The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-03
THEY'VE ALL GOT IT
BERLINERS ARE IN A HARD
STRUGGLE WITH INFLUENZA.

STRUGGLE WITH INFLUENZA.
Cases in That City Estimated at Between
Thirty and Forty Observation-Disclosures
People Worst Of--Reiohstag Nearly
Observation-Disclosures William Pro-
poses to Aid the Farmers--No Appro-
priations for Navy just for Show Pur-
poses--Torpedo Boats in Little Favor
Socialists Army Proposition.
Copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, March 2.-Infiuenza has taken
hold of the people of Berlin with a
strong grip. The milder weather APP
pears to have favored its spread. In
fact, according to the statistics of the
local sanitary bureau, three-quarters
of all the sickness in the city at present
Is due to influenza. The epidemic has
apparently taken the firmest hold of
the weIl-to-do classes and few houses
in the west, southwest and northwest
districts have escaped it. 1t is also
noted that the complaint, which was at
first of a mild character. has grown
much more dangerous and the number
of deaths from influenza ard its COM
plications this week has reached several
hundred.
In the reichstag the usual attendance
dropped off about forty, some 10 mem
bers either suffering or recovering from
an attack The total number of cases
in Berlin is estimated at from 10000 TO
40 Geo. Among the sufferers are the two
vice presidents of the reichstag, Freih-
err Won Buol-Berenberg and Herr Buer-
kiln; Admiral Won GOltz, Prince Won
T-iest. Lieutenan. General SpitZ, Prince
Standardization and numerous court
officials. 1t also developes that Emper-
or William has just recovered from
mild attack Of influenza when he started
from Vienna to attend the funeral or
the Archduke Albrecht. The United
States ambassador, Mr.. Theodore Run
yon, has also suffered from slight at
tack of the disease.
70 AID THE FARMERS.
AS foreshadowed some weeks ago the
emperor has convened the state council
for March u, the main purpose being 10
devise means TO aid the agriculturaiisJs
OF Prussia who, especially in the east
ern provinces, are heavily depressed in
financial conditions as a result Of the
foreign competition in grain and cattle.
The sections of the state council called
TO meet are those Of husbandry, trades
and commerce. The session viii be in
aUgurated by an address upon the in
ternational situation of Germany by the
emperor, who, however, viii not preside
a he did in 1890, but leaves that duty
to Chancellor Hohenlohe. The sum
ming OF the council is interpreted as
showing that the emperor and the cabi-
net, in view of the incessant agitation
of the Agarians, have resolved to en-
deaVor to arrange some measures of
relief. But they viii adopt nothing so
radical as Count Won kanitz's proposed
grain monopoly. According to the
Frankfurter Zeitung the proposals
which viii be discussed by the state
council include the organization of a
credit system for small farmers settle
nents for agricultural laborers the
cheapening of production, tariff reform
and a modification of the brandy sugar
duties.
EXPERTS ARE INVITED.
Several political personages consider
ed to be experts upon Agrarian QueS-
IionS, have been invited to sit with the
state council and among them are DIR.
Koch, president OF the Deutsche bank;
Count Won Doenhoff-F 'reirichstein, who
warmly supported the Russo-German
commercial treaty; Cehrath-Feintezel,
the ex-president Of the body of COM
mercial dealers; Herr Won Kardorff,
Count Won Mirbach, Herr Won Maltza-
hama, ex-Secrtary of the treasury, and
Herr Wittenburg president of the PoSen
settlement committee. The names join
ed to these Of the eminent members Of
the council are regarded as insuring
the adoption of measures beneficial 10
German nusbandry and congate indus
tries.
An interesting question arose in con-
nection with the converting of the state
council, as to whether Prince Bismarck
is still a member of that body This
was settled by note in the North Ger
man Gazette announcing that the prince
was not only a member but that he
still retains the vice presidency of the
council.
NOT FOR SHOW PURPOSES
The reichstag has been busy with the
naval estimates during the past week,
and although the government demands
for new cruisers were conceded the
reichstag testified its determination TO
oppose expenditures upon an increase of
navy merely for display, by refusing
the credits asked for to build torpedo
boats. This rebuff of the government
is due TO the absentations, and in some
cases 10 the opposition of the Conserv-
atives who acted thus in defense of
their traditional policy, as a warning to
the government to pay great attention
10 Agrarian interests.
The discussion brought out several
interesting statements. Prince Hohen-
lohe yesterday warmly appealed to the
house to grant estimates. He said the
foreign trade Of Germany, in which
not only industry but husbandry was
concerned, required greater protection
and this end could only be attained
by an adequate navy. He could not
believe that the interest in the navy
which was so keen in 1SfS had entire
" vanished. The German navy must
be equal TO its task and keep pace with