The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-21

tents. including priceless works Of art, Is in
ashes. The rest Of the castle was saved only
BY the most strenuous efforts Of the flremen
and peasants. The Grand Duke burned his
hands severely In endeavorng to save valu-
able papers.
The police have given ur the pursuit OF the
double murderer. George Wetzel. whose crimes
were reported In these dispatches a fortnight
ago. and whose escape is an indication OF the
ineficiency and Generalization of our police
service. Wetzel. who killed one man in Span
dau and followed this up with another murder
In the suburbs OF Berlin. committed within a
week after 1.-THE first, fingered leisurey around
tho city until he got ready to depart, eludng
the police with ease owing to their divided
authority in the suburbs. Inspector Klieme
finally took the search in hand himself and
traced the murderer successfully to Denmark
Holland. Belgium. France. and England. In the
latter country he lost all clue and was obliged
to return home without his man.
The Inspector says that on the night Of Aug.
%. the date Of the first murder. wetzel arrived
in Berlin. and the next day went to Anger
muende. although the whole country was ring
Ing with the report OF his crime. There he
bought new clothes. as he was fearful Of being
identified in his old suit. A merchant formerly
Of Spandau recognized him. but was unaware
Of the murder. Wetzel. seeing he was recog-
nlzed. kept his hand on pistol ready to shoot
the merchant should he show any signs Of be-
traying him to the police.
Thence he pursued q tortuous route to Co.
penhagen. and stopped q day ut Esbjeck.
where he ingratiated himself with Herr Mel
son. the German Consul. He finally reached
England by q Channel steamer. and went at
once to London. Klieme felt sure that he had
his man there. but he found he was baffled in
every direction. and soon lost oil trace Of him.
He complains Of the Scotland Yard people for
their boorish behavior and their unwillingness
or inability to give him any help in the pross-
cution OF his search. Wetzel's friends here
laugh at the police and say he has taken refuge
in America, but Klieme thinks he has every
reason to consider himself safe in London. and
is probably there STILL
Notice is given in all the sporting papers Of
the following race open to horses and riders
Of oil countries. Tho distance is from Berlin
to Frankfort-on- them and return. 1900
kilometres. The date is not fixed. but the race
| is to come OF in the winter Of 1892. Fifteen
| thousand dollars and q gold cup will go to the
winner. the second will receive $4,000. the
third $2.5O0 and the fourth $3.50.
Prof. Rudolf Fab. the famous meteorological
predicts cyclonic storms in Europe before the
| end Of tee present month.
The Kurhaus on Heliogoland. one Of the IA
vorite resorts Of European pleasure see kers
has been destroyed by fire. This accident has
| caused the abrupt closing Of the season on the
island. and this is quite q calamit y for the ma
| tives. They say they never had such q bad
season while they were under the English
| Government, and now it is brought to an un-
| timely end, leaving most Of them without
| means to meet the winter. 1t is proposed.
however. to rebuild the Kurhaus at once at a
| cost Of 100000 marks. and reopen it in time
| for the season OF 1892.
Prince Bismarck. through his high forester.
Westphal. has sued tenant living on his es-
tates for money and labor due under feudal
| custom. The case has attracted considerable
| attention. Bismarck Is accused of treating
| his tenants with great harshness, and all the
poor neighbors secretly sympathize with the
| defendant who refuses to give in. and will
| fight the matter out to the end.
The anti-Semitic newspaper. Die Abtoelr Of
Hamburg. reports that the police authorities
| OF Hamburg have put q stop to the agitation
| against the Jews. and have forbidden all meet
| ings having that object In view.
| Leopold Arndt, son Of the patriot Ernst
| Arndt, died last week in the Bonn Hospital
after twenty-five years illness. which was
passed on sick bed in that institution.
The Belgian Government has presented to
tho Emperor Of Germany q flock Of the finest
carrier pigeons in Europs. They are now
housed in the citadel at Spandau.
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