Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04
AFFAIRS In
GERMANY
the Emperor's Remedy For lnfeC-
tiOus Diseases.
MARRIAGE OF ROYALTY
Ills Majesty Advises Grow of Gunboat
white Phys q Clever Gamc-Thc
Samoan Questiom-ChnrEcd with
High TrcnSOp-Bctrnyni of News
The Enipcror's Denial,

The Empcror's Denial,
Copyright, 1899. by Associated Press)
Berlin, June 3.-Throughout this week
the Emperor has shown extraordinary
activity. On Sunday he received the
German and foreign delegates to the
Tuberculosis Congress. and conversed
with them for several hours. showing
an intimate knowledge OF the proceed
ings and demonstrating that he has an
accurate idea of the whole subject. To
a German delegate, he said Iersely:
More soap. stu more soap. That is
what is needed to check the advance of
infectious Diseases"
MARRIAGE OF ROYALTY.
1t il; said that a marriage has been
arranged between Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and Princess Mathilde.
daughter of Prince Ludwig, of Bavaria.
The Archduke. as heir to the Hapsburg
throne, had the warmest reception from
the German Emperor during his stay
in Berlin this week.
EMPEROR ADDRESSES SAILORS.
y guest at the Kiel festivals tells the
correspondent here of the Associated
the visit of the Emperor to the new
gunboat Jaguar, which is leaving to-
morrow for the purpose of joining the
German fleet in Chinese waters. AS
sembling the crew, His Majesty adj
dressed them, saying he hoped they
would try to rival the glorious crew of
the Hits in fidelity to country and En-
peror. adding: And don't let the
Chinese out there spit In your faces
LAST euch doit nicht Won den
Chinesen ms gesicht spucken.'' The
crew responded with tremendous cheer
ing.
The Hague peace conference has
largely occupied public attention this
week. All the papers have freely COM
mcnted on it's doings. The news that
1t had really taken up the subject of
International arbitration came as n
great surprise 10 many The leading
papers At first refused 10 believe it.
VIEWS OF THE ARMY.
The Kreuz Zcit ing. often the reflect
or of the views of the army and upper
circles, acknowledged that Sir Julian
Pauncefotc ana Mr.. Andrew White
have played 4 clever game on NJ de
Staal. and then declared that the idea
OF arbitration of such Il sweeping ma
ture as Great Britain proposed was I'M
tenable and out of the question so far
asi Germany was concerned, as it would
VPCn VIC bbOi W SOIlSt lOIclEn inter-
ference in the internal affairs of ma
lions. The paper also doubts the cor
RICHNESS of the version making NJ de.
Staal accept the British proposition. as
II considers ii would be going too far
beyond the Cars instruction. 1t also
reminds Russia of her Polish and Fin.
land and Great Britain of her Irish
questions. and expresses the belief thar
neither power is willing 10 accept in
principle such courts DIS Sir Julian
Pauncefotc has outlined. which. il i.
claimed, would make weak masters
strong, and reverse the natural order
of things.
THE SAMOAN QUESTION.
At the annual meeting of the Colonial
Society this week, the Samoan oues-
ton was discussed animatedly and II
was resolved that the deep national
Indignation aroused by the occurrence
at Apia can only be obliterated by the
run maintenance of our treaty rights
there" This is significant from the
iact that Duke John Albrccht, of Meek
iehpurg, an intimate, confidential friend
OF the Emperor, resided.
CHARGED WITH HIGH TREASON
Edwin Pflugh, Il former officer of en-
Siheers recently manag Of a big Bel
gan arms manufacturing firm was ar
rested Monday at Eupen, near the
II'eiSo- frussian frontier, and taken TO
,~'i''N' ~ nc tiitu lOT nlSn treason. He
Is charged with betraying German
miiitary secrets and with obtaining. bv
bribery models of the new army rifle
ana new ordnance.
BETRAYAL OF NEWS.
1t appears, authorize lively thar tha
government intends TO introduce in the
keichstaS bill providing punishment
for the betrayal of government news 10
me Socialist newspapers. The latter will
be summarily punished each time such
news IS published without inouirIng
whence it was derived.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Several large and influential associa-
tons of physicians have petitioned the
government To draw a logical conclu-
sion from the tuberculosis congress and
pass laws for the Improvement of the
dwellings OF the poorer classes. to reg
ulate the prevention of infectious dis
eases and to punish food authorizations
| The government has promised to care
! fully consider the matter.
THE EMPEROR'S DENIAL
The press is agitated about the recent
utterances of the Emperor and the
| Grand Duke of Baden. denying Prince
Bismarck had any share in unifying
| Germany,