The Washington times., 1894-08-19
AGAINST EMPEROR WILLIAM
Timely Discovery of a Serious An
archist Conspiracy.
HE WILL VISIT PARIS IN 1898
German Navy Severely Criticised by Admiral
Werner-Project for Canal from the
Atlantic to the Pacifc-Fortune Hunters
Getting Ready for an American Heiress.

Copyrighted, 1894, by Associated Presal
BERLIN, Aug. 1s.-Emperor Williams first
public appearance in Berlin since his return
from England occurred to-day, when he re-
viewed the garrison on the Tempiehof parade
ground. For the first time Emperor William
had the whole Garde du Corps, magnificent
body of $4,000 men, together. The date was
selected as a special compliment to the corps
as being the anniversary Of the battles OF
Gravelotte and Rezonville, gained on August
1s, 1870, by the combined armies commanded
by King William Of Prussia, the grandfather
OF the present Emperor, over the French. As
usual, the whole fashionable world Of Berlin
witnessed the review, and many foreign
princes and high military officers with the
flower Of Germanys soldiery were present.
His majesty this evening gave State banquet
Ia the palace at Potsdam, which WAS attended
by 800 guests, including mott OF the superior
officers who mad been present at the review.
1t is said that the arrest OF Schove, on
August 49, who was wanted by the police for
larceny and who fred upon and wounded
two of the officers who pursued him in the
streets, was really most important capture,
made In connection with the arrest OF seventy
other persons all Of whom are said to be
desperate anarchists. These arrests, accord
ing to report frustrated most serious an
archist plot which was to mature to-day and
which was specially directed against Emperor
William.
1t is calculated that since the autumn re-
view on August 10, 1898, Emperor William on
his various journeys has travelled 1880 miles
by land and water and his activity shows no
sign of decreasing, He has promised to at
tend the Koenigsberg Theater on the evening
of the grand parade. September 10, TO witness
the same tableauI, portray1ng the history OF
East Prussia as weie exhibited for his grand
father in 1887. The annual naval review Will
take place at Kiel before Emperor William on
September l3.
IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
The visit of the Emperor Of Germany tho
ex-Empress Eugene, after the recent review
of troops at Aldershot Camp. England, is tine
theme OF general press comment. The uni
versal opinion is that the relations between
Germany and France have much improved,
mainly owing to the Emperors various
thoughtful acts of Cancellation. Al the same
time the newspapers recognize tnat france
has not abandoned her desire for revenge.
should favorable opportunity offer itself.
The surprising statement has been published
that Emperor William asked Count Won
Munster, the German ambassador to France,
to make arrangements for visit OF his
majesty to Paris in 1895.
The cholera commission is sitting again in
order to consider the serious news that the
scourge has not only spread to East and West
Prussia but couple of genuine cases have
been found at Cologne. In East Prussia the
new towns affected are Johannesburg. where
there have been over fifty deaths, and Lyck
and Allenstein. In West Prussia Althof and
Thorn are among the towns where cholera
now exists.
Although there is sympathy here with
Japan, the commercial and financial commu-
nifty favor a loan 10 China as safe invest
ment which is likely 10 give Impulse to Ger
man trade with China. The Vossische Zel-
tung, however. denounces the lending OF
money to China as crime against civlliza-
ton.
In view of the probability that the war be-
tween China and Japan will seriously affect
the supply Of raw silk for the German mar
ket the Prussan minister Of commerce, Frei-
herr Won Berlepsch has invited tho chambers
of commerce to make suggestions with the
view of preventing or counteracting rise in
the price OF silk.
ADMIRAL WERNER cRITIcIsINe THE NAVY.
Rear Admiral Werner's book on the navy Is
creating sensation. The admiral declares
that ii suffers from such q total lack Of or
ganization that in foreign countries it is held
to be yalueless. a state OF affairs for which he
holds Chancellor Won Caprivi responsible
He complains that from reasons Of false
economy the flags on German vessels are
dminutive. requiring glasses 10 see them at
any distance, while the smallest American,
French and Russian craft. the writer asserts.
carry gigantic flags which impress the peo-
pie.
Blackburae, Tarrasch, walbrodt. Janowsky
and Berger are all booked for the interna-
tional chess tournament which is to take
place at Leipsic in September.
local newspaper announces the impend-
ing arrival in Berlin of Miss Helen Carroll,
who is described as a wealthy and pretty
heiress, and adds that all the German fortune
hunters are consequently preparing for the
warpath.
Col Karwiesi, of Louisville, Ky, is here In
order to place before capitalists and others
the project of new canal from the Atlantic
to the Pacific in place of both the proposed
Pan-American and Nicaraguan canals. The
colonel has high recommendations from Con-
gressmen and other prominent people, both
in the United States and in England, and is
trying to raise the necessary capital to carry
out his plan and to interest prominent engin-
eers in the work. The scheme, however, is
regarded as chimerical.
Among Father Kneipp's patients at Woeris-
hofen, Bavaria. at present is DR.. Koch, who is
trying the priests water cure.
The latest government reports show that
eight persons have died from leprosy,
three of them since 1870, in the District OF
Koenigsberg. and ten persons, the report adds,
are now suffering from the disease.
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