Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-03-28

the Old Chancellor.
berlin, March 24.-The reichstag re-
jected a proposal to congratulate Bis
marck on his birthday. Thereupon
President Levetzow resigned.
Levetzow's proposal was rejected,
1864. His resignation caused an eX-
traordinary scene; the rightists rising
in a body and cheering vociferously
their approval. Even the galleries ex-
pressed satisfaction in the most open
manner. The house then adjourned
until Tuesday.
1t is stated in the Hobbies that the
conservatives and the national liberals,
who are dissatisfied with the present
composition of the reichstag, will, on
reaSsembling the house, endeavOr to
force the government to dissolve the
reichstag. If they succeed the idea is
to go to the country with Bismarck's
name as a rallying cry, charging yes
terday's affair as an insult to the
founder of the empire. The result Of
LCtSIlotoS fOIC SducCu thS LIpSIo Al
tense annoyance and the following was
telegraphed Bismarck:
81 convey to your serene highness
the expression of my most profound
Indignation at the resolutions of the
reichstag just adopted. 1t is a most
complete opposition to the feeling Of
all german princes and people.
IyyorNoro, yyT.IIio, ~, ln, ,onoiroI IN n
ply to the message sent by him to Bis
marck, the following: accept the re-
spectful expression of my gratitude
for the most gracious message by
which your majesty transformed the
action Of my political opponents into a
SQUIRE of joyful satisfacticn.-Bis-
marck."
The National Zeitung says a tele-
gram has been received from DR..
Burklin resigning the vice presidency
of the reichstag.
the ~reichstag of the motion to. con-
graduate Bismarck on his birthday
is certain to cause a great deal of
feeling against Richter, the radical
leader, who foresaW this when, a few
days ago., he explained the reasons
why the radicals would oppose the
proposition. He said it was not a
question of politeness toward the aged
statesman. Prince Bismarck, he
claimed still represents certain politi-
cal principles and his great person
atty cannot be divided into the Bis
marck who achieved so much on be-
half of German unity and the Bis
marck who has been thoroughly hos
tile to liberalism. 1t is now decided
that Emperor William will visit Prince
Bismarck next Tuesday, taking with
him his eldest Sol in order that he
may make personal acquaintance of
Bismarck.
The formal inquiry into the loss of
the North German steamship Elbe has
begun and various experts deposed
that the Elbe was thoroughly appointed
and seaworthy and the cargo properly
slowed. The survivors of the crew,
Stolberg, third officer; Neussell, first
engineer, and Siebert, seaman, re-
Deated their former statements. The
president of the court announced b a
the inquiry would not end in that
court as there are three law suits
pending in connection with the dis
aster.
Herr Badwor, superintendent Of the
North German Lloyd line depOSed that
the Elbe had sufficient small boats
to accommodate 3S4 persons, and b a
there were 352 aboard; that she was
water tight when she sailed. The in
quiry then adjourned.
The Berlin radicals and socialists
have again commemorated the victims
of the uprising of '4S in decorating
their graves Monday last and by hold
ing twelve big meetings. Vorwaerts
published a memorial issue sanguinary
both in hue and text; which was con-
fscated by the police. The issue of
Vorwaerts of March ID vas also
seized on account of an lniammatory
article entitled 'militarism' which it
contained.
One of the s remaining unsettled
during the present revision of the Ger
man American e~Xtradition treaty is
that Of a man named RiX, of Chicago.
who fed from Illinois a year ago.
charged with forgery and embezzle-
ment. Six months ago he was ar
rested at Hamburg and is still in jail
awaiting the decision of the German
government whose Interpretation Of
the existing ex%tradition treaty is dis
puted by the government of the United
States.
The epidemic of influenza is slowly
subsiding, but there are still a num-
Der of fresh cases. Among the recent
deaths are those of Professors Rubo
and Wesley, Col Won Bennigsen,
Baron Won Roche and Count Osten
Plathe.
Captain Cleve Simons, formerly a
professor at West Point Military acad-
envy, and who has since been residing
in Berlin, died of softening of the
brain.
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