The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10
Orders a Disloyal Recruit Sent
TO a Dungeon.
CoNFIScATES SOCIALIST PAPERS
But Is Defeated by Socialists on Mil
itary Trials Question.
A Pastor Exhorts the Troops to Watch
the Russian Frontier - Police Ex-
clude the Public From the Ceremo-
nies of Swearing the soldiers.

COPYRIGHTED by the Associated Press.
Berlin, Nov. 9.--This has heen week
Of court fetes and ptIhlic ceremonies. Two
somewhat sensational incidents occurred
on Monday at the swearing of the re-
cruits at poisdam one of the recruits. r
man named NallweilS a Mennonite from
Daikehmon. East Prussia, refused 90 take
the oath. and was instantly arrested by
order Of the emperor and carried off to u
dungeon. This occurred in the presence
of the king Of Portugal. who was visiting
his imperial majesty. and as the king fall
cd % grasp the meaning OF the incident
the matter was explained TO him by thu
emperor.
The second incident consisted in the ex-
traord.n3ry remark of the evangelical
pastor, who warned the recruits that they
must not only think Of ''Wacht am Rhen."
hut also Of "Wacht am WeichzeL" This
utterauce. leveied against Russia. has
caused a great deal OF surprise. and II is
rumored that the Russian embassy has
reported the matter % ST. Petersburg.
At the swearing of the Berlin, Spandau
and Charlottcnherg recruits on Thursday.
the public was vigorously excluded cor
don Of police preventing all approach To-
the place where the ceremony took place.
This precautionary measure has heen se-
vereiy commented upon. but IL was due
- the special order OF the emperor. who.
moreover. verbally expressed his satisfac-
tion 90 the police president and distributed
nineteen decorations TO various police Of
ficers who had displayed zeal upon recent
occasions and upon this occasion.
At the ST. Huhertus day chase on Tues
day. in Gruuewald. in which 800 courtiers
took paC. the order OF the White Stag
was revived by the emperor. The motto
OF the order. I'm French. is worn in gold
embroidery across the breast and runs:
''Nive le Roi ct Ses Chasseurs'' C'Long
live the king and his hunters'). At tho
a f,.,fI
Grunewald castle. Emperor William pro-
posed the toast. Fidelity and faith"
only one wild boar was speared during
the chase. and this was sold TO the keeper
Of a popular Berlin restaurant 20 whom
the emperor wished a good appetite,
Tho agrarians are resuming active agi-
taton in view Of the approach OF the re-
opening Of the reichstag. Their speakers
are touring the country. declaring that the
palliative measures proposed by the gov
ernment are not satisfactory, and that
Count Kanitzs proposal for a state grain
monopoly alone will suffice to relieve ths
depression. Moreover. they demand that
tho government approve the principle of
bi-metallism. The agrarians are encour-
aged in this agitation by the hesitating
opposition Of the government. The Prus-
sian ministry OF hushandry only recently
declared that the government was consd-
ering how To prevent further fall IN sill
yer The future policy OF the agTarfans was
declared in a speech by Herr Puttkammer.
brother Of the former minister. IN which
he declared that IL members Of the reichs-
tag representing trade and Industrial CEN
ters opposed the demands OF the agrfcul-
turists the latter would take their revenge
by aholishing the protective duties on coal
and iron, and thus ruin the German iron
industry.
The proposed reforms in the manner of
conducting military trials. after hanging
fire for a number Of years. have come 10
the front again. and viii he brought before
the rechstag tits winter. The emperor
does not favor publicity in such trials, but
the minister for war. Gen. Bronsart Won
Schellendorf. yielding to pressure brought
10 bear upon his department throughout
Germany has abandoned his opposition to
the measure within the bundesrath. and lt
is expected that a bill decreeng compre-
hcusive changes will be passed by tho
rcchstag Herr Richter and some or the
Socialist leaders collected a lot Of highly
interesting material during the summer
months. showing outrageous cases of secret
military trials, which Will be submitted to
the reChstag.
Az tho military control meetings this
week for the FIRST time. the new imperial
order was read. which not only prohibits
The possession and circulation OF revoiu-
tionarv or Socialist literature within mill
farv barracks hut also prohibits their pos
session or circulation outside the barracks,
even among soldiers belonging 10 the army
reserve. and severe penalties are provided
for contraventions Of this order
The Sunday. Wednesday and Thursday
issues cf the Socialist organ. Norwaerts.
were seized By The police, and charges or
lese n1aieste have been preferred against
three Of the editors of the paper. one OF
the incrminanng articles was headed
'Gnade WemmEnade Gefment." directly al
lacking tho emperor for pardonlng two po-
uc.. serpeAnts who brutaily treated two
citizens. and another article ridcuied the
divine RIA ght theory.
Afv.ces received here from FTiedrichs-
r7iha say Prince Blsmarck's condition IS
satisfactory. barring facial neuralgia and
frequent insomnia. hut growing weak
ness Of the whole body is perceptihle. 20
the old statesman seldom ventures OUTSIDE
ou foot.
rhe nonce have searched the home In
Zealan.iorf close 10 Berlin. of Herr schu-
man. the representative of an American
rlavgsuau.r. for reasonable literature. ana
have seized several papers. Schunan ~
Prnsslan subject and a former employee Of
the secret police.