The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15
THE DREIBUND HAS BEEN SOJ InIFIFD
Germany viii &c Aided In Case the
French Attack the Empire, Italy
Remaining Passive.
Floods Have Done Much Damage. and
several L'vcs Were Lost-Peiers' Ex-
posture Affects the Colonial Ex-
tension Agitation Adversely.

Berlin. March A.-(Copyriehtod 1900 h
the Associated Press -Alr the surround
inss of the visit of Count Goluchowsk,
the Austrian minister OF foreign affair
to this city testified to It's Significance,
Emperor William personally showed hin
the greatest consideration aud closest at
ttnuon, OF which the bestowal upon tn
count OF decoration, the diamond stud
ded cross OF the Red Eagle, was only on
prccf.
After tho banquet the emperor convcrset
Win the Austrian minister for about al
hour and half IN private and NATURAL,
| everybody understands that the trefvune
was the main subject Of their converse
ton. There Is no doubt that the ItaIiar
crisis was also discussed and number
of important dispatches were exchanged
| between Berlin and Rome during the STAY
OF the count in this city. The count. OF
course, refused to be Interviewed during
his stay here. but tho Associated Press
correspondent learns upon reliable a,,-
thority that the main objects of his visit
were attained; that In view of the weak
ening Of Italy, the Austr.an-G erman un.
derstanding has been wliened so as 10
embrace armed assistance from Austria
in tho event OF Il French or Russian at
tack upon Germany.
ltaiys share in such an event Will be a
passive one Count Goluchowsky, the AS
ISOLATED Press correspondent is also re-
liabiy informed. has received premises
mat Germany Will, in the future, 'auopt
a more friendly attitude towards Great
brtaln, whose entente with the drei-
bund Austria regards as an Important
factor In the situation. There has been no
written announcement OF the re-adjust-
ment OF the alliance and none VIII be
made.
The details OF Emperor williams Med
iterranean trip are still kept secret, but
IL Is Understood that he Will Join the Inn
peral yacht HohenzoIlern at Genoa.
where his majesty may meet the emperor
OF Austria ana King Humbert.
Emperor William win then make several
Trips accompanied by the empress and the
liohen1oHern Will return to Kiel about
the middle of May. In order 10 take hts
majesty north again during the summer.
Gornany throughout the weel. has been
visited by snow storms and heavy rains
and as a result there are floods almost
everywhere In the northeast. There has
been much damage and Geographic and |
telephone communication has been fire. |
quently interrupted.
The Alsatian diet has voted the sum OF !
10000 marks for the relief OF sufferers In 4
mat province by the recent heavy flood.
Thirteen people were drowned near
Basic, Switzerland and several others |
We're drowned at speyer on the Rhine.
which river. with the Main, Neckar and |
Moso.le, has overlooked. \ bridge WAS
swept away al frchurg, Baden. drown
ug nine persons. The keneige dam at
Baden collapsed ana whole districts were
iopdet The Nistula has also overlooked
ma there las been much damage done
n the north
Prince Bismarck has consented to re-
GIVE on his birthday, April /. IA big loren
light procession from Hamburg.
II Is announced Professor Koch will
hortly publish his latest discoveries in
ne treatment of consumption
EN- lrlncellor Won Capriv Ia writing his
memoirs, but they viii not be published
The hereditary grand duke of olden.
'Grs' who was offended at his recent
reatment by the emperor on the occa-
Ion OF the death OF the grand duchess OF
,ldenhurg, has resumed command of the
nineteenth cavalry brigade.
formal indictment for breach Of tina
IVY OF associations has been found against I
ierr kuerr and forty-scvon socialisiic
,adcrs, Their trials viii begin next Week ,
he 10Th birthday OF Herr Liebnecht will
celebrated March rs by the socialists ,
throughout Germany There viii be a ,
rand commefs in this city. =
me strike Of ECO Berlin joiners was ,
lded this week, The strikers have oh i
The Chinese government has purchased n
w Havarian army rifles OF the type OF 4
~. for 81 apiece. -
Al the request Of the state department n
Washington the United States ernbassy +
ere has formally invited all tho German i,
1, nii We. TO send delegates to the
them, Including the University Of 6;oet- i
nsen have accepted Tho universities OF II
rtlhurs' itosstook aud Erlangcr have de- q
The Uastcd states charge d'anaircp. Mr. n
-, Jackson. attended the banquet given ii
Princc liohenioha in honor OF Count e
oiuchowsky on Thursday last
MIR Dean h. Mason. the United States 10
CO consul at Frankfort, has received his ol
oquntrur. al
rho military Jubilee of Prince George
SaXony was grandly celebrated at ORES h.
Il. lie received letters OF congratula- In
m from Emperor William and Emperor di
anclS Joseph. "a
Herr Braun. editor of the Voerwaerts u.
- been declared innocent of perjury in pi
injection with the theft Of the Imperial n
lncSty decree. ia
[ is stated that q Roont gen ray expert pc
mt with the emperor's arm has revealed ia
g nature Of the malformatlon, The IN
otoeraph taken IL said TO have been 81
omitted 10 eminent surgeons who are
ported to have expressed the bellef thai CT
simple operation VIII restore the par III
u II not complete use Of the arm and Sc
ne Or Peters exposure in the -elch- 10
y, resulting In the charges brought
alnst the former imoerial Commissioner th
Africa by Herr Bebel, has had a great SCI
verse effect upon the colonial extension aft
tatlon. an
}. Peters is the head Of the colonial SCI
rease in the German navy. a leader sin
the centcrists has already announced an
n the revelations will considerably mod ter
the attitude Of that party toward the Ilr
onial policy Of the government adding Ma
Il in future they viii he unable 10 give rec
same support 10 il as hitherto I
". Peters IS now drawing 5000 marks ha
m the eXchcquer yearly. and IS said ira
doing nothing for II. Consequently acf
'ple are all the more inciinna 10 believe rul
charges brought against him. especial az
A. hts book on the German Emin Pasna cia
edition showed that he treated ma II
- hrItally and II IS pointed out that kal
Arab would have been Immediately crr
lCed N he had been found guilty or mol
ch less. r
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the Deryishcs VIII cause trouble and s,ta
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