Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-02
A BERLIN SENSATION.
One Hundred and ElShty-Thrse Non.
Commissioned 0l1cerS Arrested.
TOO MUCH SOCIALISM.
The Men In Custody Marched on to Pris.
on for Triat-Not Many, Probs.
bly,, Will Suffer.

BERLIN, October "Details OF ths AZ
rest Of ls3 non-commlssioned Officers In
the trainIng-school In the Invalide Strasse
on Saturday night are becoming public.
Shortly after roil-call Saturday the nom
commissioned officers were assembled In
the yard OF the training-school. when
Major Won Stettin. director OF the school,
surrounded by officers, proceeded to ad-
minister a. severe reprimand to them
for their lampooning OF certain officers
and institutions. While the Major was
speaking, a window In the school building
was thrown open, and a pupil, whom the
officers failed to identify. shouted: "Leb
Anarchel''
Major Won Stettin demanded the name
Of the culprit. but every one In the yard
refused to betray his identity. Suisse
quently the personal effects Of all the
students were examined, and a quantity
of Socialistic pamphlets and other htera-
ture was found. a committee of inquiry
was Immediately formed, and summoned
the Chief of Police.
SUMMARY MEASURES
The adjutant- general also communicated
at once with the Emperor. who Is at
Rominton, and all the members OF the
school were ordered to remain In their
rooms pending the receipt OF orders as
TO the course to be pursued. Some time
later O telegram was received from En-
peror William, in which his Majesty de-
cided that summary measures be adopted.
In accordance with these instructions.
shortly before midnight a battalion OF
the Guards was marched to the school
and surrounded the buildings. Major Won
Stettin ordered that all the pupils file
into the school-yard without weapons.
When all were assembled he addressed
them, saying: From this moment con-
slider yourselves prisoners In preventive
custody. Those of you who attempt any
resistance must be prepared for the most
serious consequences" Then, turning &c
the troops and speaking IN louder tone
he ordered them to shoot down any OF
the prisoners who attempted to escape
The men silently submitted to their ar
rest, and at once took their departure for
Magdeburg under guard.
When they had gone ii was found that
several of the pupils had been missing
from the roll-call. but these were all ar
rested later. During the course OF sun
day twenty soldiers belonging to different
regiments were taken into custody on
suspicion of being connected with the
pupils. and they, too, were sent to Mag
deburg
FIRST ARREST.
The first arrest was made on Tuesday
last, when a sergeant OF the training
school was taken into custody. The au-
thorities of the school profess to believe
that the prisoners have no connection
with any revolutionary party. The re-
rhaining 300 pupils. who were not arrest
ed. have been sent back to their respec-
tive regiments. and the school has been
closed until the cases of the arrested
pupils are tried.
The ReichsanZeiger says it Is likely that
the greater number OF the nOn-commis-
stoned officers arrested will not be COM
promised The wholesale arrests were
made. the official paper says. with view
OF discovering the ringleaders and others
| who have taken part in gross outrages
| against the laws and against military
discipline.