The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-13
A Regular American Blizzard Ragged
in Berlin for Several Hours
Saturday.
Rabid Socialists Growing in Num-
Der and in tho Violence Of
Utterance.
The Emperor's Intolsrauce or Critic,a,,
Approaches Craze-Even Obscure
Papers Prosecuted.

lCopyricht. 1892 New York Associated Press
BERLIN, March 12.-The bitter weather OF
tho past three days Las retarded the en-
peror's recovery. For time yesterday a
ner1ect American blizzard prevailed. Traf-
NO on the streets was impeded for hours
and business psralyzod. The Reichsan--
zeiger this evening publishes oommunica-
tlon to the Russian ministry, announcing
that tho time has arrived to annul the se-
quest'ation of the property of tho late
hlhe George, Of Hanover. In letter dated
= thursday tho duke Of Cumberland requests
1he emper to give his gracious considera-
tion 70 the execution OF a treaty dealing
with the property Of the late king The
ietter concludes: II am pleased to avail
myself o1 the opportunity Of once more de
caring that IT is far from my intention to
engage ia any enterprise calculated to dis
tnrh or 10 any way menace the peace or the
German empire, or states belonging thereto.
would never, with the resources at nv
disposal, knowingly originate or approve
any hostile enterprise inBtigated or pro
NOTED. directly or Indirectly. against your
majesty or Prussia, The tone OF the
auke's surrender is a surprise to adherents
ana opponents alike. Some adequate
declaration was demanded from him by the
government. but nothing more was ex-
pected than the recognition of the German
empire, with promise of friendly neutral
lty. Friends of the duke affirm that Queen
Victoria and the prince of Wales induced
the members of the Danish royal family to
JOIN them in bringing pressure on the duke
20 OBTAIN his consent to the emperor's ar
rangement OF the ducby and Guelph
tund. improved relations between the
emperor and ruling families of Russia and
Denmark are expected to result.
Although a reconciliation has onIy been
definitely effected within the last few days
members of the imperial circle credit
report that the emperor is already makipr |
arrangements to meet the duke of Cumber-
Land and czar at Copenhagen during the
early summer.
bulletin issued tonight says the condi-
lion OF the grand duke Of Hesse is hope
less.
meeting Of $500 unemployed people
was held in the Tivoli gardens to-day.
There was no disturbance. The split
among socialists, which assists the authori-
ties in distinguishing the dangerous
anarchist section from the moderate anarch-
lst section. is increasing in number Fif-
teen hundred members of this section held
/" meeting. at which they denounced moder-
ates as official socialists and traitors to the
~ WI Wd01GS, d6 Lu0 organ or
the sooialist members of the reichstag, was
declared no longer the mouth piece Of work
lngmen. Finally resolution WAS approved
affirming that atheism is recognized by
the party, an action which means
reyolutlon is the method to
to this section, drew distinction between
tho working proletariat and the lumpen or
canalllo proletariat, the former vindicatinp
socialism by parliamentary methods, the
latter dlsgracing the cause of workers bv
riot. The Vorwaerts does not admit that
the anarchlsts are making any headway
but impartial outsiders note the rapid
growth of extremists numbers, as we'll as
t he violence of their utterances. Extrem-
lists Auerbach and Biester are on trial on
the charge of melting civil war. During
TN the course of the day Biester referred to
the emperor's speech adding that if he !.
were condemned for inciting civil war tho
emperor ought to be also condemned. The
court at once stopped the case and ordered
the arrest of Biester on the further charge
Of lese majestic. Herr Zubeil, an officer of
the Berlin municipal government, express
ing himself freely on the emperor's utter
ances, was also arrested.
The Drop OF press prosecutions grows
aaily. Even obscure papers published in
Lelpsic, Mulhausen and Hanover do not
Escape the vigilance Of the public prose-
,utor. A Munich paper announced the
ssue of cartoon on the carnival process .
sion, in which group presented pictorial
ourlesque of the emperor's Brandenburp
ADVICE to the malcontents to emigrate.
Ehe emperor wanted the issue of the car
,oon stopped by government authorities,
His majesty's intolerance of criticism an
,roaches craze .
United States Minister Phelps has re- !
u'ned from Egypt. His health is much
BY the vacation. :
Concerning the compromise on the pri- j
nary education bill, the government offer
imply amounts to the inclusion of several {
ections omitted from the original measure. ,
The national liberals will not assent to n1,v :
ompromise short of the recognition OF re- 9
lgious liberty. =
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