Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19
GLEANINGS OF The CABLE.
Lieutenant Wissmann's Trip to
Africa Indefinitely Postponed.
sTANLEY's FATE STILL IN DOUBT.
Rumors ola Proposed Radical Change
In the German Army-Emperor
william Entirely Recovered
Foreign Gossip.

BERLIN, Dec. 1s.-ISpecial Cablegram to
THE BEE. Interest in African affairs is
for the moment all conferred in the fate OF
Emin Pasha and Henry NJ. Stanley. Lieu
tenant Wissmann, at a public meeting in
Cologne in October, said that Emin's position
at Wadelai formed a wall which separated
the Arabs Of the Soudan from those of the
south, and that if the wall collapsed the
whole Arab movement would be so strength.
ened that it would require n hundred fold
greater sacrifices to master it. The greatest
doubt is thrown here on the report that
Stanley has been captured. 1t is argued
that the alleged fight must have occurred be-
tween the third and fifth degrees Of north
latitude, between Lado and Wadelai. The
distance to Omdurman, Osman Digna's head
quarters, is 1000 miles, and thence to
Suakim is another 400 miles. The swiftest mes
sengers would take four months to cover the
entire distance. The result of the discussion
of the Emin relief committee, however, is
the postponement Of the departure of Lieu
tenant Wissmann until definite new has
been obtained OF ENNIS fate, Lieutenant
Wissmann urging that, if the news of Emin's
capture were true, important notifications
of his plans vould DO necessary in view of
SHS i'S' IN "ouht w ibASS
certain to meet.
The Kreuz Zeitung makes a strong com
plant because Lieutenant Wissmann went
to London to purchase equipments for the
expedition when everything, except, perhaps,
tents, could have been obtained just as good
and Just as cheap in Germany.
The Emin committee still has no news
tending either to confirm or discredit the
pSmnn lpftnr All tho nvy rprpiypl hnrn tO
the present emanated from London.
Reports having been current that Emperor
William intended a wholesale retiring of
aged generals, the promotion of junior Off
GERS, and a reorganization of the military de-
%partment, including the appointment of Gen
eral Hohnke as minister of war, and of Gen.
eral Brauchitsch as chief of the military
cabinet, the North German Gazette, in a
semi-oficial note, strongly protests against
the circulation Of such rumors. 1t says:
"Touching the question of military reor-
ganization, the people ought to rest content
with learning the proposals submitted to the
reichstag. In any case, no further measures
are to be expected for the present."
The tone of the protest, however, clearly
proves that there is some basis of truth for
these reports.
After Count Benomar, the Spanish ambas-
sador, had presented his letters of recall, the
emperor returned the visit, remaining in
conversation with the count over an hour.
This unusual proceeding is the subject of
much comment.
The emperor has entirely recovered from
his recent cold. He has decided to remain in
Berlin until spring. He has directed that ii
number of orders and medals be issued to Of
ficers and sailors of the squadron in East At
rican waters for meritorious services.
Later advices from Damaraland show that
the Southwest African company is in a plight.
Kamaheroro has expelled the German mis-
sionaries, and will not listen to any overtures
for German protection. Herr Gaering has
retired to Walisch bay, but he has ordered
the company's employees to remain for the
present at their posts. The Kreuz Zeitung
announces that IN consequence of this new
the gold syndicate formed by members of the
company is about to be dissolved.
The collapse of the panama canal scheme
does not attract great attention here, except
as affecting Boulangerism and the polite
situation in France.