The herald., 1894-02-18
FROM THE FATHEALAND
A Review of Current Events
in Germany.
Gossip About the Brandenburg
Catastrophe.
The Kaiser's Tribute to the Victims
of the Disaster.
Agrarians Denouncs Won CsprivPs Tariff
Poiioy-Tho Governments Afrl-
can n dminist ktion Severe
ly Criticised.

BERLIN, Feb. l7.-Ehe emperor is
sending large wreath which will be
displayed at the funeral OF the victims
Of the Brandenburg disaster. The Bran
denburg has been towed into harbor
and this morning the chief engineer,
who had been missing since the explo-
sion, was found dead, and three more
injured artificere have died. bringing
the total of dead to 43. The Reichsan-
the explosion. The account says the
accident happened through tho break
ing away OF the fastening apparatus for
turning off the steam of the star board
engine, and the steam from ell the
roilers thus found free ingress into the
o gine room filed With people. The
eteam scslded every one there, and pene-
trated through the door leading from
the port engine room and through the
stsirways into the upper rooms, con
tinuing its work Of dessruction. Almost
every person huaily at work in theae
rooms must have met with instant
dsath. as the steam Wac pouring from
the boilers at q temperature OF lSO
degrees, III Rmur. Nothing ie yet known
as to the cause OF the hreakege. The
admiralty department has dispatched
t1e chief constructor to klel with
iistructi0us to asceIt tain the cause OF
tae disaster. The emperor he's o. MT the
following telegram 10 Captain boude-
msnn:
"ihe her ,'e death, which t Q vic
t ms met in the faithful performance OF
duty, ineures them forever place OF
honor in the memory Of their sovereign
and in the annals of the German navy.
With u firm trust in God, we must cub
NIT to the inscrutable will and look to
the future to be consoled and confident.
will cause tablet to be placed in the
garrison church at Kiel in memory of
the killed. For the rest-full steam
ahead.
A dispatch from Kiel tonight says. an
engineer on board states ~ the moment
OF the explosion 7200-horse power was
Indicated. The engineer adds: On pre-
vioue trips go much as 10, QUO horse pow
er hae been reached. A new copper
tube was inserted before the dieastrous
trip by the Vuikan company, builders OF
tte vessel, who had the greatest interest
in showing the capacity of the engines
at their beat, because the vessel had not
been taken over by he government.
The spectacle in the engine room alter
the disaster was horrifylng. The dead
were heaped one upon another, devoid
OF clothing, their peeled flesh hanging
ID rolls, bile thick foam WAS to be
seen at their mouths.
GERMANY's AFRICAN TROUBLES.
Prince Arenburg. reporter OF the bud
get committee, reported that the COM
mittee had arrived at the conclusion
that the central administration was re-
sponsible for the recent African troub-
les, and must in the future exercise
greater judgment in the choice OF OH
Gals for Africa. Bebel yesterday made
savsge and sarcastic attack upon the
administration in East Africa, and do
nounced the pretended civillzlng mis-
sion Of the colonial enthusiasts. Upon
resuming the debate today, the mem.
bers were astonished to find on the
tables OF the house specimens OF whips
made of rhinoceros hide, and other i'm.
plements of castigation which, according
10 Bebel, were used by German officials
IN East Africs TO lash unfortunate Da-
homeyans. Richter urged that Ger
man7 abandon her possessions in south
ern East Africa, and be content with
retaining her northern possessions. In
reply to the criticism that there WAS
too much militariem in the management
of the colonies, Oapriyi admitted that
the intusing of the trading element WAS
highly desirable, but, unfortunately,
merchants of attsinmente and means
were seldom inclined to go to the col To-
nies. Mishaps occurred with al states,
and it was not just to blame the Ger
man leaders for the non-success. After
q long discussion the house adopted the
East Africa estimates.
AGRARIANs DENoUNoE cAPRlvI.
A great convention OF the Farmers
league, represented by 5000 delegates,
met tonight in Berlin. The leaders de.
pounced Won Caprivi's tariff policy in
the strongest terms. There was no con
servatiye member OF the reichstag
among the speakers, and the absence of
delegates from Eastern Prussia was also
remarked.
An overflow meeting was held at
which 5000 persons were present. This
made the total attendance at the two
meetings 5000. Conservative Bloetz.
leader of the Agrarian league, presided
at the chief gathering, and Roesicke, 9
Liberal member OF the reichstag and
vice president OF the league, was char
man OF the other meeting. 1t was re-
: solved to ask the reichstag to refuse tc
ascent to Caprivi's policy.
BISMARCK AND TIE KAISER.
The approaching visit OF the emperor
to Bismarck at Fredrichsruhe on Mon
day next gains in Importance from ths
fact that Friedrichsruhe is entirely oul
of the way of person en- route to Viii
nelmshavsn, the direct route being Wis
Bremen and Oldenhurg. The Ham
burgers are delighted at the coming o.
the emperor and will turn out in thous-
snde to welcome him. The railroad
depot at FREDERICKSBURG is already beau
tfully decorated.
NEWSPAPER Projected.
The directors the Hamburg American
line are prosecuting the Lokal Anzsiger