The herald., 1895-10-06
Agrarian Activity Pending the
Reichstag Session
RUSSO. GERMAN COURTESY
The Cologne Espionage Affair Is Devel.
oping Widely
Phylloxera flakes Its Apprenticeship Anne ri
can Citizen Fined for Evasion of Ger
man rliIitary Duty
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
| BERLIN, Oct. 5.-Emperor William b.
ing away from the capital, political dull
ness ,eigned during the past week in Ber-
lin. The bundesrath, however, meets
next week and the Agrarian depressio n
will be one of the first subjects discussed
very active throughout the smumer. In
a speech this week Count Won Konitz,
their leader, declared that his grain
monopoly bill would come before the
reichstag during the coming session. He
added that he expected something help :
full would be- done. The Agrarians have
made alliances ana have Understandings 8
with the whole of the right and part Of
the center party and they think they will
have majority this time. The chief
subject of speculation recently has been
the contents of Emperor Williams letter
to the czar and as to whether it was poll
tlcal or not.
Count Won Moltke, the emperor's aide
de-camp who took the missive TO the
czar. has started on his return to Berlin
with an autograph letter from Russia's
ruler.
The count was everywhere received in
the kindest manner. In an audience
which he had with the czar, the latter
spoke in the most fattering terms OF the
emperor OF Germany. According to an
account published today the emperor's
letter to the czar was nothing more than
an invitation for him to be present at
shooting party to be held at Trakenen
on the Russian frontier, and Emperor
Nicholas is said to have replied that his
decision would depend upon the health
OF the empress, who is on the eve of her
accouchment. In any case, it is added,
the meeting would be entirely private.
The Cologne espionage affair is devel-
opins widely, important information
having been obtained since the arrest of
the men presumed to be French officers
or agents of France. Major Won Kaelkka
of the ministry. and Captain Won Theu-
menaloif of the general staff. have ar
rived at Cologne to investigate the mat
ter. A number OF further arrests have
heen made, and in addition, woman
named Richter has been arrested at
Magde burg on one charge of having acted
as the paid medium OF communication
between a Fierch army officer and an
EN- mployee of the Gruzon Steel works. who
furnished the French officer through her
drawing models of iron clad vessels, guns
and carriages, etc., to be used in these
forts and invaluable plans of the German
defenses. The arrest OF the couple is said
to have been brought about tn rough the
fact that the woman and the employee of
the GruZon works have peen noticed
spending quite a large amount of French
gold. This aroused suspicious and their
arrest followed. The preliminary inquiry
into the case Is now said to be nearly
completed. and the whole matter will
soon be submitted to the central mill
tary authorities in Berlin.
Some new arrests have also been made
in Berlin, including that of Nine. Suwar-
inc, the widow OF q major in the Russian
army. The evidence thus far obtained
seems TO show beyond any doubt that the
models and parts of guns and rifles of the
Krupp works at Essen. as well as from
the Gruzon works at Magdeburg, besides
drawings of different frontier cities, have
passed through the hands of the accused
to France during the past year. The case
will be tried in the imperial courts at
Leipsic within week.
The North German Gazette announces
that an agreement was signed at Hankow
yesterday by the German consul there
granting to Germany the concessions now
enjoyed by Great Britain.
The vineyards of Sausenheim. district
of Bavaria, are infested with phylluxera.
The authorities of Munich are doing
everything possible to localixe the evil, as