Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26

standing while the president spoke. There
was a large attendance in the chamber. An
incident of the proceedings was the action
OF Gen. Won Waldersee, who walked TO the
vacant seat of Count Won Moltke and took
a leaf from the wreath of laurel that had
been placed there and placed it in his peck
etbOok as menento Of his dead friend.
During the part OF the day on which the
funeral will be held there viii be general
suspension of business in Berlin and the
other leading cities of the empire. The
bourses will be closed throughout the day.
The emperor has given directions that the
royal theater be closed. and doubtless it
will be decided to close the other theaters
IN the city as mark OF respect. All the
papers Join in eulogizing Count Won Moltke.
The North German Gazette, after recall
ing his immense services to the country,
and the nobility of his character, and testi-
fying to the gratitude of the German people
toward one who did so much for his coun-
try, says: Our present feelings of mourn
inGgnd grief are mingled with conscious
ness that what General Won Moltke strove
for and worked for in his latest strength is
guarded by the entire people as a most cher
ished possession which the progress OF time
itself cannot shake"
THE NATIONAL zEITUNG
remarks that in the three men, the Emperor
William, Prince Bismarck and Count Won
MOltke, strength, fidelity, spirit of sacrifice
and chivalry of the German race and
princes attained unity Gen Won Moltke's
devotion to duty, his disinterested devotion
to the commonwealth and his untiring
labors, extending to the threshold of his
ninetieth year, are virtues that all would
do well TO emulate.
Tageblott says: When to-day the entire
nation stands by the bier of the hero who
had neither personal enemy nor even an
envier, one may still in cheerful confidence
remember that the lesson taught BY the
career and homely life of the commander OF
armies will not be lost, but will assist to
build up a nobler life in his countrymen.
THE MINERS STRIKES
are attaining formidable proportions around
Bochum. Most of the pits are closed. The
strikers in the Essen district exceed 1900 in
number. The arbitrary measures adopted
by the employers and the absence of any
attempts at Cancellation enrase the men,
many of whom are acting independent of
the advice of the leaders of the movement,
who are opposed to 4 general strike.
The Socialist organ, Eorwarts, beseeches
the men to pause. 1t declares that the mo-
ment is not opportune for wholesale
strike, and that such movement will end
in disastrous defeat and loss of existing
privileges.
Despite the friendly exortations the tenn
per of the men foreshadowed universal de-
fiance of employers
The Alay-day celebrations are likely to
result in 4 fiasco. The socialists disagree
rs to the programme. The parliamentary
section want to postpone the demonstra-
tiors until May 3. The extremists urge
that Sunday demonstration would be
futile. There must, according to this sec
ton, be general abstention from work
on the 1st The emperor has Or
dered the suppression of street mani
festations. The troops will be kept
in readiness in their barracks th0uCh no
body expects they will be required An
imperial decree has been issued forbidding
races on Sunday and advising the local
authorities that they be held only on
working days as the best method of hin
dering workmen from attending them.