Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-12
CABLE FLASHES.
Funeral of the Late Empress
Augusta.
BOHEMlA's POLITICAL FACTIONS.
The Question of Dominance Between
Czechs and Germans-King
Alfonso Improving.
( Associated Press DIsDa.ohes to the Hr..,n

BERLIN, January 11.-Public attention
was concentrated today upon the funera
OF the Empress Augusta, to the ex
ciusion of all other topics. The fina
ceremony of the funeral service was like
the other parts, all planned to be the
repetition of the funeral of Empero,
William. The way was lined by troop,
and by various trade guilds, by
students, by members of veteran
societies, and 80 on, and behind these
thronged thousands Of silent sympathetic
spectators. The ecclesiastical services
as well as the military part of the scene,
was a repetition of the honors paid to
the renowned husband of the deceased
Ihe Emperor laid upon the coffin q mag.
nihcent palm branch, with long white
ribbons bearing the imperial arms and
crown in gold. Prince Bismarck sent q
large wreath surrounding cross of vio-
let's.
Among he many anecdotes now made
puDllc in regard to the dead Empress is
one that in sending gift to distressed
wldow, she was told that the woman's
husband was a socialist, and she said !:
IL 90 not care what political opinions
the man had 1 only remember he left
hungry family"
Today the House in Unter den Linden
was draped with black, and the lamps
are shrouded with Grape.
IL ia expected that the conference of
the Bohemian, German and Czech par
ties will end today. The delegates are
reticent respecting the proceedings. The
Germans hold that Count Tasfe has
asked them to help him solve an insolu-
pie problem against themselves. In Bo-
hemla there are 100000 Germans,
and 100000 Czechs. The Germans
stand in that country in stronger
position than the Ulstormen in Ireland
yet Taafe has ignored them for ten years
and given the reins to the Czechs. He
now finds that in this he has not even
pleased the Czechs themselves, yet be
now asks the Germans to help him out
Of his dilemma by making further con-
cessions for the sake of peace. This they
hold to be absurd politics. The Germans
accose Count Taafe of trying to make
all Bohemia a Czech country, and
in consequences of the success
Of the North in that direction, they saw
German imperial patriotism is disap-
pointing. On tina other hand tha Czaehs
De the Innocent and helpless victims of
persecution, and intimate that this is not
he first they have heard of the exclusive
,irtue OF that race. They accuse the
Germans of endeavoring to eradicate
rom the country the Czech language
Ind institutions, and whatever else
nay stand in the way of German domi-
nation, and assert they themselves have
lad fair play in the conflict only since
Count Taafe has been in Office. They do
lot dispute the full right of the Germans
o use their own language in districts oc-
,upied by them, but they hold that b.
lemia should beindependenta as Hungary
8, and claim the Emperor should re-
'rganize their national rights aud priv;-
eyes by being crowned King of Bohemia
It Prague, as the Emperors formerly
we're.
The Commandant of Berlin officially
lenies the story that when the password
vas given on New Years Day the EN-
,eror formally addressed the officers re-
,arding the smokeless powder, magazine
ifes, and go forth.