in-
quiries.
Friedman‘u Right.
All these data remained in Dr. Fried-
man’s possession, andi almost a thunder-
clap echoed over Berlin when, in Decem-
her last, it was announced that the popu-
lar lawyer had fled from Berlin, leaving
debts to the amount of about 2,000,000
marks and taking with him a rising young
actress, Nellie von Wildenfels. He was
last seen at a Masonic dinner with his
wife, and hearing that a warrant for his
arrest had been issued on the charge of
bribing a police oflicer to allow a lady
client whom the policeman was escorting
to prison to escape he suddenly disappear-
ed and took with him, besides the actress.
all the documents in the Von Kotze case
and other secret papers which had been
intrusted to his care by high personages,
leaving his wife and five children in pov-
erty, although his yearly income was esti-
mated to be about 500,000 marks. He re-
ceived 60,000 marks for defending Polka,
the banker, last year. .
The actress he took with him in his
flight, it also appears, was the daughter of
a' professional burglar, and he had been
leading a double life with her for some
time previous. She was only 17 years at
age.
Dr, Friedman was arrested on Feb; 22
last at Bordeaux, France, as he was upon
the point of sailing for South America,
and, though steps are still in progress to
extradite him it is not thought likely that
he will be brought back to Berlin.
But the great scandal has been again re-
vived and another duel has resulted from
the fact that the Ollendorf publishing
house of Paris is reported ready to publish
a book entitled "A Revelation From
Above,” written by Dr. Fritz Friedman
and containing startling disclosures re—
garding the Von Kotze case in particular
and court life at Berlin in general. It is
added that Emperor William’s brother-in»
law, Duke Ernest Gunther of Sleswick-
Holstein; Baron von Schrader (who
fought the duel today), Prince von Alten-
burg, Prince Aribert of Anhalt and others
have subscribed the sum of 360,000 marks
in an effort to prevent the Ollendorf pub-
lishing house from publishing Dr. Fried-
man’s book.
Naturally this has brought back all the
old soreness, and Co nt von Kotge is
again on the Warpath.
The Greater New York Bill.
NEW YORK, April 11.—-Mayor Wurstei
of Brooklyn has returned the greater New
York bill to the governor with his disap-
proval. He says that he does not see any-
thing in the condition of Brooklyn to
warrant the necessity for such a bill; that
the bill is incomplete. Assemblyman
O’Grady says that he has been informed
by the New York representative that
Mayor Strong has vetoed the greater New
York bill.
The Fort Robinson Canteen.
CHADRON. Neb., April 11. — Several
army officers, including Major‘ Crowder,
are in the city on business connected with
the recent closing of the post canteen at
Fort Robinson. The government does not
intend to accept the withdrawal of the
complaint made by Crawford parties re-
garding the alleged illicit liquor traffic as
final, but wish to makw test case of the
matter. ‘
Crushed to Death In 3 Tent.
FLORENCE, 0010., April 11.—News of a
fatal accident at one of the grading camps
on the Florence and Cripple Creek railway
has just reached this city. The shift set
off a blast which threw rocks across the
canyon upon a tent occupied by a large
number of the day force. One man was
killed and many wounded. '
The Manitoba School mu.
LONDON, April 11.—The St. James Ga-
zette this afternoon, commenting on the
debate at Ottawa on the Manitoba school
question, says that the schools bill isa
farce, adding, “Sir Charles Tupper may
wish to pass it, but the Conservatives and
Liberals want to take the issue into their
constituencies.”
Ford’s Bill Adversely Reported.
ALBANY, April 11.—Senator Ford’s bill,
which was intended to abrogate many of
the features of the tenement house law, was
reported adversely to the senate. The bill
was favored by the builders’ associations of
New York, but was strongly opposed by
the tenement house committee.
lilethodist Conference Elects Delegates.
OSWEGO, N. Y., April 11.—-The Meth-
odist conference, in ‘session here, today
selected the following named delegates to
the general conference at Cleveland: Rev.
S. H. E. Waugh, Utica; W. D. Marsh,
Watertown; D. F. Pierce, Rome, and C.
J. Little, Evanston. llls.
Bicycle Record Broken.
SAN DIEGO, 03]., April 11.—A-nother
world’s record was broken at Coronado
track by Randall and Schefsky, the crack
tandem team. They were paced the first
quarter of a mile and made the half in 50
seconds flat, lowering the previous record,
also made at Coronado.
Captain Gifford’s Arm Amputated.
LONDON, April 11.—A dispatch from
Bulawayo to Lord Gifford anndunces that
the arm of his brother, Captain Gifford,
who was recently wounded in an engage-
ment with the Matabeles during which 250
of the latter were killed, has been ampu-
tated at the shoulder.
Nail Factory to Resume.
READING, Pa., April 11.-—The Brook
Iron company at Birdsboro, this county,
today posted notices for resumption of the
nail factory Monday, April 13, after 12
weeks’ idleness. The puddlers are to re-
ceive $2.75 aton. “They had refused to
accept less. \
Nice Place For Colonel Kidder.
ALBANY, April 11.-—The governor has
nominated for port warden Colonel John
S. Kidder of Oneonta, N. Y. Colonel
Kidder has been an expert on the board of
port wardens for some time. He hasa
brilliant war record.
The Rev. Dr. Rylance Ill.
NEW YORK, April 11.-—-The Rev. Dr.
Rylance of St. Mark’s church, Tenth
street and Second avenue, is seriously ill.
He contracted a hefiyycold on Sunday,
which the physicianst'fear may develop in-
to pneumonia.
Leather Dressing Mill Burned"
TTI‘I‘e loss is estimated at $8,000. 1%.;
i is believed to. be of incendiary ori’~ ‘_
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The Ways of the Opossum.
Just why the great zoologisi’s of the
present day should have chosen to con?
sider the opossum an animal of a lower
order than the stupid and helpless
eloih, and the third order from the
lowest of all, is not so easy to under-
stand as it ought to be, As a mat-
ter of fact, nature has done a great
deal for the opossum—far more than
for the great majority of quadrupeds.
Note what the creature is, and can
do, and match it if you can. It eats
almost everything ihat can be chewed
—\vild fruit, berries, green corn, insect
lunac, eggs, young birds and quadru—
peds, sol‘lmshellcd nuts and .certain
roots. It is a good climber, and has
a very useful prohensile tail. 'It for-
ages on the ground quite as successful—
ly as any squirrel. It usually burrows
under the roots Of large tree‘s, Where
it is impossible for the hunter to dig
it out; but sometimes it makes the mic-
take of choosing a. hollow log. When
attacked, it of ten feigns death to throw
its assailants off their guard. Like the
bear and woodchuck, it stores'up a
plentiful supply of fat for wintbr use,
when food is scarce; mud, above‘all,
the female has a nice, warm pouch in
which to carry and protect her help-
less. young, instead of leaving them
in the nest to catch their death of cold,
or be devoured by some enemy.)
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