The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-02
HARD WORKING KAISER
DISPOSITION FAILS TO MAKE
HIM LESS INDUSTRIOUS.

DISPOSITION FAILS TO MAKE
HIM LESS INDUSTRIOUS.
be Officials of His Cabinet Kept on
the Jump Filling Orders for Reports
Wanted in Tweniy-Four Hours-Pros-
ecution of the Press-The Weeks
Festivities.
bpyrtght, 1888. bv Neto York. associated Press
BERLIN, Dec 1.-The emperor's prolonged
bsence from public life has given rise to
hmors that he is suffering from an aural
tmor which is assuming an aggravated
trm. Some official reports state
dat bis illness is simply So
IRE cold contracted through ex-
9posure during the recent hunt at Hetz-
thgf. No medical advice has been sought
tyond that of tbs household physicians
#s ear complaint slightly increased during
TO hight of his catarrhal fever, but i'm
toved with the return of his normal health
Although the weather is mild, the emperor
advised to remain indoors for some days
t. come.
NO TINE WASTED.
He has been in excellent spirits and has
tsen fit for work throughout the week, re-
Giving visitors and transacting busi:eSs
lust as usual. He employed part of his
enforced leisure in celebrating the details
of further army and navy reforms. He
kept his military cabinet very busy, de
manding immediate reports on variety of
questions. The officials of the cabinet find
his incessant activity sometimes too much
ior them. He keeps them working some
times night and day, insisting that there be
no delay in the reports he demands, his
unvarying orders being TO reply within
twenty four hours.
ADMIRALTY OFFICIALS ALSO BUSY.
The admiralty officials share the excite
ment of the war office, which has been
especially stimulated this Wees by messages
from the emperor referring to the naval
estimates, the details of which remain I'M
settled. The emperor's orders extend i to
every other department. He has held sew
eral conferences with Prince Henry of
3euss. the German ambassador at Vienna,
in regard to his terview with Count Won
Taafe, the Austrian prime minister.
PROSECUTING THE PRESS.
The emperor has ordered the prosecution
of several papers for publishing that part
of the late Emperor Fredericks diary which
rela ed to the Austro-Prussian war, be,ides
the Keller Zeittng and FreiSSinnige, the
organs now being proseeu ed under the en-
peror's orders. He has every leading paper
Gissected for him daily. He was especially
irritated by the statement of the Fretsinige
that Empress Victoria exclusively owned
the diaries and all the journals OF the EN-
peror Frederick, including a number of
unopened documents which were secured
by private seal, and which the ex-empress
had deposited in the royal archives.
FESTIVE AT NIGHT.
After business, the emperor has made the
evening festive. There was a family din
ner Wednesday, at which were present
Prince Leopold, the Duke and Duchess of
Mecklenburg- -Schwerin and the officers and
ladies' of the court. On Thursday n ban-
quet was given in no or of the Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia, aud
last evening a reception was held, at which
the same guests were present. Altogether
it was a lively weeks work for a sick
man. To-day the emperor ought to have
gone on hunt at Spring Hanover, but he
sent Prince Leopold in his stead.
CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET.
The re chstag commission will begin to
consider the budget Monday, and viii sit
daily in order to report before Christmas.
The commission will hear privately more
about armaments than was disclosed in tho
open debate in the reichstag. The chief of
the admiralty, Admiral Monte, canddly
told the reichstag that the memorandum
he read was an Inadequate representation
of the projected increase Of the navy, but
he promised to give full information to tie
commission.
10000 900 MARKS NEEDED.
Her-r Uor, Pap0io=an cOr, ~, tba
estimates, showed that 100000 marks
could not possibly cover the cost
Of the building Of twenty-eight YES
sels, and that the armaments alone,
apart from the increased expense
for crews, would necessitate an ad-
dltional expenditure of 30,U00,000 marks
The feeling Of distrust among the me IL
bers of the reichstag regarding the appro-
prlations for armaments is on the increase.
Ihe deba brought out q reminder that last
year Gen. Won. Caprjri, the predecessor of
Vice Admiral Monte as chief of the ad-
mlralty, presented a memorandum to the
effect that the navy, although small, was in
the best Of condition and able to meet any
demand that might be made upon it in case
Of war.
POINTED QUERY.
The members Of the reichstag now ask
Ior what reason the government declares
that not single ship is equal to modern
requirements. The budget is destined to
closer scrutiny and more opposition than
seemed probable. Hcrr Liebknecht's de-
nunciation of the governments foreign
policy has found no sympathetic criticism,
even in progressist organs.
But his criticism Of the invalid work
mems insurance project will assuredly have
an influence in modifying the bill.
THE ANNUITY INSUFFICIENT.
A majority of the members Of the
reichstag agree that the annuity secured to
an invalided or aged workman is INSULT
cient. Numerous petitions, signed by
many thousands of workmen, have been
presented to the reichstag, protesting
against both the meagerness Of the an
niulty and the elateness of age, 20 years, when
n ic plaf