The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-01


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Africa-German News.
Copyrighted 1896 by the Associated Press
Berlin, Feb. 29.-The conviction is
fast growing here that Great Britain
hostility toward Germany must be con
sidered a political factor Of permanence
and that the friendly entente. which
has recently grown out Of events be-
tween Germany, Russia and France
| must be made a lasting feature OF
| Germany's foreign policy.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press in this city has been informed
! by an official of the foreign office that
the emperor gives tangible expression
of his desire for closer and more ami
! cable relations with Russia, in entruSt-
| ing 10 General Won Werder, formerly
! German ambassador at Petersburg,
and now the guest of the car, an au-
/ tograph letter 10 Nicholas III, in which
Emperor William expresses his friend
! ship for the car and promises to at
! tend the coronation fetes al Moscow.
| This is now significant, as it is the
/ first time in history that German en-
peror or king OF Prussia has personally
| witnessed the coronation of car, and
the emperor will hereby testify openly
to his wish for more intimate Russo
German relations. General Won Wer-
der will also be the cars guest thro'-
out the coronation fetes.
COLONIAL POLICY,
The emperor's determination 10 rem
der the German army more formidable
and to push the colonial policy of the
empire is shown in his telegram reply
ing TO a dispatch of conSratulation on
the subject from the Hamburg coloni-
al society. In this telegram his mai
esty spoke Of the necessity of "ade-
quately protecting our trans-oceanic
interests" and of creating such protec-
tiOn speedily
The reactionary parties throughout
Germany are aiming TO modify the con-
stitutional election franchises and in
Saxony the end viii be first practically
attained.
a bill is before the Saxon diet and Is
on the point of becoming law It di-
vides the electors into classes, accord
ing 10 their taxpaying grades, and
each class is entitled to the same num-
Der of delegates. Thus 90 per cent Of
the poor electors are doubly outnum-
classes.
During large Socialist meeting just
held at Leipsic, fifteen Socialist dele
gates 10 the diet resolved to resign and
put legislation entirely in the hands OF
the capitalist delegates
NEW SOCIALIST PARTY.
Fifteen Socialist meetings recently
held have protested against the slow
mr. Of tha al
ing there, and DR.. Stocker and his fol-
lowing nave organized, at Frankfort
on-Main, new Socialist Reform par
ty- Two hundred delegates from pia-
ces throughout Germany attended.
Resolutions in favor of economic re-
forms for the working classes and
against the accumula ton of capital by
monopolies were adopted. The party
boasts of a voting strength of one mil
lion, mostly Conservatives and Ma
tional Liberals
1t is stated that the estrangement
between Emperor William and his bro
Their. Prince Henry of Prussia. has
been bridged over and that affectionate
letters have been exchanged between
thin during the past month. Prince
Henry has abandoned his projected Wis
it to Queen Victoria.
IT has been formally remarked in
Catholic circles recently that the en-
peror has lately made a number of
large gifts for the building or restora-
ton of Catholic churches in Germany.
He gave 10000 marks to two impover-
ished parishes of Posen this week.
FOR LES MAJESTE
The number of convictions for les
majeste has been especially large dur
ing the past week. A butcher of Kiel
was sentenced to a years imprison-
ment and a girl. at Potsdam. for
speaking disrespectfully of her empress
was sentenced to six months conffne-
ment in prison.
1t is considered improbable that the
fugitive Berlin lawyer. DR. Fritz Fried
man formerly counsel for Won Kotze.
the court chamberlain, and who alb
seconded from Berlin. leaving debts TO
the amount Of 100000 marks who was
recently arrested at Bordeaux France,
viii be eXtradited. His baggage when
examined by the police, was found to
contain sensational work. written
in French and making startling reve-
lations concerning Emperor William
and mis- court. Friedman intended To
publish the story in serial form in the
Paris Figaro. and with the proceeds
start a German newspaper in Balti- |
more, where he was going when taken
into custody
The incendiary fires in Berlin and its |
suburbs continue at the rate of three /
or four daily, In spite of the large re- /
wards offered by the police and house |
owners association. Although score /
Of arrests have been made the real cul- /
prits have not yet been traced. Cir ,
IN
well organized band Of the incendiaries |
FINEST OF COURSE.
Emperor William has received in au- !
dience Colonel W. L. Ludlow. the Uni 1
ted States military sctache At London. !
and has questioned him infinitely as 10 4
his conclusions after the examination
which Colonel Ludlow has Just made 4
Of the Baltic and North Sea canal. in .
addition 10 his examination of the route /
Of the proposed Nicaragua canal and .
his inspection Of the SuAz and Coriuth .
canals. Colonel Ludlow reports that /
the Baltic ana North sea canal is the
nneSt piece OF work ever finished The
receipts are Still 40 per cent below *
penses but they are growing steadily.
Colonel Ludlow has received every
courtesy possible a. the hands ~ the
canal authorities He viii leave for
Holland next week
The flags were lowered here on Mon
day last in honor Of the amba ador
II the United States 20 Germany. The
odore Runyan. whose funeral cook place
o. that day in Newark y. j.
The American ball on Tuesday was a
great success. !; WAS neIG on chat DAY /
~ honor Of WaShinCton's birthday. -
the Germsn-Am leans % Berlin gave
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