New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30
VON HAMMERSTEIN'S ARREST
A TELLING BLOW TO THE SCHEMES VI
SOCIALIST LEADERS.
PROSPECT OF a RACY SCANDAL sEAsoN-rH'"D-
MANN NEGOTIATEs FOR HIS REio""
CHRISTMAS WITH RoYALTIEs-TliE
UNITED STATES TO RETALIATE
IN THE INSURANCE AFFAIR


UNITED STATES TO RETALIATE
IN THE INSURANCE AFFAIR
por,,r Dec 2e-The capture In Athens OF Baron
Won Hammerstein the former Editor Oh the No.
Zeltung" who absconded under charges VI io'ey
| and embezzlement created tremendous sehSa'.o''
| in politcal and social circles when MS aiies'
| "a mo known on Saturday. The capture Oh '"',
fugitive has cut the ground from under 'ne ieo' "
the Socialist leaders, and may even DE sa'u ~
ca rried away the feet OF some or theHi' an "e
one of the chief weapons OF the SOCIALIST press an
the Socialist parliamentary leaders mas cohsiS'e'
OF insinuations that the Government hao coni"'e'
a+ IJammersten's escape AMI frowned upon genuine
attemps to bring him back In order to prevent oiS
closures affecting the Conservative suppoi '''' -
| the Government. The capture OF HA'"''''
has thus rendered the Hammersten letters VINO"
the Socialists holding over the heads or may
| Conservative members of the Keichstag Almost IL
no, yybolIv valueess as terrorizing measures
| There has never been a moment since the dlsaP-
pearance of Hammerstein that the Government mas
| not been earnest and unceasing in us ehoea''i'
| to find him and bring him back TO justice ho i"a
ter who might be injured by any revelations "ni'"
| his prosecution might entail The poltica ponce
tracked him through Switzerland and Italy. ana
finally spotted him he was LANDING . o i,yit five
steamer at Praeus the port OF A men down a1I the
police commissares watched him closely durins 'e
seeret to mf the ree a
The Government Of Greece does not extradite cu-
| rrits except for capital offences, Dut uhuer pre-
sure from Berlin the Athens authorities took ad-
vantage Of Itammersteins having recOra feo tbe
! Kingdom as an Anarchist suspect Hammesrs,,eir
therefore compelled to leave and ics a so
took the steamer and the moment the vessei sea
omlssay Wolf Of the THE Ber cond pot Of the Gov
| ern ment in the Hammerstein matter having tnu mus
S Ssg TO pursue their plans OF Socialist repression
while the Conservatives no longer deterrea III
| Socialist menaces Of damaging reVeiatiohs' VIII
| urge represslve measure In the Re!chstds.
Berlin now has the prospect OF an extremely racy
| scandal season between the Hammerstein case ana
| the revelations contained in the Won hotZe oocu-
ments which are in the possession OF Fritz Fried
| MANN the abscondng Berlin lawyer. ACCORDING 10
current report Friedman Is now IN iIonuon, WEI I
| he has prepared pamphlet attacking ngn i5sa,
and political persons, which he threatens 10 pupAsn
| If the German authorities modest him anywhere. IT
Is understood that Friedman Wants aol in
| init 10 return TO Germany, nomlnaiiy incoemto IN
order settle his affairs and Is now neg nd
| The celebration in the New Palace at Potsdam on
] Christmas Eve was even brilliant than
| usual The Emperor and Empress and the Iaem-
| bers Of their family entered the Shell Hall at
o'clock In the afternoon. attended by the members
| of the imperial household. The presents were
spread out upon tables placed along the walls ana
the young Princes could hardly be restrained IRON
| mire the handsome gifts before all OF the COM
pany had assembled; Immediately 2fter the o CON-
court etiquette to relax and everybody mixed free
| y with the others. At all Of the military barracks
| in Berlin each company had its Christmas tree,
| and the ceremony OF "Bescherung" (the giving OF
| Christmas boxes twas observed. Prince BlsmarcK
| spent Christmas alone with his famny C0unt ana
Countess Won Rantzau, the latter his daughter, ana
! his SON Count Herbert Bismarck and his wiIe.
The health OF the ex-Chancellor Is excellent. lie
| walks but little, but drives frequently.
| Official information from Washington has been
| received in Berlin that the Tn States Govern
| uent will close out all German insurance COM
| nor,as doing business in the United States unless
| Prussia rescnds her measures against American
| insurance companies, preventing them from doing
| business here