The morning news., 1897-08-08
GREAT HAVOC IN GERMANY.
NEARLY 800 LIVES LOST BY CLOUD
BURST AND FLOOD.


PiIInits Flooded and the King and
oueen of saxOny Forced to Flee.
4 Hotel Carried Down From Its
pinnacle on the SiIesian Mountains
md Buried With All Its Occu-
pants.
Special Gable Letter.
Berlin. Aug. THE cloudbursts and in
undations which have devastated the
eastern parts of Germany were the worst
which have occurred since 1870. According
10 the local statistics, los persons were kill
ed in Silesia alone, and in Saxony the num-
her killed will not fall short Of 1S0. The
financial losses foot up over 1500OO,OO0
marks.
At Pilnits, the country residence of the
Queen of Saxony, the river Elbe rose so
fast that it flooded the lower floor of the
roval castle, forcing the king and queen
to hurriedly flee from the palace and seek
refuge at Dresden.
Prince Hohenlohe. the imperial chancel-
lor. who was then on his way from his
estate at Ausses to Berlin, had to leave
the train at Aussig and was conveyed ten
a
station.
Through a landslide of the highest sum
nit of the Silesian mountains, the Hotel
schnekopfe was carried down and buried,
with all its occupants.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has
granted 10000 horins from his private purse
for the relief of the sufferers and the
Queen of saxony has granted 10000 marks
and the regent of Bavaria $1,000 marks
for the same purpose.
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 25,OOO marks to the food suf-
ferers in Alsace.
The newspapers are calling for special
sessions of the Riechstag and diet in or
der that these bodies may make extra
ordinary grants of money for the relief
of the suffering families; but as the sug-
gestion was first made by the Vorwaerts
and other socialist newspapers, it is being
discouraged by the government.
The municipality of Berlin has granted
100000 marks for the relief of the thou
sands of homeless and penniless, and the
city Of Dresden has voted 100000 marks
for the same good purpose.
The German newspapers continue to dis
cuss the new United States tariff and to
call for reprisals; but the correspondent
Of the Associated Press learns from the
foreign Office that the government of Ger
many has no intention of beginning tar
III war. \ high official of the foreign Of
"a go 4nf dor, hnr
will be no tariff war; Germany is too
weak to carry it out, and the large part of
lae 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
tarin union with its ram pointed at the
United States would miscarry because of
England's opposition. As a matter of
iact our hands are tied, and even Baron
Ioh Iniemann, the present German am
oassador TO the United States, who has
oeeh named as the successor of Count
4osddoWsky-W Wehner, as imperial secretary
.. the state for the treasury, though his
adNlce and intimate knowledge of the
american tariff and financial affairs would
ue Oh great help to US during the coming
crisis. cannot change the facts in the
case"
falpable effects Of the new tariff are al
ieaay noticeable. The manufacturers of
Solhgen are complaining of lack of or
u1Is ana many of the factories have been
compelled to reduce the number of hands
emp.oyed. In the Cuban and Chemnitz
S,9.licts there is already much industrial
u's1ie7s Similar complaints are made else
me Florists Association has sent a me-
ttnoila' TO the imperial chancellor protest
ius against the tariff as seriously iniur-
- 'He export trade of seeds and plants
t.l'ns the last few weeks. Before start
"s ior Russia Emperor William received
-"uuioer of threatening letters from nj
ana Pan-Slavists. In consequence
ms ,llls' one of the shrewdest criminal
'ssloners, Dr. Henniger. with a Sec
u ol the Berlin political police was
IIsnt to Peterhof palace a week ahead of
t,iP' tor William, and this corps of detec-
49, VIII accompany him everywhere
U..!hg his stay in Russia.
80 past week has Witnessed a number
o. o. 'a'al accidents on race courses Among
eHe number Count Won Fech. a wealthy
Sti,'5 man rider. and at one time tho
p5a,.,a oi the Barrison sister. and Lieut..
81 '9s' also gentleman rider, were kill
HItlhg a race at Kruzensach
pl,., 'le Neuss races the most successful
It,,..elldh rider in Germany, Lieut.. Won
ro,,5L was killed and Capt Won Sur
l''u't was seriously injured. Two iockevs
-, met accidental deaths.
p Itlfing minister for foreign affairs
er,.l Mlrschal Won Biebersteln, win be
ool, o''..e9 ambassador at an Important
d., lro9ably Rome. Washington or Con-
~, ~. lnopie, in October.
Will se6uetzon corps Of New York.
tbe ~ 1 Coblentz' deposited a wreath upon
impress Augustus monument and
Of =. 1phed the fact to the Grand Duchess
Tl '1-'n' daughter OF the ex-ompress
uva itHd duchess sent a very apprecIa-
eknowledgement 10 Capt weber
no.. Nelson A. Miles. U. S. A. arrived
ce,,.,'..o '.om Carlsbad on Tuesday. lie Is re-
mn ,s many courtesles. The general vis-
. deb,se extensive Cruson works al Mag
in.r. ana was granted permission 10
. ana H. ',e government works at Spandau
f6n. g, naval yards "a Kiei. as well os
u5rg. me barracks and the Krupp
soa s...l.,. "a, Essen on Thursday John Black
4 ta..,'a e eietary OF the United States om-
\ NM y mere, gave a dinner In honor on cen
f1g ~ IS1panese government has ordered
. se1 ,'e e vulcan works battleship OF
Ar''s' which IL to cost i8. 900 600 marks
tal af n.o White gives a positive de-