The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-17
ROUSES THE CLERGY
EMPEROR WILLIAM STIRS UP 4
NEW VARIETY OF HORNETS.

Americas Cup-German News.
| (Copyrighted 1896 by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, May 1.-THE German clergy,
Protestant and Catholic, are thorough
~ aroused in consequence of Emperor
Williams telegram TO Geneimrath
Hinzptr, regarding DR.. Stoecker, the
ex-court chaplain and Christian-social-
list leader. which was published with his
majesty's consent.
1.-THE clergy must not NEEDLE with pol
itics, because it is no concern of theirs"
This angered the clergymen and the
whole clerical press has been express
ing indignation. DR. Stoecker has made
an outspoken reply in his organ, the
Evangelical Church Gazette, in which
he says that the emperor, when still
Prince William, himself characterized
the social activity OF the clergy as a
means of vanquishing socialism. DR..
Stoecker added: Since Christian-so-
ciai thought was tabooed in Berlin, So
cialism reigns politically there. AS
have begun, so shall continue. !
leave the end 10 God"
Two Of the clerical organs, the Reichs-
bote and the Volk, severely condemn
and deplore the publication Of the tele-
gram, CHASING 1t as 'inconsiderate'a
unjust" and pointing out that clergy
men, by the constitution, are granted
the same rights as other citizens.
The Roman Catholis organs, Ger
mania and Cologne Volks Zeitung, pub
lish articles of Il similar tone. The
Socialist press denounces the telegram
as imperial Interference with constitu-
tional rights and in various parts Of
Germany clerical synods have taken
pains to express confidence in DR.. Stoe-
cl1er and his methods and severely crit
icize his maiesty's telegram.
EMPIRE TABOOED.
Early in the week the peace jubilee
was celebrated throughout Germany.
Besides the fetes at Frankfort, there
were elaborate fetes of a semi military
character at Dresden, Darmstadt and
Hanover, and vast festival in this
city. organized by the veterans of the
wars, Of whom 1000 marched in pro-
cession. The jubilee was kept gener-
ally in Bavaria, especially at Munich,
Nuremburg and Augsburg. Twenty
thousand school children paraded at
Munich and were reviewer by Prince
Regent Luitpold. 1t was remarked,
however, that the fetes in Bavaria
were strictly of a Bavarian character
that only Bavarian flags We're displayed
that neither the emperor nor Prince
Bismarck were referred to in the ora
tory and that no reference to Germany
or the German army was permitted,
the official censorship excising every
thing from the Submitted speeches
referring TO the nation generally.
Several of the persons arrested at
Frankfort on the charge Of les majestic
made discriminating remarks in close,
proximity to and even within hearing
Of the emperor during the unwilling
there on Sunday last, of the monument
erected to the memory of Emperor Will
liam /.
NOT IN YANKEE WATERS.
The report that Emperor William
intended to challenge for the Americas
cup if his new yacht Meteor turned out
TO be faster than Valkyrie III: was
investigated by the European manager
of the Associated Press. A dispatch
was sent direct TO his majesty at Prim-
kenau. Silesia, where the emperor and
empress are visiting Prince Guenther
of Schles wig-Holstein, his majesty's
brother-in-law. The dispatch read:
ITO his imperial majesty, the emperor
of Germany, Primkenau: As European
manager of the Associated Press, rep
resenting the leading papers through
out the United States and Canada, 1
venture to ask if the report that your
majesty would challenge for the Am
CIRCUS cup, with the Meteor, is true?
The rumor causes the greatest interest
in America"
The following reply was sent to Lon
don:
Walter Neefe, European manager
Of the Associated Press, London, Eng
land: The report that his majesty
would challenge for the Americans cup
is erroneous. as the Meteor will only
sail in European waters.
(Sigued) Won Kessel, FIueget, ad-
jutant Won Dienst." CCol. Won Kessel,
aide-de-camp, adjutant on duty"
ARMY AND NAVY.
In connection with the bill to reorgan-
lie the fourth battalions of infantry
regiments, the conservative and militia
~ parties have begun an agitation for
the abolition of the biennial military
service and for a revival of the tri-
ennial
The Kreuze Zeitung. the military
weekly, is leading the agita ton in the
press. According 10 the present law
the biennial service is only an expert
ment and ends April 1, 1897. unless
specifically made permanent by a new
law. As a counter-check TO this move
ment, the Radicals in the reichstag
have resolved 10 add a para graph to
the Fourth battalion bill, making the
biennial service permanent. An in
teresting and sensational debate viii be
the Consequence, as the Centrists main
~ side with the Radicals in this matter.
The agitation for a larger navy has
been renewed. Lectures are delivered
in different parts OF the country. under
the auspices OF the Alledeutsch Yer
band. % promote the movement
ROGUE TO CATCH a ROGUE.
The trial Of the band of fifteen fraud
ulent railroad employees and ticket
swlndlers Of Frankfort : expected 10
conclude today. The gang. il was
shown during the testimony taken, has
been operating for several years on a
number Of Prussian, Alsatian and Hes
sian roads TIE frauds are estimated
70 be ]. 500 o0o marks. and Il IS said that
the prisoners dead-head ed thousands
% passengers for a consideration with
tickets given them which had been pre-
viously used. The chief OF police spy
in the case i said 20 BE- a haoitual
criminal who has spent years in prison
Tae rejection BY the Diet, % the as
SCISSOR paragraph by which the Prussian
government sought II exclude al iib-
eral elements from the judEeships. VIII
E.HkMMAR/