The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28

perS nave told this story in the last week:
Emile Leidschaft, the widow whom Emin
made his first wife, was deserted by him
In ConstantinOple in 1876 He took with
MN at that time all her money and jew
elry, which represented a considera BILE
fortune, inherited from her first hus-
oand he had previously sold the house
and land in COnstantinOple which her first
husband left, and had appropriated the
proceeds to his own use. He went to
Africa and became famous as Emin
Pasha, but years passed before his first
wife discovered that Emin was identical
with the Edward Schnitzler whom she
had married. BY obtaining official aid
from Germany she was enabled to force
from Emln lump sum of 10000 marks
Further efforts to make him restore her
property were vain. He even refused to
answer her letters begging him to main
tain her and her daughter Pauline.
A HORRIBLE SUPERSTITION.
trial at the Weiden Assizes, Bavaria,
last Wednesday, revealed the existence
OF horrible superstition among the igno-
rant classes of the district. Josephine
Sier had been told by woman who had
the reputation of a witch, that the eve
torn from the dead body of child on
Good Friday, at midnight, would enable
him to make himself invisible at will
Sler went TO the Heumaden cemetery at
midnight and worked like mad,
opening graves until he found the
body of little girl, which
had been buried but two days. He car
ried it in the coffin to a meadow, took out
the left eye and then threw the body and
coffin into brook. The discovery of the
body caused intense excitement through
out the district Sier was not suspected
of the crime until a woman, in overhaul
ing his house, found a child's shroud and
pillow. Sier was sentenced to IA months
Imprisonment at hard labor.
SEARCH FOR BoYCoTTED BEER.
Several democratic vigilance commit
tees began yesterday to visit public
houses and demand access to the cellars,
so as to make sure that no beer from the
boycotted breweries was kept in stock
Several proprietors had the visiting com
mittees elected by force to the delight of
their patrons. The brewers have APP
pealed to the police for protection.
The government will submit TO the fed
eral council shortly plan to make Cux-
haven, tifty-eight miles from Hamburg,
a strong naval port.
The Empress Frederick celebrated her
mothers birthday with a dinner, Among
the guests were the King of Denmark,
Prince John of Gluecklesburg, the Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse, the
Prince and Princess Karl of Hesse, and
the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Greece.
The czarowitz has accepted the en-
perOr's invitation to attend the military
maneuvers at DanZig and KOenigs next
September. With the approval of the
emperor, the Bismarck memorial commit
tee has selected as a site for the monu-
ment a spot between the Victory Column
and the Facade of the new Reichstag
building.
MORE HoNORs FOR THE AMERICANS.
1t is reported that Emperor William
has invited Rear Admiral Erben and
Capt. Mahan of the United States cruiser
Chicago to visit Germany.
DR.. Peters, the explorer, has consented
to stand as a national liberal candidate
for the next political ministry vacancy in
Hanoverian district.
These German princes and princesses
will attend the wedding of Prince
Charles of Hohenzollern and the
Princess Josephine of Flanders in Brus-
sells tomorrow. The Queen of Saxony,
the Prince and Princess Leopold of
Hohenzollern-Sigm the bride
groom's parents; Prince Fritz, his uncle,
and Princess Josephine of Hohen2ollern,
his aunt; King Charles of Roumania and
Crown Prince Ferdinand of Roumania.
Prince Augustus, of SaXeCoburg-
Gotha, and his cousin, the Arch-Duchess
Carolina Ammaculata, of the Tuscan
branch of the Hapsburgs, will be mar
ried in Vienna on Wednesday. The wed
ding will be attended by Emperor Franz
Joseph and his whole court, the ex.
King of Naples and the Duke of Sake
Coburg- Gotha. A state banquet will be
given tomorrow at the Hofburg.