Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-15
CABLE LETTER FROM GERMANY.
WHEN CHRIST WAS cRucIFlED
MANY YEARS AGO
THE PLANETS WE'RE WHERE
THEY WERE TR1DAY-rHE EN-
pERoR ISN'T WRITING A BOOK
on MILITARY NfATTERs-AN OLD
MANS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BERLIN. April 10.

! clnted Press. l-Ihe spen OF spring.
| like weather which marked the
orening days OF the week COM
1 pensated Berliners and Germans gem
orally for the disappearance Of eN-
/ citemeut and political matters remain
in Il state OF torpor
The brightwarm sunshine gave every
promise Of an agreeable Eastertlde and
/ the dlspiritlng weather prophecies Of
Professor Phalbe were met with ban-
tcrng skeptcism. Excursions to the
| Grunewald and other suburban resorts
were planned hy Berhners for Good
Friday, but the professors predictions
| were unfortunately verified by re-
turn OF cold north wind and a cloud
/ ed sky and the day was generally
| cherries,
Therefore. the holiday makers most
is preferred to remain In Berlin rather
than risk the luclemcnt weather in the
country. The fact announced here that
/ the planets occupied on Good Friday
! exactly the same position as OH the
| day Christ was Crugluel aroused u
| great deal of curiosity among religious
ana scientific folk, who, however. were
| disappointed In their observations, ow-
ing % the fact that the heavens were
overcast The sky to-day was sume-
| what brighter and hopes uf Il pleasant
Easter is rcvivlHg. The sudden adj
/ vent Of warm weather led TO IL rapid
! rise of the rivers Elbe and ode, result
! ing In the lnuudItion of large districts.
| Tho whole region around Berlin Is un-
der water. owing to the overflow of
, thc rycr5 Spree and Havel. The ueu-
pie OF Spanadau and llcavel are using
| boats to reach the churches and the
schools,
In Dresden the waters Of the EIbe
are rpccdng slowly after doing much
damage and attaining "a greater depth
than for twelve years past The dykes
broke near Wynsc In spite OF the cN-
/ crtlun5 of the military engineers ana
seventeen villages of NiCrlunde We're
inundated, Vegetation ina northern
Germany Is "a month behind and the
excess moisture rotards agriculture
stun further
Herr Won Koltz, the court marshal,
whose ncuuittal On the charge OF writ
Ing anonymous and obscene letters
to the highest court pcrsouages. has
been confirmed by Emperor william
has NOT allowed the matter to rcst
there. He has determined to flerccly
ylhdleala MS honor and he and his
family are trying To mud not only the
culprii hut those who cast suspicion
upon him.
Won lSoltz has already sent three
challenges and the first duel came Oft
To-day with Baron Won Reisehuch. the
court chamberlain. Pistols were the
weapons usHS and Won KUltz received
"a bullet In his hip.
II is understood that Blrons Won
Reischah and Won Schtadcr. whose in
disrretiuns are alleged tU have caused
injury To- Won Koltz, will be dismissed
Won Rultz, after settling his duets, Will
retire permanently 10 his residence in
the province of Brandenburg. where
his wife has already preceded him. His
| wound Is not serious one and he Is
expected TO recover shortly. The con-
! dltuna uf the duel required an eN-
/ change of shots until one of the COM
1 batauls was disabled.
Emperor william, when informed OF
. the nequlttol of Won l{ult2 by the
1 military court, sent his aliutant. Won
1 Sph1lick, To congratulate him
The emperor win remove to the new
I palace at puttslam next week. Empe-
] ror William rs going ON an Eastern
tour through upper lIrssc aud Baden
/ Iva order to enjoy some capercailslc
shooting
/ Emperor William is not writing
/ military work ag reported, but rs pre-
/ pairing number VI phrases upon tho
campaigns of Frederick tho Great. into
which hitherto unpublished material
I viii be introduced, Tho military In
strurtor uf the young princes Us draw
ms % number OF plans NJ battles Tor ca-
says. The emperor -ll read the .
says To Uu audience ut the war uCau-
"my this spring or summer. Toward
the end Of tho month hls majesty goes
grouse shooting In Alsace-Lurrtine and
/ VIII stay q few days at his chateau
/ d'Arvlle In Lorraine
a lahorer n years OF age has walked
from Gumhlunen, a town Of east Prus-
sia. to Berlin, taking twouty-niuc
days 20 make tho journey and arriving
hero ON Wednesday last In order 20
see tho emperor and iInplore his ma
iosty to grant him an old nge pen
sion. The old man obtained an au-
dlencc with the emperor, who read
his papers and promised TO inquire
into tho case,
The committee charged with arrange
mcuta 10 erect national monument
To Prince Bismarck has received over
aaO.0n0 marks In subscriptions ana In
tends 10 erect this monument outside I
Berlin on account Of tho recent hostile
CNhiblton OF tho municipal council Of
this clty The site will be chosen on
the summit Of mountain, probably
the Tugsplt2.
curious case Of the punishment OF
n dCsoftor from the army has attracted
attention, \ trooper belonging so the
regiment OF uhlaus deserted during the
sicgc OF Paris und He'd 10 China, where
he served with the Chinese army for
fourteen years. lie lately returned to
Germany and acted as overseer in
mnnufactory, was discovered ana mr.
rested, tried by court martial and sem
fenced to FIVE years imprisonment in
a fortress
John X. Jackson, secretary Of the
United states embassy here ana Mrs.
Jackson will sail for the United States
on Tuesday next. Mr. Jackson Is on a
leave OF absence. He and his wife will
return on July I. He gave n farewell
dinner tonight TO United states Amhas-
sador Theodore Runyon and Mrs Runy-
on and the personnel OF the United
states embassy ana the United states
consul general Charles Dekay. and Mrs.
Dekay.
pr, Nuttal the young American hy-
Eenist Of the Berlin university. IL to be
married tomorrow 10 Fraulien Won Ort-
zen. Of the Meclslenburs nobility
WILD CAT STILL.
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