The chronicle=news., 1913-08-16

in0icAted that II Will seek 10 have
two or more women on the ticket In
every division.
The council OF the new party.
which will meet .st Sunderland
House. the resIdcnee OF the duchess
OF Marlborough. In October. repre-
sents all classes and includes work
inE-class members.
beriin. August ls.-Eanperor VII.
liam will not receive without 4 fisht
hts Inheritance OF 17sc.OO0 from
Hermann knorr. the patriotic wood.
dealuer Of Kauschwits. whose de-
e"ese after beaueathinE to his Ma.
jestey practically his entire ~ssat.
was reported last week.
The widow. Who asserts that much
of kaorr's wealth wss due to sue.
eesssui reai.estsic sp-cuistIons H..
ane~A by the moaey she brought him
~ he dowry. will contest tn. will.
which assigns - her merely the
amount OF the original do~sy and
IN annuity Of $500. All the rest Of
the estate socs 10 the Emperor. TO
BE- used In STRENGTHENING the army
aud navy
First estimate gave the value of
the ssiase at only s:so.ooo. the
amount ~ which ksorr had beea ~.
sessrd for tsxes. hut later invesii;sa.
ttoa showed that . far larger amount
had been covered up.to the ineidcn-
tai profit Of his royal r-sidusry lee.
atec. The widow. who after nine 4.
teen years Of uairoubied married. life
finds the provisioas OF the will ev-
repsionaliy hard. wiil be assisted 10
her sixht BY ten near and needv II.
aiives Of her husband. who do not
s~-m filled With that enthusiasm for
Germany's armaments. Of which Scp.
rraratatives Of the government aai
the patoriolie parties made % mitch
In the reeest debs,es In. the Reich
stag on th. military bills.
Il will be Interesting In this con.
n~ctiou 10 note whether the author.
tiles will revise. In this case. the de-
cision handed do~a . few month.
ago In the rasc Of legacy to i.c
city o! Chario,icnburs. There =
tcsia'or made the city his sole heir
to = considerable property. In III"
coursc Of the usual advertising Tor
h~irs prescribcd 80 a coalition ,-
ce''rai to the settlement Of dc-"i.
eats estat-. sosur distant cousin,
made their existence known. All
were needy. The provincial govern.
ment refused to consent TO the chs
accepting the legacy. on the ErrInd
that the trsaator's relatives must hc
provided for.
Emperor william has lust .r-.
scnted to the city NJ Emd~a i~o old
rustcsl cannon. which recall an al
most forgotten CHAPTER OF GERMANY
colonial history and show that Cs--
many was scckinx its place in the
SUM- ~ far ~ African colonies are
Concerned. over two centuries before
Agadtr.
The cannon were found on the sit,
o. aa old fort. Gros. Fri.drichbus;.
on the Gold Coast Of Africa. which
was built for the defense Of the ctl-
ony established there by tho Great
Eicctor In 1888. His ambition vas
to make Brandcnhurg the nucleus Of
the future kingdom Of Prussia. II
rival of England and Spain as a
coioni1ains power. and he sen, o'i,
an expedition from Emden to estab-
Itch . settlement on the west coas,
of Africa. Emdcn had ut that time
one OF the best harbors on the North
sea. and the Eicctor decided to mekc
II the home port Of his colonial ven.
,ure. rs we'll a. Of his modest little
navy.
The undertaking. however. iii
not prosper and in l7i1 rreicr's.'
William I. the father Of Frederick
the Great. sold the colony to tho
Dutch East India Company Of Am.
stertiam. It finally fell into ,i'
hands Of England through the Axh-
nntee War. about 40 years ago.
Although Emperor William Is moi
now retiring so many officcrs in or.
der to put younger men In control
Of the army. a. he did some Yeas