The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-06

being"
This" continues the Kollnische Zeihino. us
an opinion which the VorIoaerts must consider
q classic witness. as to the conditions in a
country which not only gives workingmen abb
solute freedom to agitate for their own mate
rial betterment, but Is also completely exempt
from militarism. which. the Socialists in
Europe attempt to prove. IL the source OF all
evil"
1t is reported that the Frankfort police have
found part Of the money embezzled By Cashier
Jaeger from the Rothschilds. At noon on
Thursday they became suspicious OF Jaeger's
cousin Gerloff. who has been irregular at busi
ness since Jaeger's flight and apparently was
preparing to leave the city They forced an
entrance to Gerlofrs house. but found nothing.
Gerlofrs grandmother. who was present dur
ing the search. was greatly agitated by the
presence OF the police and twice tried to leave
the house for home. Thereupon Police Com
missioner Meyer ordered the detective to pro-
coed to her homo In the Richard Strasse.
There the officers found between bed clothes
many thousand mark notes. most OF them
badly mutilated. In the cellar three small
stacks Of thousand mark notes were dis
covered Mother and daughter were arrested.
and the house was placed under the super
vision OF policeman. who on Friday con-
tinued the search. From the daughters
HluSlC pOTtlOllO tn6y ROC ol,OOO mark notes,
and smaller sums Of money were found tucked
away in improbable places. The total sum
recovered in tho house amounts to about
100000 marks. All Of JaeGer's relatives are
now carefully watched. and will not be allowed
to leave the city. as the police suspect that
much OF tho money still unaccounted for Is in
their possession. 1t Is now believed that JAZZ
ger stole for tho benefit OF his whole family.
and intended. when the storm should have
blown over. to meet them in America and pass
the rest OF his life with them in luxury.
Old Frederick Reichenborn. who died In
Charlottenburg three days ago. has como into
posthumous notoriety on account Of his phe-
nomenal success as q miser. He had lived in
one room in the meanest part Of Charlotten-
berg for many years. He always kept his win
dows closed with heavy wooden shutters and
his door doubly barred. He went out begging
between daybreak and 10 o'clock every pleas
ant morning. and. In consequence OF his pitia-
BILE appearance and pleasant manners. usually
came home full handed. He ate scantily. and
since his first appearance in Charlottenburg
had had no clothes. He lived in indescribable
filth. His surviving relatives. whe live in Ber-
ln lost sight OF him thirty years ago. after re.
fusnG to help him in his apparent distress.
A poor family on the top floor of the tenemAnt
house in which he lived had nursed him sew
eral times when he was i'll. and had given him
food when he seemed to DO starving. After his
death his room was searched In the mattress
on which he died we're found 10000 marks in
bank notes. In q pair OF old boots were $4,000
more. roll containing 100000 marks was
taken from the stove in which he had never
lighted fire. and 10000 were found nailed
between boards on the floor OF his closet. The
old mans will was given by him to a clergy
man shortly before his death. 1t left every
thing to the poor family on the top floor. His
family have given notice that they will con-
test it.
Diedrich Vollers. war veteran and a pros
porous peasant farmer. celebrated his one
hundredth birthday at the home OF his son-in-
law on the outskirts OF Bremen on Wednes-
day. Emperor William sent him gold medal.
and the Bremen Senate honored him as the
oldest citizen with engrossed congratulations
and several bottles Of wine from the famous
Bremen cellars. A band played at daybreak
under the window Lobe den Herrn." These
honors were too much for the son-in-aw.
who died OF heart disease while the band was
playing. Vollers has had a remarkable life.
He was captured by the French in 1872 and
was forced to serve on French war ship. He
was caught asleep at his post. was bound
naked to the mast in freezing weather. and
then was logged He has sent all his children
and grandchildren to every war In which
Germany has been involved since they became
old enough to fight.
In consequence Of the emigration Of Social
Dem ocrats to the United States the popula-
ton of Crefeld. q great manufacturing city.
has decreased in the last ten years from 49,
1870 to 1877. OO2.
The Colonial Office has received news OF the
death OF Or. Kuester. geoGraphcr and e1-
plorer. in Akroso DR.. Kuester's death was
caused by overwork and the facilitating eff
fects Of the climate.
Civil Judge Flenhagen and q corp student
named Ander fought a duel with pistols near
Kiel on Thursday. Flenhagen received u bull
let in the abdomen at the first exchange. and
died few hours later. Ander has fed to
Norway.
A hurricane and terrific rainstorm have de-
vastated the Batarian Palatinate. From Mann
helm to Kaiserlautern and down to Rustatt
crops have been ruined. lowlands flooded. and
sheds and stalls wrecked. The bridges on the
river from Kleinkarlbach to Leiningen have
been swept away. In the valley at Leiningen
a great lake covers the fields. Near Neumagen.
on the Mosel. thousands OF cattle have been
drowned. The suffering among the peasants
will be extreme. and In the larger cities Of
western Germany funds have already been
collected for their relief.
Emma Beer. a domestic servant in this city.
wished to take last Wednesday on. When
her mistress told her she must remain at
homo and care for the children the girl pro-
ceeded to poison the son Of z years and the
daughter OF years with cocaine. and then
made similar attempt upon the lives Of the
parents. The latter attempt was discovered
in time and was frustrated. The children died.
and the girl is awaiting trial on two charges Of
murder.
At Adlershof the cavalry are patrolllng the
royal domains night and day in the endeavor
to catch the men who are setting fires In the
royal forests The incendiarles are supposed
to be crack drained Anarchists or Social Dem
ocrnts who think this Is a safe way OF injur-
ing the Crown.
The first concert OF the Maennerchor Of the
New York Arion Society will be gwen at the
Philharmonic in this city on July II. Hall Of
the seats In the house are already sold.
The Yossische Zeit,ng announces that the
Emperor wishes to build n private railway
from, the nav pnlace in potsdam to Berlin. SO