The sun., 1892-09-19
CABLE NEWS FROM GERMANY
1BRLLNERS STILL UNEASY OYER THE
PREVALENCE OF CHOLERA.

BnrOn Hirsch's EmlErnnts nuo sho S"sPs
ping Compani~s-Piano Reeitnis by Ru.
biussein and Won Buiow - Everybody
Wants to Know What tho Government
viii Tax Next-Bismarck Urged to Lead
tho Opposition in the Reichstng.
BERLIN. Sept. 1s.-Dospito daily assurances
from officials that all danger from cholera In
Berlin is passed. the people continue to be sus-
piclous and uneasy. In view OF the persistent
falsehoods OF the Hamburg authorities. 1t is
difficult to persuade Berliners that nothing is
withheld by the Health Board. This appre-
hension has gone far toward tightening the
work OF the sanitary inspectors. 1t has en-
abed them during the last fews days to
enter tho slums and without opposition to
fumigate suspected tenement houses in
which a fortnight ago they would have been
stoned and beaten. In many cases. however.
the popular fears have resulted In acts OF bru-
tality which even the Fire islanders would be
ashamed to attempt. 1t Is exceedingly dan
gerous for anybody to acknowledge sickness
In the streets or even In the drug stores. For
instance on Thursday. a Polish jew stagger-
ing drunk. was seized with nausea in the
Niederwall strasse. A crowd gathered In a
twinklng and howled for the police. The jew
ran. jumped into cab and shouted to the cab
man to drive of. Tho crowd surrounded the
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some held the horses others pulled out the
jew and began kicking him and stoning him.
The jew was unconscious and bleeding when
rescued by the mounted police. He was con-
vsyed to the Moabt Hospital but was found
to be suffering merely from too much beer.
The cab was fumgatod and let 60 and on Fri
day tho Jow was released.
The Chief Of Police OF Dillingen. Rhenish
Prussia. has sent out the following notice:
Tho public is hereby informed that flies
contribute to the spreading OF cholera. and
tho inhabitants OF Dillingen are hereby
ordered to make every effort to destroy flies
In theic houses. under a penalty Of thirty
marks or Imprisonment for each offence.
Sellers OF beer are hereby ordered to keep
several glass fly catchers on their counters"
Tho Berlin dailies continue to attack the
Hamburg authorities for incompetency and
falsehood. some Of them demanding that
Hamburg should not be allowed to exist as an
autonomous State. Throughout Germany
persons from Hamburg are boycotted socially
and commercially. A few newspapers depre-
cate the unreasonableness Of the denuncia-
tion and boycott. and contend that the folly Of
the Hamburg authorities has been more than
counterbalanced by the marvellous activity.
zeal. and devotion of all classes OF Hamburg
citizens since the plague has been at its worst.
Nevertheless, the bitterness OF other cities OF
Germany against Hamburg is SO intense that
the appeals Of the Relief Committee are no
longer needed. In Berlin the Burgomasters'
fund for the stricken city is vir-
tuslly nil; besides the Emperor's 10000
marks hardly contribution has been
sent from this city to Hamburg. The En-
press. tho Princess Henry. and the Princess
bismarck have set examples By sending 1000
marks each. but nobody seems willing to imi-
tate them. The psrsimony and prejudice Of
Berlin have aroused resentment in Hamburg.
and the people there now declare through the
newspapers that they do not wish Berlin
money. and that other cities may keep their
meagre contributions. as the city is now pre-
pared to care for its own. In Difference to
earnest private remonstrances from Ham,
burg. the imperial Government has aban-
doned the plan of including the Hanse cities
under the provisions Of the new imperial
Health law. HamburRers will probably live
to rue the day when the imperial Government
granted their requests. for should cholera
break out after the passing Of tho Health bill.
all Germany outside OF Hamburg would be
closed to the people Of that port
The dealings OF Baron Hirsch with the ship
ping companies have excited considerable
comment here. especially in view OF the per-
sistence with which the Hamburg American
Company continued to carry his emigrants
after their infection became an absolute cer-
tainty. The truth about these dealings Is diff
hcult to ascertain. as all persons officially in
volved In them are very Jealous In their efforts
to hide the facts Since the breaking out Of
tho cholera Hirsch's agents. who are almost
exclusively Hebrews. have absented them-
selves from their posts. Tho committee
formed In Berlin in the interest OF the Hlrsch
enterprise consists Of ton Hebrew bankers.
The officers are Herr Heinrichsen. Chairman;
Himon Loewenstein. Vice. Chairman: Herr
Warburg. Treasurer.
1t is asserted that the contracts with the
Hamburg American and South American
steamship companies were cancelled because
the Hirseh people knew that the imperial
Government was drafting o bill to prevent tho
entrance OF Russian Hebrews into Germany.
The contracts referring to transportation to
tho Argentine Republic were cancelled be.
cause they objected to bring back emigrants to
whom a landing was refused. Recently Hirsch
made contract with tho North German Lloyd
to ship large numbers Of his Russian Hebrews
The terms are kept secret, but undeniably
they are very low. much lower. In fact. than
previous terms. which have been 10S marks a
head on storage steamships. 10 on mail
steamships. and 100 on crack liners.
The rate to Busnos Ayres. however. huctu-
ates between 1S0 and 200 marks q hoad. with
discount OF Is to 20 per cont. according to
the size Of the parties. The six steamships OF
the South American companies were laid up
yesterday
All the bitterness Of partisan politics has
been revived here by the official admission
that the now military bill will involve an addi-
tional expenditure Of S.000,00O marks. which
will be raised by increasing taxation. 1t has
always been apparent that tho proposed re-
duction OF the service term and the numerical
Increase OF the standing army must be attend
ed by new appropriations and yet tho Liberals
and Radicals have been calling incessantly for
the innovation. Now that the two-year term
Is about to be granted. the Liberal and Radical
dailies are in paroxysms Of wrath because tho
unavoidable increase OF taxes is to be pro-
posed simultaneously by the Government.
Everybody is asking. What will tho Govern
mont tax next2 The Finance Ministers OF
Prussia and the empire have been in daily
conference. and they have taken the advice Of
all mi a tino in hot IN btpa ha