Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-20
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A 5rief Resume Of the Most I'M
portant Happenings in the
German Empire.

The Berlin kreuzzeitung says that
it makes no difference to the Germans
whether Taft or Roosevelt is nominal
ed, for they are both equally unfriend-
1y to the Germans
The KOlnische Zeitung declares that
Germany and Austria are supporting
Russia in her efforts at Rome and
Constantinople to pave the way for an
understanding between Italy and Tur.
key.
In Berlin it is proposed to make
wrestling bouts illegal. They tend to
excite the public, disturb order and
encourage betting. Wrestling bouts
of separate pairs as exhibitions OF
skill will be permitted.
The landtag of Elsass-Lothringen
the first one since that province got
its new constitution, has decided to
discontinue the gratuity of $4,000
which Kaiser Wilhelm has been re.
ceiving from the province. The money
is to be used for increasing the sal
aries of underpaid officials.
DR.. Karl Steiniger, city chamberlain
of Berlin, was elected mayor of Great
er Berlin. DR.. Steiniger's election as
first mayor of Greater Berlin places
him at the head of the third greatest
municipality in the world, the only
cities exceeding it in size being Lon.
don and New York. The population OF
the city's area is nearly 100000.
More than once during the reign
of Kaiser Wilhelm it has been stated
that he was to start newspaper of
his own. Now the same story is bob.
bing up again. His idea is said to be
to model the paper after the London
Times, but with a dash of American
methods to make it popular. 1t is said
the scheme originated with him after
the recent elections, when the Social
list party had such victory, and to
counteract this Socialist influence the
new paper will preach the doctrines
of imperialism.
Will the kaiser snub Italy? It was
stated in the press some time ago that
Kaiser Wilhelm was going by way of
Venice, Italy, on his spring trip to
the island of Korfu, Greece Now it
is said that the route has been
changed. Instead of going to Venice,
the kaiser is to go by rail to an Aus
trian seaport on the Adriatic, whence
the imperial pleasure yacht Hohen.
zollern is to take him to Korfu. At
the same time it is stated that Kaiser
Wilhelm will not touch Italy as long
as she is fighting Turkey.
Bochum.-A miners strike which
was totally unexpected and which had
not been ordered by the miners union,
broke out in three mines here, the
men leaving work because, as they
assert, unjustified deductions had been
made from their wages. The incident,
1t is feared, may precipitate a general
strike of miners on the question of
wages which the leaders of the min
ers' union and the mine owners are
Just now endeavoring to prevent.
Wild disorder marked a recent ses-
sion of the lower house of the Hun
garian parliament, eliminating in the
partial wrecking of the presidential
tribune. The members of the opposi-
ton objected to the method of M
Navay, the speaker, of conducting the
business of the house. There were
several scuffles, torrent of invective.
bowling and banging of desks which
turned the chamber into a bear pit.
Finally Matthaeus Povaszy, an adher-
ent of the independent group, whose
leader Is Deputy Justh, charged the
presidential tribune and was RAPIDLY
demolishing it when the speaker has
thy suspended the sitting and retired
from the house.
AT Hamburg the German govern.
ment has completed great harbor for
e1rsh1ps. Of airghips. huge craft, car