The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-16
Great Naval Parade Through
Baltic Canal on Friday.
ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN SHIPS.
A Vast Quantity of Beer Ordered for
the Foreign Seamen.
Germany To Have Twenty-two War
ships and IL 900 Men. and the yis-
itors TO Have 10000 Men-ActIyity
OF the Agrarian AgitaTors.
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! Copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press
Berlin. June I5.-fuhitc attention inst
now Is wholly centered upon the approach
/ ing fetes at klel in celebration OF the
opening Of The Baltic and North sea canal
| Other questions. even that OF another cab
met crisis. which is lowering in the air.
! have been relegated 70 the background. on
Friday. June 4. twenty-five German war
ships will be anchored in Eiel har1or. hav-
Ing on board II 600 German sailors, and on
the many foreign warships which viii he
there az the same time there will be 5000
men in round numbers.
The United States squadron entered the
harbor today. and on passing the Frede-
rick's fort its guns sAuted the German
flag, which was flying from the fort. The
fort returned the compliment.
The postal arrangements az kfel are OF
an extraordinary description. A number Of
noaung postoffices viii lie in lie midst of
the waships. and a small fleet OF steam
I pinnaces Will maintain an elaborate mail
service. In addition, a marine postoffice
VIII be established on board the steamer
which has been set apart for the use OF
the press, and this postoffice will he under
the supervision Of government officials
able TO converse In the seven leading Ian
guages The newspaper men. however. ara
already complaining greatly. not OF the
manner in which they have been treated.
/ but of the way It is proposed TO treat them
during the fetes. According 10 the pro-
gramme the press steamer will not he al
lowed to ioin In the procession through the
canal. and moreover. she will be station
ed in such an awkward position that those
on board OF her will be able TO see little
or nothing Of the ceremonies. Naturally
this has caused considerable discomfort
among the newspaper fraternity and all
the big newspapers have been compelled
TO take other steps to obtain the informa-
I ton they desire to print in their columns.
At the Imperial banquet at Holtenau.
Emperor William VIII toast the United
States navy and the band Will play Hail,
Columbia" In spite of the official state
ment TO the effect that the canal is safe
and ready for navigation. competent en-
gineers who have inspected the new water
way express the opinion that 1t is quite
certain that the banks will cave in during
the passage Of the big warships.
The lavish character of the hospitality
which viii be extended 20 the crews of
the various foreign ships at Kiel may he
judged from the fact that contract made
with a Hamburg firm provides for the
supply of fourteen tons of fresh meat
daily. ZOO bottles of wine, 300 bottles OF
spirits. 1000 bottles of beer. 5000 gal
I Ions OF beer in casks and l. .0oo gallons OF
milk apart from the ordinary rations en-
board.
| Politics in the meanwhile are in very
ruuddled condition The agrarians. IN
! coalition with me conservatives. nave
again started bitter campaign agalhs.
the present cabinet. with the intention or
securing the dismissal of DIR. Won Boet-
/ ticher. the imperial secretary OF state
for the interior; Baron Marschal Won
RIeberstein the imperial minister Tor
/ foreign affairs. and Baron Won Berlepsch'
! the Prussian minister OF commerce, 10
! whose opposition they attribute the gov
! ernment's refusal 10 sanction any of the
big agrarian schemes. The conservatives
also point to the latest Developments OF
/ the, China-Japan imbroglio, especially in
! the Chinese loan, az showing that Baron
! Won Bieberstein's foreign policy has been
( a complete fasco The agrarians are
/ pushing the agitation against American
cereals, especially prepared oatmeal.
/ During the past week the emperor has
/ shown truly feverish activity. After
/ sleeping on the train that brought him
/ from Kfel to Berlin on Sunday. he worked
/ several hours early Monday morning and
then reviewed the horse guards Every
/ day since he has reviewed or drilled
/ troops. generally accompanied by the
/ Austrian Archduke Francis Salvador, be-
side dispatching an enormous amount of
state business and attending the army
races az the Hoppergarten. AS slight
diversion his majesty rescued man from
drowning while yachting on the Wann-
see a lake near Potsdarn.
The emperor has sent a large sum OF
money to be applied TO the relief Of the
! victims of the floods in the Black Forest
( district Of Wurtemburg. and by his per-
sonal order he has pardOned William
B f. kert the German-AmeTican who, when
I revisfting his old home. was sentenced tn
/ nine months IN Jail for lese majestic
committed in letters written to his wife
who has been since divorced from him In
/ Breslau. His majesty tomorrow viii wit
( ness the rowing contests OF the Berlin
/ regatta at Grunau on the I.angesee-
Two trials which have been followed
with interest have just been concluded.
An ex-csptain in the Bavarisn army
/ named Arnold has been acquitted al Mum
! ich hy a jury OF the charge Of libeling
/ Prince Alexander of Prussia and his
morganatic wife. a young actress with n
! history 4 second trial was that OF
Z Thomas BrecStels Bauer. who has just
! been sentenced 20 six months ifnprison-
/ nent at Nuremburg on the charge of lese
majestic committed against the insane
{ King Otto OF Bavaria
Mathilde Heinso and oscar Heinemann.
/ fusitives from Sarnokow. are wanted by
Z the German authorities on the charge Of
/ committing murder by the administration
/ OF poison. Both these persons fed 20 the
/ United States and are said 70 have ar
/ rived in Now York on February /
J. r. Jackson. secretary OF the United
+ States embassy here, IS expected back TO
. his post a the end Of the month. on his
arrival in Berlin the United States am
/ bassador Mr. Runyon. and Mrs Runyon
/ will go on a trip 20 Sweden and Norway.
Richard Watson Glider. editor of the
F Century Magazine. was feted in this city
before departing for Venice 10 attend
/ the marriage Of his ister-ir-law, VINO is
a sister OF Charles De Kay, United
. States consul general here.