The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-08
GERMANY TOO WEAK
And Will Make No War Upo I
the New Tariff.
THE FATAL CLOUDBURSTS
LOSS l5o,oO0,0o0 Marks WITH
MANY PERSONS KILLED.
HpRIlsTs THREATEN TIE EMPEROR

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York Schuehen Corps.
Cspeeiaf Gable Letsev3
Berlin, August THE Aoud bursts
and hundations which have devastated
the eastern parts Of Germany were the
worst which have occurred ance 1870.
According to the local statistics, one
hundred and i've persons were killed in
eilesia alone, and in Saxony fhe number
Of killed will not fall short Of one hun
dred and eighty. The financial losses
foot up over 150,000,000 marks. At Pill
nitz the country residence Of the Queen
of Saxony, the river Elbe rose so fast
that it flooded the lower floor of the
royal castle, forcing the King and Queen
to hurriedly flee from the place and seek
refuge at Dresden. Prince HOhenlohe,
the imperial chancellor who was then on
his way from his estate at Aussig to
Berlin, had to leave the train at Aussig,
and was conveyed ten miles in a sedan
chair to another railroad sta tion.
Through landslide Of the highest
summit of the Silesian mountains, the
Hotel Schneekopfe was carried down
and buried with all it's occupants.
Emperor Frances Joseph, Of Austria,
has granted thirty thousand forms from
his private purse for the relief of the
sufferers and the Queen of Saxony has
granted 10000 marks and the regent
of Bavaria 1900 marks for the same
purpose. Emperor William of Germany
has not yet made donation to the peo-
pie who have suffered from the floods,
etc, in the eastern parts Of the country
although he has given 25,O00 marks to
the flood sufferers in Alsace. The news
papers are calling for special sessions of
the Reichstag and Diet, in order that
these bodies may make extraordinary
grants Of money for the relief of the suf-
fering families; but, as the suggestion
was first made by the Vorwaerts, md
other Socialist newspapers, it is icing
discouraged by the government. The
municipality of Berlin has granted j00.-
600 marks fol -elief of the thousands
of people rendered ii, ,>@s and penni-
less by the storms and the city of Dres-
den voted 100000 marks for the same
good work.
The German newspapers continue TO
discuss the new United States tariff and
to call for reprisals; but the correspon-
dent of the Associated Press learns from
the Foreign Office that the government
of Germany has no intention of be-
ginning a tariff war. A high official of
the Foreign Office said to the CORE
spondent: "There viii be no tariff war
since Germany is too weak to carry it
out and because large part of the
American imports of food stuffs, as well
a.. cotton and other raw materials are
indispensable. to our industry. The for
nation of large continental tariff union
with its ram pointed at the United States
would miscarry because of England's 8
opposition. As matter Of fact, our
hands are tied, and even Baron Won
Thielmann fthe German ambassador to
the United States who has been named
as the successor of Count Posadowsky-
Wehner, no imperial secretary Of the
of the State for the treasury though
his advice and intimate knowledge OF
the American tariff and financial affairs
wouM be of great help to rs during the
coming crisis. cannot shange the facts
in the ease"
PaIpable effects Of the new tariff are
llready noticeable. The manufacturers
are complaining of lack of orders and
many of the factories have been compeli-
Il to reduce the number of hands employ
d. In the Cuban and Ghemitz districts
here is already much industrial distress
Similar complaints are Made elsewhere.
The aorists association has sent me-
norial to the Imperial Chancellor protest
ps against the tariff az seriously injur-
M the export trade Of seeds and plants
during the last few weeks.
Before starting fer Russia, Emperor
William received a number Of threaten
ns letters from Nihilists and Panslavists
n consouenee of this, one OF tfe shrewd-
est criminal commissioners, DR.. HeRnin-
ger with a section Of the Berlin political
,olice was sent to Peterhof palace q week
head of Emperor William, and Ain corps
# detectives will accompany hin every
where during his stay in Russia- -.~.
The past wek has Witnessed q number
Z fatal accidents on race courses, among
the number, Count Ven FecA, a wealthy
gentleman rider, and at one time the
friend Of the BarrisoR sisters, and Lieu
tenant Bartels, also a gentleman rider,
were killed during race at Kreunach.
At the Neuss races the most successful
gentleman rider in Germany, Lieutenant
Won Kayser, was killed and Capt. Won
Suernomdt was seriously injured. Two
Jockeys also met accidental deaths.
The retiring Minister for Foreign AT
fairs, Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein
will be appointed ambassador at an i'm
| ,ortant post, probably Rome, Washington
or Constantinople in October.
The independent Schuetzen corps, of
NewV6o 6ork, while at Coblentz, deposited
wreath upon the Empress Augustus
monument and telegraphed the fact to
the Grand Duchess of Baden, daughter
of the Empress. The Grand Duchess
ent a very appreciative acknowledgment
to Captain Weber.
General Nelson A. Miles, United States
Army, arrived here from Carlsbad on
Tuesday. He is receiving many official
courtesies. The General visited the eX'
tensive Gruson works at Madgeburg, and