Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-08

Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE sensational
news that Roumania and Greece have
Joined the dreibund and that formal
agreements TO this effect were signed
at bucharest during the presence there
of Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria,
after the opening of the canal through
the iron gates of the Danube, is being
much discussed in political circles
here. The statements made are be-
lieved TO be correct, and are regarded
as being of prime Importance, for the
dreibund will thus have valuable allies
N these two countries in event of
disruption with Turkey or any serious
complications in the east. King
Charles OF Roumania has long been
anxious to join the dreibund, but 1t
was only lately that an agreement &C
ceptable to all parties was drawn up.
1t is expected that Servla Will also ad-
here to the dreibund as soon as the in
tluence of eX-Queen Natalie is over
come.
A general uprising of the WaheheS,
d powerful and warlike tribe in Ger
man-Africa, is causing much uneasiness
in colonial circles here and elsewhere.
The Wahehes, who met with a crush
ing defeat from the German troops Il
few years ago, have this time been IN
Citeu by Arab chiefs and they have
excellent weapons and equipments.
The rebellion seems TO be spreading
around the whole Tanganyika region
ana the troops available are
much to weak to cope with 1t. In the
meanwhile Governor Wissman is lin
gering here, unwilling to return to his
post in east Africa, owing to his shat
tered health, though urged to do SO.
Moreover, the government Is not in
ClineQ 10 ask The reichStag for IL large
increase in the number OF German cas-.
African troops, in view OF the big Co
lonlal budget, although the present
force is inadequate. \ convention OF
representatives of all Prusslan cities
of over 5000 inhabitants has been
held in Berlin and a permanent organ
ization effected. The purpose o. the
10 the growing tendency OF the Prus-
sian government in favor of agrarian
interests at the expense OF the interest
of the cities.
Emperor William had excellent sport
at Remington last week, killing a big
stag every day. Tuesday he shot il
22-point stag, the biggest killed in
Germany in ten years, and he royalty
rewarded the game keeper, who en-
abled him to bring it down. Bismarck
has been sued by his royal neighbors
of the village Witzhove, because Of his
closing the right-of-way through SaCh
Senwald. The point at issue was the
rebuilding of a bridge over Billie creek,
Bismarck Offering to pay the costs, and
the villagers holding that he should
pay the whole of the expenditure. His
majesty las added another to the al,
ready large number of sensational
pardons granted since his accession.
This time sergeant and an officer of
police We're sentenced to respectively
three and five months Imprisonment
for brutally ill-treating prisoners.
They were pdrdoned before serving a
day in prison, and even the court costs
RENTED. The papers of every shade
OF opinion are discussing these pardoas
and it is certain that the prerogatre,
III this respect Will be discussed both
in the diet and in the reichstag. During
the past fortnight two American swim
oilers, styling themselves Captain
George Hubbard of New Orleans and
Captain Fred. Williams of San Fran
cisco have beeu victimi2ing scores of
young men by engaging them as re-
cruits for the United States army, in
sisting upon the payment of alleged
fees, and promising to meet them at
the train on the day of their depart
ure. The police are unable to locate
the swindlers.