The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-07

American interests, which condition of af-
fairs is attributed 70 the influence of Baron
Won Buelow. The Agrarain campaign
against the meat inspection bill continues
i'm full force.
The Federation of Husbandry this week
presented S056 petitions against the bill.
The Agrarain Deutsche Tages Zeitung
which has had series OF articles aiming
to show that all American meat imported
into Germany is unfit for food, presents a
letter from Ernest Benninghoven, of Chi
cagO, regarding the meat industry of that
city. Benninghoven. in this letter, claims
to know positively that all canned meat in
tended for export to Germany is from dis
eased and otherwise unfit animals Wagon
loads of such meat. he asserts, are delivered
weekly at the leading packing houses for
'embalming purposes" Meat inspection,
the writer adds. is a bowling farce owing to
wholesale bribery. The writer adds that he
has hoped Germany would not allow the
importation of such meat This letter has
been widely reproduced in the German press
and is quoted as conclusive proof from
headquarters against all American meat.
The sending of commissioners from Ger
many for the purpose Of studying the status
and methods of New York life insurance
companies has been much commented on
by the insurance and general press. The
Kreuz Zeitung says: 1T is to be hoped that
If the government again grants companies
the right to operate in Prussia. certain con-
ditions will be attached. and that especially
no tontine features be permitted in German
policies such features partaking of the ma
ture of lottery"
A squadron, which has Just left Kiel for a
long cruise along the coast of Denmark
England and Portugal, is the largest that
ever sailed from a German port. 1t includes
four large ironclads. two second-class IRON
clads one coast ironclad and two smaller
cruisers. The total tonnage of the squadron
is 81, 800 and 3,7o0 men are aboard the ships
During the cruise some recent inventions of
Admiral Thompson. the commander of the
squadron. will be practically tested. One of
these consists of an electrical-worked ap-
paratus, by means of which an officer on
the bridge of a war ship is enabled to au-
tomatically move and point guns below and
on deck. 1t is believed that this contrivance
will be of vast Importance in facilitating
the fighting power of a vessel.
A committee which has just visited King
Otto on behalf of the Bavarian Chamber of
Deputies found his Majesty as crazy as
ever although in robust health physically.
He passes entire days in fine weather in the
garden and park of his palace. His hal
lucnations most consist in imagining him
self dog when he crawls on all fours and
carries flowers in his mouth.
The crown prince of Germany and his
brother, Eitei Fritz, following the Hohen-
zollern tradition. are learning the trade of
joiner and wood worker. At the Chateau
Pleon. where they are now staying. COM
pletely fitted workshop has been established
for their use.
The United States ambassador to Ger
many, Mr.. Andrew ID. White. will start for
The Hague, May 16, to attend the peace
conference, at which he will be one of the
representatives OF the United States Mrs.
White will not accompany the ambassador.
but will 60 to The Hague later. Mr.. White
estimates that the duration of the confer
ence will be from one month to five weeks
and says 1t is likely that, after adjourning
for a time in order that the delegates may
have time to report 10 their respective gov
ernments and receive new instructions, the
conference will reconvene for a final ses-
sion. The American representatives will be
housed together In a nne, sultdDle DullulnS
that has been rented for the purpose.
Lieutenant Doering has been sentenced.
at Cologne, to thirty months imprisonment
in the fortress for killing student named
Kioevekorn in duel
The high class periodical. the Deutsches
wochenblat, publishes to-day an article by
Jacob Heckler entitled "A proposal for i'm
proving the Reichstag franchise" in which
the writer suggests dividing voters in three
classes according to age, those from twenty
five to forty having one vote each. those
from forty to fifty-five two votes and those
over f1fty-five three votes. The argument in
favor of this proposition is based upon the
supposed increase In political wisdom and
cool judgment that comes with age The
correspondent here of the Associated Press
learns that Emperor William read the
manuscript of Hecklers article and highly
approved of it. believing that the adoption
of its propositions would abolish the most
Objectionable excrescences, of the franchise
and incidentally render Socialists less dan
gerous. Prince Hohenlohe and other MEM
bers OF the Imperial Cabinet have also ex-
pressed approval of the scheme for similar
reasons. The plan will be seriously consid-
cred by the Cabinet, with a view to intro
ducing it in the Bundezrath.