The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14

Berlin, April 13.-TSpecial Berlin letter
copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated
Press. THE fact announced here that the
planets occupied on Good Friday exactly
the same position as on the day Christ
was crucified reused a good deal Of cur
iosity among curious and religious folk,
who, however, were disappointed in the
observations, owing to the fact that the
heavens were overcast.
Rivers Overflow.
The sudden advent of warm weather led
10 rapid rise OF the rivers Eide and
Oder, resulting in the inundaion OF
large districts. The whole region around
Berlln is under water, OWING 10 the over
now of the rivers Spree anu HaVel. The
people at Spanoau are using boats 10
reach their churches and schools
In Dresden, the waters of the Elbe are
rcceding slowly, after doing much damage
and attaining a greater depth than for
twelve years past.
The dykes broke near Wynse, in spite
OF the eXertionS of the military engin-
eer' and seventeen villages of Verlande
were Inundated.
Vegetation in northern Germany is a
month behind, and the excessive mois-
ture retards agriculture still farther
Won Kotz a Fighter.
Herr Won Kotz, the court marshal
whose acquittal by the court on the
charge of writing anonymous and insult
ages, has been confirmed by Emperor
William, has not allowed the matter to
rest there. He has determined to fierce
" Vlnuicate his honor and he and his
family are trying to find, not only the
culprit, but those who cast suspicion upon
him. Won kOtz has already sent three
today with Baron Won Reischsach, the
court chamberlain. Pistols We're the
Weapons used and Won hotz received a
pullet in his hip 1t is undel stood Baron
Won Reischsach and Baron Won Schrader.
whose indiscretions are alleged to have
caused injury to Won Kotz, will be dis
missed. Won kotZ, after settling his
duels, will retire permanently to his es-
tates, where his wife has already preceded
nm. His wound is not a serious one and
}he Is expected to recover shortly. The
conditions of the duel required an ex-
change of shots until one of the COM
batants were disabled.
Emperor William, when informed of
Tghe acquittal of Won Kotz by the military
I(rourt, scat his adjutant Won Schotick to
' congratulate him.
Unpublished History.
The emperor will remove to the new
palace at Potsdam next week. Emperor
William is going on an eastern tour of
Thuringa, Upper Hesse and Baden, in or
DER TO enjoy some shooting.
Emperor William is not writing a mill
tary work, as reported, but is preparing
number of essays upon the campaigns
erto unpublished material will be intro
duced. The military instructor of the
crown prince is drawing a number of
plans of battles for these essays. The
emperor will read an essay to an audi
enee at the War academy this spring or
summer
a laborer. 70 years of age. has walked
from Gumbinen, a town of Eas. Prussia,
10 Berlin, taking twenty-nine days to
make the journey. and arriving mere on
Wednesday last in order to see the en-
peror and implore his ajesty to grant
him an old-age pension. The old man OBJ
tanned an audience with the emperor, who
anV@- ND TOD
into the case.
Monument to Bismarck.
The committee charged with the ar
rangernents TO erect a national monu-
over 100000 marks in subscriptions and
intends to erect the monument outside
Berlin on ACCOUNT of the recent hostile
exhibition of the municipal court of this
city This site will be chosen on the
summit of ! mountain, probably the
ZugspitZ.
a curious case of the punishment of a
deserter from the army has attracted a
great deal of attention. A trooper be-
longing TO the Fourth regiment of Uhlans
deserted during the siege of Paris and fed
10 China, where he served with the Chi
neSe for fourteen years. He lately re-
turned to Germany and acted as oyerseer
E tn a manufacturing plant, was discovered
and arrested, tried by court-martial and
sentenced to five years imprisonment in
q fortress.
Mr.. John B. Jackson, secretary Of the
United States embassy here. and Mrs.
Jackson, sail for the United States on
Tuesday next Mr.. Jackson is on leave
of absence. He and his wife will return
on July J. They gave a farewell dinner
tonight to the United States ambassador,
Mr.. Theodore Runyon, and Mrs. Runyon
and the personnel of the United States
embassy and the United States consul
general, Mr.. Charles DeKay and Mrs. De
Kay.
pr. Nuttall. the young American hygie-
mist Of the Berlin university, is n be mar
ried tomorrow to Fraulein Won Oertzen,
of the Mecklenburg nobility.