Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-28


magistracy TO refrain from presenting
the petition and from inviting the mu-
nicipal councillors 10 join them This
was done, whereupon a meeting OF the
magiFtracy and municipal councillors
was held and IL was resolved TO con-
woke a general meeting here Of the city
magistrates and municipal councillors
from all parts OF Germany on May ).
The support since received promises
that the meeting will be the occasion
for q demonstration against the adop-
tion Of tho bin, the passage OF which
all Liberals agree would he the death
Of free speech In Germany. In the
magistrates and municipal councillors
in nowise oveawed at Herr Won koei-
ler's action respecting the magisuecy.
determined TO persist In pressing their
own petition.
Herr Won Noeiier then ordered the
president OF Bradonhurg province
Achenhach. 10 enter an objection 70
the pc,lon OF the municipal councillors
Burgomaster Ztllc, accordingly APP
pcarcd at Thursdays sitting OF the
municipal council and presented the
objection but the councillors refused TO
recognize It's validity aud directed their
president, DIR. Langerhauser To Forward
the petition to the rcichataE imme.
dlately. This was done yesterday ana
President Achonbach tclcgraphed 10
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him with a fine OF 300 marks II he for
warded the petition. The petition, how
ever had been forwarded TO the reloh-
stag twelve hours previously and Presl-
dent Achenhnch received the laconlc
reply, "Too late"
The government Is thus placed IN
sublmeiy ridiculous position and the
behring's who have Keen sense Of
humor. are intensely amused with tho
| whole AFFAIR An can be imagined, the
matter is not viewed IN the same light
| by the government and reports are cur
rent that Prince Hohenlohe and Herr
| Won Kocller have fallen out about the
| bill The latter will undoubtedly re-
| sign II the bill is rejected
The program OF the ceremonies at
| tending the opening OF the Baltic and
north sea canal are now virtually set
tied About twenty-five warships,
German and foreign are expected TO
take part IN the procession through the
| canal The troubles or Turkey In com
nection with the dispatch OF a vessel to
| Kiol TO take part In the ceremonies are
| nmordiug amusing reading. The
Z Turkish government at first declined 20
| take part In tho naval celebration on
account OF the poor state OF it's innnce1.
| The emperor then wrote an autograph
| letter to the sultan asking him TO send
/ a war shin TO Einl Tho sultan sum
]
asked him II It was absolutely impoa-
/ sihlc to comply with Germnnys wishes.
| The minister OF marine carefully
| studied the formidable list, on paper,
/ ot the Turkish warships and found
! that he had only three friEatoS at his
| disposal which were suitable and these,
| too needed renting which would cost
n Ero1t deal OF time and money. sud-
! denly the minister remembered that the
| Turkish govern ncnt had ordered
| large torpedo beat from the Gcrmnulu
| ship building yards at lSiol. This yof-
| sci ia already built but has not been
! paid for on account Of lack of fundR
/ The brilliant idea struck Ha2nn Pushn,
/ tho minister 10 send crew to Kipl and
| hire this boat FOR the few days OF the
| festivities, Difficulties however,
! superyened TO prevent the execution of
| this scheme ana 1t was finally decided
| 80 order the Turkish cruiser ucritbuma
| to 20 to Kiel
The emperor has signed an order
giving for the first time In the history
Of the German army new complexion
TO the big imperial manouvres which
81 exciting decp interest In army or-
clos Instead OF the usual cvolutiunH,
regular army mnupuyr"a VIII take
/ place, the emperor having fixed the
number OF troops to take part In them
! az llO0O. The scene Of the manOuYrcA
| viii be ON the plains west OF the upper
course OF the oder, The Gardo du
| Corps and the second army corps will
| contend against the third and ninth
/ army corps, on Wednesday last the
] fourth anniversary OF the death Of
/ Field Marshal Won Moillyc the emperor
| sent splendid wreath OF laurola, Vio-
| let's and roses TO be placed upon his
| grave In Crolsau, Both at the Berlin
| and Hamburg art exhibitions many
| French artists are exhibiting paint
| inrs and sculptures, The American
painters, Harrison and Stewart, are as
/ sIsting the hanging committee here.
! A now cave has been discovered ut
! Hohenburg. II has not yet been fully
| discovered. but there IS little doubt
! that Il will equal and perhaps exceed
/ In size and beauty the famous Dcchcn
cave. II has large arches and colon
AIDES, nnd immense snow white curtains
OF the finest sntalitc. Bishop Flt2-
| gerald OF New Orleans II IN Berlin pre-
siding over the European Methodist
conference. There are 800 delegates In
attendance.
The lower house Of the Prussian diet
has adopted Herr Camps motion That
preference be given to home producls
in purchases by tho state Of agricul-
| tural products.
During the course OF the debate Herr
| Uammerstein Loxein the minister Of
| agriculture. announced that the gov
| ornment had decided as an experiment
! TO establish In the chief trade ccnters
cereal warehouses for the use OF the
agricultural societies at cheap rentals,
The reichstug, in Difference 70 the
wishes OF the liberals and centrlats,
has referred the spirit tax amendment
bill TO u committee with n view Of hay
ing IL modified. The radicals are OPP
| posed TO the bill In any form, declaring
thnt II would encourage the conserv-
ativea to demand monopoly. Count
Powdoaslky, secretary OF the imperial
treasury. repudlated any such idea, de-
cInring that the proposed premium
would simply provide an outlet for a
possible accumulation OF stocks. The
second reading Of the revolutionary bill
is fixed for May s.