New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
HARD TIMES IN BERLIN.
ALL CLASSES OF BUSINESS DEPRESSED
,.,NrY HOLIDAY SALES Ely SKOPKEEPERS-
EMPRESS FREDEBICK,S CHARITABLE
rK-CHoLERA-ANTI-: SEMITIC AGI-
TATIoX-THE ARMY BILL.

TATTox-ThE ARMY BILL.
,;r D,c o4-The siagnation I'm business here
-. ,be vA and sloppy weather that has been prevail
-, have teelded TO make the week preceding Oiris'-
usually characterized by hustle In business aHas'
,nost the dulleSt within the mcnlcTv OF the oh'St
"--nso,s This was the brightest dav OF the week
"a there was a slight frCs The sunshine and brac-
~ civ brought out crowds OF sightsNTs. who throngoi
.oe,s cazIng at the dis PLAYS IN the shop windows.
,,ving little According to the shopkeeDers. their
.uasv SALES were never before 50 snaii. Inc COM
80 ~ hard times Is heard everywhere. Even the
shier classes appear 10 be affected by the HeSsion
~. unlock foe Improvement In any GanCh ol 'raoe is
..cIrdv gloomy. Commercial and financial circles
IN. take a pesssmisic view Of the situation op-
-.,-s on the bourse have lost their usual daring.
80 transactions are overshadowed bv fears OF DO
49, coovskns In France and disturbed BY the con-
atm Of HON. affairs arising from the Army BILL lie
. rroiects for taxation. especially the one regard
~ banking ard stock TRANSACTIONS. form aother ele-
neot OF suspense.
The Socialist papers seize upon the occasion to COM
.,, upon the misery that Is prevailing among she
nrk,ng classes. The "Vorwaerts' publishes thirst
mas article IN which 1t eXrntiates upon the irgh'lu
ur.-4rrs ~ the poor throughout Germany. Though
s article written In te customary style OF socialist
varcsracu II fas a large basis Of 1act' Whle
s-,ty Is abundant, It is badly Organized anu RELIEF
doss not resch the mass OF sufferers.
EMPRESS FREDERIcKS CHARITABLE WORK
Prominent among those who are working TO ALE
v,s,e the nSsry ct tire is fmpaess FREDERICK. the
mother OF Emperor William. Rvery dav Throughout
,ss week she has been Engaged In some WORK OF Khu'
s Yesterday she spent several hours ut the Fried
1cssbam Hos,ital She presided AT The distribution
., christmas ressrts of Which size WAS large con-
,-s,uoor In he cAndI.N's ward she went 10 every
o< and rave Il each occupan Mt some pisyfhing and
pa p,dipgncd loak most Of which were sent through
n. Legation to cle children bN Amesican women here.
roday q splendid arrow Of Christmas trees was hghed
q, the palace at lotsiam but the vo'rng princes VIII
~, be allowed 10 bouch the ornaments or daintieS Al
., vssh wll be set 10 cheer the children in the diff
ferent hospitals
TIVE RFAPPEARANCE OF CHOLERA AT 1AMRtRG
Tho reappearance Of cholera at Hamburg has caused
NJ. authorities to order renewal of the precautions
taken to check the spread OF the disease
The Emperor has directed that regular daily reports
regarding the disease be sent to him. Inc recent
mid weather and the extraordinary lowness OF the
water in the Flbe said 70 have been factors In tho
nr.ssnt outbreak. A discussion held by the German
Nygenc Society on the subject OF cholera elected the
concurrent opinion experts that there will be
another outbreak Of the disease In the spring
RUSSIAN DOCTORS TO DIsCUss TIE PLAGUE.
A oispotth from 81; Petersburg saws that the
pws,sn Government has summoned Congress OF 800
doctors Of whom 156 from choera-infected as
trlcts This congress will sit for eight days ana VIII
nrepare report on the measures to be adopted TO
meet the expected recurrence Of the epidemic In the
Russian domn0ns.
THE ATTACKS on THE HEBREWS.
The Freisilnige papers continue TO be honorary
DISTINGUISHED by their efforts to restrain the Juoeh-
hetze. Geslcs Krupp's offer In 1903 to supply
Napo,eon witt cannon. 1t has been discovered that
schering's chemical factory in Berlin supplied the
Trench Government. in 1885, with large quantities OF
pIcric acid woich used in the MANUFACTURE o.
melnlte Her, Holk, n member OF the Reichstsg ana
director OF tn, works, told Prince Bismarck that
r,ar6e was ordering plcric acid whereupon the Prince
said: go on and take all the money you possibly
can out of the French Despite this knowledge, how
ever the Conservative and Catholic papers do not abate
her melting Of The people against the Hebrews bas
irg their articles almost entirely upon the iact mat
Herr Loewe. who happens 20 be Hebrew admits 'ia
he offered through General Boulanger then French
Minister Of War, to supply France with the pant
necessary to marufacture Lebel rifles
The "sta;tsburger Zeitung,' recalling the saying
Of the King OF Prussia I'm regard TO Meyerbeers opera
"The Huguenots.' where Catholics and Protestan's
cut each Others tlrOats while Jew supplies the
music. adds that war IS near in which the peoples
Of Europe will ma sacre each other the Hebrews sup
plying the
INSISTING THAT THE ARMY BILL MUST PASS.
Chancellor Won Caprivis organs reiterate that the
Army bill must he PASSED intact the Reichstag VIII
he dissolved. This menace Is the strongest weapon
Of the Government. Many members Of the Reichstag
are quaking at the prospect of general election
through which the socialists and members OF the
Freisinnice party aloe are likely 10 benefit Herr
Richter other leaders Of the Freisinnge party VIII
devote the Parliamentary to celebrating their
expected triumph over the bill. The "Norwaerts,
the Socialist organ them that their tubiladon
is somewhat premature.
LES SEVERITY RtGAaD-NG AMERICAN PORK
Further experiments mlde BY tie Imperial Health
Office have led to the confusion that pork and hams
that thoroughly sailed smoked safe against
,chnae. Hence the measures TO reinspect American
pork Will be applied with less severity.
PORTRAITS or COLUMBUS FOR THE FAIR.
Mr. Edwards. the American ConsulGenera here.
will send 10 the Chicago Columbian Exhibition por-
trait of Columbus which Is in possession Of noble
slcsian family and another Of the 81 Great Admiral"
surrounded BY sailors, which Is the work Of German
artist.
SORRY TO PART WITH MINISTER PHELPS.
The "strasser POST in an article inspired BY the
Foreign Office, deploree the approaching resignation OF
William Walter Phelps. the American Minister TO Ger
many. The paper refers TO the cordially OF the reh-
tiorS existing between Mr. Phelps and the Foreign
Once.
JOINING TIFF BALTIC AND THE NORTH SEA.
Minister Marshall Won Biebersten In nm official
report presented to the Ecichstag announces that the
canal between The Ba,uc and the North Sea will be
completed n lS0J.
ROBBERY AND MURDER BY BANDITS.
St Petersburg Dec. ga tragedy is reported from
2imiisoi, a small town Nadi Kavkas. IN the
'rerek district Of Ciscaucasla number Of brigands
attacked the house OF the parish priest and besides
Ihnfc' ns the Dwelling. murdered the priests wife
and child. The police are pursuing TIE outlaws, VINO
Lave taken refuge In Tie woods.
TIE GENERAL OF THE JESUITS ~ DUBLIN.
Dublin, Dec. 24.-Father Martin, the new General
o. the Jesits. is visiting Dublin on business conncceI
with the order.
"TnE LONDON GLOBE OFFICES BURNED OUT.
London. Dec. GA fire broke out this morning
in the machine-room OF The Globe the Oldest
evening newspaper in London. tie Offices OF VIII II