, 1892-03-27
That is What William Will
Tell His Parliament.
They Are Worrying the Young
Autocrat with 0bstinacy.
Chancellor Caprivi Makes a
Speech to the Reichstag.
An American Creates a Scandal
for Berlin Gossipers.
Weekly Foreign Letter.

Copyrighted 1892 by N. Y. Associated Press
BERLIN. March 26.-The emperor
means to give himself and his ministers a
rest from parliamentary worries by imme-
diately proroguing both the reichstag and
the landtag. The former body will be in
definitely prorogued next week. Theland-
tag will be nominally prorogued until the
end of October, but will not meet again
for business until the new house is elected.
In view of the suspension of parlia-
mentary life 1t is a futile study how po-
ltical groups will arrange themselves under
ministerial changes. Members of the
center paper In the reichstag are In a re-
volt and are ready to vote any way to de-
feat the government but they are power
less to do more than to assist to reject
minor items. The attitude of Won Blu
lenburg. now president of the council aud
of ecclesiastical affairs can be predicted
when they meet in the lower house of the
Prussian diet Moncay.
1t will be distinctly friendly toward the
conservatives and ~centrist groups, both
being bent on finding some method of re-
concilitating the Catholics between ad
journment and elections. Then the hope
of renewing a compact with the ~clerIcals
and their appeal to their constituencies
OF the compact may enable Won Bulen-
burg to defy a possible liberal coalition.
His enemies say he will work to win with
the conservative and moderate liberal or
conservative and clerical alliance.
1t is asserted that Won Bulenburg will
endeavor to prevent ary enstrangement
with the c~lericals concerning his relations
with Won Caprivi. The latter. opposed
Won Bulenburg's appointment, knowing
that he would be a dangerous rival for the
imperial chancellorship. A duration of
the present provisional arrangement after
elections is probable.
Those best acquainted with Won Bu-
lenburR says he will succeed in ousting
Won Caprivi from the Prussian ministry
and the imperial CHARACTERISTIC within
the current wear. There was an interest
ing discussion in the reichstag today on
Richter's questioning by Won Caprivi. as
to the probable abandonment by the
government of the primary education
bill.
The chancellor said he found it impos-
sible to carry out the policy of the barter
lied in the declarations of Prince Bis
marck. He said 1t would be SHINING
against the German empire to purchase
benefits for it at the expense of Prussia.
LUG duAlctlCS lie mas tDuuTtu AS pTb5l
lent of the Prnssian ministry had been
the greatest Of his life. 1t would
strengthen the stability of the empire to
make an imperial chancellor independent
of Prussian affairs. Germany. he de
clared, would come out OF the present
crisis with a renewed force arising from
ministerial changes. Benningsen took
credit for leading the opposition to sue
cuss against the education In proposals.
Liebknecht expressed for the socialists
their rejoicing over the collapse OF the
measure which mentioned religious free
dom in Prussia.
Caprivl remains as representative of the
Prussian ministry 10 the bundesrath. The
emperor returned this evening from
Hubertressocks. He looked we'll and
showed no traces OF his recent illness.
The case of the American. X. M. R.
Whitney, who was arrested last week. has
assumed proportions of a most gross
scandal For a long time prior to bis
arrest. the police were warned through a
priest that men addicted to unnatural
offepses met 10 a certain restaurant.
The place was watched and it was found
that a company of forty-five men many of
whom were attired in women's clothes,
assembled IN the restaurant where a mock
ceremony was being performed, with
Whitney as the bride. dressed in
white satin.
The bridegroom was a cavalry private.
DR.. Saal, an American, acted as clergy.
man. The ceremoney was stopped by
detectives. The subsequent orgies had
awoke the authorities and were closed by
the arrest of Whitney an a specific charge
of committing a foul offense. 1t is said
that Whitney's annual income Is $25, 900.
Bail was refused in his case.