Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31
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many years since the court season in Ber-
In was SO brilliant In the present year
Of grace. The fact that the crown prince
is established in his palace IN Berlin and
ably seconds the kaiser in the giving of
court entertainments has brought fresh ami
nation into the social life Of the German
capital. Entertainment succeeds enter
tbhNpent at the royal castle and the custo-
manfN Of the royal treasure. in gold and sill
yer, Are kept busy bringing It out and
packing II away again.
The king Of Saxonys visit to Portugal
and Spain is being followed In the various
EufJpean chancelleries with close attention
ane not a little curiosity For the last FIVE
years King Edward has devoted himself
! and with the greatest successful drawing
together the Latin race into a solid block.
Berlin has been watching the growth Of
this formidable Latin league under the
hegemony Of Britain with ever-increasing
anxiety. II has been slowly and carefully
built up by King Edward without haste
and without shock OF any kind He has
contented himself with merely directing
the natural sfIinities and attractions OF the
various nations In their natural channels
The united fleets OF Britain. France, Italy,
Spain and Portugal, with ali Of their colo
MES and foreign possessions placed at each
others disposal as coaling stations and
power such the world has never seen.
Mllitarily the same holds good.
Emperor Tries to BaIk Plan.
The first attempt to break up the COM
bination was the kaiser's Morocco policy
NJ. Tardieu's article, written at the request
Of the Quay d'orsay and with material
supplied by the French minister Of foreign
affairs, shows the desperate attempts made
by Germany TO checkmate Britain and
France, And now comes the tour Of King
Friedrich August Of Saxony. OF all Of the
Bovereigns OF the German confederation he
h the one on closest terms with the kaiser.
The recent exchange OF cordial kilograms
apropos Of the result OF the recent cleo
tions "a a proof OF this There was a time
when the aged grand duke of Baden was
the kaiser's most trusted confidant, but
for four years past there has been an es-
trangement
Another reason for choosing the king OF
Baxony for this confidential mission Is the
fact that he IL a Catholic sovereign.
only one OF any importance In Germa
Baxony Is an ultra Protestant country.
which possesses a Catholic reigning house.
It's isolation in the kingdom seems TO have
made II all the more bisoted. AS a Cath
ollie his majesty viii be more welcome TO
Don Carlos and Don Alfonso than almost
any sovereign who might have been Sc
iected for the mission. The only drawback
ls perhaps a want of diplomatic talent on
the part Of the emissary OF the kaiser. But
In ali probability nobody ever heard of
King Friedrich August shining by his tact
or adroitness. He has the reputation Of
being one of the most enthusiastic nimrods
IN his dominions and spares nothing with
fur or feathers.
water for n Desert.
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IN Asiatic Turkey writes that as soon
as an adequate system of irrigation has
been laid down in Mesopotamia It will be-
come the granery of the east and the rail-
way. which win interseot 1t will become
one OF the greatest arteries Of oriental
trade and traffic. In combination with the
railway project is one for the settlements
OF large districts OF fertile country with
colonists from congested districts Of Ger
many. A committee has been got together
for the purpose OF mapping out districts in
northern Mesopotamia, in which the
fclhnatio conditions are favorable for
Tn europeans, and where wheat and maize
lp' cotton and tobacco and subtropical fruits
will flourish. The experiences Of German
eolonists in Palestine show that with
ordinary care and foresight the German
farmer Is likely to do well In this land OF
promise. The Roumanian government has
even assisted the kaiser's government II
laying a cable from the port Of Kustend
on tha Black sea 70 Constantinople. A
rapid line OF steamers runs from Kustendj
10 the Turkish capital with connections t
Egypt and the Syrian coast. German
engineers are darwing plans for a grea
bridge which will span the Bosphorus a
its narrowest part at the spot wher'
Darius. 500 years before the Christian er'
began his famous bridge OF boats across
the straits
spurious Notes Paid.
In March 1888. Il was accidentally dis
covered that an oficiai in the German
State Printing works had taken advantag
OF his position OF trust to carry out al
extensive forgery OF bank notes. The tOta
amount Of the false Issues was estimated
az sl25.0o0 A number OF notes were foun'
at the residence OF the mistress of tn
forger. Connscotiou OF his property al
forded some compensation for the loss. Tn
culprit whose name was Gruenthal com
lnitted suicide, while the proceeding
aeainst him were IN progress. The matte
WAS then thought TO be done with, bu
. tho annual report OF the Imperial banl
~ shows that previous to the discovery OF tn
forrery spurious notes 10 the extent o
more shan $4,000 must have been alread!
presentsd paid and destroyed. II has onl.
been possible 20 ascertain this fact by IN
return 10 the bank OF notes for a mucl
larger denomination than were known {
have been issued in the legitimate manner
Trouble I'm ReichstaE.
Apparently Il is TO be war 70 the knit
between Prince Won Bulow and the eentei
Al the outset OF the session Il was r.
Y ported that the Catholics had omitted
\ comply win the customary formality q
- leaving cards on the chancellor ana ha
decided 70 keep aloof from his Parliamer
AIRY entertainments The chance Of n
Cancellation during the opening debate va
always calculated with, and the speech b
Herr Fshrenbach was regarded BY man
a. an overture by the offended party