The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-04
WILLIAM WANTS MORE SOAP.
SAYS 1T Is NEEDED TO sTOP THE
SPREAD OF DISEASE.

a Coming Royal WeddiRg-The En-
pcror TO His saiIOrS-Germany Bit
tcrIy Opposed 10 Arbitration as
Proposed at The HaBue-A DrcyfuS
Case In Germnny-Some Indigna-
lion over saInOa-EGect of Tuber-
cuIOsis Congress.
(Copvright. 1899. by the Associated Press.)
Berlin. June 3-ThroughOut this week
the Emperor has shown extraordinary &c
tivi5v on Sunday he received the Ger
man and fore en- delegates 10 the Tuoer-
culosis Congress and conversed with them
for several hours. showing an intimate
knowledge OF che proceedings and demon
straung that he has an accurate idea of
the whole subject To d German delegate
he said. tersely:
More soap, sill more soap! That is
What is needed 90 check the advance OF
infectious diseases"
IL IS said that marriage has been ar
ranged Between Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand ana Princess Mathilde, daughter Of
Prince Ludwig Of Bavaria. The Arch
duke as heir to the Hapsburg throne, had
the warmest reception from the German
Emperor during his stay ia Berlin this
week.
A guest at the Kiel festivals tells the
correspondent here OF The Associated
Press that ore of The incidents was the
visit of the Emperor to the new gunooat
Jaguar, which is leaving to-r1orrow Tor
the purpose of joining the German fleet IN
Chinese waters. Assembling the crew,
his majesty addressed them, saying he
hoped they would try TO rival the glorious
crew Of the Hts i'm fidelity to country and
Enlperor adding. and don't let abe Chr
uese out there spit in your faces'-iaat
euch bort nicht Won den cam 4sen las
gesicht apucken.
cheering.
Don't Like Arbitration.
The Hague peace conference has argeiy
occupied pubhc attention this week All
the papers have freely commented an us
dougs. The news that IL had bnally tax
en- up the subject of international arlsitra-
tion came as great surprise 10 t1any.
The leading papers at fFsl refused 40 be
The Kreuz Zeitung, often the reflect Or OF
the views of the army and upper cncles.
Acknowledged that SIR Jdlian Paune,Note
ana Ar. andrew White nave played a
clever game on M. deStaai, ana then de-
clared that the idea of arbitration OF
such a sweeping nature as Great Britain
proposed was untenable AMI out OF me
question, 80 far as Germany was con
Cerued as il would open the door 20 CON
stant foreign interference ia the intellal
affairs of nations The paper also doubts
the correctness of the version making NJ.
desiaal accept the British proposition. as
II considers IL would be going loo far be-
You'd the Cars Instructions. IL
also reminds Russia Of her
Polish and Finland, and Great Britain OF
her Irish questions, and expresses the be
Lief that neither power is willing TO ac-
cept in principle such courts al Sir Julian
Pauucefote has on lined, watch, il IS claim
ed. would make weak masters strong AMI
reverse the natural order of things.
The samoan Question.
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society this week The Samoan question
was discussed animaIedly, and il was re-
solved that the deep national indignation
aroused by the occurrence at AIda can
only be obHterated by the full maint enance
OF our treaty rights there
This is significant from the face that
Duke John AlDrecht of Mecklenbu.Ss, an
intimate, confidential friend of the En-
peroT, pres ded.
Edwin Phugh, a former officer Of engi-
neers, recently manager of a big Il sigian
arms manufacturing firm was arrested
Monday AT EuDen. near the BelgO Prus-
SION frontier, and taken 10 Lepsc. 40 be
tried for high treason. He is charged with
betraying German military secrets and
with obtain ng, by bribery models OF the
new army rifle and new ordnance.
IL appears. authoritattVely, that the gov
eminent intends 10 introduce in the Reich
stag a bill providing punishment for the
bcrayal of government news 20 the So cial-
ist newspapers. The latter Will be sum
marty punished each time such news is
published without inquiring whence it was
derived.
Health Laws wanted.
Several large and influential associations
Of physicians have petiuoned the govern
ment to draw a logscal conclusion from
the JupercuAOsis congress and pass laws
for the Improvement of the dwellings Of
the poorer classes, to regulate the preVen-
zion of infectious diseases. and 10 punish
food authorizations. The government has
promised to carefully consider the matter
The press is agitated about the recent
utterances OF the Emperor and the Grand
Duke OF Baden. denying Prince Bis
marck had any share in unifying Ger
many.
LUTHERAN SYNOD ADJoURNs.