The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-07
OUR berlin CABLE Letter.
SOME SENSATIONAL REPORTS on
THE TRIAL OF EDITORS FOR
IESE MAJESTIC.
SsIIANS ARE STERNLY CALLED 70 ACCOUNT
Summoned to Berlin for Having Said
That They Did Not Recognize the
Franco-German Treaty-Other
Items of Interest.

Berlin, Nov. 2.-(Copyrighted, 1895, by
the Associated Press. 1.-The reports of
the joint trial of the editors of the Vor-
waerts and Volksblatt on the charge of
iese majestic, have produced sensational
reading in some respects. It has been
shown, for instance, that the Baron Won
Mirbach, high court official, actually
visited Herr Singer to request him to
cease his attacks in the VOrwaerts on the
memory of Emperor William l and en-
deavored to induce him to stop his oppo-
sitiOn to the Emperor William memorial
church. 1t has likewise transpired that
Herr Schwechten. the architect of the
church, is himself guilty Of placing the
dcurrilous inscription on the building
which has attracted so much attention.
These unpleasant revelations have led
conservative papers like the Deutsch
TalZeitung, to reproach the court with
want of tact.
Another curios feature of the case was
the queer decision of the presiding judge,
who displayed throughout, hostility for
the prisoners ON the charge of lese
majestic, his Interpretation being opposed
to many decisions of the imperial SUI
preme court He laid down that it was
doubtless in view of the inviolability of
the emperor that nobody had a right to
say anything against the person of his
majesty. This new rendering of lese
majestic has been denounced by the
whole of the liberal and radical party as
fallacious and illegal. The case will be
appealed to the supreme court so far as
the NOrwaertS is concerned. These
prosecutions have had the result of still
more singing retorts, and in scathing
editorial on the trial, the Vorwaerts asks
the emperor to define whom he referred
to in his recent address as a gang I'M
worthy to bear the name of Germans"
adding, ironically, sit is only just to
know"
The Vorwaerts will be prosecuted for
publishing this article and the govern
ment is issuing now orders to the police
to continue to make unremitting warfare
upon these Socialists and their press.
The order for two new Atlantic liners,
placed by the North German Lloyd's
Steamship company at the yard at Elbin
has caused much satisfaction to the en-
peror, at whose dictation it was stated
the North German Lloyd company will
hereafter, if the present orders are sat
isfactorily executed, have its vessels
built exclusively in German ship build
ing yards.
The contracts provide that the new
transatlantic liners are to attain a trial
speed of % knots per hour and that they
are to be able to stem 81 knots ON an
average each hour regularly while en-
gagged in summer service.
1t is stated that many ideas which have
been and are to be employed in building
fast torpedo boats will be adopted in the
construction of the new steamships of
the North German Lloyd company, in
order that while attaining the stipulated
high speed they will be able to make
great economies in their coal consump-
ton.
With the intention of induging in wild
boar shooting every autumn the emperor
has ordered the purchase of another
tract of country and the building of n
shooting lodge near Oberhastsach AL
satia.
His majesty, while inspecting the
grounds in the vicinity of Oberhastsach
with a game keeper, is reported to have
remarked: 81 am more fond of Alsace
than of my own native Prussia"
Although the king of Portugal intends
to make a shorter stay at Potsdam than
Emperor William desired, he has re-
ceived the greatest attention. King Car
los was given the red chambers in the
new palace, which are luxuriously fitted
up, and from the window of which a
splendid view can be obtained.
A great stag battue will be held in
Wild Park (Potsdam) on Monday, and
one of the famous white stays will be
shot by the king of Portugal who will also
be present at the ceremony of swearing
in the recruits at Berlin. Gala per-
formances will be given at theaters to-
night.
The domiciliary visit made by the po-
lice of Colmar, Alsace, on Saturday last
and the summoning of representatives
of the people to answer for having said
in an interview published in the Petit
Journal of Paris that the Alsatians did
not recognize the Franco-German treaty
ceding Alsace and Lorraine to Germany,
which have shown the reviving strength
of the protesting spirit there. Herr
PRESS, however, has promised the au-
thorities to have corrections made in the