The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10

Against the United States Impracti bic.
Emperor william Guarded by Detect
ives.
Berlin, August THE cloudbursts
and inundations which have devasted
the eastern parts Of Germany were
the worst which have occurred since
1870 According to the local statistics,
1O5 persons were killed in Slesia alone
and in SaXony the number of killed will
not fall short of $50. The financial
losses foot up over 150 900, 900 marks.
At Phillnitz, the country residence Of
the queen Of Saxony, the river Elbe
rose so fast that it flooded the lower
floor Of the royal castle forcing the
king and queen to hurricdly flee from
the place and seek refuge at Dresden.
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chan
cellor, who was then on his way from
his estate at Ausses to Berlin, had to
leave the train at Aussig, and was con-
veyed ten miles ina sedan chair to
another railroad station.
Through a landslide of the highest
summit Of the Siberian mountains, the
and buried with all it's occupants.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
has granted 10000 forms from his pri-
. Vate purse for the relief of the suffer-
rs, and the queen of SaXOny has
granted 10000 marks and the regent of
Bavaria $1,000 marks for the same pur-
pose. Emperor William, OF Germany,
has not yet made a donation to the
people who have suffered from the
floods etc, in the eastern parts of the
country, although he has given 1000
marks to the flood sufferers in Alsace.
The newspapers are calling for special
sessions of the reichstag and diet, in
order that these bodies may make eX-
traOrdinary grants of money for the
relief of the suffering families; but, as
the suggestion was first made by The
NOrwaerts, and other socialist newspa-
pers it is being discouraged by the gov
ernment. The municipality of Berlin
has granted 500, 900 marks for the relief
of the thousands of people rendered
homeless and penniless by the storms,
and the city of Dresden has voted 3O0,-
900 marks for the same good work.
The German newspapers continue to
discuss the new United States tariff
and they call for reprisals; but the cor
respondent of the Associated Press
learns from the foreign office that the
government of Germany has no inten-
ton of beginning a tariff war. A high
official of the foreign office said to the
correspondent: There will be no tat
,iff war, since Germany is too weak to
AYry it out and because a large part
'of American imports of food StuffS, as
we'll as cotton and other raw materials,
are indispensable to our industry. The
formation of a large continental tariff
union with it's ram pointed at the
United States, would miscarry because
of England's opposition. AS matter
of fact, our hands are tied and even
Baron Won Thielmann, the German am
bassadOr to the United States who has
been named as the successor Of Count
Posadewsky-We as imperial Sec
retary of state for the treasury, though
his advice and intimate knowledge of
the American tariff and financial af-
fairs would be of great help to us dur
ing the coming crisis, cannot change
the facts in the case
Palpable effects of the new tariff are
already noticeable. The manufacturers
of SOlingen are complaining of lack of
orders and many Of the factories have
been compelled to reduce the number Of
hands employed. In the Cuban and
Chemnitz districts there is already
much industrial distress. Similar COM
plants are made elsewhere.
The florists association has sent a
memorial to the imperial chancellor
protesting against the tariff as serious
ly injuring the export trade OF seeds
end plants during the last few weeks.
ABefore starting for Russia, Emperor
William received a number of threat
ening letters from nihilists and pan
slavists. In consequence Of this, one
of the ShreWdeSt criminal commission
ers, DR.. Henninger, with a section of
the Berlin political police, was sent to
PeterhOf palace week ahead Of En-
peror William and this corps Of de-
tectives will accompany him every
where during his stay in Russia.
The past week has witnessed a num-
Der of fatal accidents on race. courses,
among the number, Count Won Fech,
a wealthy gentleman rider, and at one
time the friend of the Barrison sisters,
and Lieutenant Bartels, alsc a gen.
tleman rider, were killed during a race
at kreuZnach. At the Heuss races the
most successful gentleman rider in
Germany, Lieutenant Won Kayser, was
killed and Captain Won GuernOmdt was
seriously injured Two jockeys also
met accidental deaths.
The retiring minister of foreign af-
fairs, Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein
will be appointed ambassador a an i'm
portant post. probably Rome, Wash
ington, or Constantinop1e in October.
- he Independent Schuetzen Corps, Of
New York, while at COblentz, deposited
a wreath upon the Empress Augusta
monument and telegraphed the fact
to the grand duchess of Baden, daugh
ter of the eX-empress. The grand duch-
ess sent a very appreciative acknOWl-
edgement to Captain Weber.
General Nelson A Miles, U. S. A,
arrived here from Carlsbad on Tues
day. He is receiving many official
courtesies. The general visited the ex-
tensive Gruson works at Magdeburg
and was granted permission to inspect
the government works at Spdndau, and
the naval yards at Kiel, as we'll as
some of the barracks and the Krupp
works at Essen. On Thursday Mr.. John
3. Jackson, secretary of the United
States embassy here, gave dinner in
honor of General Miles.
Am bassador White gives a positive
denial Of the rumors that he is to sue
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