The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-08
TWO MONARCHS MEET
Emperor William and King Hum
bert Greet Each Other at Venice.
The Kaiser TO Visit Francis Joseph at
Vienna This Week and Later to At
tend Wedding at Ceburg.
(Copyright, 1894, by the Associated Press.)

which took place to-day at Venice between
Emperor William and King Humbert, of
Italy. Dispatches from Venice say that the
Won MOltke, with the Emperor on board,
arrived at the port of MalamOcco, off the
bay OF Venice, at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The German war ship was met by five
steamers containing party of German res
idents and the municipal authorities, etc.
At Ills a. m. an artillery salute announced
the entrance of the Won MoItke into the
harbOr. During the passage from Mala-
mocco Emperor William remained on the
bridge of the Won Moltke. replying to the
military salutes. The Emperor was greeted
with hearty cheers on both sides. The quay
OF the Riva Degli Schiaboni and the ducal
palace were filled with an immense throng
OF spectators. while all the buildings along
the canal and all the vessels in the basin
of St Mark we're crowded with people and
decorated with flags.
A thunder OF gunpowder salutes and hur-
rahs from the spectators greeted the EN-
peror's arrival in the bay OF st. Mark.
bert and his nephew, the Duke of Abruzzi,
Immediately put of in boat and boarded
tSH sile oH nnIoithes ~nere they were corulalIy
TecelNeu by the German Emperor The
King and Emperor William remained in
conversation ABOUT twenty minutes, after
which King Humbert left the Won Moltke
and returned TO the palace. Soon after
King Humbert's visit the Kaiser landed
and returned the visit of the king at the
palace. While on his way to visit King
Humbert. Emperor William was cheered
with great enthusiasm by the immense
crowd which had assembled on the piazza
OF st. Mark, and In response to the contin-
ual "Vivas," the Emperor and the King
presented themselves at a window of the
ducal palace and bowed their acknowledge
ments.
and King Humbert Is believed TO have
no political significance beyond an avowal
or the cordial personal friendship existing
between the royal houses of Italy and
Germany. The interest, so far as the pub
lie is concerned, centerS in the invitation
visit the arsenal. Emperor William will
be heafirst monarch who has been so hon
ored. as the arsenal is by law closed
against all foreigners. Had the Empress
q Germany accompanied the Emperor,
queen Margaret would also have gone to
the latter city. But 1t Is understood the
Empress did not feel equal TO the fatigues
All the arrangements are complete for the
liam and Emperor Francis Joseph. at vi
emma April IL. AS special compliment
upon this occasion Emperor Francis Jo-
visit OF one hour TO Prince Reuse, the
retiring German ambassador at Vienna
\ COMING WEDDING
After leaving Vienna Emperor William
will go to Karlsruhe for some capercailzie
shooting with the Grand Duke of Baden
II
Coburg to be present at the wedding, April
19 of the Grand Duke of Hesse and Prin-
cess Victoria Melita of Coburg- -Edinburg. At
Coburg Emperor William will meet Queen
Victoria, and will afterwards enjoy some
shooting at Wartburg with the Grand
Duke of Saxe-W eimar From Wartburg the
Emperor will probably go to Bamberg'
where he will inspect his Bavarian regi-
ment OF Uhlans After the wedding the
Grand Duke of Hesse and his bride will
go to the chateau of RoSeneau, near Co
burg, and the next day they will travel 70
the Grand Dukes shooting seat of Kranich-
stein, near Darmstadt, and will afterward
enter Darmstadt in state.
The idea current in some quarters that
these meetings Of the allied Emperors have
OF the armies OF Europe may be dismissed
unworthy or serious consideration. This
is clearly demonstrated by the fact that
next years Austro- Hungarian military
budget, approved since the return of Fran
els Joseph from his visit to William at
AbbaZZla, shows an increase of 100000 fo-
rims This increase is chiefly to be devoted
10 the augmentation of the peace effective
Private telegraIns from St Petersburg say
every effort Is being made to induce the
Car 10 visit Berlin. but these efforts have
so far been without success.
The giant statue of Germany from the
Chicago worlds fair is now being hoisted
10 the top of the new Reichstag Building.
Emperor William has consented 10 the
Rismarck at the west entrance of the
Reichstag. ana has expressed the desire that
the work be hurried forward. so as TO en-
able the Prince to attend it's unveiling. The
the fund for the erection OF the memorial.
The exhibition of American appliances for
electric lighting from the worlds fair is at
tracing much attention These appliances
are exhibited in the Museum of Liberal Arts,
"ier Ine r tb NJ if dema5ds that
legal proceedings be taken against the He
brew mode, as prescribed by the ritual of
sl2Ughtering animals on the ground that
II involves cruelty, book has been just
published which contains the views OF 2o3
prominent .ncn the question. OF this
Iumber. fifty-three professors of physiology
and pathology, including Prof. Virchow
and Sir Joseph Lister, surgeon eXraor9l-
Dubois. Reynaud and Pettinhofer. Isl vet
erinaTy surgeons and fourteen leading pro
prietOrs Of slaughter houses, assert that
the Hebrew mode Of slaughtering animals
Is the least cruel, and that nothing .an be
said against it from the point OF view OF
The trial Of Herr Waldemar, accused Of
Usury. the accusation arising from the de-
daI. has been fixed for this week But.
owing TO the large number OF officers in
VOlvet as witnesses and 10 the fact that
many OF them sent medical certificates ex-
ctssing them from attendance, the trial was
adjourned until next week.
CHARGES AGAINST CAPRIVL
The Vorwarts accuses Caprivi of having
made an unworthy compact with the
Alsatian members of the Rechstag alleg-
ing that the Chancellor promised not TO
use the dictator clause of the exceptional
laws against the social organs in the
Reichstag on condition that complaints
calling for a revival of the clause were
brought before the Reichstag.s Yet Prince
Won Hollingho-Schillingsfu the lieu
tenant of the Emperor In Alsace-Lorraine
(the Rechslandl, recently suppressed the
Liberal VOlks Zeitung. This suppressing
was then attributed TO a petty desire upon
the part OF the Prince 10 show that the
dictator clause was not aimed against
socialism but against the persistent op-
pOnents TO German annexation, and that
clause which had been a dead letter for
ten years. still exists. On its face the
charge made by the Norwarts against
CaDrivi looks like a fabrica ton. but the
Socialist papers often get hold of inn
pOrtant political news that the accusations
cause some dissa tisfactiOn and an official
explanation Will be demanded in the
Reichstag.
The Reichstag has adopted the stamp duty
bill as amended in committee. Count Won
Kantz submitted a motion urging Capriyi
10 introduce q bill to create q state mon
opOly. with a minimum price of all trans
actions in foreign grain and mill products.
IL IS understood that in addition 10 fifteen
officers dismissed for connection with the
Hanover gambling scandal. thirteen others
have been reduced in rank and sent to
towns IL which there are but small garri-
sons and therefore but very little military