The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-04
COLONIZATION SCHEME
WHICH THE KAISER'S GOVERNMENT
WILL ENDEAVOR TO CARRY OUT.
stream of German Emigration to Be
Directed from the United states
to south America.
Copyright. 1897. by the Associated Press)

Copyright. 1897. by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, April 3.-As laid bare by the
emigration bill which the government has
submitted to the Reichstag. it will here
after be the settled policy of the govern
ment to direct the stream of German emf
grafton elsewhere than to the United
States. During the recent Cabinet session
five out of six members present declared
themselves in accord with the aims Of the
Pangerman Association and the Colonial
party. namely. to found i'm the future, so
far as circumstances permit, large German
colonies of an agricultural and industrial
character in South and Central American
countries where the autonomous and uni
form makeup of such colonies will not be
politically interfered with. The government
will encourage and prosper as much as
possible. by money grants and political in
t%ervention. wherever required, those COM
panies aiming at settling such colonies.
Tn first company was organized on
Wednesday at Hamburg with the title OF
"Hanseatic Colonization Society" Its cap
ital is 100000 marks. This company be-
comes the heir of the assets and privi-
leges OF the Hamburg Colonial Society of
1919. including "a territory of about 1,7O.-
90 acres of fertile land in the Brazilian
90 VI oS1ANo al ihd LIN nap .
grant includes a railway from San Fran
cisco bay to the German colonies of
Bluemenau and louisville, the Brazilian
government guaranteeing 3 per cent. of
the capital required to construct the rail-
road. "
The Reichstag next fall will be asked for
appropriations for the purpose Of aiding
the scheme of Admiral Tirpitz, who re-
places Admiral Won Hollmann. the secre-
tary of the navy. during the latter's alb
sence on sick leave. Admiral Tirpitz is the
reputed author of the gigantic naval plans,
and it is practically certain that he will
succeed Won Holman, who will be retired
at the close of his leave of absence. This
shows that the Emperor Is determined not
to abandon his naval scheme. The radical
papers, however, already declare that the
Reichstag will not grant TO Admiral Tir-
pitt What it refused to Admiral Won Holl-
mann. His Majesty will now wait until
next session. trusting that in the meanwhile
puoiic opinion viii grow more favorable 10
his ideas, his Majesty dined this evening
with Admiral Won Holman.
The Emperor was very indignant at Baron
Won Stumm's clumsy attempts TO intimidate
the Reichstag by the use of the imperial
name and utterances, and the rather pleas
ant and intimate relations which have hith-
erto existed between Baron Won Stumm
and his Majesty are ended.
The trial of a man named Pfahl,. in Hides
helm, has caused a sensation in Germany,
as it has incidentally shown the insidious
forces working in the ministries at Berlin,
especially in the Department of Justice,
whereby pardons are obtained for wholly
undeServing convicts. Pfahl being one of
the most successful g~o-betweens. The mat
ter formed the subject of an Interpolation
in the Diet on Tuesday, but the Ministry
of Justice made only evasive replies. The
opposition press demands that the inside
facts be brought to light.
Emperor William. on the anniversary of
the birth of his grandfather, assembled in
the room in which the latter died the aids
de-camp of the old emperor and conferred
upon them the right to wear his grand
fathers monogram on their shoulder straps.
declaring that he himself and the heir to
the throne would in future wear the mono
gram in memory of the glorious reign.
Princess Frederick Leopold. of russia,
is undergoing a regular course Of train
ing as a hospital and field nurse.
Prince Bismarck's birthday, April !. was
generally greeted with congratulations and
eulogistic articles. His rheumatic attack,
which has been very painful during the
week. having partially subsidized, the former
chancellor was able to spend part of the
day out of bed and share in the family
meals, MS appetite remaining SOOu. he en-
tered the reception room In the evening,
dressed in plain black, with a white neck
tie. and wearing his usual broad-brimmed
hat. which he did not take OF on account
of the draughts. He walked erect, carry
ing a stick Count Herbert Bismarck,
aided by DR.. Schweninger. handed him the
He then went to another room, where the
presents of the children and grandchil-
dren were displayed. Thousands of letters
and dispatches arrived at Friedrichsruhe
during the week, twenty-eight of them be-
ing from French admirers. From the
sages expressing sympathy with the great
statesman. Among the carloads Of gifts
sent to Prince Bismarck for his birthday
animals and household pets. A cage full OF
live mOcking birds was sent TO him from
Alamaba. Prince Bismarck's whole family
spent the day under his roof
The German newspapers continue print
ing articles advising the government to
adopt retaliatory measures in the event
of the new American tariff bill being
passed. The Kreuz Zeitung and the
Deutsche Zeitung take the lead in this re-
spect. The export business to the United
states is now in a feverish condition AL
though extra steamers have been provided
for the transportation of export goods, the
various steamer lines from Hamburg, Bre-
men and Stettin declare themselves unable
TO carry all the freight which is waiting on
the docks.
The German consul at Chicago having re-
ported TO the home government unfavor-
ably on the Chicago German Medical Col
lege and its alleged sale of diplomas. the
Prussian government has ordered that all
persons publicly exhibiting a degree OBJ
tanned from that institution shall be prose-
cuted.
James Fallow. one of a trio of American
bank robbers. who appeared here last sum-
mer during the industrial exposition and
did slick work. has just been arrested here.
The United States ambassador Edwin f.
Uhl was the guest on Monday AT a banquet
given by the Russian ambassador.