The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-03
OUR BERLIN CABLE LETTER
pprNcr HoHENLoHE ABAN
poNs HOPE OF AID FROM
CENTRIsT PARTY.
FIFTEEN ARRESTS FOR SELLING
ARMY SECRETS TO FRANCE.
American Commercial Travellers Doiht
Fairly Well in Germany-hoheh-
lobe May Lose His Official Head
Any Day-Other Notes.

Rerlin. Sept. 2S.-(Copyright, 1899, by
tho Associated s.)-Prince Hoheh-
Iobe. the German imperial chancellor mas
abandoned the attempt to secure major
ity in the reichstag through the aiu oi
the Centrist votes. The Centrist party
furnished ample proof last winter OF be,
ing both irreconcilable and unreliable, ana
Prince Bismarck's advice on this point Is
said to have changed the opinion that
Prince Won Hohenlohe formerly heiu'
Negotiations are now ON foot between
the factions of the Conservative party
and the National Liberals and Mouerates
TO secure concerted action throughout the
neyt session of the reichstag on the most
y;taI of the government measures. This
movement. which is almost certain to
succeed, will give the government more
stable majority than ever Chancellor Won
Caprivi had. H.,
Among the principal measures when
will he introduced at the coming session
of the reichstag are: For reform OF the
bourse; for the protection of mechanical
trades against dishonest competition; for
the relief of agriculture and for the red
Grafton of husbandmen. In preparation
for the two latter measures facts are be-
ing collected throughout the empire bear
ing on the subject of agricultural depres-
sion, which was laid before the reichstag'
The government does not intend to in
troduce any new taxation bills at the APP
preaching session.
Among those who have been arrested in
connection with the discovery that Sc
crets regarding the national defense were
being sold to the French is former Ba-
yarian army officer, Ludwig Pfeifer, in
whose rooms in Berlin were found models
and drawings of German defense works,
and letters from the French military bu-
reau. Altogether some 10 arrests have
been made. The persons accused will be
tried at Leipsic The drawings and mod
els seized are for the most part descrip-
tive of new ordnance and plans of forti-
fcations, but three letters found are re-
ported to nave contained instructions
from the war department at Paris itself.
Two companies of soldiers accompa-
MED Emperor William to Rominten when
he went thither upon his shooting eXpe-
dition. These soldiers serve as an impe-
rial body guard, denying everybody ac-
cess of near approach to the emperor.
This innovation is due to the fact that
at both Potsdam and Stettin Emperor
William received many threatening let
tiers, apparently emanating from Royal
lists and anarchists, and that he was ap-
preached on several occasions by suspi-
ious persons.
About 300 commercial travellers from
the United States are now in the empire
trying to open up fresh channels of trade
for American goods, and are meeting
with q reasonable assurance of success.
The relations between Emperor Will
lam and Prince Hohenlohe are so strain
ed that it would not be surprising if there
should be n new incumbent of the impe-
rial chancellorship before the expiration
OF year from the date on which the
prince was appointed to the Office, which
was on October 20, 1894.
The visit of Prince Won Hohenohe to
st. Petersburg the early part of this
month has proved an unfortunate one for
him, only, however, it may have resulted
well pecuniarily. 1t was alleged at the
time that the chancelor's crrand, while
primarily of an official nature, had also
a personal side, Prince Won Hohenlohe
desiring to obtain permission from the
car that his wife might hold the es-
tates in Russia of her deceased brother.
Prince SAW Wittgenstein, which are said
10 be worth 100000 marks. The adj
vances which the German imperial chan
cellor made on this occasion to the Rus
sian government were no more favorably
received than were others which had pre-
coded them, and the fact that under such
circumstances the prince should have ask
ed personal favor of the car has, ac-
cording to report, greatly angered EN-
peror William. In this connection it may
be added that the effusiveness of the eX-
changes of compliments between Prince
Lebanon, the Russian minister of foreign
affairs, and General Dragomieroff on the
one side; and President Faure and the
French minister's and army officers on the
pther, at the recent army manouvres on
the Fosges, have not softened the feel
lngs of Emperor William toward the Rus
slams. There is indeed decidedly strain
ed feeling at present existing between
the courts of the two nations.
The traffic of the Baltic canal has not
developed in any way to meet the expec-
tations of its promoters. Owing to nu-
merous accidents and the high tolls
charged only 200 vessels passed through
the canal during the month of August.
The fact that Il still higher scale of
charges is going into effect on Tuesday.
October l, is likely to further reduce the
traffic through the canal. The govern
ment however, appears to be confident of
the ultimate success of the canal, for it
has refused to accede to the appeals of
the Stettin and Kiel chambers of com
merce for reduction in the schedule
OF rates. The government has decided
to appoint commission to inquire into
the condition of transit through the ca
nal, especially from a military point of
view.
Prince Henry of Prussia has been ap-
pointed a rear admiral of the Austrian
navy.
DIR. Won Rabeneau of New York has
been elected custodian of the Naturalsts'
society of Lustania, in Corlitz.
EX-Congressman Won Voorhis of New
York, and Loeher, the Chicago sculptor,
are here.
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