The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-31
RERIJN CABLE LETTER.

Berlin. Oct. 26.-(Copyrighted by the
Associated Press, 1S95.)--At the dedlca,
tion of Emperor Frederick memorial
| church and the Empress Augusta mon
ument, the empress appeared III puDhc
| here for the first time since her illness,
which commenced at the Kiel fetes, be-
| ing brought on by over eXertion upon that
occasion. The fact that her majesty
had grown considerably thinner and paler
was commented upon on all sides: IN,
deed, the health of the empress is sui
delicate and that is the reason why her
birthday, October %, was observed IN
the most strict family seclusion: The
usual court congratulations and other
ceremonies were omitted and even the
gala performance prepared for the opera,
which was to give the reopening of the
renovated theater a certain eclat, did
not take place. The physicians in at
tendance upon her majesty have strongly
advised her to carefully avoid all excite
ment and late hours in order to fully
recover her health.
A curious feature of the dedication
ceremonies was the choral sung in the
church, when the Lord Sends Cross,
Let Us Patiently Bear It," composed by
boy 10 years of age, Fecrer Won Will
Itch, who, when suffering from the same
complaint as the late Emperor Frederick,
sent it to the latter Young Which died
at the same time as the Emperor Fred
erick.
An accident occurred at the Dresden
railway station on Friday. The depot
was crowded and the great pressure bore
down the iron ratings guarding the plat
form. A boy was killed and many peo-
pie were seriously injured by the over
turning of people which followed.
Dpin pnly of ic
excellent. He walks and drives daily and
seems to have quite recovered from his
recent illness. DIR. Schweninger, his
physician, owing to i'll health, has been
compelled to abandon most of his practice
and will remain at FREDERICKSBURG until
the end of the year. During the week
the emperor spent few days at shooting
on the estate of Herr Won Wedel chief of
the imperial household ut Presidof. Next
week his majesty will take part in the
battues on Count Phillip Won Eulenberg's
estate at Liebenburg.
The chief topic of newspaper discus
sion during the past week has been the
new fourth half battalions. The sec
rotary of war is not satisfied with their
operations or utility and the military ex-
perts declare that their purpose, forming
cadres to be called upon in case of war,
is far from practicable. The emperor
desires to have the half battalions made
whole ones, hence the Liberal Socialist
press talk of forthcoming new military
bill. The full text of his majesty's
speech ut the military banquet at Metz
is now published in the semi-oflicial Ham
burger Correspondents and its wording
is quite sensational. He said, among
other things:
II expect during times of peace a strict
observance of iron discipline. 1t is only
by the old time Prussian use of the off
GERS that we may hope to attain any
thing. BY special imperial edict the
rules governing the treatment of recruits
are being made ready for the commander
of each regiment to hand to his subordi-
nate officer. This action is being taken
on account of the numerous cases of cruel
treatment of recruits which have recently
been made public"
The secretary of husbandry, Won Ham
merstein Loftin, at banquet given to
him at RaibOr, Silesia, recently admitted
the dire need of relief by German hus-
bandry, but said that Count Won Ka-
nitZs bill would be no cure for it. The
falling price of silver, he said, was a grave
danger, but the government was cOnsid-
ering means to counterfeit it. This
speech has not pleased the Agrarians,
who want his reasons for denouncing the
Kanitz bill.
r., In reply to many recent complaints of
German exhibitors at the Chicago Worlds
fair that their prizes and medals have
not yet arrived here DIR. Booze, minister
OF public instruction, has issued a letter
stating that the prizes are not to be ex-
pected for some time to come.
The exhibition of California fruit prod
ucts, which closed on Wednesday. has
been commercially very successful and
n SIMILAR but larger exhibition of Ameri
can fruit products has been arranged
for next spring at Berlin and London.
Director JOhannsen starts this week for
California in order to perfect arrange
ments for the shows.