The Portland daily press., 1888-10-30
WILLIAM WELCOMED At HAMBURG.
How Royalty Smoked and chatted
with the People.
Bismarck and the Fire Brigade Walt
Ing at FriedrIchsruhe.


Bismarck and the Fire Brigade Walt
Ing at Frledrichsruhe.
Anniversary OF the Dedication OF the
Statue OF Liberty.
HAMBURG, Oct. 20. Emperor William re-
turned to this city to-day and inspected the
guard Of honor. He exchanged greetings
with the officers and drove through the city
in g carriage drawn by five black horses.
Gen Won Meltke and Count Herbert Bis
marek followed in special carriage. The
route was thronged with people and the
progress was triumphal At intervals chill
dren presented the Emperor with flowers.
His majesty bowed repeatedly 10 response
to the aeclamati0ns. The Senators c0nduc-
ted the Emperor from Brooks bridge to the
scene OF the festivities when a stone was
placed TO commemorate the inclusion OF the
CITY IN tne customs union. DIR. Versnau
rendered the thanks Of the Senate, burgo-
master and inhabltant sOf the city for the
Emperors presence. The Emperor took a
trowel and mallet, and applied mortar over
the stone, tapped the stOnel and said For
Gods honor; for the good OF the fatherlaud
and for the welfare Of Hamburg.
After the speeches, the Emperor steamed
through the customs canal and upper har-
Dor canal to the new Elbe bridge and In
spected the forts. Then he embarked on a
steamer and proceeded down the Elbe. He
stood on the bridge OF the steamer smoking
and chatting gayly. lie visited the prlnci
pal ship building yards and docks on the
river. During the trip. he conversed long
time with Carl Schurz. The EmperOr's
steamer passed steamers filed with specta
tors and In response TO the cheers Of the
passengers. the Emperor repeatedly salu
ted. His majesty disembarked at St. PauPs
landing and driven to the Kausthalle, where
banquet was given in his honor.
AT 6.45 p. m, members OF the Imperial
company proceeded to the Schwabe gallery
and took coffee. Many persons were present
cheerfully with his guests. At z o'clock he
drove in closed carriage, owing 10 rain,
around the Alstr Basin and witnessed the
fireworks. Thence he drove to the railway
him till the train started. Count Won Moltke
throughout the day was an object OF special
attention. The streets were almost impassa-
Bile; The Emperor arrived at Friedriehsruhe
at O'Clock. The town was decorated with
flags and Illuminated In honor Of the Emper-
or. The fire brigade, forming guard OF
honor, and Prince Bismarck we're waiting at
the station. The Emperor greeted Bismarck
most heartily, repeatedly shaking hands
with him. They drove together to the castle
amid the ringing cheers Of thousands.
An Election In Wales.
LONDON. Oct. 20. The result Of the Mer-
thyr-Tydil election In Wales is that r. Nor
gan is elected by over 1000 majority against
the nominee Of Liberal association, Mr..
Grifiths. Both candidates are extreme
Liberals and both home-rnlers, the Tories
being afraid to start a candidate there. They
get what satisfaction they can from the de-
feat Of the candidate whom Mr.. Gladstone
recommended. Mr.. Gladstone, however, In
published letter, only expressed a general
preference for the nominees OF the Liberal
associations In the interest Of unity In the
party. A full pole was taken, which proves
the Tories voted for the nOn-0fficial candi-
dates as being the least acceptable TO Mr..
Gladstone and turned the scale In that can
didate's favor.
African CannIbals.
LONDON. Oct. 20. Advices from the
Bonney river. Africa, state that the Okrikan
tribe, in revenge for some injury, invited
a party Of the Ogonis TO friendly palayer,
and entrapped and killed them. A cannibal
festival followed. Then an attack was made
on undefended villages and most barbarous
outrages committed IL is estimated that
over $50 persons including women and chill
dreD, were killed and eaten.
@Llberty EnIIghtenIng the World.
PARIS, Oct pa banquet was given at
Hotel Continental this evening to eommemo-
rate the dedication Of the statue Of Liberty
Enllghtening the World. given by the French
to the people Of the United States. Mr.. Nc
Lane, American minister, and NJ. Goblet,
French minister Of foreign affairs, we're pres
ent. The American minister. replying TO NJ.
Goblet to toast to his health, said: Before
giving the emblem, you had given the thing
itself. All the great truths upon which
modern social order Is based were elaborated
and spread throughout the world by French
genius. We received them with ardor and
finished by. developing them. II we have
succeeded in reconciling the liberty OF each
with the liberty Of all, we cannot forget that
the germ came from France. The modern
world gravitates toward the political orbit
traced by France and America. and that
which the statue OF Liberty represents VIII
become reality"
ManItoba's Troubles.
WINNIPEG. Man. Oct. GA decision has
been given continuing the Injunction against
the crossing of the Canadian Pacific tracks
by the local government until such time as
the decision Of the Supreme court at Ottawa
has been given upon the constitutional point
in question. It Is thought probable that this
decision will cause the suspension Of hostill-
ties for some days.
Stanley Reported Killed.
LILLE, Oct.-The president Of the geo
graphical society of Lille. has received news
from Africa that Henry M. Stanley has been
massacred with all his expedition, excepting
two men.
rhe Story DIscredlted.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Emin relief com
II -. A -
of the Stanley expedition. Members of the
committee do no not doubt that Stanley Is
the Width Pasha reported to be south Of
Khartoum. 1t Is believed that Stanley found
Emin at Wadelai in December OF 1887. Moth
ing has been heard at Brussels In regard to
the reported massacre.
Two hundred Houses Burned.
BERLIN, Oct. 29.-Fire has been raging
since early morning at Huenfcld, near Cassel
Two hundred houses are in ashes and 1890
perrons homeless and destitute.
Foreign Notes.
Emperor William donated 1900 marks for
the relief Of the families OF victims OF the
recent railway accident at Grassano, near
Potenza.
Convicts in prison at Orbitello mutinied
yesterday. Thirty prisoners and several
jailers were killed or wounded.
DIR. Hermann SchulZe, professor Of politi-
cal law at Heidelberg Is dead.
Baron Hirsch has donated 100000 francs
for the education OF Jews in Galicia.
Five thousand eolliers In the Rhonda and
0gmere valles, Wales, have struck for an
advance Of wages.
There Is great excitement In Cuba over the
great number of murders in Havana. 1t Is
believed that many of them have been com
mitted by paid assassins.
THE STATE.