Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-18
NEW ANTI-OPTIONs LAW CAUSING
ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE.
HAS LOWERED GRAIN PRICES.
FARMERS At THE MERCY OF UN-
sCRUPULOUs OPERATORS.
Eight of the FOrty-eiGht Socialists in
the ReIchstng Are in Prison for
Lese Majeste-EmperOr WILL
lam Is Greatly Dis
pleased.

Berlin. July 1.-THE government. the
Agrarians and the producers are all placed
in a very embarrassing predicament
through miscarriage Of the governments
attempts to effect a compromise with the
striking produce exchangers in the leading
German cities so as 10 enable the AgrarI-
ans TO have representatives, in the board Of
directors and yet have traders in futures
attend the exchange regularly as hereto
fore.
The farmers no longer know what
prices TO ask or expect for grains. no
market quotations being published This
cordition of things Is seriously felt in con-
nection with new crops. especially in the
rural districts. where the small farmers
are powerless and in the hands Of un1
scrupulous speculators- e.
Cereals have declined in price since May,
instead Of rising or 10 marks per tor.
as Count Van KanItZ, the father Of the OBJ
ncxious new bourse law. proclaimed in
the reichstag would be the case, whereas
in Paris and Budapest cereals have in
creased in price.
The empress and her children are keenIy
enjoying their stay at Tegerusee. Her
ma jesty has abandoned her projected visit
to Emperor William at Kiel. owing to the
more favOTa BILE reports as TO the condition
of the emperor's eye
Eight out of the forty-eight Socialists in
the reichstag. including Herr Liebknecht.
Herr Luetgomau and Herr Stadthagen. are
serving terms of Imprisonment for the Of
fense Of lese majestic. For similar Of
fense. number of Russo-Polish students
Of the technical high school at Charlotten-
burg were arrested yesterday and taken TO
the Russian frontier. where they were
handed over to the Russian police. Among
them was the noted nihilist, Witscherwin.
who will be Immediately sent to Siberia.
There have been several other arrests upon
suspicion.
AS result of the close espionage of the
artillery barracks at UIma. the son Of a
prominent citizen named Wagner and a
Frenchman named Estoag are in custody.
Upon the latter were found special maps
and charts. with plans of Notifications and
number of letters written in cipher.
Baron Won Muench. a member of the
reichstag. who had been declared insane
and deprived Of the control OF his estate
and fortune by order of court, has been
restored to his civic rights. the court ad-
mitting that an error had been committed.
Emperor William is greatly displeased
with the decision of the court of arbitra-
ton which deprives his brother-in-iaw.
Prince Adolph, Of Schaumburg-Lippe. of
the right of succession to the regency in
Llppe-DetnOlQ. Inc regency Is WORTH -iU.-
600 marks year. Prince Adolph. who is
comparatively poor. has gone back 10 Bonn
to resume his military duties. The en-
peror's telegram to the prince. after the
decision by the King of Saxony in favor OF
Count Lippe Bestenfield. has caused a
great sensation among the German par
ticularists. II contains the following SEN
tence: "Detmold could never have a bet
ter and worthier master and mistress than
you" Special offense has been given by
this reference to the princess. whose es-
capades form a familiar topic OF court cir
cles gossip. But the tenure Of the whole
telegram and the fact that the emperor
addressed his brOther-in-law with the
familiarity of private correspondence shows
that he did not intend his dispatch for
publication.
Dr. Reimbold. OF wiesbaden. the newly
appointed professor of social science at
the University of Berlin. took occasion at
a sensational speech ridiculing the govern
ment's fear Of socialism He said that the
method OF governing now in vogue in Prus-
STA was a danger for Prussia and for the
whole Of Germany. and predicted that the
German people In the coming elections
be ruled no longer as at present He con-
cluded "Monarchism is powerless TO ac-
complish radical reformatory measures.
Only a free people. through a strong gov
eminent, can accomplish radical reforms"
Ambassador White has been spending
the week at Heringsdorf. where he intends
to pass most of the summer. only coming
TO Berlin a day or two at time TO attend
to pressing official business. DIR. Jackson,
the secretary of the legation, started to-
for fortnight TO attend the Wagner per-
fOrmauceS.