The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-05

man government is understood to be
favoring this and other cable enter
prises, and the reichstag will be asked
to make various appropriations in re-
turn for redemption privileges.
The Deutsche Zeftung concludes an
article on the subject as follows: Thus
the first step is taken to free Germany
from the British cable monopoly, which
in the event of war, might become fatal
to us"
With reference to the gambling bill
in the reichstag, story Is told showing
the emperor's intense hatred OF gam
bling When he was crown prince and
in command of the Garde du Corps, he
strictly prohibited it, and old Emperor
William asked him to withdraw his Or
ders. But the grandson replied:
LAS long as you entrust me with the
command of the regiment, l will not do
so. I would rather ask you to relieve
me of my post
The debates showed that in spite of
the emperor's efforts, gambling is still
much in vogue among the officers OF
the German army.
The Nachrichten says lot of private
letters from the late Prince Bismarck
to General Won Mantuffel, then COVER
nor of the Reichland, containing spicy
items of court and political gossip, were
sold on Won Mantuffers death to a
Berlin banker having profitable BUSH
ness relations with the emperor and
court. The banker, it is added, paid
10000 marks for the letters.
A Leipzig writer recently wanted to
use the letters for historical work
and the banker at first promised to lend
them. Later, however, he refused on
the plea that it would cost him his val
liable clientele, having received an in
timation from the court chamberlain to
that effect.
The Bismarck press chronicles this
regretfully and adds that a third vol
ume of Bismarck memoirs really exists
giving sensational information regard
ing the present reign. The manuscript,
it appears, was sent to England before
Bismarck died.
Emperor William this week ordered
that the park and gardens surround
ing Mon Bijou chateau in the center of
Berlin be closed to the public. This is
due to a startling incident which has
only just become known. Last Sun
day the emperor and empress left the
church opposite the palace and walked
toward the carriage that was waiting
for them just inside Mon Bijou park.
An immense crowd had assembled and
was so dense that their majesues had
great ullllCully III ItdCuluS Lie fcllClS.
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 insult
ing epithets We're flung at the imperial
couple. Finally reinforcements of po-
lice made line through the crowd and
their majesties drove off amid hooting
and catcalls.
The emperor is engaged in prepara-
tions for public performance Of d.
Drama, showing the places he visited
during his eastern trip, the pictures be-
ing drawn from the photographs taken
by his orders during the tour. 0
There We're 4S trials for lese majestic
in January and sentences totalring IL
years in prison We're inflicted. A So
paper calculates that $500 years
Of imprisonment have been pronounced
in the German courts for lese majestic
during the past 10 years.
The Rev. Mr.. Dickey, 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 German military officers have Or
dered the Introduction into the army of
a new model repeating rifle, which the
government works are already manu-
featuring.