The Washington times., 1894-08-12
CHOLERA STEADY ADVANCE
BacilIi Have Been Found Floating in
the River Vistula.
GERMAN NAVAL FORCE IN ASIA
The Coming Socialist Congress Likely to Be
Very stormy-An Imperial Prince Thought
to Have Been the Author Of scurriIous
Letters-Another Powerful Explosive,

copyrighted 1894 by the Associated Press.l
BERLIN, Aug. 11.-Cholera is slowly buS
steadily spreading westward. The disease
has obtained foothold in nineteen Russian
provinces, where deaths by hundreds are re-
corded daily. Cholera exists in seventeen
districts of Galicia and scores of deaths from
the disease take place every day in that sec
tion. In east Prussia, especially in Dantzic,
the situation grows worse in spite of the clos
ing OF the frontier at Golluba, on the river
Drewenz, opposite Dobrzsyn, Poland. Ac-
cording 10 official reports cholera baeilii have
been found floating in the river Yistula, and
a number of fatal cases are also privately re-
ported from Holm and Golluba. The rest Of
Germany appears to be free from cholera, al
though a few sporadic cases have occurred
here and there.
The two strongly-armed new cruisers, Cor
morant and Condor. now in reserve at kiel,
will be sent to Eastern Asia. Each of these
cruisers is manned by leo men. The gun
boats Iltis and Wolf are already in Chinese
waters and with the three cruisers sent to the
far east last week and the Cormorant and
Condor Germany will have total force of
seven ships and about thousand men in the
vicinity of Korea 1t is estimated nearly
5000 Russian troops are in Eastern Siberia,
and have with them sixty-four heavy guns.
This in connection with the fact that Russia
has sent eight warships under sealed orders
to Korea and that the commander-in-chief OF
Eastern Siberia has been instructed to hold
the troops of that district in readiness to
march at any moment. is regarded as signif-
cant. The japanese diplomats here express
perfect confidence that the powers will not
permit China TO annex Korea.
BISMARCK AND HIS DOGS.
Prince Bismarck is still at Yarzin, and he
continues to enjoy good health. After break
fast almost every morning he takes walk N
the park accompanied by mis- two dogs. Tyras
and Rebecca. The other DAY. pointing TO his
two favorite dogs. the ex-chancellor said
mournfully: ''You see everything around me
is growing old: dogs. horses and, alas, my
dearly beloved wife also." When the prince
finishes his walk he takes a substantial lunch,
giving preference to cold fowl crabs. etc. In
the afternoon he takes a drive and goes to
bed regularly at IL o'clock. There is.no de-
nying that Princess Bismarck is beco ming
notably weaker. She has had several at
tacks of complete prostration- To-day. how
ever. the princess seemed so much improved
that Dr. Schwenninger departed from Varzin
and viii not return until he IS summoned to
attend the prince or princess.
Private letters and dispatches received here
from Cowes report that Emperor William has
been enjoying himself to the utmost En-
peror Williams noticeable intimacy with Lord
Lonsdale is surprising everybody. The visit
of Lord Lonsdale to the United States in
company with an actress will doubtless be re-
membered.
LATEST ABOUT THE Won KoTzE LETTERS.
The coming socialist congress at Frankfort
promises to be stormy. 1t is said that Herren
Volmar and Grillenbercer have announced
that they are determined to reject all interfer-
ence with the Berlin commerce. and with the
finances of the Bavarian social party. In ad-
dition there is the thorny question OF the beer
boycott. which will undoubtedly receive
thorough ventilation at the approaching con-
gress.
The Won Kotze scandal was revived this
week in the courts. Schmidt and Zenner,
who obtained so much money from the Kotzes
under the pretense that they were able to
divulge the name of the writer of the anony-
nous letters and the postal cards, which
caused so much disturbance in aristocratie
circles and which eventually led TO the arrest
of Won Kotze, were sentenced 10 long terms OF
imprisonment 1t is stated on good authority
that the courts are in possession OF facts which
would seem to indicate that prince OF the
imperial family was the author OF the scurril-
Gus letters.
Important experiments are being made with
a new explosive Ii has already been sub
jected to elaborate tests and its composition
is still the inventors secret. The new ex-
plosive has not received name, but it is al
luded to under the test designation Of &C
People who should be in position to pro-
nounce an opinion uDon the subject say that
the effects OF .'C'' are ten times more power
full than dynamite.
The fear of anarchist outrages is breeding
restriction of the right to hold public meet
ings, and it is officially announced that Count
Botho Won Gutenberg. the Prussian minister
of the interior. is preparing bill to be intro
duced in the Diet which will materially cur
tail the present privileges This bill is so
drafted as to enable Prussia to suppress every
agitation not pleasing TO the government.
Consequently the opposition party in the Diet
feels that its existence is threatened and will
vehemently oppose the bill. There is no
doubt, however, that the measure will pass.