The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-04

to combine wherever tho fritterng away Of
party strength on a number OF candidates
would mean triumph for tho common
enemy.
The trial OF Heinzo ana wife for tho murder
Of Waterman Braun continues to excite great
interest. Brauns body was found on the
morning OF Sept. %. 1887. within tho ratings
OF st. Elizabeths Church. In the Invalid
strasse The body was hanging to q tree. but
the wounds in tho hend told 1t was not case
OF suicide. Burglars tools were found near
by. and II was evident that tho murder had
been committed on tho steps OF the church.
All the circumstances indicated that Braun
had been murdered by somo person or persons
bent upon robbery. and with whose plans tho
presence OF tho Waterman interfcred. The
affair would havo remained mystery but for
tho confession OF the wife Of Hcinzc. who
charged tho crime against hcr husband. She
was enraged against her husband for some
cause when sho made tho con!ossion.
which she atterward withdrew. Notwith-
standing corroborativo evidence. the police
rclcasod both Heinze and his wife. the latter
having boon held az an accomplish 1t was
said that Hcinze. who had largely hccn sur-
ported by money which his vito earned
through o shameful course OF life. knew GER
tain secrets affecting court officials and othors
standing high in Berlin. relative OF the I'M
perial family boing even mentioned In this
disgraceful connection.
The rclense OF Heinze in face OF those re-
ports. and Of worry strong presumption that
both he and his wife were murderers. OK
cited much Indignation. and tho circum-
stances coming to the ear OF the Kaiser, the
latter promptly directed that the evidence be
submitted to him. and also directed that
tho prosecution DO proceeded with. The Kali
scr Is said to have been deeply shocked by the
evidence Of dapravity brought out in the
Heinze case. and he ordered vigorous meas
ures for tho punishment and suppression OF
the class OF mon who live on tho misconduct
Of female associates. These measures for
time caused great excitement in Berlin and
attracted attention throughout Europe so
that the Eeinze case assumed almost inter-
national interest. Tho trial was postponed In
order to await an affidavit from one Franz
Just OF Chicago. who had written a letter to
the Berlin authorities Offering to give the
names OF the murderers for 100 marks. The
! affidavit has now arrived
II accuses notorious street bully named
| Harder and q "souteneur" named Kari Belle
| vuo OF the murder OF Braun. Police investiga-
| ton has shown that Harder was In America
| and Bellevue was In prison when tho crime
was committed. so not much reliance is placed
| in Franz Just's AFFIDAVIT The police are conf
| dent that they will be able to convict both
Heinze and his wife Of the crime. convict
named Sara Cohn has testified that tho Heinze
woman confessed to her in prison that she
murdered Braun because he tried to arrest her
| for misconduct.
The Bourse Inquiry Commission drags
along The members OF the Commission il
ritated by tho criticisms OF the press on the
tardy character Of their proceedings have snid
| publicly that the work Is complicated and Or
duous, and that twenty-six sittinRs have been
| held. averaging twelve hours day It's pro-
| posed that the Commission shall have vaca-
| ton for two months. In order to save the NOM
beers from mental collapse. and It Ia now be-
| loved that the work OF the Commission'w!ll
be finished in December. The report will
favor drastic reforms. Some Of the evidence
| az to methods on tho Bourse would make u
sensation II published.
The city OF Breslau proposes to erect a mo-
mortal to tho recently deceased Julius Fried
lander. retired Stadrichter. and member OF
| the Reichstag for the district OF Lowenberg.
He headed every charitable movement, and
| personally kept himself almost poor by his
generosity toward charitable objects. and he
was director In many industrial bodies.
The Kaiser has brusQuely rejected the petit
ton OF tho Prussian military choirs. consist
ing Of four cavalry and three military bands,
for leave Of absence to visit tho Chicago
Worlds Fair. Some Of the men arc excellont
musicians. and it is said that the military au-
thorities were afraid that Inducements held
out in America might tempt them to desert
The famous Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra
has been engaged instead. The Central Com
mttee OF the German women's section at the
Chicago Fair Is full Of work. The Princess
Friedrich Karl is pntroness and Is giving &C.
tive assistance in the preparations. She hopes
to got specimens OF needlework and painting
&C.. from the German Empress and oil the
princcsses.
There Is amusing evidence OF sudden zeal
for tho projected Berlin Exposition. following
upon the statement In the Paris Figaro tina,
Paris proposed to have an exhibition in 1900
The Tossische Zeihino. tho Berlin TaOeJlaH. and
other papers that have heretofore been carp.
ing at the project. have completely changed
front. and are appealing to the patriotism Of
tho country to prevent the French from kill.
ing oil the proposed show at Berlin. and thoy
now unjustly accuse Chancellor Caprivi OF
having snubbed the enthusiastic promoters
Of tho scheme. AS o matter OF fact. Caprivi Is
still In communication With Werner. Siemens
and othcr leading manufacturers. and many
deputies on the subject. The Chancellor
warmly favors the project. but is anxious to
insure the success OF the exhibition. and tc
| make SUCCESS certain ne cOnslQers O DIG un.
official guarantee fund a necessity. as owl
dence that the country is willing to cooperate
and sincerely support tho scheme. The prob
able date OF the exhibition will be 1893
Tho Rev. George Brengst. rector Of Spree
WITT. In the parish Of Goerlitz Prussian 81
lesia, has been arrested at Vienna for EN-
bezzling 10000 marks Of money belonging t
the Government
The Berlin police have tried to show thai
they have not forgotten the Kaiser's orders fol
tho suppression OF immortality by raidlng ant
closing ono OF the notorious night cafes on the
Dresden strasse. They arrested seventeen
men and women. three well-known citizen.
being among the prisoners.
Smallpox Is spreading alarmingly In the
Zittau. Aurenburg. and Tollenstein districts
OF saxony. The infected places are surrounded
with rigid quarantine
The commander at Ulm. Prussian. was 70
Gently ill-treating the troops under his direc
ton. His successor Is W1rttemberger The
| King OF Wurttemburg inspected the troops or