The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-28
Won KOELLER BALKED
WORDY DUEL THAI HAS BEEN PRO-
LIFIC OF HUMOROUS FEATURES.
Effort to Berlfn,s Municipal
Council from Petitfonfng Agains
the Anti-Revolutfon Bill.

Copyright, 1895, by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN April 27.-The people of Berlin
have been immensely entertained by the
duel which has been proceeding between
the government and the municipal council
OF Berlin, on the question of the anti-revo-
luton bill. The facts are that the magis-
tracy of Berlin resolved to petition the
Reichstag against the bill and invited the
municipal councillors to express their adj
hesion to the magistrates petition. Herr
Won Koeller, the Secretary of State for the
Interior, however, stepped in and directed
the provincial president of Brandenburg to
command the magistracy to refrain from
presenting the petition and from inviting
the municipal councillors to join them. This
was done, whereupon a meeting of the mag
istracy and municipal councillors was held
and it was resolved to convoke a great
meeting here of the city magistrates and
municipal councillors from all parts of Ger
many, on May S. The support received
since promises that the meeting will be the
occasion for an opposing demonstration
against the bill, the adoption of which, all
Liberals agree, would be the death blow to
freedom of speech in Germany. In the mean
while the municipal councillors, in nowise
overawed at Herr Won Koeller's action re-
specting the magistracy, determined to per-
0AoS la PiCoCliLlt6 Ohh l.
Won Koeller then ordered the President of
Brandenburg province, Achenbach, to enter
an objection to the petition of the municipal
councillors. B~urgomeister Call, accordingly
appeared at the Thursday sitting of the
Municipal Council and presented this objec-
ton, but the councillors unanimously de-
clined to recognize its validity and directed
their president, Dr.fLangerhaus, to forward
the petition to the Reichstag Immediately.
This was done yesterday and President
Achenbach telegraphed to President LANCER
haus threatening him with a fine of 300
marks If he forwarded the petition. The pc
tition, however, had been forwarded TO the
Reichstag twelve hours previously and Pres
. .sToo a laie.a Thed government gSse1gsn mt is aAt thus placed placed
in a sublimely ridiculous position, and the
Berliners, who nave q Keen h sense OF numor.
AS can be imagined, the matters. is not
viewed in the same light by the govern
Hohenlohe and Herr Won Koeller have fall
len out about the bill. The latter will I'M
The programme Of the ~remon at
tending the opening Haof the Baltic and
About twenty-five war ships, German and
foreign, are expected Ito take part in the
procession through the canal The troubles
of Turkey, in connection with the dispatch
of a vessel to kiei 10 take part in the
ceremonies, are! affording amusing read
cnned to take part in the naval celebration
on account of the poor state of its finances.
The Emperor then wrote an autograph let
ter to the Sultan asking him to send a
Turkish war ship to kiel. The Sultan
summoned the Minister. of Marine, Hassan
Pasha, and asked him if it was absolutely
impossible to comply with Germans wishes.
The Minister of Marine carefully studied
ism war snips and found that he had only
three frigates az BIS disposal aan wh1cn Mere
ayailaD Eo,, ana co these, gr too' dm need ef t fnnl'a anS
money. Suddenly Hassan Pasha remem-
bered that the Turkish government had
ordered a large torpedo boat from the
Germania ship-building yard at Kiel. This
vessel is already built, but has not been
paid for on account of lack of funds. The
brilliant idea struck Hassan Pasha to
send a crew to Kiel and hire this boat for
the few days of the festivities. Difficulties,
however, supervened to prevent the ex-
ecution of this scheme. and it was finally
decided to order the Turkish cruiser Hey
betnufna to go to klel.
The Emperor has signed an order giving,
for the FIRST time in the history of the
imperial maneuyers, which is exciting. deep
interest in army circles. Instead of the
usual evolutions, regular army maneuvers
will take place, the Emperor having fixed
the number of troops to take part in them
at 10000. The scene of the maneuvers will
be on the plains west of the upper course
of the Oder. The Guard du Corps, and
the Second army corps will contend against
the Third and Ninth army corps.
On Wednesday last, the fourth anniversary
of the death of Field Marshal Won Moltke,
the Emperor sent a splendid wreath Of
lduTG1S, NlO1tlS dld lOSCo u DC pldCCd III
his grave in Creisau.
Both at the Berlin and Hamburg art
exhibitions many French artists are ex-
hibiting paintings and sculptures. The
American painters, Harrison and Stewart,
are assisting the hanging here.
A new stalactite cave has been discovered
at Hohenlimburg. lit has not yet been full
ly explored, but there is little doubt that
it will equal and perhaps exceed in size
and beauty the famous Dechen cave. 1t
has large arches and colonnades and inn
mense snow white curtains of the finest
stalact!te.
Bishop Fitzgerald, of New Orleans, La,
is in Berlin presiding over the European
Methodist Conference. There are $40 del
egates in attendance.
The lower house CT the Prussian Diet
has adopted Herr Camps motion that pref
erence be given to home products in pur-
During the course of the debate, Herr
Hammerstein Loxten, the Minister of Ag-
riculture, announced that the government
had decided. as an experiment, to establish,
in the chief trade centers, cereal ware
houses for the use of agricultural socie-
ties. at cheap rentals
The Reichstag, in Difference to the wishes
of the Liberals and Centr1sts. has referred
the spirit tax amendment bill to a COM
mittee. with a view of having ii modified.
The Radicals are opposed to the bill in any
form, declaring that it would encourage the
Conservatives to demand a monopoly.
Count Po~sadowski, Secretary of the
Imperial Treasury, repudiated any such
idea, declaring that the proposed premium
would simply provide an outlet for a pos
sible accumulation of stocks. The second
reading of the anti-revolution bill has been
fixed for May 6.