The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-02
THE BERLIN SENSATION.
THE ARREST or 1873 NON. COMMITS
STONED OFFICERS.
Training School Closed Up by Order OF the
Emperor-A Shout Of "Leb Annrchie'
Causes the Trouble.

BERLIN, Oct "details Of the arrest
OF 1873 non-commissioned officers in the
training school in the Invalide strasse on
Saturday night, are becoming puo"c'
Shortly after roll call Saturday the nom
commissioned officers were assembled IN
the yard of the training school. Wheh
Major Won Stettin. director Of the schooi
surrounded by officers. proceeded to al
minister a severe reprimand to them lol
their lampooning Of certain officers anu
institutions. While the Major was speaN
ing. window in the school buiIdlhS vas
thrown open and a pupil, Wh9ul - ' M
officers failed TO identity, snouteu'
Anarchie.' 49,, mama
Major Won Stettin demanded the ha tho
Of the culprit, but every one " cIb
ward refused to betray his identlty. ~,
seduently the personal eUects Oh az 80, -
students were examined. and a quatt'reJ
Of socialistic pamphlets ana otme NJ i'm.
ture was found. \ commute nm
qury was Immediately formed anu
moned the chief OF ponce ,,,,oraI also
The Adjutant Commander EeI 1r a.
communicated at once with tHe moore
who is at Romnten' anu az -, .nN remain in
OF the school were ordered 20 ~ riders
their rooms pending the receipt ot pi Ae' .
"a 10 the course to be pursued
THE EMPERoR's ORDERS.
Some time later telegram NaS bicb
ccivcd from Emperor NllHdll, ~ YEA
His Majesty dec,dei that
u'fT n aCcordance with these instructions,
sbnrtiv before midnight a battaloli 81
the Guards was marched 10 'He
eni. surrounded the buildings. - .,o
Ma Tor Won Stettin ordered tAat az o
,,,,,,iis file into the school yard WI'nou|
Weapons When all were aSseiu n.y. 10
addressed them, saying: FROM tnsS ~ -,
mont consider yourselves prisouei ,,a
nrovertive custody. Those of you VINO
attarnnt any resistance must he prenafeN
for the most serious consequences. m ne n
turning to the troops, apu speahiI'3 -,
louder tone. he ordered them 10 shooI
down any of the prisoners WI" dVeHiP'''
to escape
THE MIN SILENTLY SUBMITTED.
Tho mon silently submitted 10 their ar
rcst and at once took their depaI."rc
for Madgeburg under guard. Nn,, gnt
Of the pupils had been missing 4IoII t tnS
roII-cali but these were all arrested
Iafer During the course OF HLhddy
twenty soldiers belonging 10 ulitIclI
regiments were taken into CUSTODY on
suspicion OF being connected WIN .le
pupils and they, too were sent 10 '''''5e
Tba first arrest was made on Tuesday
last. when a sergeant of the training
school was taken into custody. me au-
thorities Of the school profess 10 heIleNe
that the prisoners have no connection
with any revolutionary party Inc re
naming 20 pupils. who were not arrest
ed. have been sent back 10 their resrec-
tive regiments. and the school has been
closed until the cases of the arrested
pupils are tried
AFTER THE RIsGLEADERs.
The ReichsGnzeger SAYS II IS likely
that the greater 1umber Of the ,non-com-
missIoned officerT arrested will not be-
cOnrrouised The wholesale arrests
we're made the official paper says win
a view Of discovering the rinGleaders ana
others who have taken part In gross
outrages against the laws and against
military discipline