The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-12

months. to which he was sentenced lor Ipei-
ling the Berlin magistracy and school tcach-
ers He is also threatened with proceedings
on tho charge OF high treason. in consequence
OF tho trouble that his pamphlet caused in the
army and tho peculiar manner in which he
got possession Of the official documents pro.
duced at his trial
Hettwig Ahlwnrdt's lawyer. who abandoned
tho case after declaring that his client could
not get nm impartial hearing. Is also In n pre-
carious position. On tho evening OF the day
when he throw Up his brief. Hertwig obtained
access to Ahlwardts room in prison. after
having introduced himself as hhlwardts at
tprnev. The prison officials. who had not
been informed Of Hertwig's abandonment Of
tho case. allowed him the privilege Of a pro-
longcd consultation with Ahlwardt. in sup.
posed conformity with the legal provision
that prisoner may be permitted to see his
counsel Tho bottles OF morphia and other
drugs with which Ahlwardt dosed himself so
rs to appear too Ill to appear in court. are be-
lieved TO have been smuggled into his room at
this time. A movement has been started to
expo! Hertwg from the Berlin bar.
Tho Conservative conference. which crowned
the nrt!-Semitic ngitntors with its endorse
mont was an upronrious gathering Through
out It's session crowd Of blatant anti Semit-
les OF the Christian Social contingent carried
outhrcal: against the Hebrews. and bowling
down every speaker who suggested modin-
cation Of tho anti-Scmi;ic portion Of the party
programme. This programme. moreover. had
been decided uron previously in a committee
rac'.cd with mon o! the rarson Stoeckcr stripe.
As all the moro liberal members OF tho rGrty
had been excluded from this committee. they
nnsruteL themselves With ono or two excop-
tons from tho conference Baron Mnnteufrel
presided Ho made q powerful speech against
TIE influence OF Jews In Germany's national
He. and expressed the belief that the Censor
natives could induce tho Clericals with their
1cS imperial deputies to join them in the anti
Semitic movement. Part OF his speech on this
roint was as follows:
= In these days revival OF the Kulturkampf
is impossible. We must live in peace with our
roman Catholic fellow citizens. mos. Of whom
are cool Conservatives in principle. and to-
go,hor tho Clcricnls and Conservatives must
maintain n firm attitude against tho Jews aud
the Social Democrats
Tho only vigorous denunciation OF the anti.
Semitic policy was made by Herr Blumen.hal.
who ignored Herr von Helldorff's request that
he should absent himself from the conference.
as ho preferred to warn tho party against tho
dangers OF its present course. lie denounced
Ahlwardt as a constituencies and irresponsi-
bic demaEoCue. and rs type OF the Jew
baiters who were using the Conservative party
merely as q means to their own ends. Those
truths were unpaatable to the audience. who
! protested 30 loudly that the speaker was
| Obliged to shout with all the power OF his lungs
to mako himself heard.
| After dsposing OF tho anti Semitic question.
! the conference discussed the Social Demo-
cratic movement Tho majority were at first
inclined to handle tho Socialists without
1 hpS xI.,c of ttn
was changed By strong protest from Parson
Stoecher. The dangers Of becoming an anti
! people party were manifold. he said. and the
! Conservatives ran great risks OF mourning
| them. Tho Anarchists had no claim to con-
| sido.ation. but it would be q grave mistake to
| class Anarchists and Social Democrats to-
Gether. Anarchy was mere fungus growth
on Social democracy. Large numbers OF So
cinl Democrats wore rs devotedly attached to
| tho Crown and fatherland as were the Con.
scrratives. The Social Democrats should not
| DO treated as outcasts. but as men who had
! stray ed from true political principles. Chris
/ tian lovo and forbearance should be brought
! to bear upon them that they might be brought
! hack to the fold whence they had strayed. This
| appeal led to the eXpunCing OF tho objectiona-
bio anti-Socialist paragraph from the pro-
Ernmme.
! Elenuore Duse. the heroine OF the italian
tragedy stage. and her company. arc nllinE
| Leasing Theatre to the doors. to the great dis
advantage Of the other Berlin theatres. The Al
exander Platz Theatre which had had losing
| business for many weeks. closed Its doors last
Monday for the season. Two other theatres
are believed to be in little better condition.
Even light operas. we'll mounted and sung. are
not paying. and many have been presented
with disastrous losses.
| The LandCericht In Munich has con-
| demned n clerk to two months Imprisonment
for speaking disrcspectfully OF Christ. On the
| same day workingman was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment for making OPP
| probrious remarks concerning Prince Luit-
! poid. Regent OF bavaria.
A despatch from Vienna this afternoon says
that franz Won Suppc. the composer OF Doc
caccio" ard Fet!nitza." is dying.
Tho managers Of the baths section OF the
German exhibit at the Worlds Fair have made
n statement concerning the arrangements
already completed. This section Is intended
TO display as far rs possible tho advantages
| offered to foreigners by such places OF resort
! us Wiesbnden. Carlsbad. &c. The managers
say that they have obtained facilities far be-
yond their expect atoms for reproducing bits
| OF scenery and life at the German springs.
| Young German women in picturesque cos
| tunes will dispense German mineral waters
| to all who Will drink thcm. Among the springs
which will be represented in the exhibit arc
Ems. Aachen. Bertrick. Gcrostoin. Hansa-
| charlottennurl!o. Kreuznnch. Kronenthal.
| LanGens chwaibacb. Neuenahr. Niederseters.
| Soden. WcilIucb. Wiosbaden. and Homburg-
| Won der IIohe.
] Anton Etrato's iron works in Bochum and
| Johann Schnitz's cloth factory in Aachen have
| failed. in consequence OF tho depression OF
| trade.
All tho naval machinists and many other
| technical workers In the Government dock
yards have been ordered to Spandau. as there
is not enough doing In the dock yards to oc-
| cupy their time.
Herr Schwcitz. a prosperous East Prussian
farmer. his vie. and driver were run over b.
a railway train nea, Thorn on Wednesday as
they were crossing the tract: in 4 carriage and
ali three We're killed.