Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-21
THE GERMAN ARMY,
a Scheme For Augmenting Every
Branch OF the Service

BERLIN, Nov. 20.-TSpecial Cablegram TO
the BEE. Army septenate proposals, as
generally transpiring through the official
press, disclose matnred scheme to augment
every branch OF the service. The Post and
other papers argue that as the population has
increased from A, 500 600 to $4,000, 600, while
the army on peace footing remains at
$4,000 men, 1t is expected to create new
annual contingent OF 5000 men. This is
the minimum proposed in the government
plan which is to form new army corps of 90
QUO men, the remaining 5000 to be distri buted
among the artillery. The full scheme of army
reconstruction includes increased field artil-
Ilery, new regiment of siege artillery, with n
contingent of engineers and augmented
divisions OF cavalry and horse artillery. As
= sociated win these changes are projects fix
Ing limits OF service in each grade and n re-
vlsed scheme of promotion 7 he proposals in
vest the coming session of the reichstag with
unw0nted interest An analysis of the present
q state of the parties shows that the conserya
tiyes have IA votes national liberals
ol, realm party "a, center 106, Poles Il, pro-
IRressists and peoples party n, social demo-
= Gratis - and Independents 25. Three seats
are vacant. Prince Bismarck relies on a
solid vote FOR the sceptenate of the conserya-
i've, liberal and realm parties and the
. support OF majority of the center II is
still doubtful, however, whether the center
VIII support the measure Failing of de-
.scislye majority Prince Bismarck will appeal
!. TO the country, and the official circle believe
i the majority will support the septenate. The
+, relchstag will probably be opened by a COM
/, mission, the health of Emperor William not
D permitting his presence. The emperor has
recovered from the effects of q recent chill
hon ltyh hn hng ,,ls..,
; and for some days has been COM
+ pletely voiceless. his doctors insisting on
absolute repose, ordered n cessation of music
I by the bands passing the palace. Thiscaused a
panic Enormous crowds gathered i'm the
neighborhood of the palace on Thursday.
The officials tried in vain TO reassure the peO.
pie, who persisted in waiting to see the EN-.
q per0r. Selling the occasion of a
afeglnent passing, Emperor William
eordered the band TO play, and
he hmsslf appeared at the window and
saluted Ne was greeted with a prolonged
,pulburst of feryent cheers. During the height
. OF the public anxiety reports were current
that Prince Bismarck had advised the EN-.
perOr to appoint Crown Prince Frederick
William regent of Prussia. with supreme
direction of Prussian affairs the emperor re.
tanning undivided powers in the empire, and
that tia emperor had assented.
ARTHUR ELoGIZED IN THE BERLIN PRESS.
The American legation was closed to-day
under the SuDpositiOn that this was the day
fixed for the funeral or ex-President Arthur.
The Berlin press eulogizes General Arthur as
Nh upright man, and independent republi-
can
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS DISSOLVED.
' The police of Berlin has dissolved every
meeting Of democrats n which the merits of
candidates Of the inst CONSUMPTION have been
discussed. Al n recent meeting held under
police permit, one of the speakers referred
BeoInfully 10 the christian socialists as hav-
ing their proper place in a conservative me-
nagere. A police commissioner de
manded that be withdraw the phrase.
The succeeding speaker declared that German
workmen, deprived OF every right knew
what course to take The commissioner
theieupon dissolved the meeting The AUDI