The morning call., 1894-04-15
Savage Brutality of the
Germans.
ATROCITIES IN AFRICA.
Merest Hints at the Awful
Truth Thrown Out.
NATIVES HACKED WITH KNIVES
And Women Taken Out of Prison
to Dance Before the Imperial
Commissioner.

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concluded his visit to Vienna to-day. The
Emperor spent the morning at the Hof-
burg palace and at IL o'clock he drove, ac-
compaIied by Emperor Francis Joseph. to
the Western Railroad station. the Vien-
nese again turning out in thousands TO
greet the imperial guest. Upon arriving
at the railroad station, the TWO Emper0rS
repeatedly kissed each other. and Emperor
William reiterated his thanks for the
hsarty reception accorded him. AT 1880
A. NJ the train bearing Emperor William
left Vienna for CarIsruhe.
While at the mess of the Seventh Hus-
sars yesterday, Emperor William pre-
sented Starhem berg, lieutenant OF that
regiment. whose father is Grand Marshal
of Austria, with silver snufbox set with
diamonds.
1t transpires that while Emperor William
was at Venice he declined to attend gala
performance al the theateT, explaining 10
Countess Morosini, who was the bearer of
the invitation, that since his accession to
the throne he had never attended theater
OIL Sunday.
Members of a number OF the royal fam
lilies of Europe will begin to assemble al
COburg early next week in order TO be
present at the wedding on Thursday next
of Princess Victoria Melita Of Coburg
princess Victoria of Edinburgh to the
Grand Duke Of Hesse. Queen Victoria and
she CZarOwitz are expected 10 arrive at
Coburg on Tuesday and the Prince OF
Wales is expected on Wednesday. The
Emperor OF Germany may arrive the same
day. and with the Princess OF Wales. the
Duke OF Connaught, ths CZar0xItZ aud
Prince George of Greece will be the guests
Of the Duke of Coburg. Queen Victoria is
TO occupy the grand suite of rooms In the
dacal schloss, opposite the Edinburgh
palace. Several sta,e receptions Will be
held, the most important OF which will be
a grand banquet in the immense banquet
ing hall in the ducal schloss. The we'd
ding will take place in the private church
within the schloss. There will be no
bridesmaids, in accordance with German
custom, but Princess Victoria will be sup
ported by her younger sistsr.
The official admission Of the truth of the
reported atrocities In the Cameroons
canses indignation throughout the empire.
The only suggestion made as possible ex-
tenuation of the German officials is that
their health was affected by the climate
and that this may have caused them TO
indulge in such excesses as the f1oeging of
women. But these foggiugs were not by
any means the only atrocities which have
been brought home to the German officia Is
of the Cameroons. Engineer Gerbhardt.
engineer of the steamer Nachtigall. re-
Gently on the CAMERON coast. has written
~, fab ba
that the unfortunate negroes were hacked
and mutilated with knives. as Governor
Wehla gave orders not 10 shoot them. An
other writer describes how the Govern
ment soldiers understood splendidly how
to hack the enemy, and that Commissioner
Leist had some women fetched out of
prison to dance, but when the dance was
finished he did not send them all back.
The German papers condemn Herr
Adents proposals in regard to the re-
Mobilization of silver as dangerous and
inviting the loss Of &C. 000.00 marks. which
the empire cannot afford.
Reports from Friedrichsruhe say that
Prince Bismarck is now more robust and
vigorous than he has been for long time
past The Prince takes long walks and
ercise on horseback.
Count Won Munster, the German EN-
bsssador to France, is seriously i'll at Ham.
burg and has asked to be relieved from
his post at the French Embassy. Emperor
William declines to entertain his request.
Emperor William has ordered that the
birthday of the Crown Prince. Frederick
William. who was born May g. 1882, be
celebrated by military concert at the
RinZ circus.
Prince John of Saxony. nephew of the
King of SaxOny. and The Duchess Maria
Isabella, daughter Of Duke Albert OF
Wurtemberg, who were married at Stutt-
CART on April g. arrived at Dresden to-day
and drove en- fete to the palace of the
King. From the palace the newly married
couple drove to their own residence
cheered by the inhabitants and crowds of
visitors from the country who had come
into the city in order to greet them.