The age-herald., 1897-11-07
EMPEROR WILLIAM HAVING A GOOD TIME Chasing Wild Hogs In the GruenEald
 Forest. HAS SERIOUS EXPERIENCE With One of Them, Which Very Nearly
 Caused an Ugly Accident.
"BEFORE THE FLOOD" A NEW BOOK
Written By an Ex-Court Judge, Which Severely Crticises the Government, Creates Breeze Satisfactory Tariff Agreement Pre-
 dicted-Kck on Sugar Duties.

Berlin, Nov. 6.-Emp=ror William of Germany spent the forepart of the week at Lhebenberg, the estate of the Eulen- bergs, whsre he was splenstdGy enter tained by Count Philip Von Eulenberg, who has for a long time past been a favorita of his majesty. On Monday af- ter their return from the hunt, there was a banquet, during which an invisible clp5sr of youthful voices sang, one aftsr the other, the songs composed by the emperor, with a text written by his host. A strong orchestra of picked per- formers, specially sent from Berlin, furnished a low accompaniment. The emperor was in great spirits. and pro- posed a toast in impl-omptu rhyme.
 His Maiesty's Experience
 The emperor and empress on Wedns S. day attended the annual Stubenthaus hunt in tine Gruenwah. During the af- ternoon a big wild boar, after having bsen hunt d fer over an hour, and hav- ing swam through the lake in the for est, was approached by a group of riders, among whom were their majes- ties. Tsis animal having spent its strength, clumsily rolled about ths ground and finally rolled under the hoofs of the emperors horse, which thereupon bolted. His majesty, how ever, finally stopped his ste:d, dis mounted and speared the boar.
 Drew Plans For a Church
 A church, which will be dedicated on Monday at Vilmersdorf, suburb of this city, has been built after the plans of t.,e royal architect, considerably modi- fled by the emperor. In fact the archi- ttct admits that nearly every plan sub mitted to his majesty is largely changed.
 storm Started By New Book 2 A book written by a former judge of the imperial court, Herr Ott Mltelstadetz has appeared under the title Before the Flood" and creates a tion. It criti- cises in detail the political development of Germany under the present emperor and uses vigorous and plain language in condemning his majesty's meddrang in every sphere of the government. It also planes the ministers and the higher classes for their reactionary views and lack of constitutional moderation. The book has started storm of press criti- CiSifi, dlIQ duVeiSS.
 Satisfactory Tariff Agreement Predicted Baron Von Thielman, secretary of the imperial treasury, in conversation with the correspondent of the Associated Press, expressed confidence that the pending tariff questions with the United States will be sa tisfactorily solved.
 'There could not be any d1ubi of that" !" he added, eff the salma conciliatory dis position existed at Washington as ex- ists upon the part of Germany"
 Bike Manufacturers' Slick Scheine
 According to statements made by the United States consuls in Germany, the German bicycle manufacturers will now begin to import parts of American bi- cycles and use them in the construction of their own wheels.
 5 Kick About Sugar
 The Magdeburg zeftung, the leading organ of the German sugar manufactur- ,ers, comblains bitterly of rhe unjust treatment'' on the part of the United States in imposing import duties on Ger man sugar 1t cia inns German sugar is differentiated against in favor of French, Belgian and Dulch sugars. which coun- tries, the paper mentionsd continues, openly grants export duties on their su- gars.