The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-24
HE TOLD FUNNY STORIES
EMPEROR WILLIAM WAS IN GOOD
HUMOR WHEN HE MET THE CAR.
Proposal that Britain and Italy
Form a ZWeibund.
Copyright 1887 by the Associated Press)


baden on Wednesday last was arranged by
Prince Henry of Prussia at Darmstadt the
day before 1t took place. Prior to that
there was no thought of the Car going to
Wiesbaden, showing that the meeting of the
two emperors was of a purely informal ana
accidental character. The reunion OF the
monarchs was Of a most cordial nature. At
Wiesbaden particularly Emperor William
was in excellent spirits and made the Car
laugh repeatedly by telling him funny
stories. The school children of Wiesbaden,
noticing the excellent humor of Emperor
William, and anxious to view the court
sights, presented themselves in throngs be-
fore the castle, where they shouted in
chorus, KAISER, give US leave from school"
His Majesty was highly amused and caused
the school authorities to crafty the chill
dren's wishes This news was received by
the children with tremendous cheers.
An article in the Nuova Autologia, an in
huentiai Italian magazine published by ex-
Minister Ferraris, has caused profound
sensation in Germany. The article is sum-
mary Of a forthcoming book by Signor
Chiala- the Italian senior and historian. He
advocates the formal withdrawal of Italy
from the dreibund at the expiration of the
present term OF that compact and the form
ing of a new zwebund between Italy and
Great Britain The article shows that in
1886 Italy was on the point of leaving the
dreibupd aPd that in 1891 she was only pre-
vailed upon to continue in it for the sake of
preserving universal peace Continuing, the
writer proceeds to demonstrate that italy
most vital political interests are In the
Mediterranean, and that only Great Britain
can aid there The article contains all SORTS
Of official documents in support of tits rea-
soning, the most important being letter of
Count Robilant to Count De I.aunay, then
ambassador at Berlin. 1t is believed in Ber-
lin diplomatic circles that Sgnor Chiala s
book expresses the convictions or ltaly
statesmen and that the withdrawal OF Italy
from the dreibund is foregone conclusion
The government newspapers have preserved
silence on the subject, but the StaatsDurger
Zeitung says: Germany can calmly await
Italy's withdrawal, for it is undenlaple that
Germany does not need Italy, but the lat
ter is condemned to impotence without Ger
many's aid.
In order to strengthen in the most par
ticular manner the anti-Prussian tendencies
of Bavaria three letters written by the late
King Ludwig IL of Bavaria have been dis
closed, the publication of which mas been
much criticised here. The first written in
July, 1871, to an official in the Kings conn-
dence, says: -
Munich papers and has found that they oc-
cupied themselves mostly with the German
Emperor and the Crown Prince and write
about them in exaggerated and fulSome
terms whilst his Majesty is only casually
mentioned. or even not at all. His Majesty
is now quite certain that these newspaper
editors are PruSSian hirelingS and that the
correspondents are paid by the PruSsian
government to fill the Munich papers with
such baneful articles His Majesty now
asks you whether 1t is possible, by means
of the privy purse, to appoint able men,
whose task will be to represent the mon
arch daily In the press and see that the
Kings name be often read by the popula-
ton. Their task would further be to see
that articles emanating from his Majesty
or the Cabinet are accepted by certain pa
pers and to weaken the bad influence OF
The next letter is dated from Hohen-
schwarden and evidently was written after
a conversation between King Ludwig and
his mother. 1t reads:
Dear Hofrath-Herewith you will re-
ceive the following order from the King:
Please tell Lieutenant Colonel Won Sauer
that the King wishes him to go at once
to her Majesty the Queen mother and in
form her in a delicate manner that her
Majesty must never again talk politics in
the Kings presence and that she must
never speak in praise of Prussia
The Guelph question is again to the fore.
The Duke of Cumberland in letter to a
Hanoverian noble, Captain Won Beden, bids
the latter hope and expresses his gratifed
feelings at the loyalty expressed. To this
Prince Bismarck, in the Hamburger
Nachrichten, says: at is to be hoped that
this and similar utterances will assist in
solving the Brunswick successorship ques-
ton, now pending for twelve years, in a
manner agreeable to German national feel
ing and Prussan interests" The rest of
the German press expresses indignation at
this. The Tageblatc remarks: AT the
coming session of the ReichStag the federal
ROV6rnmQnf a
laration showing that Prussia has no in
tention of gobbling up Brunswick. The
doing justice to the legitimate heir. This,
too. is the Emperors view of the matter"
curious veering around has occurred
relative to the sugar interests. The Ger
man Husbandry Council has now asked the
imperial chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, to
reduce the inland sugar tax from 20 to Is
marks per hundred kilos. whereupon the
Deutsche Tagezeitung. the main Agrarian
organ. which has hitherto advocated high
export premiums and inland sugar taxes.
advises the abolishing of the whole tax and
tax, once removed. there would be much
larger consumption of sugar in Germany.
whre 1ne bPed5 ca oep t on Is now
paper argues that the total sugar produc-
ton Of Germany would be consumed at
home. thus furnishing the most simple So
luton of the whole difficulty
The electoral reform bill will not be pre-
scented to the Diet by the Prussian govern
ment in spite of the promises made during
the last session. .
Emperor William has personally re-
quested the manuscript of Sundermans
biblical drama "Johannas the presenta-
ton of which was forbidden, and his Mai
esty will render final decision soon.
The Cologne Gazette and the Vossische
Zeitung have published articles demanding
a change in the rules governing the award
ing of prizes at the Berlin high school for
music. so that the prizes will not again go
TO Americans as in the case of Miss
Leonora jackson, of Chicago, the protege
of Mrs. Grover Cleveland, and other
ladies, who won the Mendelssohn's stipen-
dunn recently
The Brandenburg Agricultural Chamber
has passed a resolution against the impor-
tation OF American fruit.
The Prussian Department of Agriculture
has resolved to encourage fruit growing,
and is presenting fruit trees to the farmers
living along the public roads and railways.
Several of the provincial chambers have
adopted similar resolutions
There is some doubt as to whether an
exequatur will be granted to Mr. E. y.
Brodowski, of Chicago, recently appointed
United States consul at Breslau. The Ger
man government knows him as a Polish
leader born in the very consular district
to which he has been appointed, and the
opposition of the government is solely on
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