The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-16
For settlement of the Egyptian and
TransvaaI Questions Adversely
to English Interests.
WAR MAY SPEEDILY RESULT
II JOHN BULL DOES NOT HEED TEE
CONTINENTAL POWERS.
Serious Trouble Between France and
Morocco Possible over the Raids
of Moorish Tribesmen.


Copyright 1887 by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN. May 15.-The correspondent IN
this city of the Associated Press is reliably
informed that during the past week defi-
mite understanding was perfected by which
the Cabinets of Germany, France and Rus
STA Will soon reach the solution of the
Egyptian and ITansvaal questions, and this
will be done systematically in anti
British sense AS soon as the Graeco-
Turkish trouble is settled the subject will
be jointly taken up unless Great Britain In
the meantime precipitates matters in which
case she will encounter the united, open
hostility of TIE three continental powers.
The ultimate object of the agreement is to
force the evacuation of Egypt and the nulli-
fication of the Pretoria convention of 1886,
and to put the Transvaal on a perfectly in
dependent basis. France in the settlement
of the peace conditions with Greece, will
persistently side with Russia and Germany,
in spite of the strong current of public
opinion to the contrary.
During his sojourn at The chateau Urville,
near Metz, this week, Emperor William was
present at big sham fight in the district
of Gravelotte and Moulns Several divisions
were engaged. During the operations snow
fell fast but the Emperor, the Empress and
Prince Adelbert, the third son OF their
Majesties, watched the military movements
throughout on horseback without wraps.
The Emperor also inspected the sites in the
vicinity OF Metz upon which a number or
new advanced forts will be built. He In
sisted in one instance a change or location.
His Majesty, on his way to Wiesbaden,
paid a short visit to Strassburg to-day.
The church bells were pealed and salvos or
artillery We're fired. He was received at
the railroad station by Prince Hohenlohe-
Langenburg, the Governor or Alsace-Lo-
raine, accompanied by the princess, his
wife. The Emperor and the Empress, who
was also with him on this occasion, We're
heartily cheered by the people and were
escorted to the Governors palace by de-
tachment of mounted rifles the Emperor
driving with Prince ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and the Empress occupying the carriage
with the princess. After lunch their NAL
estes proceeded to Wiesbaden
high-treason trial in the Imperial Court
at Leipsic this week brought out number
Of sensational details pepotlnaster Mein-
ecke of the artillery of Metz, was shown to
have been for years past in close connection
with French spies, and especially with the
French Police Commissioner Ismert and a
coal dealer named I1dIIe, Ol hOHii5llyS "
whom Meinecke sold all sorts of valuable
material, such as new types OF ShellS, IuseS.
bullets used with the new rifle and lists OF
the plans for equipment and mobilization.
Meinecke made enough money by this
means to retire recently from the army ana
live on the interest of the proceeds OF ms
rascality He was sentenced to six years
and three months hard labor, with loss
of civic honors for ten years. Two or the
witnesses against Meinecke We're nigh ofti-
GERS of the Ministry of War, who obtained
proofs of his guilt through Parls corre-
spOndent.
It is now definitely settled that Emperor
William will attend the unveiling of the
monument to his grandfather at Cologne ON
June IS as the guest of that city. Great
fetes have been planned for the occasion,
and his Majesty will utilize it TO deliver an
important speech.
Prince Bismarck lost twenty pounds in
weight during his last illness. DR.. Schwen-
niger, his physician, has ordered him to
take the waters at Gastein this summer.
The former chancellor received large
torchlight procession of his Hamburg ad-
mirers in the open air during the week.
though snow was falling at the time.
Count Won Frankerberg during the week
made violent attack upon American oleo-
margarine and it's makers in the upper
house of the Prussian Diet, claiming that
the stuff is poison and unfit for human
food"
The Federation OF manufacturers mas
sent sharp protest to the Prussian minis
ter of commerce. Herr Brefeld, warning
him against sending objects to the Phila-
delphia museum. They argue that, in view
Of the Dngley bill, Americans merely wish
to initiate German models.
At the international arts exposition at
Dresden the American painters, by univer-
sal consent, lead all other countries.
Messrs. Melcbers, Hitchcock, Bridgeman
and Weeks being especially strong.
The steerage rates from Stettin to New
York have been raised to 130 marks The
stream of emigrants passing through the
depot to Ruhebon near Spandau, averages
700 daily. There very few Russian
Jews. The emgrants are mostly peasants
from Ruthenia and Galicia, destined chiefly
for Canada.
Miss Edith Danquart, an American gov
erness, committed suicide at Wiesbaden on
Wednesday by shooting herself through the
heart. The motive for her self-destruction
is supposed to be the failure of bank in
America in which she kept her savings.
Mr.. T. w. Kickbush, the United States
consul at Zettin, married on Tuesday
last to Miss katharine Hagen, grand
child of tba famous German feuOF