, 1891-08-09
WORRYING WILLIAM.
ScandalOus Stories in the
French Press
Concerning the State of the
German Emperor's Health.
interest in the Chicago Fair on
the Increase.

Copyrighted, 1891, by N. Y. Associated Press.
BERLIN Aug. S.-For the first time
since the French press began transcending
its previous record OF scandalous mendaci-
ties about Emperor William, the govern
ment has deemed it necessary to issue n
semi-oticial notice regarding the alarming
reports about the emperor's health. No
German newspaper had gone beyond al
ludIng to the ridiculous stories of the en-
perors epileptIc fits, brain disorders and
u host OF other rnaladies ascribed to him
until the Cologne Gazette stated that the
annual review OF the Gardes du Corps
would not take place until the emperor
bad rested for a fortnight alter his arrival
at kIel. Some minor organs thereupon
announced thatthe grand cavalry mapoeu.
vres at Bromberg, in which the en-
peror is especially interested, would not
be graced by his presence. The emperor
arrived at kiel at $40 O'Clock this even
ing, The emperor remains on board the
vessel. The report OF DR.. L%ieuthold. who
has deem attending the emperor. is that
the injury to his limb is so rapidly pro-
crossing to a cure that he will probably
De able to resume partial use of his leg
ana loot within a week. Official tele-
graphic dispatches received here during
the course oil the evening indicate that il
Is the Intention OF Emperor William to
carry out the programme which he had
planned before the accident occurred,
with the exception of witnessing tho
Tempehlof review on the 22d. Later he
will go 10 Schwarzenau to meet Emneror
Francis Joseph and witness the Austrian
manoeuvers.
The Borsen Courier follows the
.'ossische Zeitung and TdgebIau in carp
ing at the Chicago worlds fair project, on
the ground OF the growth of American
hostility 70 everybody and everything out
side the United States. The Courier.
dwelling on United States laws against
pauper emIgrants, uses the amazing argu-
lnent that "pauper emigrants laid the
foundation of the grandeur OF the re.
public. Despite these occasional yelp-
iDgs, the popularity of The fair seems
certain. Imperial and official circles have
taken the enterprise into favor and the
whole OF industrial Germany will follow.
The American worlds fair commissioners
concurred IN praising the warmth of the
othclal greetings extended TO them. This
pleasant state of affairs, they declared.
was largely due to the energetic efforts
of William Walter Phelps, United
States minister to Germany.
Moses 7. Haney, one of tine members
OF the commission, referring to the 1T
tacks made by the Tossische Ze,f,tDo said
they had been inspired bv some middle
men. here or in New York. whose interest
IS to keep the American buyer from direct
intercourse with the foreign manufacturer
II these meet through the fair he SAID,
the business of the middlemen will suf-
Ter"
Imperial Commissioner Baron Wor-
kuth says Emperor William shows much
interest In lnquiring into the arrangements
Tor Herman representation at the far as
suggests that 1t is his intention personally
to grace the fair with his presence.
Among the German newspapers advo-
eating the largest possible display OF Ger
man products in Chicago. the popular
hte1he journal is prominent. The Jour.
nal contends that Germany would be pow
erless In a war OF commercial r%eprisals
against America, reminds the people of
the strength of the German element in
the United States, and saws the Germans
ought not to %renouuce the foremost place
Mt the fair, which their numerical superb
orlty should assure them.
The projects 10 draw Switzerland into
the dreibund zollverein do not prosper.
Inc meeting of the treaty d~elegatesi n vi
emma has been suspended, the Swiss gov
ernment refusing 10 made the concessions
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