The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-03

Sticks--Foreign Affairs.
copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press
Berlin, Feb. THE loss of the Elbe
with such terrible sacrifice of life, has
created great sorrow in Germany. The
rescued members Of the crew of the
Elbe arrived at Bremen today and their
examination by the proper authorities
was Immediately commenced in the
offices of the North German Lloyd
company, and is proceeding there.
A committee has been formed under the
presidency Of the secretary Of state TO
provide means of relief for the fami-
lies of the poor people who We're drown
ed. Emperor William has given re-
peated proofs of his sympathy with the
sufferers. On Thursday his majesty
sent an aid de camp to the office of the
North German Lloyd company to ex-
press his coincidence and both he and
the empress have sent a telegram or
sympathy to the directors of the COM
pany at Bremen. III is understood that
he viii also give practical testimony OF
the gratitude he has felt at the kindness
the survivors received at Lowestoft.
The emperor, in a Letter published in
the ReichZanZeiger. thanks the nation
for the proofs of sympathy and deVo-
ton furnished him on his birthday. 1t
is a notable fact in connection with the
emperor's birthday anniversary, that
there was considerable decrease in
the extent Of the voluntary illumina-
tons and feasting, which We're mostly
of an official character.
NOT SO GLAD AS THEY WERE.
, Some of the Berlin newspapers COM
menting on this spoke sharply against
what they termed Increased byZant-
! ISM" and advised the emperor rather
to rely on the good will of the nation
than on the number OF bayonets.
In view of the recent disclosures or
official secrets by means of private cir
culars which have fallen into the hands
of the Vorwaerts, the Socialist organ,
and which have been published by that
paper, an amendment to the penal code
has been introduced in the reichstag
by Count Won Room and other conser-
natives to make it felony for any
government or other public officer 10
give information without permission
upon any official matters, the penalty
to be imprisonment and a fine up TO
5000 marks.
Emperor William warmly congratula-
ted the new rector of the Berlin un1Ver-
sity, Professor Plfeiderer, upon his ad-
dress last Sunday in which he spoke of
Catholicism and Socialism as the two
great national dangers to Germany.
FIGHTING WITH INK.
The quarrel between the Baron Won
Stumm and Professor Wagner has oc-
supied public attention during the week
The baron made offensive, remarks
about the professor before the Chris
tan society in a recent speech In the
reichstag. Professor Wagner took him
UP and branded his statements as will
full SANDERS Stnmm there upon chal-
lenged Wagner, who offered to submit
the mater to a court of honor, which the
baron refused to DO. Since then both
sides have continued the fight in the
newspapers and the district attorney
of Berlin has ben requested to proceed
against the baron for feloniouSly iSsu-
ing a challenge. This has caused much
interest, as Stumm is an intimate friend
of the emperor.
During the discussion of the question
of the governorShip of the Reichsland
in the reichstag, Prince Won Hohenl>he
and DR.. Won Puttkamer the secretary
of state of AlSace Lorraine made in
teresting statements which tended to
show that the attempt to foster agita-
ton among the inhabitants OF the two
provinces is still kept up by number
of anti-German societies of France.
RUN OFF TO FRANCE.
1t was stated In2I o0OUO men anu
II, 900 women were induced to emigrate
into France in 1894 by one society alone.
which spent 5000 francs in the work,
Moreover, Hohenlohe announced that
the Ligue Des PatrioteS was reorgan-
lied in Paris a week ago and the speak
err urged that it was impossible to aban-
don the dictatorship.
Under the protection of the emperor
a company has been formed to erect
large theatre in Berlin in which classic
dramas and first class concerts Will be
given at popular prices. 1t will be
called the Deutches Voikes theatre.
The emperor a few days ago saved
man from being frozen to death. He
picked him up while out sleighing at
Charlottenburg lying insensible by the
roadside and took him into his sleigh
and delivered him at the nearest police
station where the man was restored.
According to advices from st. Peters
burg, the Russian finance department
will shortly promote Russian steam
ship line between the Russian ports
on the Baltic and the Black sea and
New York and Baltimore. 20 make
further direct connections with Russia
and the United States.