The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
WEEKLY GERMAN BUDGET.
The Death of Princess HOhenlOhe-
Influenza in berlin.

Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, Dec. 25.-Prince Hohenohe the
imperial chancellor, is much distressed at
the sudden death of his wife on Tuesday
last. He spent the previous three days at
her bedside without sleep, and his octo-
genarian frame has been greatly enfeebled
thereby. His physicians are urgently advis-
ing him to retire from public life, at any
rate temporarily, but the Emperor relies on
Prince Hohenlohe's patriotism to remain in
office in the present critical times. The
remains of the princess will be inferred on
Sunday in the family vault at Schilling-
furst. The body was consecrated on Friday
in the presence of the minister's military
dignitaries, ETC., by the prince bishop of
Breslau, Dr. Kopp, in the conservatory of
the chancellor's palace. The Empress and
the ex-Empress of Germany sent floral
wreathS.
AT the reconvening of the Reichstag the
members of the opposition intend to make
much of the fact that, according to of
fetal figures just obtained, the imperial
treasury receipts for the current year show
a decrease Of 100000 marks. They will
point out that, in view of the naval in
crease and the reorganization of the field
artillery, the large additional funds needed
are only to be raised by new taxes, con-
trary to the promises of the government.
The government will introduce at the re-
converting of the Prussian Diet, on JAN II,
another anti-socialstic bill, but not so com
prehenSive as the one rejected last summer
1t Will merely apply to private lecturers
and universities, who will be brought under
government supervision.
AT secret session of the municipal conn
Gil, on Tuesday, a YeW NearS address tO
the Emperor was adopted, for the first time
in many years. The address deals largely
with national politics, and is couched in
patriotic terms when referring to the naval
increase and the recently adopted vigorous
foreign policy.
are taking place among the pupils Of MANY
of the public schools
Influenza in severe form has been spread
ing alarmingly in Berlin. There have been
thousands of cases, especially in the wealth.
Ter districts, and the death rate is rapidly
increasing.
Negotiations are proceeding in Berlin be-
tween Germany and Austria with the view
to hold an international conference at Brus-
sells on the subject of abolition of sugar
export bounties. France has intimated her
willingness to join in the deliberations
- the organ of the agrarians, the Deutsche
RACES Zeitung, attacks Baron Thielman
minister for foreign affairs, for not declaring
tariff war with the United States The
Vossische Zeitung, however, thinks that the
demand, pointing out that France and
Great Britain alone would profit by tariff
war of that kind
To the intense amazement of the sufferers
from the Hoods the Saxon government has
presented a claim for payment to all VIII
lagos and individual owners who were aided
during the floods by the military The viz
lage of Plauen, near Dresden, for instance,
received a bill for 40S marks.
The Agricultural Society has memorialized
the government claiming that American
fruit of every kind and many American
shrubs and trees imported into Germany
are infected with the San Jose bug, which
is q constant danger to German fruit grow
ers. They want a strict examination of all
American fruit, trees and shrubs, and a re-
fusal to admit them where vermin is de-
tected