Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-07
CAPRIVTS MISTAKE.
Political Feeling in Germany
at Fever Heat.
The Grain Duties Must and Will
Be Reduced.
Emil Seiffert Succeeds in Getting
New Trial.
4 The Sleek Adventurer Likely to Go Free.
A California Scanda1-Other
Cable News.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, June 6.-[Copyright, 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. If
popular discomfort were allowed to
manifest itself on free lines against the
governments decision to maintain the
corn duties, Germany would be ablaze
with demonstrations. Since Chancel-
lor Won Caprivi surprised the country,
including the agrarian party, with his
declaration that the existing tariff must
remain until, at least, treaty negotia-
tions with other nations were arranged,
dissatisfaction among the workingmen
has become exasperating. Political par
ties which are open to popular emotions
are becoming permeated with sense
that the government has made mis-
take and must ere long reconsider its
decision, in the face OF the increasing
prices of cereals, especially rye,
which forms the staple of the
peoples food. Even the official press
speaks in an apologetic tone of
the attitude of the government. The
North German Gazette stands almost
alone in sustaining energetically the
ministerial policy. AS the landtag will
close within fortnight, there is small
hope that the opposition will get time to
conduct parliamentary agitation. They
are, therefore, preparing for campaign
in the country. The Socialists are ac-
tive. They value the situation and will
give energy to the opposition movement
in every popnlous center. Many meet
ings have been held this week. The
Socialists met with an enthusiastic re-
sponse when they branded the ministers
as starving the masses to the advantage
of the classes. Within the cabinet it is
reported, dissensions are strong.
The union of industrial associations,
after prolonged debate on the proposal
to hold an international exhibition in
1896, appoinated a special commission
to visit Chancellor Won Caprivi and ask
him to ask the government for the APP
proval OF the scheme.
A CALIFORNIA SCANDAL.
A scandal attaches here to a we'll
known professor at the university of
California, who is charged with sending
his young wife and two grown daughters
of his first wife to Germany and leaving
them without support and refusing them
the money necessary for return home.
1t is possible that the professor has an
explanation which is not known to the
people here who are interesting them
selves in the family.
THE JEWISH EXODUS.
The committee for the relief OF Rus
sian Jews report many injured Hebrews
arriving at Charlottenburg. These peo-
pie were wounded while fleeing from the
Russian police. A number OF Jews were
killed while trying to escape over the
frontier. The exodus is assuming such
vast proportions that private charity
will soon be powerless to cope with it,
and the government will be compelled to
interfere.
ADvENTURER sElFFERT.
Emil Seiffert, the American German
adventurer recently sentenced to two
years imprisonment for rdefrauding Mrs.
Mcclure, of Detroit, Mich, has succeed
ed in getting new trial. As Mrs. Nc
Guire has returned to the United States
and refuses to appear against Seiffert, it
is likely that he will go free. Seiffert
met MRS. Mcclure in California and
made love to her. He induced her to
visit Europe and then defrauded her of
iatSC buhi5 vi lupnOy. IlS 6uObt-
quently eloped with Miss Flani-
gan, of Washington, Mrs. Nc
CURES companion, and married her in
London. He returned to Berlin after
this and commenced blackmailing Mrs.
Mcclure. He was tripped up on his
blackmailing scheme, however, was
arrested, tried and convicted, and SEN
fenced two years. Mrs. Mcclure then
returned To America thinking Seiffart
was disposedsof.
This is the same Seiffert who cut
such wide swath in social and musical
circles in Los Angeles and Pasadena, the
winter of 1SS7-S.-ED.l
wEBFO0T TOURISTS.
Col. and Mrs. Montgomery OF Port
land, Ore, have left Berlin for Marien-
bad. They gave dinner Wednesday
before leaving.