The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26

eminent will furnish guarantees OF the
nnanciat success OF that part Of the Cape
G o. Tairo Rai,road which Is to pass through
sponuent OF the Magdeburg Zeitung, writing
IN TINS connection, says: Mr.. Rhodes may
be shrewd enough asking Germany to take
me hnancial responsibility OF this part OF
the road, but We think he is welcome TO
build the road with means of his own rails
ing. Germany has not the slightest reason
10 guarantee :he interest"
Respecting the reasons which prevent the
emperor from dissolving the Reichstag it
now appears that the whole Bundesrath,
Russia alone excepted. was against him.
tNot only the King of Saxony, but a num-
Der OF other sovereigns personally advised
MS Majesty against a dissolution, and IL the
EInperor nad insisted in the Bundesrath in
putting the motion for a dissolution il
Toul q, have been Overwhelmingly defeated
me buhdesrath to-day accepted the RelchS-
tag form of the military BILL
There is a strongly growing sentiment in
FAVOR OF excluding foreign-born princes
from ession to German thrones. The
ueath OF the hereditary Prince of Sake
Coourg and Gotha and the question of the
succession 10 the throne of Saxe-Coburg
ana Gotha have started discussion which
mas taken violent form in some Of the
Papers. The Neuste Nachrichten takes Wig
orous exception to the fact that the sue
Gesson was decided by family council of
G CtnsIls n-Speaklng princes presided over by
that such a decision should be made by Eng
nshmen. We do not blame the English
Lrancn OF the Coburgs for having turned
entlreIy English, nor do we blame young
Connaught: He may be the incest fellow
IN the world, but it remains that an Eng
t nSnInan Is SD out of place on fs German
Gates passing law regulating the success
SION 70 German thrones in way TO forever
Dy torelgn-born persons
rms Is by no means the most violent ex-
preston of opinion. Even some of the news
papers close to the government spoke in a
similar sense, but with more caution A
MEMBER or the BundeZrath informs the cor
respondent OF the Associated Press that the
Bundezrath has often discussed the matter
curing the past month, and that while no.
Dody thinks of excluding the present heir
TO the throne of Coburg some new legisla-
ilon on the subject will shortly be proposed
In the Bundezrath Jointly by the German
governments and that later it will be sent
TO the Reichstag.
The ALE Deutsche Batter, in a flaming
article, deplores the fact that so many Ger
mans fought on sea and land under the
Yankee flag" In the late war and says
Americas young colonial empire will be
PAD for with German blood, just as the
FTench conquered in the same way Tonqun.
Madagascar and Dahomey." 1t adds: IF
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threaten TO lick us. il is only because they
know their own skins are safe in any case
With their dollars they would find enough
German asses and renegadeS to fight their
own motherland."
Count Won Zephelin, a retired Wurtem-
berg cavalry general, who has been for
years experimenting with an airship, after a
series of successful experiments with small
models in the presence of the King of Wur-
temberg and experts, has succeeded in form
ing company with Il capital of 4SO0 coo
marks for the purpose of exploiting his
invention. A huge airship, according to his
plans, IS now being built at ManZll, and the
hrst public ascent is promised for July 3.
on the Boden sea, 500 meters from the Shore
as il is supposed the airshp will make
better exhibition Of its floating and steering
qualities above water.
The annual Bismarck kommers took place
tonight, instead Of on April /, at the Phil
harmonic Hall. There was the usual singing,
speech-making and drinking.
Prince Waldemar, the eldest son Of Prince
Henry OF Prussia, was decorated with the
Order of the Black Eagle this week. He is
just ten years of age, and the Vorwaerts
sarcastically congratulates the octogenarian
painter Mcneil, who was recently decorated
with the same order, on his new colleague.
The disciplinary court has sentenced Prof
Delbrueck to a reprimand and 500 marks
fine for criticisng the expulsion of Danes
from SchleSwig-Holstein.