The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-29
GERMANS ARE UNEASY
FEAR RESULT or THE ALLIANCE BE
TWEEN FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
The Eaiser's Navy Sadly in Need of
Modern Equipments-AIlege Plot
the EmperOr's Life.
Especial Cable Letter. copyrighted.)

BERLIN, Aug. 2S.-The visit OF president
Faure to Russia has been very calmly COM
mented on in Berlin, though there is dis
tnct undercurrent of uneasiness which
tends 10 show that the newspapers do not
believe what they are printing on the sub
ject The opinion is expressed, however,
that the Gar has again made it plain to
France that Russia cannot be dragged into
following a policy Of revanche, and the
conviction becomes all the more wide
spread, as it is industriously pressed in
every quarter that France will relnquish
the idea of revenge upon Germany and the
reconquest Of Alsace-Lorraine and will
gradually become more friendly to Ger
many. Doubtless, however, the wish in this
case is father to the thought.
An unpleasant surprise has been created
by the naval correspondents of the Kreuz
Zeitung and other Conservative newspa-
pers, as well as the correspondent of the
Deutsche Zeitung Rundschau, reporting the
naval maneuvers near DantZic during the
past fortnight. They describe the evolu-
tons OF the German war vessels as having
been total failures so far as quickness and
maneuvering ability to resist torpedo at
tacks are concerned. On Tuesday last, off
the port of Bella, one ironclad division mar
roWly missed running aground while ma
neuVering TO escape torpedo boats. The
correspondents, who were themselves naval
men, and who were on board the vessel
engaged in the maneuvers, attribute this
lack OF skill to the want of modern equip
ments on the German ships The govern
ment will argue from this that more cruis-
ers are needed for the German fleet and
Will urge the necessity of forming a di-
vision of cruisers.
The new chief of the Navy Department
Admiral Won Tirpitz paid visit to Prince
Bismarck during the week and consulted
the eX-chancellor on naval matters, espe-
cially as to the need of a larger German
navy. Prince Bismarck conceded the neces-
sity of strengthening the fleet, but he
strongly dlsSuaded the admiral from max
ing mat the principal issue in the Reich
stag during the coming session of that
body. On the following day Admiral Won
T1rpitz went to Wilheimshohe to report the
result OF his visit to the Emperor. 1t is
SAID on high authority that his Majesty still
cllngs to his intention to force the Reich
stag to grant much larger appropriations
than hitherto for naval construction. But
the Center and the Liberal factions still
stubbornly oppose the proposition and the
newspaper organs of these parties never
miss an opportunity of repeating their op-
position 10 the Emperor's pet project
There is a decided GOODNESS between the
Emperor and the King of Saxony. The
Emperor blames King Albert for the lat
ter's recent decision in the Schoumburg-
Lippe succession case. as calculated to de-
stroy belief in the divine right theory. Be-
cause of this GOODNESS King Albert has re-
fused to be present at the army maneuvers
next month. and has accepted the invita-
ton of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
to witness the army maneuvers in Hun
gary. ***
The investigation into the recent derail-
ment of the Hamburg Berlin express near
Celle which led to loss of life and the de-
struction of considerable property, has
yielded sensational results. The Berlin de-
tectives have ascerta1ned that the accident
was due to a criminal plot in which at
least five persons evidently foreigners
were concerned. Dynamite cartridges were
placed near the racks and lighted fuses
were attached to them. The political police
of Berlin have further learned that five
Anarchists, evidently the same five persons
left Paris for Germany q week before to-
gether, and they were seen at Celle the
night before the accident. They made in
quirIes IN broken German regarding EN-
peror Williams trip over that road, but
did not obtain correct information. 1t is
now believed the plot was an attempt upon
In eastern Prussia infectious inflamma-
ton of the eyes is epidemic among the
school children, seventy of whom are in the
p.
*1R
Goluczi the Hungarian who murdered the
wealthy Widow SchuIze and her daughter
in this city, is believed to have fled to
America on a steamer from Hamburg. The
Berlin police have cableG a minute descrip-
ton of the man to New York. The sole
heir of the murdered woman is a stepson
of the widow Schulze, who, when last heard
from, was foreman of st. Louis brewery
The estate is worth several million marks.
y
The Lokal Anzeiger prints an interview
with Mohammed Nouri Bey, of the Turk
ish Foreign Office at Constantinople, in
which he is quoted as saying: The Arme-
MAN revolutionists in Turkey are all pu-
pills and protegeS of the American mission
schools at Marsovan, Bitlis, Erzeroum and
Van. The activity of these schools, the
Bey Is said to have added, ARE the curse
of Turkey and Armenia alike"
The United States ambassador, Mr.. An
drew D. White returned here from Paris
on Wednesday last, and was confined to his
bed on the following day with a bad cold.
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