The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-02

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fastening It as much as possible. One conse-
quence Of this policy is already apparent In
Morocco. where the representatives OF the
Triple Alliance openly encourage England to
Dust France and extinguish French influence
over the Sultan. When Minister Smith. the
new British representative in Morocco. started
with brilliant escort on Wednesday for Fec to
present his credentials to the Sultan. he was
accompanied as far as the first camp by the
German and italian Ministers. The Austrian
Minister has been working up the jealousy Of
the French representative by suggesting that
France should present the Sultan with some
thing that will surpass the Indian elephant
sent by Queen Victoria at the end Of last year.
The French. being unable to command such
variety OF live stock us do the English. contem-
plated giving the Sultan few machine guns
as an Offset to the elephant, but the plan was
rejected. as 1t was feared that the Sultan might
turn the guns at the first opportunity against
the givers. Similar tactics are said to be used
also against the French in West Africa and
Egypt The representatives OF the Triple ALI
ancs in Constantinople are not less indus
trious In fomenting trouble with Russia.
There is little doubt that Won Radowitz. Ger
many's Ambassador. was tho man who per-
suaded the Sultan to attempt to alter the fir
man Of the Khedive. The German Minister at
Teheran. moreover. Is known to be at least
answerable for Russia's last coup In lending
Persia the money with which to indemnify the
British syndicate for being arbitrarily de-
prived Of the tobacco concession. The military
clique in Berlin. under whose auspices this
underground campaign Is carried on expects
soon. It is said. to have England and Russia
embroiled in conflict over Persia and AZ
ehanistan. The success Of the policy. how
dc Nh tho plafa
c-ecy Of its execution that its success seems
remote II not impossible. To what extent the
Emperor sanctions this shady policy is un-
known.
The lightning rapidity Of the Emperors
movements this week has completely ex-
hausted his suite. During his visit to Schlitz
he went shooting morning and night tramp
ing over heavy ground for miles at q pace
which left his companions tramping YEARLY
In the rear. On Tuesday morning he was out
shooting again. He returned barely in time
for luncheon. and in tho afternoon drove with
his host and hostess. tho Count and Countess
ofGoertz. to the shooting box at Elsenberg.
whore he hunted again. In the evening no
started for Schwerin to attend the funeral Of
his grand aunt On Wednesday evening. az
ter the funeral, he took train for
Meppen at 10 o'clock. He was on the firing
ground in Meppen at daybreak with score Of
naval and military exports. He examined
infinitely every gun that was tested. especially
the now small guns for the navy. the big coast
breech-loaders and the revolving guns. He
was particularly delighted with the new twin
gun. consisting Of two barrels on one carriage.
He fred this gun himself and suggested the
making OF similar pattern for the ironclads.
Krupp's new nickel-p plated compound armor
plates stood the severest tests. and the En-
peror remarked that they had now been proved
to be the finest armor plates yet put together.
That night the Emperor went to bed at IL
O'Clock and he rose at o'clock on Wednesday
morning to start for Wilhelmshaven to see the
Duke Of Oldenburg. On his way he stopped to
board the frigate Boewulf at 10 o'clock In
the morning. This war ship Is the first one Of
its kind that the Emperor had seen. and he
went all over her from stem to stern and from
top to bottom. He examined the keel. tunnels.
arrangements for armament. and tho officers
quarters. He then rested little In his state
room. while the yacht he boarded cruised out
toward Hellgoand. After a voyage around
the island he returned to the mouth Of the
Weser on Saturday morning. He inspected
infinitely the dockyards Of the North German
Lloyd. talked with the superintendent as to
the disposition of the Elder. and then hastenod
of to Potsdam. He reached the new palace
early this morning and went to bed for a rest.
The record OF cmbezzements during the
last week among men enjoying high trusts in
the mercantile world is unprecedented. The
most notable cases are those OF ex-Captain
OF the savings bank in Gumbinnen
and Of Cashier Burinz OF Schleicher's bank In
Schloeger had taken 200. 900 marks.
most OF which he had spent In stock gambling.
When he found that discovery was imminent
he shot himself dead In tho park. Burinz's
amounted to more than 1000
900 marks. What he did with the money
nobody can surmise. as he has not lived ex-
His salary is said to havo been
1000 marks. His books were found to he
wrong and he was arrested In his bed. About
3OO.O 900 marks were found hidden In his
house. but no trace OF the rest OF the money
has been discovered.
The stables Of Castle Liebenhauer. near Lu-
beck, were burned on Friday. Two stable boys
md ninety head OF cattle persisted In the
lanes
The body OF Deborah Perl. who disappeared
I've years ago in Furth. Bavaria. while In the
service OF Hebrew money lender. was found
yesterday walled in near the fireplace on the
,round floor OF the house. which 10 being de-
nolshed. The skull was crushed IN and the
,eck had been broken. The two families &C.
,upying the house at the time OF her disap-
pearance have been arrested.
A Social Democratic newspaper in Stuttgart
and the LnOolstadfer Zeitun0. clerical organ.
Lave been suppressed for printing accounts
Of the abuses OF privates by non-commissioned
officers in the Wnrttemberg regiments.
Farmer Herman Pfeifer. sentenced In 1880
10 fifteen years imprisonment ut hard labor
IN Gor,itz for arson and perjury. has been
proved to BIO innocent and was released yes
Eerday. He will not be indemnined for his
alse Imprisonment. as the Prussian law does
not provide for compensation for being
wrongly punished.
The charges of the Jew-b batter Ahlwardt. that
the Ludwig Loewe Company had delivered
some 100000 defective rifles to the German
Government. will be the subject OF one OF the
first debates In the Reichstag Immediately
after the opening OF the next session. Loewe
has challenged the Ministry OF War to make an
exhaustive inquiry into tho charges. and Col.
kuehne. alleged by Ahlwardt to be the chief
bribe-takor. says that he courts an investiga-
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