Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-04
ALL HOPE ABANDONED
Germ ans Convinced That the Crown
Princes Illness Is Fatal.
THE NATION IN MOURNING.
People Tremble at the Possible Eff
feet on the Kaiser.
CRUSHED By LONG SUSPENSE,
Crowds Gather Daily to Assure
Themselves That He Lives.
THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Salvationists Descend on Berlin
Prince williams Effects Being
tn hn
People Tremble at the Possible Eff.
feet on the Kaiser.
CRUSHED BY LONG SUSPENSE,
Crowds Gather Daily to Assure
Themselves That He Lives.
THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
SalvatiOnists Descend on Berlin
Prince williams Effects Being
Brought to the City-ltems
About Americans.
Germans DespOndent.

Germans DespOndent.
tCopprh Vt 1883 by james Gordon Bcnneu.l
BERLIN March 3.--fNew York Herald
Cable, cial to the BEE. Public interest
is so col. ntrated on the San Reno invalid
and the complications likely to arise from his
death that except few American personals
there is little news worth cabling. Among
all classes throughout all Germany it would
be Impossible to find q sane man who be-
lievcs the crown prince will live for three
months longer. The open suppressal Of news
regarding his illness gave the finishing stroke
to the hopes which few people had main
taincd up to the last possible moment. More
over. the increasing weakness Of the kaiser
and the great grief he has shown
at his grandson's death make
people tremble at the thought of the
possible effect on him of his sons
death. Sitting alone in his palace, without
near blood relation now in his kingdom, with
the empress tottering on the brink of the
grave, weighed down, too, by the dread Of the
storm which must break over Prussia after
his death, and with the flowers from his
grandson's still unsodded grave as rest for
his eyes when they tire of pouring over the
documentary proof that Russia postpones her
attack only in Difference TO his age, the Won
der is only that he still lives-that long sus-
pense regarding the crown prince has not
already crushed the kaiser.
This feeling is what causes crowds from all
parts of Berlin to stand daily in front of the
palace waiting for chance to assure them
selves personally that the kaiser Is still alive
and able to stand at his window.
The Salvation army, which seems to have
keen eye for business, has chosen this
period Of mournful uncertainty for descent
upon Berlin. Misled by the quietness of the
crowd which listened to them the two Off
GERS claimed that Germany will soon be the
greatest center for their work. Most out
siders think that German beer will be a
more dangerous enemy than English dead
cats.
Another sign Of the times is that Prince
Williams belongings are being transferred to
Berlin and that it is announced he will re-
main here permanently instead of living
much of the time at Potsdam.
American items are unusually plentiful
this week. The German papers have all had
word to say regarding the adultery mock
trial alleged to have been held in the Warren
street, Brooklyn, Episcopal church by the
children of the Sunday school. Then, as a re-
lief from moral lectures, they printed story
of how Professor Sylvester, of Baltimore
Travelled twice across the ocean IN pursuit of
manuscript which was all the time in his
coat pocket. Among other clippings tending
to confuse or amuse the Germans is one
about the moving inland OF the giant Coney
Island hotel, and another concerning Page,
of the University Of Pennsylvania, whose
fame as high jumper surpasses that Of all
German experts.
ericans from Germany. Miss Pendleton
probably starts on Monday for sew
eral weeks stay at Cannes. Mrs.
Consul General Raine and Miss
Robb have gone to Paris for month. Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. Hardon, OF Boston, start for
Greece and italy nboit the 18th Mrs Martin
md son, of Wisconsin, also leave for Italy
next week. DIR. E. Gray, of Chicago, goes
to-day to Dresden.
Among the arrivals>are Mrs. and Miss
Giles, New York city; NJ. and Mrs. b. F.
Wood, Kansas City; Mr...nd Mrs Selvain
WE'LL, San Francisco; Il, neeles, Cleveland,
o. Miss Winslow, the artiS, and her COM
panion, of Portland, have gohato Rome.
Hon. Theodore Fay is just lbmpleting his
history Of Germany. As secftary of the
legation in London, secretarNjn charge at
Berlin, and for eight years AAerican min
lister at Berne, Mr.. Fay's fff years in
Europe enable him to write muc)of his his
tory from personal observation.
Nearly one hundred letters ar\waiting at
the American consulate for III owners.
One letter. opened by mistake sole months
ago was found to contain chee for $780,
COO.
Die Post is printing translator \of Mrs.
Burnett's Little Lord Fontelneroy
The Stype family, Of OldhamS county.
Kentucky, are posted by the GeruiA police
that their alleged German foYne of
ga, 100000 exists only in their ,wyer's
imagination. p
Albert Niemann sings on Mo-. Eat the
opera house for the hrst time 81 % return
from Dollar land. p
pMathilda Won Hahn, Of us the
name Of twentytwo-Y sistocra.
who for unrequited love Commit
suicide in the Thiergarts
q Y
An Unfavor' ~
ICopvrtoht 1880 bv Ne r, 4 Press,
BERLIN, March p tt.n;,,
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