Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-07
BERLIN NEWS NOTES.
The German Governments Struggle
Against Socialism.
TWO INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
The Imperial subscription With
drawn from the Thentre-The Vor-
wacrts and the TagcbIntt strongly
Opposed to Eicctrocution.

surrounding the illness OF the Empress
while at i<iel, and the various conflicting
statements which were issued in regard
to it, attributirg her indisposition to
this. that, and the other cause, Il
has transpired that her sickness and
consequent secluslon was brought on by
the eXertion Of travelling and the excite
ment Of the fetes. Being in the best
OF health, she rapidly recovered. and the
Emperor was assured Of her complete res
toration to health before leaving for
stockholm, where he arrived to-day. Since
her return TO Potsdam she has en-
joyed good health, and has been to take
her usual daily exercise in the open air.
Two incidents arising from the battle
which the government is waglng against
Socialism are occupying public atten-
ton.
In the recent by-eection, In Goslin.
Herr Won Gerlach Conservative heale2
the poll by 800 votes over his nearest
opponent. the Radical candidate, yet
u reballot was necessary TO an
certain of being returned that he attend
ed the KEEL festivities in the capacity Of
member of the Reichstag. In the
mean time the anti-Semites combined
with the Socialists and the Radicals In
opposition TO Gerlach and defeated him
In the reballot, returning a Radical in
mis- stead.
FEUD AT KOLBURG.
The other incident is that Of the fierce
feud which has arisen between the Burgo-
master of KOlburg and the governmental
president Of his district. The Burgomaster
permitted a meeting Of Socialists to be
held in the rooms of the corporation.
whereupOn the president OF the district
demanded an explanation Of his conduct.
The BurgOmaster dlfianuy maintained ms
right to permit any meeting in the cor
poration rooms that he saw fit. and de-
carcd that the Socialists OF Kolburg were
in every other respect good citizens. In
addition to this reply 10 the president,
the BurgOmaster boldly asserted that
persons who did not sit where So
calists sat ran q great risk OF nndlns
no resting-place In Germany
lie did not for one moment he SAID,
repent Of what he had done. and would
unhesitatngly DO the same thing again.
The president maze violent response
to this deliverauce II the BurSomasters =
and charged him with gross violation Of
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a party that was assailing the monarchy
and attacking Christianity. The president
informed the Burgomaster that he therein
fined him the sum Of - marks.
The municipal authorities OF kOiburS
backed up the burgOmaster, and as a
II ark Of their endorsement OF him and
his acts presented him with an address
expressing their approval OF his attitude.
The publication of the correspondence
which passed between the President and
the burgomaster has led to a violent dis
cussion of the affair in the newspapers.
ANOTHER FLUTTER.
simultaneously a sensational fiutter has
been created by the action Of the En-
perOr in sending n court-marshal to Or.
Rraehm. with an order directing that the
Imperial subscription be taken off the LIST
OF his theatre.
II was also ordered that the Imperial
arms be removed from the imperial box,
and the marshal insisted on seeing this
done.
DR.. Braehm's offence consisted in his
permitting the theatre to become the
scene of a socialistic demonstration upon
the occasion of the performance there OF
one Of Hauptman's plays. II Is certainly
true that the Socialists held ievees nightly
in the Hobbies Of the theatre, and Yocl-
ferously applauded passages In the play,
but Or. Braehm pleaded that he could
not prevent such demonstrations. lie
appealed to the Emperor's appreciation Of
the literary value of Hauptman's work,
but in vain.
Dr. Braehm is personally tainted as be-
ing in sympathy with socialism, and in
these circumstances there is no chance
of his receiving the Emperor's pardon.
AGRARIAN PROPOSAL
The unterhaus Of the Prussian diet has
passed an agrarian proposal, by the pro-
visions of which the Prussian landowners
are 10 obtain reimbursement for the sums
paid by them into the Treasury under
! the land-taX reforms Of 1893.
The bill originated in the upper house
and its effect Will be TO benefit the great
landowners, to whom the State must
now refund the aggregate sum OF 10000,
| marks. DR. Miguel, Prussian Minister OF
! Finance, offered a half-hearted opposi-
ton TO the measure. which he justly de-
nOunced as an instance Of rapacity.
The Anarchist leaders have decided tc
| publish an organ entitled Die Freihe.t.
AGAINST ELECTROCUTION
| The Vorwaerts SOCIALIST organ. in ar
article commenting upon the opening OF
the electoral congress in Munich yester.
| day. devotes considerable space 10 "A dis
| cussion OF the various applications Of
electricity. The paper is especially OPP
| posed TO the use of electricity as an agent
in the execution or criminals, and de.
nounces the execution Of DR.. Buchanan
at Sing Sing as a horrible instance OF
| barbarty
| The Taseblatt has an article on the same
subject. In which ii says If such an APP
| plication Of electricity were made upon
/ dogs and cats. every society for the pre-
/ vention OF cruelty in the world would
make an outcry against IL, and the police
| would interfere without hesitation. Tn,
Americans the Tageblatt says, seem de
/ sirous Of correcting the error of capita
/ punishment from erroneous motives.