The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-03
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
GRIP IN a DANGEROUS FORM PREvA-
LENT IN GERMANS CAPITAL.
Many Deaths Caused by the Disease
State Council to Consider Rene
dial Measures for Agrarfans.

dial Measures for Agrarfans.
Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, March 2.-Infiuenza has taken
hold of the people of Berlin with a strong
grip. The milder weather appears to have
favored its spread. In fact, according to
the statistics of the local sanitary bureau,
three-fourths of all the sickness in the city
at present is due to Influenza The cpl
demic has apparently taken the frmest hold
of the well-to-do class. and few houses III
the west, southwest and northwest districts
have escaped. 1t is also noted that the COM
plant, which was at first of a mild charac-
ter, has grown much dangerous, and
the number of deaths from influenza and its
complication this week has reached several.
hundreds. In the Reichstag the usual at
tendance dropped to about forty, some LOO
members either suffering or recovering from
an attack. The total number of cases in
Berlin is estimated at from thirty to forty
thousand. Among the sufferers are the two
Vice Presidents of the Reichstag Freiherr
Won Buol- Berinberg and Herr Buerklin, Adj
mraI Won Goltz, Prince Won Uejest, Lieut..
Gen. Spitz, Prince Garolath-Beuthen and
numerous court officials. 1t also develops
that Emperor William had just recovered
from a mild attack of influenza when he
started for Vienna in order to attend the
funeral of Archduke Albrecnt. The United
States ambassador, Mr.. Theodore Runyon.
has also suffered from slight attack OF the
disease.
AS foreshadowed some weeks ago, the
Emperor has convened the State Councii
for March u, the main purpose being TO
devise means to aid the agricuiturlsts
of Prussia. who. especially in the eastern
III -Sad in fiTl1p n
ciai condition, as a. result of foreign COM
petition in grain and cattle The sections
of the state Council called to meet are
those of husbandry, trade and commerce
The session will be inaugurated by an ad-
dress on the internal situation of Germany
by the Emperor, who, however, will not
| preside, as he did in 1890, but leave that
duty to Chancellor Hohenlohe. The sum
monng of the council is interpreted as
showing that the Emperor and the Cab
met. in view of the incessant agitation
| of the Agrarians have resolved to en-
| deayor to arrange some measures OF re-
| lief But they will adopt nothing so rad
| zeal as Count Won Kanitzs proposed grain
| monopoly.
QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED.
According, to the Frankfurter Zeitung, the
| proposals which will be discussed by the
State Council include the organization or a
| credit system for small farmers, settles
ments for agricultural laborers, the cheap
| ening of production, tariff reform and a.
| modification of the brandy and sugar
| duties Several political personages con-
sidered to be experts agrarian ques-
TONS have been invited to sit with the
State Council; among them are DR.. Koch,
president of the Deutsch Bank; Count Won
| Doensloff- Friederichstein, who warmly sup
| ported the Russo-German commercial
| treaty; Geheimhat F,renzel, ex-president of
| the body of commercial elders: Herr Won
| Karvorff, Count Won Mirbach. Herr Won
| Maltzahn, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, and
| Herr Wittenburg. president of the Posen
settlements committee. These names,
Joined to those of the eminent members
| OF the council regarded as insuring the
| adoption of measures beneficial to German
husbandry and The cognate industries
An interesting question arose in connection
WIN .hS Prinse sRisn,aret is stl mem
| Der of that body This was settled by a note
in the, North German Gazette announcing .oeIasal
| but that he still retains the vice presidency
of the council
/ naval estimates during the past week, and
| although the government demands TOR new
cruisers We're conceded' the Relcnstag tesii-
lures upon an increase of the navy merely
1 for display by refusing the credits asked
| for to build torpedo boats This rebuff of
i the government is due to the dissertations
/ and in some cases TO tie opposition Of the
/ Of their traditional policy, as warning
| to the government to pay greater attention
bro,ss ont several Interesting
1 Prince Hohenlohe yesterday warmly ap-
] pealed to the House to grant the estimates.
| in which not only industry but husbandry
/ was concerned, required greater protection
and this end could only c be obtained naT n BY
| that the interest in the navy which was
| so keen in 1913 had entirely vanished. The
German navy must be equal to its task,
| and keep pace with the development of
! German trade. They must have vessels of
ment. Many any Of the German war ships
/ which a few years ago inspired respect,
Knocked luU ' to- pieces at first shot The gov
/ eminent did not want to create a great
navy. but to replace obsolete a an, useless useless
| of Germans, and said that he had once in
! obliged in the dream of great and mighty
/ over the seas. These dreams. however,
| rapidly vanished. In the presence OF part,
| wishes had to be abandoned. He con-
| Guided with remarking that he hoped the
/ Reichstag would agree to the present
modest request of the naval authorities
/ Count Won NIirbach. the agrarian leader,
| announced that although the Conservatives
| would vote for the cruiser credit on this
/ occasion, they would not promise to sup
i port it's final reading unless the govern
| ment showed itself more amenable to the
| The Reichstag's rejection of the new tor
/ pedo grant was a great disappointment 70
sells were recently built. and were intended
i to be the swftest vessels in the navy, II
having been planned that they should be
| constructed so as to develop speed of
| twenty five knots per hour, and be able to
/ make voyage of five thousand miles with
| out recoaling. They were expected to be in
/ valuable for accommodating and for convey
| ing dispatches, while being also available
/ Al torpedo catchers." The general belief
/ Is that the government will make another
| attempt to get the Reichstag to sanction
| the building of these boats
THE MILITARY BUDGET.
| After concluding the debate on the naval
| estimates, resulting in the adoption of the
| recommendations of the committee in near
/ " every case the Reichstag began consid-