The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
AMBASSADOR RUNYON FOLLOW
ING OUT CLEvELAND'S SUG-
GESTIONS ON TARIFF.
HERR REBELS SOC|AL|ST|C Speech
1t is the Sensation of the Week-A Mum
Der of Socialistic Bills Introduced in
the Reichstag-Other Berlin
Items.

Berlin, Dec. 14.-(Copyrighted, 1895,
which President Cleveland made to re-
strictions placed upon American insur-
ance and commercial business in his mes
sage to congress have been followed up by
definite action upon the part of Mr..
Theodore Runyon, the United States am
bassador here. Mr. Runyon has already
initiated diplomatic representations on
the subject of the veXatious restrictions
placed upon American meat imports and
insurance companies and the outcome is
awaited with interest. Four days of bud
get debate in the reichstag were devoid of
interest save for couple of incidents, the
utterances of General Bronsart Won
Schellendorf, the minister for war. on re-
form in military trials, the fourth bat
talions and the two years service, and the
fierce socialist attack on the government
by Herr Bebel.
1t is now officially admitted that the
fourth battalions are in every sense
failure and have reduced instead of in
creases the efficiency of the regiments.
The two years service question is still
undecided.
Throughout the week the socialists stood
in the center of public attention. Herr
Bebel's impassioned recriminations
against the existing order of things were
listened to with rapt attention even by the
chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, General
Bronsart Won Schellendorf and the con-
servative traders. His bitter slaps at the
emperor ELECTED vociferous applause from
the socialists and his historical questions
showing that in Prussian revolutions
have always been from on high instead of
from below, are especially appropriate.
A passage at arms occurred this after
noon in the reichstag between Herr Sim
ger, the socialist leader, and DR.. Won
Boetticher, the imperial secretary of state
for the interior. The latter, in reply to n
taunt, rejoned that he would never stand
in the way of socialists who chose to
criticise in the reichstag immortality in the
higher circles of society.
During the coming week Herr Lieb-
neicht intends to deliver speech on
socialist batting" which is expected to
make great sensation.
The socialists have introduced long
strings of bills in the reichstag, including
proposals to eliminate from the penal code
the paragraphs against lese majeste for
a law of a liberal tendency in the right of
association to replace the special laws of
the various States of Germany; to make
the eight hours work day obligatory
everywhere; to make the franchise uni
form throughout Germany and to amend
article 81 of the code so as to require
special authority from the reichstag for
the Imprisonment of n member of the
| reichstag.
At mass meetings held Tuesday resolu-
tons were adopted condemning the gov
eminent for the stand it has taken against
the socialists. The socialists and their
sympathizers were the only attendants.
The Abenblatt of Stettin has collected
and published data showing that since
August / there have been sentences ag-
gregating 81 years and two months in
Jail and five months Imprisonment in n
fortress imposed for lese majestic in
| Prussia alone.
1t is now certain that the successor of
Baron Won Koeller as Prussian minister
of the interior will be Baron Won der
ecke Vonderhorst, president of the pro-
vince of Dusseldorf.
The reply of Baron Won Marschall Won
Bieberstein to President Cleveland's
message to congress is a moderate eX-
preston of the governments opinion.
The Kreuz Ieitung, government organ,
which has been somewhat silent since the
disgrace and fight of its former editor,
Baron Won Hammerstein, has finally re-
|
torial, says:
"Next to the measures dictated by
health we consider that the government
must be accorded the right and duty to
do everything possible to keep the Ger
man market free of American cattle.
The same applies to American bacon.
In both cases German agriculture must
claim as a right to enforcement OF a
policy in its own interests as opposed
to those of foreign competitors. The
agrarian legislation is significant.
The manner in which his majesty re-
ceived the presiding officers of the reich
stag has been unpleasantly commented
on, He did not shake hands with them
and his behavior was extremely re-
served and frigid. The whole audience
lasted but three minutes, and contrary
to custom, no reception by the empress
followed.
Baron Won Koeller visited Prince Bis.
marck this week The prince expressed
deep regret at Baron Won Koeller's dis
missal The baron said that he found
Prince Bismarck hearty and strong,
walking about his park, and that he in
dulged in this exercise for over an hour.
Franklin Sinclair. a native of Phila-
delphia, who was arrested at Hanover
during the latter part of October, while
trying to kill and rob n messenger OF
| the reichsbank, has been selitenceu 10
10 years imprisonment. He said the mo- mo
tive was his desire to obtain money with
which to pay his passage back to the
United States.
The Misses Sutro, two young ladies
from Baltimore, nieces of AdoDh Sutro,
were the central figures Of a large sized
instrumental concert at Snagacadece
Friday. The ladies are excellent musi-
clans, very popular in tho. American col
ony and many members of the elite were
in attendance.
Ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker
and dame of Philadelphia are here.
The Berlin exposition authorities have
accepted the offer Of Fred Thiel. repre-.
senting the multiple speed railway OF
Chicago and will grant a concession. al
Lowing the construction of moving side
walk az the exposition grounds.
LLANO BUDGET.