The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-06
AN alliance WITH TURKEY
ONE OF THE POSSIBLE RESULTS of
THE KAIsER'S JUNKET.
Many Convictions for Lese-MaJesty in
we're Blow at Student DueIing.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press,

gift of the abode of the Virgin Mary to
the German Catholics was a very clever
move and has made a profound and favor
able impression among the Catholics. The
remarks of the Centrist press clearly show
this, for even the usually venomous Ger
mania accords his Majesty unstinted praise
and says: 1.-THE possession of the abode,
which has been the hearts desire of the
German Catholics for years, and which
French influence was unable to get from
the Sultan, was due to the energetic and
well-directed efforts of the Kaiser, which
achieved their object Immediately where
France VIGOROUSLY failed"
All the Christian congregations of Jeru-
salem, Greeks, Russians, Armenians and
French Augustnes, have repeatedly offered
large sums for the abode and the adjoining
Coenaculum, but the Moslems have always
refused. Turkish law gives the owner of
the abode primary claim upon the Coenac-
ulum if it ever changes hands. Politicians
point out that the Emperor has also done
a shrewd stroke of business, as he has put
the CentristS under an obligation to support
government measures in the Reiehstag.
There is much official Indignation at the
fact that the Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung, the
leading Austrian Socialist organ, succeeded
in obtaining Emperor Williams speeches at
Jerusalem before he delivered them, prefac-
ing them as follows: Kaiser William will
to-day make the following speech" Then.
would come the full text of the speech. A
rigorous investigation is proceeding in Ger
man court circles for the purpose of dis
covering the person or persons who fur
nished to the Socialist press full copies of
the speeches, and a full report on the SUBJ
ject will be made to his Majesty when he
returns here.
A batch of stories is now arriving from
Constantinople in connection with the visit
there of the Emperor and Empress of Ger
many. 1t appears that apart from the regu-
lar presents the Sultan of Turkey gave a
number of others. For instance, the cover
let on the Empress's bed had the imperial
crown and her monogram in the CENTER
embroidered with diamonds and pearls. On
her Majesty expressing admiration the
coverlet was Immediately presented to her.
A remark attributed to Emperor William
occasioned great surprise. He is reported
to have said: During the nine years since
my last visit the decay of Turkey has adj
vanced rapidly
The Frankfort Zeitung says it learns from
a well-informed source that Emperor Will
iamS visit to Turkey led to an agreement
by which Germany undertakes to support
the integrity of the Sultan'S Asiatic pos
sessions, for which Germany. will receive
commercial and industrial privileges The
paper adds that it is believed this agree
ment is tantamount to an armed alliance
between the two countries.
A number of rumorS as to the real objects
of Emperor Williams visit to CONSTANT
nople and the Holy Land have been in cir
culation ever since the intention of his
Majesty to visit the Orient was announced,
about a year ago. These alleged purposes
ircluded important railroad concessions to
Germany, the ceding of territory in Syria to
Germany for colonizing purposes, the ceding
Of The Port of Hatia, in Palestine, the
ceding Of the Island of Rhodes to Germany
flaD .srrl1A
to plant a large German colony along the
whole frontier OF Tripoli. This last agree
ment, 1t was added, was intended to protect
the Sultan against French encroac hments
across the TripOli-Tunis frontier, and would
also avoid granting Germany a concession
in Asia Minor, which, it is added, would in
duce Russia to demand compensation. On
the other hand, it has been announced that
some of the powers have notified Turkey
territory to Germany; and, Russia, it was
announced from Berlin on Saturday last
was arriving at an understanding with
Austria and France to provide against the
accomplishment of certain German plans in
the Orient.
On the return of the Emperor to Germany
the court will be transferred to the Pots
dam Stadtschloss, as the new palace is not
yet inhabitabe, owing to defective draining.
The university students associations of
Germany are preparing for a joint move
ment to honor the memory of Prince Bis
celebration at the grave of the iron chan
oelior, beginning JAN is next, that being
the anniversary of the browning Of King
William of Prussia as Emperor of Germany
in 1870 in the palace of the French Kings at
Versailles.
1t is understood that the family of the
late Prince Bismarck has decided that the
final interment of his remains is to take
place on Dec n on Stag hill, near Fried
richSruhe. -
Maximilian Harden, editor and publisher
Of Die zukunft, has been sentenced to six
months detention in fortress for lese
majesty. Five charges of lese-majesty were
brought against Herr Harden. The four ar
ticles particularly resented were "Pudel
Majestat," in which he compared the EN-
peror to poodle prince; IAN Den Kaiser"
in which he personally addressed the En-
peror, complaining that he has been charged
tic ci "Der Wahsheit Raebe." Written
anonymously, and "GrosSVaters Uhr' in
which the Bismarck case was introduced.
A recent dispatch from Berlin said the cir
culation of Die Zukunft since the prosecu-
tionS had increased three-fold, reaching
quarter of million. 1t is said that Herr
Harden does not intend to undergo his pun
ishment, but will emigrate to Austria and
publish his paper there.
There has been great INCREASE lately in
the number of convictions for lese-majesty,
and some of them are outrageous. A re-
spectacle girl of nineteen, named Jenny
Dyk, has been sentenced at Breslau to two
months Imprisonment in jail for merely
critcising a picture of the Emperor which
was exposed in a store window, and a girl
| seventeen years of age at Cologne has been
sentenced to six months in jail because, in
the presence of another girl she tore down
a portrait of the Emperor from the wall of
her own room.
The German government officials have or
dered an investigation into the reported
ocean race between the White Star line
steamer Teutonic and the North German
Lloyd line steamer Kaiser Friedrich on their
last trip to New York. As the Kaiser Fried
rich belongs to a subsidized company, the
government will also be interpellated in the
Reichstag on the subject by Herr Richter,
the Radical leader.
The result of the Diet elections. so far as 1t
concerns the United States is rather favor
able. The number of Conservatives have
been reduced, so there will not be a ma
ports. Unless the Conservatives obtain the
ports. Uuless the Conservatives obtain the
support of the Agrarian Centrists or Ma
tional Liberals in the Diet they cannot frame
anti-American legislat ton, as tariff matters
are reserved for the Reichstag. But meas
ures obstructing American imports may be
expected this season.
A serious blow has been dealt to the his
toric student dueling by the action of the
Senate of the University of Heidelberg,