Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-13
LOOKS VARLIKE.
A German General Tells How Strong
and Well Organized the French
Army Now Is,
rho Rnmpr that Won Molikr Was ysry
sick Created a Great Sensa.
tlon, But Il DenIed.
Two Americans under Arrest IN uermauy
for Crooksdncss-A Sensational
Murder Trial.
rnrrANlNa Ron Wan.

ANhAalAANNt fRN WAN
BRRiiN, Pee, l2, Meetings Of the sep
tenate commission, though nomiHally So
cret, have been open 90 all members of
the reichstag, over 100 OF whom have
been present each day. Only reporters
have been denied admission thus far.
Gen. Won Schellendorf, pcussiau minister
Of war, appears 20 be possessed of no in
formation worth conceallng 10 giving
detailed comparison OF the strength OF
European armies he said the distribution
OF Russian, France, German aud Austrian
troops along their respective frontiers
showed the necessity In immediately
strengthening the border garrlsons Of
Germany. uA doubted both the offensive
and defensive power OF Austria " abe
fought Russia without allies, He earnest.
ly Insisted upon secrecy regarding strnte-
sic measures showing the routes In West
ern Germany toward Russia and the
routes In Western Germany toward
France, aud the whole tnor Of his re.
marks indicated that the government Is
preparing for hostile coalition saainst
F,ance and Russia, liis prolonged and
favorable criticisms on the effective con.
dition Of The French army are becoming
subjects ot occasional comments among
Gen, Won Schollendon said that
II anyone should be snrprlsod that he
spoke less about the Russian than the
French army, bic explanation was that he
did 10 because from military poiut OF
View, The latter Afforded more serious
cause ior apprehension, owing 10 the
completeness Of the system adopted by
the French government for mobllalng
troops and its combined f4cllties FOR
concentrating them at determined points
on the frontier aud Ia the interior, Re-
plying To Qneation frtm Herr
Rlchster concerning the relative cS.
pendltures OF Germany and Franco,
Gen. Won SchCllendort showed that tho
burden imposed on the German tax. pay
ers Is much lighter than that placed on
the French aud Russians. Government
organs are now confident that the com
mission will approve the whole bill. The
armiBg Of tho German troops with ra.
peatlng rlils is heing fastened, Five
army corps have already been equipped
Win improved army, and tho Fifteenth
corps, which occupies Alsaco Lorraipo, II
now receiving them The rumor that
Gen. Won Moltk0 had been stricken by
apoplexy caused great sensation, but IL
was quickly and authorltatiyoly denied.
Gen, Won Mollkc continues 10 enjoy OK
celeHt he@ith,
NoTEs FRSM GERMANY
BERLIN, Dec - "A sensational MUIR
der trial, which was held With closed
doors, has Just been concluded NJ he
Ostrowo assizeB. The prisoner, man
named Mix, aged seventy years, criminal
" assaulted thirteen year old glrl and
then set firo to the cottage ia which she
lay. Her body was reduced TO ashes
MiN's children were the leading witnesses
against him. He was convicted and after
being sentenced to death, he partly con-
febsed his guilt.
Two Americans named Burton, alias
Aston, aud Anderson, alias Flint, who
have Just been released from prison at
Metz, where they were conilaUd for awln-
ding, have been sent 20 Hamburg 20 DO
tried on the charge Of robbng tbs lnpe-
rial bank Of Hamburg Of 100000 marks
eighteen months ago.
Although attempts 20 plant American
oysters in the Baltic sea have hitherto re.
suited Ia failure, q Scnleswig merchant
named Ferdessen has submerged twenty
Ave tons of breeding oysters IN favorable
ground In Schlciford.
IA incident which attracts much alton
ton has occurred ut Metz The director
Of posts and telegraphs recently gave au-
dlence 10 three members OF the municipal
council who desired TO present for his
approval eobemc for tho establishment
d telephone system In Metz aud VI
clnity The councillors used the
French language 10 stating their
objects. The director replied that
theg must speak German. The
councillors protested against This on the
ground that they could not speak the
language nu nily, eud proposed that the
services OF a0 interpreter be secured.
This proposition was refused By tue di-
rector, who intimated that German was
the only language allowed Ia Official COM
muniesti0ng,
THE BAyARIAN RKdBNT.
BgRfIH, Dec. 2 Prince Lnitpoid, the
Bayariae regent, Left Dresden to-day for
Munich,
TgsDERED nIM THE FoREfgH poRrFoLIU.
PANS, Dec l2 NJ Goblet has offered
he foreign portfolio 10 NJ de- Craes,