The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-18
WEEKLY BERLIN BUDGET
GOSSIP ABOUT THE ATTEMPT on
EMPEROR WILLIAMS LIFE.
His Assailant . Mad Woman-Com-
Alleged Demand by the Pope.

ers in Picking give plenty Of food for dis
cussion during the week. The Emperor's
would-be assassin. from latest reports
seems indeed TO be demented She is a
Catholic. born at Larnowitz, and is a Pole
by nationality. She earned living at
Breslau as a peddler of wool socks. She
has been IN the habit OF locking herself in
a room when at home and neighbors had
heard her mumbling for hours. She had
threatened to kill the landlord If elected.
Yesterday. before she made the attempt
upon the Kaiser. ejectment proceedings
had been taken again her and she had bar
gained with a laborer for paving stones
which she wanted for the purpose of kill
ing everybody. She subsequently pur-
chased the new Ratchet with which she
attempted to kill the Emperor. AT the po-
lice inquiry to-day the woman answered
the questions put to her by saying: ''Ev-
erybody tries to murder me. Therefore.
must murder the Kaiser"
All the heads of legations and embassies
in Berlin called at the palace to-day to ex-
press qualification at the escape Of his
Majesty. The press to-day points out that
the crime is devoid of political feature.
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The China situation is viewed here rather
without hope. The latest diplomatic news
from Picking emphasizes the fact that there
Is no reliable information there regarding
the momentary intentions of the Empress
dowager and Emperor. but prevailing opin-
ion among the ENJOYS there is that they
don't intend to return to Picking. Regard
ing the powers OF Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching for negotiating terms of set
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the ENJOYS. The statements emanating
from Washington that the United States
will hereafter act jointly with the powers
and deprecating the reported intention to
fnterpose obstacles to punitive expeditions
are received here with unanimous salts
faction. a number of papers pointing out
that once the Chinese court understands
that there Is split among the powers
they will the more willingly give full salts
faction. However, the attitude assumed
by the Russian press this week, which is
distinctly and violently hostile towards
Germany arouses disquiet here.
The Cologne volks Zeitung, in an ed
itoriaI article. calls the diplomatic situa-
ton regarding China dangerous, as evil
dence exists that there is an inclination
towards forming groups among the inter-
ested powers. This view is borne out py
the fact that the French Bishop taVler,
at Picking, has undertaken trip TO Rome
at the instance of the Pope, his Holiness
desiring TO re-establish Frances protector
ate over the Catholic missions IN emma
The Pope wants an express clause TO that
effect inserted in the peace terms. but Ger
many and Italy will energetlcally oppose
the addition or such clause. 1nIorma-
ton which the Associated Press has oD-
tanned from the highest source Is TO the
effect that the papal nuncio at Munich,
Mgr Sambusseti, is coming TO Berlin TO
make strong representation on the sub
iect to Emperor William. Furthermore
the Associated Press has learned at the
Japanese legation in Berlin that japan IN
tends to withdraw her troops from Peking
at the earliest possible moment, leaving
only an adequate guard
The coming week will see lively times in
the Reichstag. The first reading of the
Chinese bill will open the sluices of long
depressed eloquence. In the second part OF
the week the Socialist Interpolation on the
Posa6owsld- Burek affair will come up.
There has been general amazement in
German political circles that Count Won
Buelow, since assuming the imperial chan
cellorship. has become extremely uncom-
municative, thus reversing his former hab-
it's Nobody yet knows which way the
chancellor will proceed regarding both the
by the press and party leaders TO draw
him out have proved fruitless, but various
semi-official utterances in the Munich. Ber-
lin and Hamburg papers show that Count
Won Buelow in no case intends to incur on
the start the enmity of the Agrarians
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The subject of Boer immigration to
southwest Africa will engage the Reichs-
tags attention shortly. the government
having announced that such immigration
would be welcome. Official material sub
mitted to the Reichstag shows anything
but fourishing condition in the colony
The trade of the most important and larg-
est colony in German East Africa actually
shows decrease.
Negotiations have begun in Berlin and
London regarding the fixing of frontier
of the Togo Hinte-land.
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The performances of Nine. Zembrich will
be concluded on Monday. They have been
drawing increased attention from the pub
lie and press. don Pasquale," which has
hitherto been unknown in Berlin, has been
praised with similar unanimity even by
the pronounced Wagnerite press. Nine
Zembrich slightly i'll for several days,
Thursday last, but she has fully recovered
her health.
grand charity bazaar for the benefit OF
colonial enterprise has been actively aided
by the ladies OF the American colony, espe-
cially Mrs. White, wife of the United
States ambassador, Countess Goetzen and
Mrs Broise. Owing to illness. Mrs Mason,
wife of the United States consul general in
Berlin. was prevented from assisting In
the enterprise.
Arthur Van weyck, the Milwaukee BARI
tone, this week sang before Emperor VIII
liam at Count Won Buelow's soiree, his
Majesty complimenting the singer
The Postal Department intends shortly to
enforce regulation providing that all en-
velopes shall be of uniform shape and size.
as the present great diversity in these
particulars entails much extra labor on the
employees OF the department
a special dispatch from Copenhagen
says that an American merchant OF that
city has sold 20 the Gar number of
American rolled-top desks and other
American furniture from a Buffalo firm.
The goods are TO be shipped aboard the
Cars yacht Polar Star.
Denmark has begun the expectation on
large scale Of flint nahf.la. RI Chfca 90 for