Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-04
WARLiKE wAHEBzES CAUSE UyEASINEsS
Cities Unite for Protection from Agrarian
Legislative Entertainments.
EMPEROR WILLIAM SHOOTS A BIG STAG
Bismnrck Sues His Ncighbors-Bruta1
Police officers Pnrdoncd-Mnny
Victims of American SvindIcrs
-General FnthcrInnd Gossip.


Dreibund and that the 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 gates of the Danube, is
being discussed in political circles here.
The statements made are believed to be cor
rect and are received as being of prime i'm
portance, for the Drebund will thus have
valuable allies in these two countries in the
event of the disruption of Turkey or any
serious complications in the east King
Charles of Roumania has long been anxious
TO join the Dreibund but it was only lately
that a binding bargain, acceptable to all
parties, was drawn up. 1t is expected that
Servia will also adhere to the Dreibund as
soon as the influence of ex-Queen Natalie,
who is a Russophile, is overcome.
The general uprising of the Wahebees, the
powerful and warlike tribe of German East
Africa, is causing much uneasness in CO.
lonal circles here and elsewhere. The Wa
hebees, who met with a crushing defeat
from German troops a couple of years ago,
have this time been melted by Arab chiefs
and they have excellent weapons and equip
ments. The rebellion seems to be spreading
around the whole Tanganyika region and the
troops available are much too weak to cope
with it. In the meantime Governor Wissmann
is lingering here, unwilling to return to his
post in East Africa owing to his shattered
health, though he is being urged to do so
Moreover, the government is not inclined to
ask the Rechstag for large increase in the
number of German East African troops, in
Wow of the big colonial budget, although the
present force is quite inadequate.
LARGE CITIES ORGANIZE.
A convention of representatives of all the
Prussian cities of over 10000 inhabitants
has been held in Berlin and a permanent
organization was effected. The purpose of
the assembly was to formulate opposition to
the growing tendency of the Prussian gov
erment in favor of Agraran interests at the
expense of the interest of the cities and to
obtain the abolition of the privileges en-
joyed by government officials, clergymen and
teachers in municipal taxation.
Emperor William has had excellent sport
at Rominton this week, killing big stag
every day. On Tuesday he shot a twenty
two point stag, the largest killed in Germany
for ten years past, and he royalty rewarded
the gamekeeper who enabled him to bring
it down. His majesty shook the man warmly
by the hand, sent him a bottle of champagne
to drink his health and also presented the
other foresters with a copy Of his maiesty's
latest allegorical picture, "St. Michael
Standing Guard of the Blessings of Peace"
Ten thousand of these pictures have been
reproduced in the imperial printing office.
The storms of the past two winters have
done an immense amount of damage to the
dunes and dykes of the coast of Prussia,
especially on the coasts of Heligoland
Fresian island and East Prussia. The gov
ernment intends to ask the Diet for large
grant Of money to be devoted to building
new works and repairing the old ones. Two
million marks will be expended in this man
ner forthwith.
Prince Bismarck has been sued by his
rural neighbors of the village of Wtzhove,
because of his closing the right-of-way
through the Sachsenwald. The point az
issue between them originally was the re-
building of the bridge over Billie creek,
Prince Bismarck Offering to pay half of the
costs and the villagers holding that he should
pay the whole of the expenditure.
The socialist convention will open at
Gotha tomorrow and will probably last a
week. The delegates will discuss sixty-nine
motions.
OPEN LETTER TO KAISER.
sensational pamphlet has been prepared
anonymously, purporting to be an open let
ter to Emperor William to dismiss his un-
constitutional advisers in his civil and mill
tary cabinets, and instead, listen to a select
body of members of the Reichstag, repre-
senting the various factions of that body.
The pamphlet has been seized by the police
IN lin oh rio I ai, nl,
but thousand of copies are still in circu-
lation.
Emperor William has granted comfort
able pension to the wife and daughter of
the historian Teitschke, who died pennless.
His majesty has added another to the al
ready large number of sensational
pardons granted since his acces-
sion. This time sergeant and
an officer OF the police were sentenced,
to three and five months i'm
prisonment for brutally ill-treating pris-
oners. They were pardoned before serving a
day in prison, and even the court costs were
remitted Papers of every shade Of opinion |
have been discussing these pardons and it |
is certain that the prerogatiye Of the crown |
in this respect will be discussed both in the
Dlet~and in the Rechstag shortly.
bullhS lhe past fortnight couple OF
American swindlers, styling themselves Cap
tain George Hubbard of New Orleans and |
Captain Fred Williams of San Francisco,
showing papers which were apparently |
genuine, have been victmizlng scores of
young men in this city and vicinity by en-
gaging them as recruits for the United |
states army, insisting upon the payment of
alleged fees and promising to meet them at
the trains on the day of their departure
The police have been unable TO locate these
swindlers, who are continuing their opera
tiOns in the suburbs.
University professors Of Gottingen Lepsic,
Heidelberg and Marburg start next week for
Princeton, to take part in the centennial OF
the New Jersey university, The universi-
ties OF GOttingen and Koenigsburg and the