The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18

approyed the addition of 4 600 marks to
the salary of DR.. Kayser, who henceforth
will be entitled Director of the Colon ial
Department.
| Prince Arensberg. reporter of the budget
| committee, declared that the committee
| had arrived at the conclusion that the
central administration was responsible for
the recent African troubles, and that it
| must in the future exercise greater ludg-
ment in its choice of officials for Africa.
| Herr Bebel yesterday made savage and
| sarcastic attack upon the administration
of East Africa, and denounced the pre-
tended civilizing mission Of the colonial
enthusiasts.
Chancellor Won Caprivi. replying for the
| government, appealed TO the house not to
make the already hard task of the govern
ment still harder, assuring the members
| that the government would do its best to
| remedy the abuses.
| Upon resuming the debate today, the
| members OF che reichstag were astonlshed
| to find upon the table OF the house speci-
| mems Of the whips (made Of rhinoceros
| bide) and other implements Of castigation.
which, added Herr Bebel, were used by
| the German officials in East Africa to lash
the unfortunate Dahomeyans.
| Herr Richter demanded searching par
| lianentary inquiry into the Canieroons
| scandals in particular, and into tho Ger
complained was purely military aud lg-
nored the economic interests. Herr Rich
| ter urged that Germany should abandon
| her possessions In Southeast Africa and be
content with retaining her northern pos
sessions, which, in his opinion, were ample
| for all reasonable colonial purposes.
| Chancellor Won Caprivi. replying to Herr
Richter and other speakers who bad adj
! dressed the house On the colonial Ques-
Iion, said:
II have that amount Of colonial eathu.
siasm which tho duties Of my Office I'M
pose upon me. The present policy OF tue
retention OF the colonies necessitates "a cer-
tain amount OF militarism. Colonial en-
terprise would not succeed without
bureaucracy, the lack OF which, IN Baron
| Weissman's administration, may still en-.
tail some years OF trouble. Under that
regime money was spent recklessly and
the consequences viii entail on the colo
| nists plenty of work"
| The chancellor fully admitted that the
| infusion Of the trading element was highly
desirable; but. he added, unfortunately
| merchants OF attachments and means were
seld ON inclined 10 80 TO the colonies. The
| prosperity Of the colonies, according 70
| Chancellor Won Capriyi, was not attain
able by any cut-aud-dried paper scheme.
said the chancellor, who praised the colo
nizing work OF Baron Soheele and Major
| Francois and paid tribute to tho unceas-
1 ing fairness of oonducb Of ths English
! towards the Germans in Southeast Africa.
Mishaps, according to the chancellor, oc-
Cured with all states, and II was not just
| to blame German leaders for their non.
| success.
After long discussion the house adopt
| ed the East Africa est tmates.
A great convention Of the Farmers
league, represented by 8, 900 delegates met
tonight ia Berlin. The leaders denounced
| Chancellor Won Caprivi's tariff policy in
the strongest terms. There was no Con.
| servative member Of the reichstag among
| the speakers, and the absence Of delegates
!, from eastern Prussia WAS also remarked.
THE KEEL EXPLOSION.
| The emperor is sending u large wreath,
which will be displayed at the funeral OF
the victims Of the Brandenburg disaster.
| The warship Brandenburg, which was
seriously damaged by the explosion OF her
steam pipes while on trial trip under
| forced draught yesterday, an accident
| which resulted in the death of over forty
men, has been towed into the harbor. The
chief engineer, who has been missing since
| the explosion, was found dead. In addi-
tion three more of the injured artificers
| succumbed to their injuries, bringing the
total of the dead up to forty-three. OF the
| wounded, one man is severely injured and
| five others are suffering from slight in
| juries.
The Reichsanzeiger publishes the official
| account of the explosion on board the
Brandenburg. This account says:
| The warshlp was outside the bar, and
| all her twelve boilers were being used.
| The engines indication was that about
| 1000 horsepower was being used; therefore,
| it is claimed, there was no forced draught,
as under forced draught over 10000 horse
| power would have been developed"
THE accident happened through the
| breaking away of the fastening apparatus
| for turning off the steam of the starboard
! engine. he steam from all the boilers
/ thus found free ingress into the engine
room, which was filed with people. The
| steam spread instantaneously throughout
the room, scalding every occupant, aud
penetrated through the door leading to the
port engine room, and thence through the
! stairways into the upper rooms, where the
electrical machinery, distiliing apparatus
and stores were situated, continuing the
work of destruction. Almost every person
was busily working in these rooms, and
must have met Instant death, as the steam
was pouring from the boilers at a tempera-
ture of $50 Rsamur. and it is not likely
that it lost much heat in passing to The
| rooms.
Nothing is yet known OF the cause OF
the breakage of the appartus for turning
| off the steam in the Starboard engine, and,
! in order to thoroughly investigate the
| matter, the admiralty department has dis
| patched its chief constructor TO kiei, with
| instructions to learn the cause of the
| disaster.
such accidents happen in every navy,
| as everyone knows who follows the pub
| lshed intelligence on such subjects. Since
| such higa steam pressure TN this case
twelve armospheres) is used nowadays,
| there is always a certain amount of dan
ger for the engine, and especially On the
trial trip, when it is necessary to ascertain
whether the machinery and boilers meet
| the requirements.
1T cannot always be seen from the out
side whether the internal parts Of the ma
J cninery possesses sufficient strength.
| They therefore, must be tested. and all
posi- ble precautions are taken. But such
/ an accident as this could not probably
have been aver5ed, aud it is gratifying to
/ learn that, in spite of the magnitude of
the disaster, the admiral in command of
the squadron was able 10 report that the
| behavior OF the engine room staff at the
| time OF the disaster must be described as
| exemplary"
The emperor has taken the opportunity
TO send telegram 10 Captain BoademanU,
as follows:
The heroic death which the victims
met in the faithful performances OF their
drty insures theusT tever a place OF hoGer
in the memory OF their sovereign aud 10
the annals of t4e German naIN -
The empeE3eA tnesssgss canciu led
"With.a isln tsust H. siod' ~ sniass sab
nit to the workin. Of bis inscgu Table will.
and look TO the future 10 be c0usolef aud
confident. | will cause tablet TO be
placed in the garrison church SO kiel in
memory OF the killed. For the !est-suli
steam ahead.
a dispatch from niel tonight says that
the Brandeuburg WAS brought from Spain
last fall 10 be subjected 10 3 series Of