Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-27
IN THE DARK CONTINENT
Germany Arranging for the
Occupation of Part of
Africa
The Relations Strained Be-
tween the Czechs and
Germans at Prague
Emperor William Asked to
Effect a Reconciliation
With Bismarck

BERLIN, May 26-The enterprise Of Herr
Oscar Bochart, formerly of the Emin
Pasha relief expedition, is strongly sup
ported by the government, and 1t is
thought the kaiser, out OF his private
purse, will probably assist In making the
new project success. Herr Bochart pro-
poses to take small steam tug to the
Victoria -Nyanza, and also to construct
on the lake small ship-building yard
with the money at present available,
which is about $1,000 pounds, subscribed
by the admirers of the explorer Some
German artisans will go to East Africa
with the expedition.
LONDON, May ga Vienna dispatch
says that the differences between the Ger
mans and the Czechs at Prague are mani
Testing themselves with an earnestness
that threatens trouble. The Czechs use
only the colors and arms Of the Bohemian
crown, while the Germans decorate their
houses and clubs extensively In the colOrs
OF Austria, that Is, black and yellow. The
two races are ceasing TO mingle politically
or socially, and much embarrassment is
caused to the German officials by the
Czechs insisting on the use Of the Bo-
hemlan language.
The Prague exhibition, which is dis
tinctly Czech, the Germans taking no
part In il is attracting many visitors, in
cluding Americans, and contains many
subjects OF interest In America, such as
the artistic glass and porcelain articles
produced In the Scarlsbad district, which
are exported in considerable quantities TO
the United States; also the products OF
oh art Nyhaf parriad hin nhar
perfection than in Bohemia.
At present peace prevails between the
parties, but the situation Is too much
strained TO be prolonged.
A Berlin dispatch saws that number
of petitions have been sent TO the kaiser,
praying him TO effect reconciliation
with Prince Bismarck. The petitions
come chiefly from the manufacturing
districts, where Bismarck is especially
popular, on account Of his policy OF pro-
lection. The kaiser Is said TO be deeply
hurt by the tone and method OF these
documents and to consider their contents
something In the nature Of a depreciation
OF his own authority. He has turned over
no less than five OF them to the prosecut-
ing officials. Some of the petitions came
In poetry.
ST. PETERsBURG, May 26-The rich
Jewish merchants of this city propose to
follow the example Of the Jewish mer-
chants Of Moscow, and abandon the city
entirely to the Russians. They are call
ing In all the money that they can, much
to the disgust and embarrassment of their
Russian debtors, many OF whom may
have to go into bankruptcy.
In this way good deal OF private capt.
tai is leaving Russia for Berlin, Paris,
London and other places. The police do
what they can TO stay this exodus OF the
wealthy, but without avail.
The mol apavalfra
has attracted but little attention In this
city, where the labor movement is alto
gether under the control Of the socialists
The socialists will have a majority In the
reichstag after the general election, so
they say. The encyclical is not alto
gether satisfactory TO the wealthier class
among the German Roman Catholics
who consider that 1t lends TO much en-
couragement to labor agitation.
LONDON, May 26-An obnoxious feature
| Of the stream OF foreign immigration into
| London is the increase of street. walking
on Regent street and other thorough
fares, which are infested TO a degree thai
is seriously injuring the business OF the
| tradesmen on those streets, a large pro
portion OF the women being foreigners
| from Poland and Russia. 1t is claimed
| that these women are the serfs OF mas
| ters who pay them a starvation pittancs
and receive all their earnings, and tha
| the ranks Of these unfortunates are re
cruited from the continual arrivals at thii
port from the continent. The Regent
street tradesmen have petiti0ned the au
| thorities to abate the annoyance, and thi
police have been ordered to take vigorous
measures with that object.