Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Why the Diet Did Not Increase
the Emperor'S Allowance.
The State OF Health OF That Royal
Parsonage. Together With His
Mode of Life.
The Adjournment OF the Reiehstag-0ther
Foreign Affairs OF ImpOrtanee-On Trial
For Perimy-visitiag Rulers.
CABLE LITTER.

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of the Prussian diet to-day the emperor 5
civil list bill passed second reading after
debate, in which the progressists en-
phatically protested against iucreas-
ing the imperial allowance by
3 800 900 marks The minority against
the bill included Richter, Munekel,
Halberstadt, Ichmeder, I.angerhaust,
and Vierchow They had no difficulty
in proving the wealth of the imperial
family is already enormous, the emperor
having at his disposal not only his reve-
nue. of Is $50 900 marks, but alse other
resources from his family domains, edI
fees, forests and lands and the
collection of rents. The forest districts
cover l 81 600 morgen or 80 ,250 hectares
The farm lands are so extensive as 70 re-
quire division into seventy StewardShipS,
each comprising a number of farms
Further. the minister of che royal house
hold has charge of revenues OF four
seignorieS, comprising other extensive
domains and farms. The supporters OF
the bill included all members of the
government groups. They could not
show any necessity for the increase
of imperial income They rested their
demand upon the argument that rs
the emperOrs functions and work were in
creasing his revenue ought TO be enlarged.
The emperor who took a personal inter-
est III the progress of the measure had
telegram announcing the result sent TO
him at POtSGam where he was presenting
a tag and streamerS to the first regiment
OF foot guards. The temper of the gov
ernment majority was such that il would
have voted much larger sum if re-
quired.
The state of the
HEALTH OF THE EMPEROR
is again delicate, With renewal Of the
cold weather the old trouble has been
aggravated. Dr. Bergman has been
specially summoned, three times this
week Constantly recurring ear aches do
not prevent the emperor = ipcessant pur-
suit of work. He rises at > o clock. If
he is unable to sleep during the night he
writes on ibis work He always keeps
pencil aud paper within reach of
his bed He makes his children share
his own severe regime. The princes
are reused at Is O clock, when they take
Il cold bath. They often breakfast with
their father at $3.50, and heir lessons be-
Gin at o clock. The crown prince has
Just obtained his first grade in the army,
having been appointed gefreite, posi-
ton similar 10 that of corporal.
He has now his own suite of
rooms and household Twice day
he is instructed in the military drill with
his brothers. He is allowed one and II
half hours day for play. These schemes
of lessons and life for each hour are rig
idly executed. DR.. Bergman is reported
to have advised the emperor of the ne
cesSity of relaxation. The emperor in
reply cited the time he passed IN joining
i'll the children 5 play and the lessons
sd Il genuine relaxation.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE REICHsTAG
has caused DISAPPOINTMENT of final discus
sion on several important questions.
Snow has been falling necessarily since
Wednesday throughout CsntraI Germany.
Railway traffic is interrupted and several
trains are imbedded in snow
The Cologne Gazette contradicts the
reports that the car is coming to Stettin
King Humbert is coming to visit Berlin
in the spring.
The death of Crown Prince Rudolf is
not likely to alter arrangements for the
visit of Emperor Frances Joseph in the
summer.
In discussing the Austria succession,
the general press expresses the opinion
Emperor Francis Joseph will recognize
the validity of the provisions of pFag-
matte sanction, that only in case of total
extinction of the male line shall success
sion devolve upon the female.
THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION.
Vienna court advices assert that the
Emperor Francis Joseph avoids facing
the succession difficulty The Archduke
Francis, the presumptive crown prince,
who is highly esteemed by
the emperor, suffers severely from
epilepsy. He himself desires to live in
quietness and obscurity. The emperor
detests his next brother, the Archduke
Otto, the one who so brutality treated his
wife, the Princess Marie of Saxony, that
she recently asked relatives to give her
shelter and procure for her separation
The Kreuse Zeitung says the Samoa
conference viii begin on Thursday night,
and the United States will be represented
BY Mr.. Chapman Coleman, first secre-
tary of the American legation.
The public prosecutor has recinded his
order confiseating the number Of the
Deutsche Rundsehau which contains
Professor Gefcken 5 extracts from the
late Emperor Frederick 5 diary The
action brought by the family OF Professor
Geffeken for the purpose of placing him
under tutilage has been withdrawn, the
professor Is nervous balance having been
restored
The number of the Contemporary Re-
view containing the article entitled the
Bismarekian Dynasty circHlates freely
here. No order to suppress it has been
issued The article is treated with COZ
tempt by the newspapers, both Conserv-
alive and Liberal.
The equipment of the African expedi-
ton includes twelve Krupp guns of light
caliber.
The Prussan railways viii reduce the
freight tariff for export goods on April
about 80 per cent.
Prince Bismarck is indisposed.
ENGLAND.
The Case of Patrick MalIoy. who is Charged