The morning times., 1896-11-30
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with view of obtaining control of the
Deiagoa Bay Railway have resulted in !
uehiai on the part OF the Portuguese
government that any step was being taken
IN tnat direction, and the discovery that
inc report ori ginated in Pretoria, tue
capitai or the Transvaal republic. Con-
cerning this report the Neueste Nachricbten
asserts tnat through the medium OF the
wires from Pretoria President ruger au-
peaied to the governments or Germany and
France To secure the neutrality OF Delagoa
Bay.
1ne executive committee of the German
Birnetaihc Union has issued circular in
regard to the recent election of Mckinley
to the Presidency of the United States.
winch says that some German birnetaIlsts
were OF the opinion that the election OF
Bryan would have shown the European
States how the free coinage of silver
in America alone would have been a
menace to the trade OF the world. Now
that Mckinley is elected, the circular adds,
the German bimetallsts expect an inter.
national bimetallic agreement upon q
reasonable basis which Germany must
support.
EDITORS MUST TESTIFY.
It's reported that Princess Fedora, the
youngest sister of the German Empress,
is to be married to Prince MaXimilian,
cousin and heir to the Grand Duke OF
bdutLl, diu 6u OlllCtr III tHc ucElildn army
Prince MaXimlian is thirty-one years OF
age and Princess Fedora twenty-two.
The editor of the Frankfurter Zeitung
has been fined 200 marks for refusing to
reveal the source or the Information winch
he published in his paper in regard to
the increase OF the governments military
budget, and the editor has given notice
OF his Intention to appeal from the Judg-
ment OF the court. The case has decided
the government to MAINTAIN the clause in
the code OF procedure proposals now be-
lore The RelcnStag making evidence in
press prosecutions obligatory. despite the
TACT that 1t was recently announced that
1t was the intention of the government to
abandon the clause.
Henry Hilgard, a wealthy GerInan-Ameri-
can citizen, who was visiting friends in
speyer, Rhenish bavaria, in Oct ober,
promised upon that occasion to donate the
sum of 10000 marks toward the bui. J.
Ing or chiidren's hospital in that city
with the stipulation that If Mckinley should
be elected President OF the United States
he should be reimbursed for the erection of
the hospital out of the proceeds of the in
stitutoL; otherwise the money was to lie
donated Is free gift.
HARD WINTER PROMISED.
The statements originating from French
sources that the German military camp at
Elsentorn on the Belgian frontier is to he
abandoned are untrue. on the contrary
extensions in the railway communications
are about to be undertaken which will link
EisenborE with all of the strategic lines
ON the German border.
Frosts are prevailing throughout Ger
many and early falls of snow in Berlin
and else where give promise OF long and
severe winter.
The design oil the proposed Wagner monu- |
menJ at Rayreuth has been fixed upon. IL |
consists OF temple with round cupola |
on pillars with a statue Of Wagner in the |
center.
Miss Jessie Shaw, OF New York, gave a |
concert last evening in the Sing Academy.
accom- panied by the Philharmonic Orches- |
ira OF Drlin. There was a large at
tendance and the perform ance was great |
success.
Miss Leonora Jackson. Miss Mary Howe
and Miss Katherine Linn will take part |
in Il charity concert To te given at the |
Hotel de Rome, on December l9. Miss |
Jackson Will perform on the violin
United States Consul General Charles |
DeKay and his family have returned to
Berlin from soiourn in Italy.