The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
CHOSEN BY THE KAISER
TEXT OF SPECIAL SERMON on EN-
PEROR WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY.
..Be still and Know that am God;
Will BE Exalted Among the Heath
en-, CChinesc)-BerIin Gossip.
downright 1898. by the Associated Press.)

Copyright, 1898, Dy the Associated fIess.l
BERLIN, Jan. 29.-The peculiar Apostle
ness of the text of the special sermon on
Emperor Williams birthday, namely, BE
still and know that I am God. will be
exalted among the heathen," has attracted
a great deal of attention, and it is now ex-
planned that the Emperor himself selected
it. 1t is suggested that the adding of the
word Chinese would make the passa ge
perfect
Among the Emperors birthday edicts is
one dealing with the regulation of rowing
in the public schools of Berlin. His Males
ty DEGREES that the pupils in rowing be inva-
riably superintendent by masters acquainted
with the sport and by a physician. Races
must not be rowed in the presence of any
but the friends and relatives of the pupils
only members of the two upper forms may
race: genuine racing boats are not per-
mtted and the course must be limited to
1900 meters. The Emperor announces that,
in order TO carry out these reforms, he has
placed $1,000 marks at the disposal of the
minister of education towards the acquisi-
ton of a water course, q boathouse and
boats, and he promises to give two annual
prizes in the form of metal wreaths, re-
spectively, for the fastest boat and the gen.
orally most efficient club.
noteworthy article in the Hamburger
Nachrichten on the occasion of the EN-
peror'S birthday bears Enthusiastically the
earmark of Friedrichsrhue, and expresses
Prince Bismarck's views. 1t says: The
monarch has stepped into the foreground of
public life far more than his ancestors did.
The policy of the empire and of Prussia
bears marks of imperial origin and the
strong individuality of the sovereign is ever
perceptible in the most different speeches.
He not only governs, but rules, and is in
reality the actual leader of the nation If
Germany = now animated by higher spirit
than a short time ago, if the confidence of
the state government visibly increases, if
the spirit of enterprise is impulsed, we at
tribute it mainly to the fact that the Fm-
peror has known how to find ways whereby
desired ends are attainable." The article
concludes: The gloomy visions which
1ormerly troubled us on the Emperors
birthday have begun to disappear and we
venture TO hope that the future will not
bring us fresh dlsiliusiOns, such as to again
make acute old antagonisms in public life,
to the general detriment. For mistakes
which are not made a second time we count
on the high intellectual qualities of the
monarch and the perception of what is
useful and what is harmful to Germany
as well as on the psychological moments
The most severe criticism has been
aroused throughout the country at the sent
ence of two months Imprisonment in
fortress imposed upon Herr Trojan, editor
of the Kladderadatsch on Tuesday last, for
cartooning the Emperor in December last
by representing Frederick the Great Ma
poleon, Alexander the Great and Leonidas
reading the speech of Emperor William, de-
iivered on Nov. Is, when he swore in the
guards recruits, upon which occasion his
Nh
be good Christians in order to be good sol
diers. Even the conservative newspapers
pronounce it atrocious sentence and it is
said to he directly due to the Emperor S
influence. as his Majesty was furious at the
cartoon and has given strict injunctions that
Herr Trojan be confined at Weichselmunde
situated in fever-laden district, where
Herr Wreds, another critics. contracted the
most severe malaria. Kladderadatch'S is
sue of to-day was confiscated owing to the
publication of cartoon in which Herr
Trojan satrically criticised his sentence He
also published two poems to the same effect
in to-day's Kladderadatsch.
Herren Schmidt and Walther two AL
satan editors, were also imprisoned during
the past week on the charge of lese-maiestY
for publishing an ironical article on the EN-
perors birthday Herr Stadthagen, So
cialiSt member OF the ReichStag has also
been sent TO prison for six weeks for lese-
majesty.
The introduction of the Socialist bill for
the extension of the limited right of coali-
ton of workingmen and the debate on the
matter are regarded as being of special i'm
portance. Herr Geyer cited cases showing
that different governments. notably the
Saxon and Prussian,s do not scruple to vio-
late the slim political and trade rights of
the working people. Baron Won Stumm, at
one time an intimate friend of Emperor
William, and leader of the reactionists. ia
Nored additional curtailment of these rights
There ia not the remotest chance of the
Reichstag adopting the bill or of the Bum
desrath approving 1t, and that the govern
ment recognizes this is evidenced by the
fact that not single minister attended the
debate on Wednesday. The matter is impor-
tant, because the Socialists propose to make
It an issue the coming election
Maps which have been distributed to
members of the Reichstag show that The
district about Kiaochau bay ceded to Ger
many consists of the northern and southern
peninsulas, inclosing the bay, the northern
peninsula being quadruple the size of the
southern peninsula. The sphere of interest
extends over a radius of fifty kilometers
ana includes the large towns of Kiao
Tsimo and Tyhout-Choueng.
1t is learned at the Foreign Office that.
owing to the sugar-bounty conference at
Brussels, the reciprocity negotiations be-
tween Germany and the United States are
at standstill. and it is doubtful whether
they viii be resumed as Germany has
come out of them. 1t is understood that
the sugar conference will informally discuss
the Dingley tariff law.
The Foreign Office next week will direct
the attention of the chambers of commerce
TO the serious American competition, espe-
cially in cottons. growing up in South
American countries, where German export
ers have so great interests. The officials of
the Foreign Office are preparing a sugges-
tion OF the best way TO combat this compe-
titon.
II is said on good authority that the Prus-
sian government has bought the sole rights
10 a new gunpowder invented by Herr
OTTO Hempel, druggist of Wieda. Its
merits consist In being perfectly smokeless;
IL leaves no residue whatever and the
WEAPON only requires two-thirds of the
present charge to produce the same effect
while the explosion causes but little noise
The Empress has nearly recovered but
she shows the effects of her long and severe
illness Her Majesty homes IN he ahla IN 81