The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03


lance, and that Turkey is on the point of
joining the dreibund, are denied emphat-
ically at the German foregn office. The
correspondent of the Associated Press,
however. learns from diplomatic circles
that approaches to that effect have re-
peatedly been made by Turkey during the
past three months, and there is a variance
of opinion between Emperor William and
Baron Won Buelow, and Prince Hohenlohe,
the imperial chancellor, the latter distinct
ly rejecting all such overtures.
The hurried arrival in Berlin of Count
Won MISUNDERSTANDING, the German am
bassador to France, and his subsequent
movements, have created a sensation.
Immediately after the ambassador arriv-
ed here from Paris on Monday he had
lengthy conference with DR.. MIGUEL,
Prince Hohenlohe being still away, and the
same day he started for Rominten to see
the emperor. After the ambassadors re-
turn to Berlin on Wednesday there was
special session of the cabinet, and Count
Won Muenster-Ledenburg then returned to
Paris. There are many surmises regard
ing the mysterious movements of the am
bassador, but nothing definite has been
ascertained concerning them.
In Bavaria the democratic peasant fed
Grafton is rapidly gaining strength. Dur
ing the past week two hitherto hostile
branches of the federation have united
and adopted joint platform of the most
radical nature. 1t demands entire liberty
of association, OF meeting and of the press,
and reform of the judiciary system, a
complete division of church and state, a
diminution OF the military burdens and
the assumption by the state of all rural
mortgages. The leaders of this newly
formed party expect to sweep Bavaria at
the next elections.
The emperor is having poor sport at
Rominten, from which place he has sent
1000 marks to the poor of Buda-Pesth
His majesty has prohibited bicyclists hav-
ing access to the whole of Rominten dis
trict and forests, the reason being that on
the day of his majesty's arrival hordes of
bicyclists were "impudent enough to race
along the road, both in front and beside
his carriage, soaring the horses and out
speeding them" Emperor William was
so annoyed at this disrespectful behavior
upon the part of bicyclists that he sum-
moned the first policeman ne met and or
dered the officer to arrest the worst often
der.
At Woerischefen there is bitter strife
between DR.. Baumgarten and Prior Reile,
each trying to become sole successor of
the late Father Kneipp, in the manage
ment of the famous water cure establish
ments.
The government Is preparing bills pro-
viding for compulsory life insurance
throughout the whole empire and for old
age insurance for the laboring classes.
Delegates of the Central insurance bureau
have been asked to advise the government
in this matter.
Official statistics of the imports and ex-
ports of the empire show large increase
for August compared with the same month
in 1895 and 1886.
Herr Klefsch, a wholesale dealer in
hams and pork at Cologne, Is being tried
for regularly selling spoiled or trichinous
goods. Other dealers, Scholes, Zorn &
| Co.. and Oswald, are also implicated.
| Kleifsch, when arrested, claimed the
goods were of American origin and in
their original packages. The evidence at
the trial disproved this. All the spoiled
hams, !, 1,49O altogether, the prisoner ad-
mitted had been imported from Servia.
Miss Leonora Jackson, the young Amer
lean violinist, who has just won the much
coveted music prize, known as the Men
delssohn stipendium, formerly resided In
Chicago. She was sent to Berlin by Mrs.
| Grover Cleveland and other ladies, then in
washington, in order to study music under
Joachim. This is the first occasion upon
which the prize, amounting to 1,5OO marks,
has been won by an American. The COM
ratition aroused the keenest Interest, rep
resentatives of a score OF countries ana
of all parts of Germany taking part in 1t.