Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-07


soon as the facts contained In the report
are accessible to them. interpellate the gov
ernment to the reasons for restricting the
importation of American pork by veNatious
tariff regulations
PARTY CONSOLIDATION.
The predicted consolidation OF the liberal
political parties in Germany has now been
seriously undertaken by the leaders and the
executive committees of the various factions,
The two radical wings headed by Herren
Richter and Rickert, have arrived at an
understanding for united action in the Reich
stag electoral districts not represented by
conservatives but which are be-
lieved to be ready for change.
The South German radical parties
are expected TO enter into the union
the liberal press and part of the national
liberal press, such as the National ZeitunG
and the Cologne Gazette, are advocating
union while the Vossischer Zeitung, the
Tageblatt and the Frankfurter Zeitung, en-
Enthusiastically support the scheme. since
1890 the liberals have lost much ground
but the leaders believe that the reactionary
agararian policy of the government mas
since estranged many thousands of electors
and that the liberals, If they unite, can no"
gain a majority in the Reichstag at the
elections of 1897 The Reichstag, for many
years past has adopted a resolution provid
| ing for the payments of members, but the
| Bundesrath has always annulled 1t. The
| government has now intimated that IL
prepared to support the payment OF members
! if the Reichstag passes an amendment res
tricting the electoral franchise. The Reich
stag however, is not likely to accept this
proposition
The first court ball took place on Wed
nesday, and was great success. Apou
| 900 people attended and the costumes were
brilliant. United States Ambassador Uh
and Mrs. Uhl were among those present
| The emperor intends to give costume bal
| ON February a. in honor of the Gentleman!
of William /. and it is said it will surpas
| any previous similar ball
EMPEROR AND BISMARCK.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung claims tina
| II has proof that Emperor william, after tn
| recent revelations wrote Il personal lette
| to Prince Bismarck, appealing to him, ol
the ground of patriotism, to cease his di
|
Of the revelation of Polish agitation in Ger
many, Prince Bismarck is reported as l
have said in an interview this week;
THAT gang against which / had to heh
hard at the foundation and the building
| up of the empire has now made itself mucl
at home with the United States
Prince Bismarck warmly approved of th'
| appointment of Count Muravieff as Russian
minister for foreign affairs, saying: He il
lust the man | always hoped to see Russia,
foreign minister. If he turns out as l ex
pect he will DO we'll"
The wholesale retirement from activ
duty of army officers in the prime of lif
is continued and has aroused even the op
position of the .natioIs9i liberals There
much indignation ~ Wurtemberg at tn
fact that several E.sSellent south German
generals, the oldest sOeing so years of age
including Generals Won Grief, Paef an
Detien althoug, in perfect health, hav
been retired and replaced oy Prussian gen
erals OF the same age.
The emperor and empress, accompanie
by the hereditary prince of -Meininger
are going to Hirschburg, Silesia, on Febru
airy 10, where they will enjoy tobogganin
on the numerous steep sleigh tracks fror
the mountains, The snow there is te
feet deep.
Robert f. Kneebes, the American horse
man who was sentenced to nine months
imprisonment and to pay fine OF 100
marks, in addition TO being deprived of a.
civil rights for two years, after having bee
convicted of racing the trotting mare Bethe
on German tracks under the name of Nelli
Kneebes, may have to stand trial agair
this time on the charge OF conspiracy
commit perjury.
The hearing of the charges against tn
editors of the Bismarckian Deutschetag
Zeltung, who are alleged to have intrigue
against the foreign office, has been fixe
for February 10 and promises to be senss
tional