Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-05

Rickert for the protection Of the secrecy OF
the ballot The two conservative factions
for the FIRST time openly avowed their desire
TO abolish the secrecy OF the ballot and
Emperor Williams friend, Baron Won
stumm plainly declared that sooner or later
secrecy must be abolished. at which the
whole right loudly applauded. The bill, how
ever, was adopted by a large majority COM
posed Of the center and the whole of the
! left
| Dissatisfied with Cuban Tariffs.
The official Reichsauzeiger has produced
most Of the new Cuban tariff regulations and
the German press is greatly dissatisfied with
them, claiming the regulations are so framed
as to favor American imports at the expense
of German and other European imports.
The Boursen Courier, the leading COM
mercial organ dwells particularly on the
| fact that German staple exports such as
textiles and wines, are most unfavorably
treated and concludes an article on the sub
ject with saying: THE tariff regulations
made by the United States for Cuba know
nothing of the open door, Surely some
thing will have to be said OF them in the
future"
The establishment OF company to lay
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United States now seems definitely assured.
The capital, 100000 marks has been fur
nshed by a number OF banks and private
capitalists, including the duke of Ratibor.
The German government is understood to
be favoring this and other cable enterprises,
and the Reichstag will be asked to make
various appropriations in return for pre-
emption privileges.
The Deutsch Zeitung concludes an article
on the subject as follows: THUS the first
step Is taken to free Germany from the Brit
ish cable monopoly, which in the event of
war might become fatal to u.s."
The Leipsic Nachrichten says some
private letters from the late Prince
Bismarck to General Won Manteufel then
governor of the Reichsland. containing spicy
items of court and political gossip, were
sold on Won Manteuffers death to a Ber-
lin banker, having profitable business rela-
tions with the emperor and court. The
banker, it Is added, paid 10000 marks for
the letters.
Leipsic writer recently wanted to use
the letters for a historical work and the
banker at first promised to lend them.
Later, however, he refused on the plea that
it would cost him his valuable clientele,
having received an intimation from the
court chamberlain to that effect.
The Berlin Press chronicles this regret.
fully and adds that a third volume of Bis
marck memoirs really exists, giving SEN
sational information regarding the present
reign. The manuscript, it appears, was
sent to England before Bismarck died.
Emperor William this week ordered that
the park and gardens surrounding Mon
Bijour chateau, in the center of Berlin, be
closed to the public. This is due to
startling incident which has only just be-
come known. Last Sunday the emperor
and empress left the church opposite the
palace and walked toward the carriage,
which was waiting for them just inside Mon
Bijour park. An immense crowd had as
sembled and was so dense that their majes-
ties had great difficulty in reaching the
vehicle. When they succeeded in doing so
the coachman was unable to drive off, be-
ing hemmed in on all sides. Thus the
emperor and empress were obliged to listen
to the personal comments of the populace
and it is claimed that insulting epithets
were flung at the imperial couple. Finally
reinforcements of police made a line through
the crowd and their majesties drove off
amid hooting and cat-calls
The emperor Is engaged in preparations
Tor public performances Of a diograma show
ing the places he visited during his eastern
photographs taken by his orders during the
tour. The performances will be given at
the Schauspielhaus and the receipts will
be devoted to charity.
Reprimand of Colonel.
The colonel commanding the Ninty-sev-
enth regiment married an English woman
and was induced by the latter to introduce
the British fashion of officers wearing
civilian clothing when off duty. He lately
invited the officers of his regiment to din
ner, prescribing black evening dress. This
reached the ears OF the emperor, who repri-
manded the colonel and forbade its repe-
tition.
There We're forty-eight trials for lese ma
jeste in January and sentences totalllng sew
enteen years in prison were inflicted
socialist paper calculates that 1900 years
OF Imprisonment have been pronounced in
the German courts for lese majestic during
the last ten years.
Rev. Dickie, pastor of the American
church here, has sailed for the United
States in order to try TO raise the rest
OF the money needed to build the church.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
hears on reliable authority that the Ger
man military authorities have ordered the
Introduction into the army OF a new model
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