The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-02
aERMANY's ARMY SENSATION.
A Cry ofLive, Anarchy, the Immediate
Cause of the Arrests.


Berlin, oct. Authentic details Of
the arrest of 1S3 non-commissioned off,
GERS in the training school in the Invalid
En- Strasse, on Saturday night. are be
coming public. Shortly after the roll
call Saturday, the non-cOmmissioued OH
GERS were assem- bled in the yard Of the
training school. when MAJ Won Stet-
tin. director of the school, sum-
moned by the officers. proceeded TO
administer q severe reprimand 10 them,
for their lampOOulug of certain officers
and Institutions. While the MAJOR was
speaking. a window in the school build
ing was thrown open and q pupil whom
the officers failed 70 identify. shouted
"Leb AuarChie.' Mai. Won Stettin de-
handed the name of the culprit. but every
one in the yard refused TO DeJray his
identity. SuDseq Ueu-Iy the personal
effects Of all the students were examined,
and quantity of sOcialistiC pamphlets and
other literature were found. A COM
mittee Of inquiry was selected and
summoned the chiefs of the political
police The adlutant commander general
also communicated at once with the En-
peror, who is at BOminten. and all the
members OF the school were ordered 10
remain In their rooms pending the receipt
OF orders as 10 the course 10 be pursued
the usual hour, but many of them de-
cided not to retire until informed of the
disposition 10 be made of them
Sometime later q telegram was received
from Emperor William. in which his
majesty decided that summary measures
should be adopted.
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
In accordance with these instructions.
shortly before midnight a battlion of the
guards was marched to the school and
surrounded the buildings Mai. Won
Stettin ordered that all the pupils fall
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 to the troops and speak
ing in louder tone, he ordered them TO
shoot down any of the prisoners who at
tempted to escape. The men silently sub
mitted to their arrest, and at once took
their departure tor Madgeburg under
guard. When they had gone it was
found that several of the pupils had been
missing from the roll call. but these were
all arrested later. During the course of
Sunday twenty soldiers belonging to diff
ferent regiments We're taken into custody
on suspicion OF Delng connected with the
pupils, and they, too, were sent TO Madge-
burg.
THE 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-
220 pupils who We're not ar
rested, have been sent back to their
regiments aud the school
has been closed until the cases of the
pupils are tried The
Reichsanzeiger says it is likely that the
greater number of the nOn-commissioned
officers arrested will not be compromised
The wholesale arrests were made, the
official paper says, with a view of discov-
ering the ringleaders and others who have
taken part in gross outrages against the
laws and against military discipline.