The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21
Emperor William Shows Marked In
terest In Cretau Affairs.
RAILROAD SOCIETIES DlSBANDED,
Empcror's Rebuke to n Laborcr.
General Cable Gossip.

William cancelled a number OF private en-
gagements and plunged into feverish polit
ical activity. lie even ubsented himself
from the fetes at Potsdan. given In his
honor by the Hussar Guards. and had. in
stead. two hours conference with Prince
Hohenlohe. His majesty also had
lengthy conference with the leading am
bassadors on Monday Tuesday and Wedncs-
day. and IL was remarked that on Wednes-
day evening at the subscription ball at the
opera house he drew the Turkish ambassa-
dor aside aud intimately conversed with him
IN friendly manner. This was In marked
contrast with his treatment OF the Greek
minister. whom he has ignored since Mon
day.
At tho wish OF the government the Ger
man newspapers generally have been ex-
treinely cautious In discussing Eastern mat
tcrs and there will be no discussion on the
subject in the reichs,ag until the naval bud
get Is reached. Only few of the German
papers have advanced definite proposals
The Staaishurger Heitung advises Germany
to occupy Crete herself until Greece has
pald her German creditors.
The annual meeting OF the Federation OF
ltusbandmen IN Berlin this week was even
more violent IN tone than that OF last year
The president Herr Won ploot1. a conscrva-
tive member of the reichstag, In his opea
ing speech. expressed confidence in EN-
peror Williams promise to aid suffering
agriculture. lie condemned the whole cab-
mot, who. he asserted, were intriguing for
radical revolution OF the parties to UNI
| dermiue socialist theories
The Prussan and Saxon governments
! took an important step this week. They
have forbidden tho state railroad employees
to ioin the National union In Leipslc and
| their associations have been disbnnded by
the police. mass meeting OF the work
| men ON the lrussian roads on "Wednesday
near Hamburg, protesting against this pro-
hibition as hclug unconstitutional, claimed
| the right to strike and form societies
The reason for the action OF the authorI-
! ties appears to be the fact that the social
lists are behind the railroad agitation.
There has been a great surprise in the
discovery that German pork. duly inspect
| ed ana stamped by government officer IA
free from trichinae, has nevertheless been
! found to be infected in several cases lately
| In Berlin and Spandau.
The proposal before the Berlin municipal
| council to contribute lG0 900 marks to the
| William | centenary fetcs. OF which sum
| 12b.ooO marks is to decorate tho streets,
| is meeting with unexpected opposition
formulated declaration that instead of
wasting the money in this manner they
ought to devote IT. To charity.
DR.. Ahlwardt declares he Ia satisfied with
| his American trip, where he says he form
ed several anti semitic clubs AMI founded
a newspaper with 10000 subscribers. from
which he is drawing large profits. He re-
| fuses to resign his seat In the relchstag
and intends to resume his anti-Jowish agi-
tation forthwith.
At the opera house ball. Emperor Will
lam did not confer with the United States
ambassador. Mr.. Edwin r. Uhl. Mrs. Uhl.
or with the Americans he has done In
previous years. About nifty Americans werc
| present including the STATS Of the United
States embassy and consulate. Miss Win
| throp OF New York and Princess LynO
AT tho big costume ball at the Schloss
on Wednesday next the empress will ap-
pear in an exact counterpart OF Queen
| Louise.
While taking his daily constitutional
with the empress In the Thiergarten on
| Thursday the emperor passed A. laborcr
who stared at him. but did not salute. His
majesty turned, called upon the man to
halt, and then touching his hat In military
| fashion. he said: My man. II you do not
wish to salute your emperor. at least you
| might pay proper respect to the empress "
| Then. turning on his heel. the emperor left
the man standing In a state Of astonish-
| ment
The influenza epidemic has now reached
a climax In this town, There have been
few fatalities. but thousands OF cases have
becn reported and whole familieA have
been Frustrated.
The American students gave Lowell
celebration on Friday. at which the United
states ambassador presided. Professor
Hatfield OF Evanston university gave inter
esting "reminiscences OF James Russell
Lowell. Bayard Taylor. Bancroft and
Longfelow.
Washngton's birthday will be more ex-
tensivey celebrated here on Monday than
usual The United States ambassador will
give a reception and In tho evening. under
the auspices of the embassy. there will
be a dance aud u concert at the Kaiserhof.