Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-12
CHILLY IN GERMANY
Winters Cold Brings with It al Epidemic Of
Unspeakable Influenza
RETURNED FROM THE FROZEN NORTH
Scientific Members of the Iceland Expedition
Given a Banquet.
SOME MORE TROUBLE FOR THE GAMBLERS
Another Batch of sharpers Who Lived by
Victimizing Army Officers.
EMPEROR WILLIAM AS A GREAT HUNTER
Tageblatt Pokes Fun at Him and says at
the Recent Hunt the Boar Was Muz-
zied aud Its Tusks Removed
Herman Notes.
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BERLIN, Nov. H. Winter has fairly set in
in the mountain districts of Germany and
especially in Silesia, Thuringia and Bavaria,
where the snow is already very deep, caus-
ing much delay to the postal service. The
weather in Berlin has also been very cold.
There was a dense fog yesterday and during
the day the thermometer registered u of
frost. All the trees are white with frost
and the lakes are already covered with thin
ice. This rapid change in the temperature
is affecting the public health and a great
number of people have been stricken with
influenza during the past few days.
scientists Banqueted.
There was a field day of the Berlin Geo
graphical society yesterday at its hail on
Wilhelmstrasse when q banquet was given
TO Drs. Won Drygolski, Won Hotfen and
Stadt, who have just returned from an eX-
ploring trip to Greenland. Prof. Bosse pre-
sided, and in his address of welcome to the
returned explorers he declared their peace
full labors were symbolical of Germany's pol
ICY. Germany, the professor continued, was
an empire of peace, and that explained the
universal respect felt for her.
The German expedition to Greenland was
dispatched last year by the Geselschaft Erd-
kunde of Berlin, under the direction of DR..
Won Drygolski, who was accompanied by the
other two explorers mentioned. The Ger
man party recently returned to Denmark in
the brig Constance, after having spent
a year studying the inland ice of
Greenland. The expedition left Co
penhagen on May /, 1892, in
the bark Peru, and in the following June
reached the Umomak river on the west coast
of Greenland in latitude 7Oo 25 minutes
north. At this point a scientific station was
constructed on the edgeof the inland ice, and
at the beginning of August, the station
being ready, systematic work was coz
menced. DR.. Stadt had charge of the
meteorological resources and DR.. Won Hoffen
conducted the geological studies. TAe expe-
dition has retIrned bearing a mass of valua-
BILE material, which is now being sifted and
classed in this city.
Another Gambling Scandal.
The statement of the Associated press
that it was probable there would be an
other sensational trial, in which the
parties implicated are charged with gam
bling frauds similar to those disclosed dur
ing the recent trial and conviction of Lieu
tenant Maverick and his associates, turns
out correct in every point. The newly I'M
earthed gambling frauds will shortly occupy
the attention of the criminal tribunal
of Hanover. The first hearing is fixed
for November Is, but the case will
be adjourned in order TO enable the
authorities TO complete their inquiries into
| the alleged frauds. The chief defendants
are again Herren Sussman and NJ, JULIUS
and Max Rosenburg. The remaining per-
SONS compromised are fifteen in number and
include two women. A novel feature of the
coming trial will be the charge against q
man who was ormerly a horse dealer and
who is now living in retirement upon a good
income and who is accused of couspiring
with one Of the women, since dead, to ex-
tort excessive usury under the veil of the
sale of horses to officers of the army. In
connection with the recent trial q man
named Stamer, who was subsequently men,
toned during the proceedings, has just sur
rendered to the police. Stamer was q COM
mercial traveller employed by n wine mer-
chant of Mayence. He was abroad at the
time of the trial and so escaped arrest.
The liberal and democratic press continues
its endeavors to make political capital out Of
the trial by directing its remarks more
against the agrarians and junkers than
against the actual defendants.
Next Session of the Reichstag.
Judging from the present indications the
approaching session of the Relchstag will
be fruitful of animated debates upon the
financial proposals of the government and
the new commercial treaties which the
agrarians intend to seize upon for again
ventilating their grievances, and for attack
ing the governments commercial policy.
Gallant faotn,a % Tho D,r,.;,, o..:-
is the great number of administrative coun-
cilors returned. There nave not been so
many councillors in the Diet since the no.
torious chamber of adm illustrative council
ors of 1853.
Regarding the new taxes bills, it is noted
that instead of 90, 900, 900 marks demanded
by ex-Sllnister Maltzpahny, Herr MIGUEL de-
mands 100, 900, 900 marks, the extra 40, 600, 900
marks demanded beng occasioned by the
new commercial treaties. In radical circles,
however, it is asserted that this extra
amount is Intended to form a reserve fund to
cover alleged projected increases in army
and navy expenditures.
The keichsanzeiger publishes an imperial
decree which has been promulgated at the
request of Duke Ernest OF Schleswig-Hcl.
stein, whose sister, Princess Augusta Vic
- Va NV IN but DltStnl
empress of Germany, which recognizes the
ducal line OF Schleswig- HolsUeiu as a former
reigning house of the German empire. The
decree is important, as it gives that branch
of thesSchleswig- Holstein family to whict
Duke Ernest belongs equal rank with the
actually r~eigning German houses and is
evidently framed with the idea of facilitat
ing advantageous marriages for the empress
younger sisters, the Princesses Victoria
Frederick, Fredonia and Fedora Adelaide.
William as a Hunter.
The Tageblatt publishes the alleged cir
cumstances Of the emperor's recent boar
hunting expedition in Huberstock. Tn,
story told is evidently Intended TO turn tn,
emperor's idea of sport into ridionle. TIL,
st. hubert's day, the Tageblatt decl ares
was Q more court display, which in no wal