New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-02-04
The Chancellor and His Dog.

"MY dog! Where is my dog?" were
Prince Bismarck's first words on alight-
ing on the platform of the Westbahn
Railway station last night; and, sure
enough, there he was, the sleek quad
ruped who so seriously imperiled the
precious existence of Prince Gortscha-
koff during the Congress. With a
bound Sultan, who had travelled second
class, was at his masters side, covering
him with boisterous manifestations of
canine affection, and not taking the
slightest notice of Count Andrassy and
Prince Reuss, who kept a respectful
distance until Sultan had satisfied HIM
self that the Prince was none the worse
for his journey. The meeting between
Count Andrassy and his illustrious guest
was cordial one, and arm-in-arm they
walked to the court carriage, private
brougham of the Emperor that was
waiting to take Prince Bismarck to the
hotel where he was staying.
Hardly were the two statesmen seated
and ready to start ere down went the
window on the near side, and stentor-
ian voice cried out: "Mein hund! Wo
list mein hund?' If anything had be-
fallen that blessed dog while Prince
Bismarck's attention was monaentarily
turned in another direction, it, Nmy
firm belief that it would have been all
up with the Austro-German alliance,
and the incensed Chancellor would have
taken the train back to Berlin. Sultan
is, however, an experienced traveller,
and has very good notion of how to
take care of himself. In twinklin2
he was at the carriage door, and, as
sisted by two court iunkics. he sedate-
~ took his seat on the rug at the feet of
| the two gentlemen inside. Judge of
the stupefaction of the crowd assembled
outside the Hotel Imperial on seeing
the four-legged occupant Of the court
brougham leap out with bark, and,
contrary to all etiquette, greet the near
est by-standers in = most unpleasantly
demonstratiye style. never saw such
a ridiculous seht in my life. People
fled in all directions, for Sultan has .
bad reputation. He nearly upset the
Congress by an unjustifiable attack
upon the Russian Plenipotentiary, and
since then he has MANNED one of the
Berlin forei gn-office officials for life. be-
cause he sat down on the chair usually
occupied by Prince Bismarck. The
worst of it is that he is not the genuine
historical favorite of the Chancellor,
but only spurious imitation. Sultan
the original Sultan-I learn, was
poisoned a couple of years ago. and no
thing can shake FRINGE bismarck 8 CON-
viction that it was two social democrats
who did it. This is no banter of mine,
but a well-authenticatcd fact. known to
every Berliner. 1t is, doubtless, to
preserve Sultan the second from a SINH.
lar fate that six Berlin detectives ar
rived last night, and, together with the
police of Vienna, have taken unwonted
measures of precaution in the neighbour
hood of the Hotel Imperial. They wero
certainly not wanted for, the safety Of
Prince Bismarck, who runs no risk
whatever.-London Telegraph.
The area of British India, exclusive
Of native States, is 899,34l square
miles, the number of inhabited houses
S.O43, 524, and the population 1911 .O96,.
COB. The area of the native States is
stated at SIS, 265 square miles, and the
population at 40. l6l, $40.
THIRTY years ago the common sheep
ofGermany are said to have had only5 900
or $500 wool fibers to the square inch
OF surface; through improvements in
breeds, the common grades of sheep
now have $1,000 to the square inch. and
the pure bred merinoes have from 49,.
DOC to $4,000 wool filaments to tho
| square inch.