The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-05
SPECIAL CABLE FROM BERLIN.
Rejoicing over the Expiration
ofthe Socialist Laws.
Tie La9ar Party Propose to Push Their
observation-disclosures william still
frying His Hand ut New Reforms--The
Vita Nassacre--An Austrian Treaty
General German News.

',-- e NAoSuoS1oii lCSdrulilB emperor
Williams attitude toward the Socialists.
The Cologne Gazette reports that the
Emperor and all his ministers. with the
exception of Bismarck, desired a con-
tinnssnce of the special act, and were
ready ta accept permanent act in the
form offered by the National Liberals,
withouts the power of expulsion, but
Bismardk disagreed. and the Reichstag
was in opnsequence dissolved.
The Emperor himself, says the Gaz-
cite, weild never voluntarily have dis
pensed NTH the act. This statement is
III the hlain correct. except that the
Kaiser Vas opposed to any modification
of the dws if retained. At the same
tlmeah& views of the death Of the laws
withol®ret. He is confident of his
abilidyfo solve the social problem with
out4tliem by means of remedial
legislation. depriving the party of dis
content of their most serious grievances.
Meetings of socialists in celebration of
the event have been held. Tho tone of
most of the meetings was one of exulta-
tion, but all were perfectly orderly at
the great meeting of socialists held at
BOcEDrducrci the men present appeared
to belong to intelligent working classes
Herr Bebcl has declared that his party
would meet the governments remedial
bills on their merits. Where clauses ap-
peared1o he beneficial to worllmen the
socialists would support them, other
wise tey would oppose them. In re-
gard t14he workmen's insurance act he
said tfiAt he did not desire to postpone
its operations. although he considered il
far froIa perfect, inasmuch as small en-
1pA IL r,.x4 1,1
much as required, while worllmen de-
rived tdo little benefit from it.
L a large restaurant has been purchased
gat Erfurt for 1901 marks, and another
Ewith u large hall for meetings attached
Iswill bd bought shortly to assist the
lspropaganda. The programme published
fin the NolSsblatt is identical with the
famous .iotha programme of 1875, which
| could not be openly published while the
nnti-socalist laws were in force
The emperor is bestowing special at
tentiont upon schemes which the gov
crpment is preparing for the reform of
the local government, and the national
school jystem, aswells as upon a project
proposals of Miguel, minister of finance,
for collection of the income tax will
raise the amount collected - per cent.
The North German Gazette, com
menting upon the Kaiser's reception in
Austria. gives Il hint which appears to
| confirm renewed rumors concerning n
new commercial treaty with Austria.
The fact that the Austrian ministers
were not present at the railway station
III Vienna TO meet Emperor William on
his arrival there is much commented on,
but it is officially declared that their
absence had no political significance.
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wig and East sea ports. Hail has ruined
the crops and smashed thousands of win
dows at Elmshorn, which was flooded.
Numerous houses were unroofed and
many of the inhabitants injured. At
Ncustas man was blown into well
and drowned. The many shipwrecks
attended by loss of life are reported.
The report of the German consul at
Zanzibar concerning the recent massa-
ere of Germans in Vitu, says the Sultan
had the party brought TO Vitu because
Herr kucnZel. the murdered merchant
ignored his demand to produce IL letter
from the British Consul at Lamu. The
party attempted to effect forciblc es-
cape. but were pursued and killed.
The Schlesische Volks Zcitunr saws;
the government is seriously considering
the ACCESSIBILITY Of re-admitting Rus
sian cattle to Germany. Disciplinary
proceedings have been instituted against
the Judge at Koenigsherg for belonging
to the Freisinige electoral association
and denouncing the last military bill
| The editor of the Mayence Volks Zeitunr
| has been arrested for ridiculing the cclc-
bration of the battle of Sedan and
eulogizing France.
Cardinal Hergewother, the Catholic
| historian and champion of the vatican
DEGREES against DR.. Dollinger. whose
! pupil he had been, died to-day at Mchran
monastery
The clergy of Berlin have denounced
lawn tennis as an unbecoming game for
German girls.
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Suing Langston.
PETERSBURG, Va, Oct 4.-ISpeciall-
Notice of snit Mas issued to-
day against Congressman John
NJ. Langston, at the instance of
Captain John Lyon, prominent
lawyer of Washington, ID. C.. One thou
sand dollars damages is claimed, it is
supposed, for services rendered by Cap
tain Lyon as Langston's attorney in
the recently contested election case.
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