The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-15

money came from. The Grown Prince told
him that they learned last summer In Pots.
dam that In winter the game In tho royal pre-
serves was fed on acorns and horse chestnuts
They then induced their tutor to lot them
have small wheelbarrows made. and with
these they worked early and late in the royal
parks gathering and storing away the acorns
and horse chestnuts After they had filled q
large shed with the fodder they struck q bar
gain with Baron Heintze. master Of the hunt.
who bought the nuts and acorns at the market
price OF thirty cents bushel. The Emperor
was tickled by the story. and addressed to the
boys long lecture on the dignity Of labor and
thrift. He however. Increased the allowance
Of each Prince
Hippolyte Mehles. proprietor Of one OF the
Oldest and largest shops for the ealo Of Arc
arms In Berlin. exposed In his window few
days ago two India rubber clubs. marked
police clubs" The new district Inspector OF
Police thought that these labels we're disre-
spectful to tho force and ordered Mehles to re-
move them before the police removed them at
his expense. Mobiles ignored this order and
locked tho inside door to the window. On
Friday. while the shop was full Of customers.
four policemen entered with q locksmith.
forced open the door to tho window. removed
the labels from the clubs. and presented a bill
OF expenses for 10 marks to Mehles. Tho pro-
prietor refused to pay the bill. and has sued
tho four policemen and locksmith for trespass-
Ernst Bannert. a trusted officer OF the Steier-
mark.Kische Escompte Bank In Graz. has
been discovered to be an embezzler Of 100000
to $4,000. He has appropriated the banks
funds for ton or twelve years. but carefully
covered his operations by manipulating the
books after the other officers Of the bank had
gone homo for tho day. He has lived expen-
sively for several years. and whenever high
official OF the empire was in Graz. Bannert
spent money like water for his entertainment.
A guest on one Of these occasions afterward
with suspicious lavishness. and the Emperor
had inquiries made into Bannert's habits. To
tho Emperors emissary Bannert said:
III you wish to know the amount Of my
property Just 60 to the Boden Credit Anstalt In
Vienna"
This stilled suspicion for some time. and no
inquiry was mads at the Vienna institution
until O few days ago when Bannert's reckless
ness with money had again excited comment
1t was then learned that his reference was only
a bluff Immediate Investigation at the in
stance Of the Emperor revealed his guilt.
Railway Councillor Lang OF Stuttgart, Chief
Superintendent Of the Vaihinsen station. has
been found guilty OF causing the disastrous
collision at vaihingen on Jan. 10. 1889. and
has beon sentenced to nay all resulting dam
ages. Tho total amount already payable to
persons injured in the accident is more than
$4,000 marks.
At Won Botticher's Parliamentary dinner last
evening the Emperor talked with several dep
uties at length concerning tho Chicago Fair.
Ho said that he expected that it would be
much finer than any previous worlds fair.
and expressed a strong desire to attend it.
Ho was still unable to say whether his duties
would allow him to 60. but IL international
politics were sufficiently quiet. he thought
that he would be likely to make the trip.
Most Of the deputies at the dinner were
clericals. and with them the Emperor discuss
ed briefly current politics. He told Herr Won
Huene that he was confident the School bill
would be passed without alteration. The En-
peror also thanked Stumm for his speech on
Friday in the Reichstag. and dwelt at length
on the strong influence Of the commercial
treaties toward promoting European peace.
Minister Phelps. who is In Egypt for his
health. ia expected back early in March. Wis
count Zuizo Aok. for years before 1885 Japan
csc Minister in Berlin. and since then Japan
csc Minister Of Foreign Affairs. has been ap-
pointed again to the Berlin Embassy. He is a
Christian. and his wife was before marriage
Frauein Won Rhode of a good old Pomeranian
family.
At the funeral IN Bremen yesterday Of
Director Lohmann Of the North German Lloyd
Company. the Kaiser was represented by Herr
Thielmann. Russian Minister to the Hanseatic
cities. The Emperor communicated his SYM
pathy and regrets to the company. as did also
Prince Henry Herr B5tticher. and many high
officials OF the empire. Lohmann introduced
the swifter vessels into the service in 1881.
He presided over the Chamber Of Shipping on
Feb 8. and had just read Inspector Leist's
telegram concerning the possibility OF floating
the Elder when he fell back dead In his chair.