New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
WORK BEFORE THE LANDTAG
CONSERVATIVES MAY SEEK AN UNDER
STANDING WITH NATIONAL LIBERALS.

FATE OF THE EMPERORs CANAL BILL IN DOUBT
BY-Er.EcrIoN IN scHLocHAN-A BULLYING
JUDGE -- EMPEROR WILLIAM - THE
CHOLERA IN POLAND.
perIin Nav 12.-The Prussian Landtag Will
reassembe on Thursday and probably viii SIT
n month before tho close Of the session Inc
Conservatives meantime are likely to negotiate
., entente with the National liberals concerning
IN, constitution Of the Chambers Of Agriculture
tbe snbIec, OF the most important measure OF
tho session. n the projected coalition be ef-
,.c,A1 the bill will be passed II It fail not only
will the bin be lost, but the tension between the
two por,ios viii be stil further strained. This
a.r,In would BE- felt In the Recnstag not less
/ uucoufortably than In the Landing.
The Landtag has still 10 pass on the En-
r.rors scheme FOR the Dortmund-Rhine Canal
which the Conservatives. out OF sheer spite
against the Government. and in defiance OF the
highest party interests and traditions. continue
70 oppose The fate Of the Canal bill IL doubt
ful. although the canal would prove a national
benefit not only part OF plan to develop the
resources Of the country. but also az an Inn
portant medium OF military communication.
The official returns from the by-eectIon In
Schlochan show that a rcbalot viii be neces-
sary between Illlgendorf. Conservative. ana
Prendzinsk Pole Special interest mas been
felt In the contest owing To- the appearance OF
an Antl-Semluc candidate. who was expected TO
make deep inrpads upon the traditional Con-
srrva'ive majority. At the last general election
Count Kani,z. who resigned recently his seat,
Id the poll with Conservative vote 81 1910
The Clerical and Polish candidates were too far
behind to make even an interesting contest.
/ Now however. the Conservative vote has
dnindled 10 GAO the rest OF the 10000 having
gone. 10 batani Jew-baite The Polish vote re-
mained amos, intact. In the rebalot doubt
less. the Antl-Semltc voters will return 70 their
! old party ana elcc, Higcndorf. The significance
OF the election is that Anti-Sem,ism has grown
- strong tha, IL begins TO endanger the return
~ Conservative Deputies. especially In mixed con-
sttuencies Of the schlochan typ.
The trial Of the editors who criticised tho police
for their attack the unemployed near the
| Fredrlchsham last January has excited much
animosty 10 unprejudccd person here doubts
that the police acted with excess Of zeal, even
! II they ala not really cause al the disturbance
| which they affected TO quell. Nevertheless. the
| editors on trial were browbeaten as II they were
| common criminals. and were sentenced 10 heavy
: punishment Judge Brausewetter's conduct dur
! ing the trial has been denounced unanimously by
| the newspapers.
"You don't believe what you are saying" and
, you know nothing II the sort" were his re-
| peatei interpretations in the testimony for the
| defence. What has public opinion got TO do
with these charges. anyhow" he exclaimed
angrily In response 70 one witnesses statement
| There's no such thing public opinion. You
| say that the police provoked the people. That
! Is a crazy aspersion upon the police. was NOT
| there. but can tell you just what happened
| ~, .sttl OF
were obliged 10 interfere" These meetings OF
| the unemployed mean simply agitation against
the properted classes. roared the Judge al one
| Of the editors who was testifying In his own de-
| fence you aRitators sit. easy and comfortable
| at home. leaving those whom you nave lea as'Iay
! to get into jail"
| Sluggish as public opinion IL in Germany. It
| has been reused by these extraordinary judicial
| utterances. The "K0nsche,' the "Nossische,
| the National Zeitung" and even the semi-oihcial
| "Hamburgische Correspondent and "Dresdener
| Nachrichten" have published scathing comments
| on the trial They do not content themselves
| with demanding revision or the sentences, Dut
! call for a new trial and formal reprimand for
| Brausewetter. The misconduct OF the same Judge
| two years ago caused the Ministry OF Justice 10
| issue a special order advising judges not To refer
from the bench TO politics or current social prob
| lens and not to assume positions indicating n
| prejudice In cases under trial.
| Twelve men sta rted from the Brandenburger Thor
| to-day in the long-distance walking match from
| Berlin to Fredrichsruh. Among them was otto
! between Berlin and Vienna. The walkers had
| hopes when they arranged the match, that
| Prince Bismarck would receive them. but he de-
| cllned the honor.
Emperor William will start Tuesday for
| Pr0ckelwitZ. East Prussia, to shoot on the es-
tates OF Count DONNA Upon visiting Spandau
on Monday the Emperor expressed surprise that
he did not find the working people out to well
| come him. on Wednesday when he again visited
! the town on his way home from reviewing the
! Empress Augusta Regiment, the streets were
| lined with men and women, who had come In
their working clothes from the royal shops In
| talking with the manager Of the shops the En-
| peror asked him TO thank the working people
| for their demonstration Of loyalty.
DR. Erwin. OF the United States Marine Hos
| pltal arrived here from Budapest on Wednes-
day. lie has been studying cholera on the Polish
| frontiers. The progress OF cholera In Poland has
| caused a renewal OF all former measures against
| the epidemic Prussia has reopened her sani-
| tary stations manned by army surgeons, at
| Thorn Lyck and other important points on the
| Russian frontier.
| London May i2-Home Secretary Asauth has
positively refused order the release OF Mrs May
| brick who is now serving life sentence in Working
| Prison for numbering her husband or even TO re-
| open the for the purpose OF introducing new
evidence Mr. Asquith has personally refused TO
| their personal knowledge that Mr. Maybrick was
addicted to the use Of morphine and arsenic T me
sners OF these afdavits Will attempt to raise the
| question In Parliament
| ROBBERY THE MOTIVE FOR MURDER.
| Paris May l2-The police this morning arrested
| youth about eighteen years OF age on suspicion
| OF having murdered the young girl whose mangled
| body was found In her perfumery shop Yesterday
/ In 10 m