The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11

Won Landsberg, a violent Agraran. whom
two years ago, his Majesty refused to re-
celVe. This is interpreted as meaning that
the Emperors views have changed favor
ably in regard to agrarianism.
The Emperor showered hundreds of deco
rations and orders upon officers and West
phalian officials during the maneuvers.
DR.. Won MIGUEL the vice president of the
Council of Ministers, in an interview, said:
THE German right to suffrage is fixed by
the Constitution for elections to the Reichs-
tag and will not be touched, in spite of all
agitation in that direction. The date for
the elections to the Diet has not been fixed,
but 1t will be about the end of October. The
Diet will assemble in January. The date
for the converting of the Reichstag has not
been fixed" This is the first authoritative
statement in regard to the suffrage.
The torpedo fiotillas, which have been
participating in the maneuvers in the Bal
tic and North sea, have suffered heavily
from storms. Besides a torpedo boat sunk
on the Danish coast, two new large Ones
of over $50 tons. were completely disabled
and mustered out of the service. Twelve
others were severely injured and seven lives
were lost during the naval maneuvers.
The Foreign Office says the Emperor's
speech, in which he said a good army was
the best assurance of peace has been mis-
construed. 1t is added that his Majesty in
his remarks was in no way opposing the
Cars peace proposal, which the German
Foreign Office CONSTITUTES as merely propo-
sition to stop the further extension of arm
aments.
The officials of the Foreign Office here
also said the German government hopes the
United States will join in the peace confer
ence at least by appointing delegates ad
referendum. -
The newspapers comment on the munifi-
cence of the United States government,
which has just paid the widow Lorenzen,
in Sonderberg, 2,1O0 marks and bestowed
upon her a pension of $50 marks for the loss
of her only son, who was one of the victims
of the Maine disaster.
Prince Max of Baden is reported to be
bethrothed to Vladimirovna, daughter of
the Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia.
A number of buildings on Emperor Will
liam's estate at Urville, German Lorraine,
were burned by an incendiary this week. A
Frenchman, suspected of the crime, was
arrested. So
1eTF hrupp lS-IO purchase the LUKE Oh
Altenburg's estate, PHO, where he will
erect a large gun factory and establish
practice grounds.
The Chamber of Commerce of Bochaum,
referring to the fact that American pig
iron was recently sold in Germany. ex-
presses fear THAT this may be the begin
ming of a lively competition, unless Ger
man rail freights are materially reduced.
The report denies that the lower price of
the American product is due to the greater
technical excellence of it's mining and
claims that it is due to the low freights in
America. The German government is,
therefore, urged to reduce the rates in Ger
many.
Drs. Haskell and We'll, of Chicago. have
been lecturing before the Berlin dentists.
Emperor William returned to Berlin on
Friday At Oeynhausen he received his old
nurse and foster brother and conversed
with them for two hours.
An item of half a million marks will be
included in the next budget for the resto-
ration OF the electoral palace at Mayence.
A fire at the watering place of Salzehliro
to-day destroyed thirty residences and
much other property.