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be transported to Cannes. as in former years.
before winter begins. in q car especially built
for him. His physicians have no hope that he

for him. His physicians have no hope that no
will survive the journey.
Tho Berlin authorities are discussing
project for the construction Of elevated rail-
roads with electricity for the motive power.
running throughout Berlin and suburbs. The
system Is to include eight lines. making total
OF f'fty-six kilometres in length, and tho cost is
estimated at $4,000 900 marks.
On application OF the Italian Government,
Germany has undertaken tho protection OF
Italian residents and property In Chill. No dis
appointment Is expressed here at the downfall
OF Balmacoda, German commercial interests.
like those Of other European countries. being
moro or less identified with the success Of the
Constitutional party. There has been no doubt
here that Balmacedn has been playing reck-
less game for personal power. md at no timo
has no possessed the confidence Of German
merchants. His flight with all the public plum
der he could gather was to be expected the
moment his system Of fraud and force broke
down.
Tho record OF crime continues as full as
ever. and acts of violence Increase. At mid
night on Thursday last three rufllnns attacked
a watchman In the Aochstrasse. opposite the
Humboldt Gardens. They throw him down
and battered his skull with his own sword and
scabbard. injuring him so badly that 1t Is
doubtful whether he con recover. The mis-
croants had q particular grudge against this
Waterman. as he MAS . famous thief taker.
One OF them has since been arrested. and It 10
hoped that through him the rest NAV be
caught.
A coachman was robbed and murdered two
nights ago ON the outskirts OF the Schoen wald.
near this city. The murderer is known to be
George Wetzel. who. week ago last Sunday.
robbed and murdered the merchant Hirsch-
field In epandau. Although It was known that
Wetzel was the murderer in each case. and
the route ho TOOK was also known within
few hours after the commission Of the crime.
yet he still remains unarrested.
The public Is indignant at this state OF If.
fairs: but the ineflciency Of justice is largely
due to bad system. Each town has its own
police. who arc jealous OF others. and resent
intrusion within their jurisdiction. Even the
suburbs OF Berlin have their own police indie
pendent Of the central city organization. In
consequence OF this the majority OF dangerous
criminals reside In the suburbs, and laugh at
the efforts Of the city police to catch
them. Tho proportion Of Undecided crime
is startling and is alarmlnRly on the increase.
In tho case Of this man Wetzel. Berlin detec-
tives believe he 10 the murderer OF Bertha
Wende. the beautiful young wife Of a Govern
mont Official who was shot dead In the Thier-
Rarten on the nineteenth Of July. last year.
The act was apparently without motive. Sew
eral men saw the murderer running away, but
he was not pursued and disappeared in the
| suburbs. whore 1t is impossible to mako . sys-
tematlc search. A reorganization OF all tho
| German police is loudly called for.
| Many accidents at the military man9uvres
are reported. While the guards were practio-
ing at Kaltenborn Wednesday Col. Won dor
Goltz was thrown from his horse and his skull
fractured. Prof. Bergman was summoned.
and he thinks that possibly the Colonel's life
may DO saved.
During the manoeuvres at Warburg Capt
Bloch Won Blottwitz was kicked in the chest BY
. horse and instantly killed.
Tho death Ia announced at Heidelberg OF
Lieut.. -Gen. Won Colomb. formerly command
ant at Cassel. aged &c.
There has been genial harvest weather in
northern Germany during tho past ten days.
aud the CROPS are much more promising in the
aggregate than was to be expected. Rye has
vastly improved, but the yield OF straw will be
poor.
During ire at Loetzen widow and her
fifteen year old son jumped from tho third
floor OF their house and were instantly killed.
while three children who had been locked up
in the nursery were burned to death.
A fire occurred last night in the Hotel Eur
stadt Philadelphia in Haynau. much fro
Quented by Americans. and when 1t was OK
tinRuished two OF the guests were found dead.
having been sunocated BY the smoke.
Herr Heimers. a well-known artist OF DIESEL.
dori. fell from q train between Blantenheim
and Schmidtheim and WAS Instantly killed.
The recent proposal Of the English steam-
ship companies to reduce fares OF storage
passengers between Europe and America has
n 1t been accepted By tho German limos.
During tho absence OF Horr Wermuth. the
Imperial Commissioner to the Chicago Fair. In
America. the business OF the Commission here
will be managed by Casper Hartonau.
Tho first general congress Of German mould
ers. held at Brunswick. has resolved to form a
union Of moulders and others connected with
iron founding. with headquarters at Lubbock.
Tho union ia to have special organ published
In Hamburg.
The next Catholic Congress will meet In 1892
IN Mainz
Tho general assembly Of German Socialists
to be held at Erfurt has been postponed until
Oct IL.
Tho King Of Sweden has conferred the Grand
Cross OF tho North Star on Prof. Won Helm
holz. on the occasion OF his attaining his
SEVENTEEN birthday.
IN Il 7-FOOT DORT