The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-03

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many Proceedings I'm the Reichstas-
Hungarian -Kudini Get
Vote of Confidence-French Lesisla
tion-Oue OF the RUSSELL Libel suit DE.
PENDANTS Dying-ForeIen News.
Hamburg. Dec. AT meetings, which
were attended by about 5000 strikers 10.
day, resolutions were adopted providing
for the acceptance in behalf of the strik-
ers Of the proposition made by the Chief
Of police, the president Of the municipal
council and the chairman of the trades
court, that the dispute of the lockers and
their employers be submitted to a court
Of arbitration to be composed of the OF
ficials mentioned, and, in addition, one
leading employer and four labor repre-
eentatives, the decisions of this court TO
require majority of six out of the eigh:
votes The representatives of the strik-
Frs also selected four men to represent
them in the court of arbitration.
Hamburg, Dec. AT meeting of the
Employers union today it was unani-
mously resolved 10 reject the proposal to
submit the lockers dispute to a court Of
arbitration.
NEWSPAPERIIBE
Berlin, Dec. 2.-The, trial of Herr Leck-
frt, Baron Luetzow, Herr Pleotz, Herr
Berger and Herr Foeflmer the journalists
who are charged with nbeling Count Won
Gutenberg, Baron Msrschall Won Bieber-
stein and Prince Alexander Won Hohen-
lohe. commenced today. The case arises
from the twoAold versions of the cars
and Emperor Williams toast at Breslau,
and the alleged iibels are contained in
comInents on the modified official ver-
sion of the toast, and in asserting that
the first version, which the libel constru-
ed as unfriendlH 20 Germany, was due
TO the irrespons fbility of the government
Bnd to English Influences.
Herr Leckert refuses 10 divulge the
name of the pesson who gave him the
Information uponwhich he based his cri-
ticsms, but he is believed TO be a Berlin
official.
The trial is causing sensation among
official men as il. is expected to reveal
workings Of the court Clique, which. DOM
mated by the for mer minister of the in
rerior. Count Bot.ho ven Gutenberg, the
Iatter's cousin, the. present court MARTA,
and Richthoff ex-chief of police, is cred
tied with bringing about the downfall Of
General Won Capr;Ki, the predecessor OF
Prince Hohenlohe as imperial chancellor.
They are also chal ged with being the in
EtigatorS of the ress war waged for
year past against Prince Hohenlohe, the
and Baron Marschall Won
Bieberstein, the n tlnister of foreign az
fairs.
Herr Leckert ar ia Baron Won Luetzow
were examined le ngthily and the latter
admitted that he ras the chief author of
the articles comp .ained of, adding that
Herr Leckert hint ed that he had obtained
the story of the changed versions from
an official of the oreign ice.
IN THE REICLSTAG.
Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE minister for for
eign affairs, reply tlsg today in the reich
stag to the CRITICS q OF Count Won Kard-
Drff, the Agrarian leader, said that the
official statistics sh owed that the balance
IF trade against G ermany had been con-
siderably reduced Ence the conclusion OF
he recent CONNER Cial treaties.
EGYPTIAN DEBIT COMMISSION.
Alexandria, Egyl II, Dec. 1.-The court
4 appeals today iss ned it's decision in the
amous case of the raisse OF the Egyptian
lebt and the COVE ynment, condemning
he latter to repay the funds advanced
exped. ton TO Dongola.
London, Dec. 1T be commission of the
egyptian debt, othe rwise the Caisse, on
March % last, decid ed to advance from
he reserve fund SYST U, 900 needed to meet
he expenses of the british Egyptian ex-
1edition to Dongola, and eventually did
20. The English, Or arman, Italian ane
Austrian members OF the commission all
voted in favor of the proposition. The
Russian and Frenchi members voted
against it. Almost i'm mediately after
do no ~ Of
syndicate of Egyptian bondholders took
steps, to institute procee ,dings against the
caisse for advancing this, and the mixed
tribunal, on June s, de cided against the
government, stating that the advance
vas made in violation OF ali existing de-
,rees. condemned the government to re-
BAY the money advanced, and enjoine.4
the commissioners from advancing aov
further money for the was expenses. che