Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-30
The Minister of Justice Undeter.
mined How to Proceed or
Whom to Proceed
Against.
Relations Between the English Court and
the Emperor of Germany Some
what Strained.
Unsettled Question-Failure Of the
Harvest Leads to Demand for
Diminuti0n Of Cereal I'm
port Duty-FOreign
Notes.

copyrighted 1888 by New York Associated Press. ]
| BERLIN. Sept 29-Although no action
has been entered at the court officials in
| stance against the editor of the Deutche
Rundschau, the radical authorities have
not decided upon the exact course of the
prosecution. The prosecution has not set
tied by what clause of penal code to pro-
coed and the minister of justice is in
quandry about whom to proceed against.
The editor of the Deutch Rundschau has
surrendered the name of Herr Gefferkin, of
Hamburg, as that of the person through
whom he obtained the dairy of Emperor
Frederick. Herr Gefferkin has been pro-
fessor at Strassbur9 for several years, where
he became known to Frederick. After
wards he was minister resident in London
and become frequent contributor to Eng
lish papers and magazines. In
recent years he has lived privately in
Hamburg. He is a conservative with
liberal leanings. He is no enemy of Bis
marck nor is he known to have ever
possessed the special confidence of Frede-
rick. The government suspects high per-
sonage of using Gefferkin as an instru-
ment. AS the trial threatens to reveal the
original source Prince Bismarck may
heidelberg, of the Deutsche Rundschau nor
Herr Gefferkin is likely to submit to two
years penal servitude for the betrayal of
secrets without protesting against being
punished for the mere exercise of their
functions as journalists. acting without
bias against the state or government.
Prince Bismarck is known to suspect
the English court as the source
of the publication, hence the language of
his statement is directed against that
court. The chancellor's outspoken declara-
tons have not tended toward allaying
party strife over the diary. They have
rather excited public passion to fever heat.
Nothing else is talked about in places of
resort and furious quarrels are the frequent
result 1t is a significant fact that the
comments Of the press, concurrent with
the tenor of private discussion, do not
question the authenticity of the diary.
The reasons that Bismarck advances
against its commences are felt to be in
sincere and are completely ignored outside
the official world.
The relations between Emperor William
and the English court are undoubtedly
strained. This was openly shown by the
refusal Of the prince of Wales to be pres
ent at the emperor's reception in Vienna,
but the emperor maintains as far as posi-
bic a silent neutrality in the family strife
Emperor William arrives tonight at the
IL.
Empress Augusta celebrates tomorrow
her seventy-seventh birthday.
The emperor is going to Munich on
Tuesday, where he Will be received at the
station by the regent members Of the royal
family, ministerial and general. His visit
to Vienna does not excite anything like
the interest that is taken in his reception
at Rome.
The program for the emperor's visit to
Rome is unsettled. Count Won Some
wald, the German ambassador to
the Quirinal was summoned to
conference at Friederichsruh.
He is just starting to re-
sumo his post at Rome.
The vatican is dissatisfied with the neu-
tons swith Signor CrisDi and Count
kolnoky and demands formal assurance
that the emperor's visit will not imply
recognition by the German government
that Rome is to be the capital of the
Italian kingdom.
The failure of the harvest in Germany is
attracting serious attention. There is
poor crop of both cereals and potatoes.
The price of bread is raised daily. Since
1887 rye has advanced As marks and wheat
81 marks In some districts bread is 10
pfennings per pound. Herr Richter adj
viSeS an Immediate reduction of the duty
on cereal imports. The Progressists in
tend to actively agitate the question. The
official press contends that the duties have
slight influence compared with natural
causes on the upward turn in prices and
that instability in the agrarian legislation
of the empire would lead to worse results
than an occasional rise in bread values
The Nord Deutsche Zeitung admits that
If the duties on grain products produces
discomfort the government cannot resist
measures TO alleviate distress
The departure of the expedition for the
relief of Emin Bey is delayed until reliable
advices of the extent of the rising in East
Africa are received. The advices through
English sources are suspected of eXagger-
ating the hostility of the tribes
The new Russian passport rules enacted
demand that travellers have their pass
ports vlsed in every locality in which they
pass. Exceptional measures are taken
against the Jews; whether they are Rus
SLAMS or aliens the police can refuse to wise
a passport without assigning any reason
for their refusal. The result is that Jews
may be refused entrance into Russia or
permission to travel therein.
ANOTHER WHITE CHAPEL MURDER
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Another mysterious
murder has occurred in White Chapel. To-
day the body of woman of the town,
murdered as in the previous cases, was
found in Mitresquare. 1t is also reported
that another woman has been murdered
in the same vicinity.
M'KENZlE WRITESA BOOK.