The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
DREAD A FIFTY-CENT DOLLAR.
sILVERITEs TO BLAME FOR THE
FINANCIAL SCARE.

lions for the Christmas Festival
Occupy Most of the Germans-The
winter to BE Gay One in Berlin
social Circles.
Berlin, Dec. 22.-Pubhc interest in Ber-
lin in the quarrel between the United
States and Great Britain has never been
highly strained, and bids fair to become
rapidly less, especially as regards
the political aspect of the ques-
tion. On the other hand, how
ever. financial anxiety is on the in
crease. The operations on the bourse here,
in Frankfort and in Vienna on Saturday
showed a greater tendency to take the
situation seriously. 1t is true that moth
ing like war panic prevailed, but the
operators obviously got the impression
that the financial position must become
much worse than it is, whatever may
happen. in relieving the political diff
Guilty. The selling of American stocks on
the various German bourses proceeded ac-
lively and considerable number of bear
orders are reported to have been sent
10 London. The selling movement
meanwhile is not that investors are
unloading, but it is largely confined to
speculative dealings which seem calcu-
ers. The concurrence of the financial
press in the gloomy view of the monetary
prospects Of the United States is giving a
great deal of assistance to spectators
for fall. Responsible newspapers, like
the National Zeitung, predict a flow of
gold from the United States.
In regard to a tariff war between Ger
many and the United States, nobody af-
tects to believe that anything of the kind
will occur excepting interested agrarians.
ka 1aWr haaNa Hsnr.f Oh.
would result in the formation of a strong
Germany.
The preparations which everybody is
making for Christmas. places to the ma
tons at large, political and financial
events in the background. The members
OF the imperial family have returned from
their tour through Burgher Fashion. The
emperor is enjoying himself in the bosom
of his family and the life of the royalties
at the new palace at Postdam mirrors
upon great scale most of the households
in Germany. on Christmas eve the big
gest event for the young princes will be
"Die Bescherung," the giving of Christ
mas boxes. The distribution of gifts win
be made from a Christmas tree, OF which
each prince will have one, their size vary
ing according to the ages of the owners.
There will be tree. too, for the little
princess, Victoria Louise, and there will
also be trees for everybody in the house
hold, down to the kitchen servants. Apart
from domestic fetes, Berlin viii be quiet
socially until the season commences, short
lY DeIOTB the annual OiQenSLGSI, WHICH
will take place on Jan. IS, the twenty
fifth anniversary of the proclamation of
the German empire.
Chancellor Prince Won Hohenlohe left
Berlin on Friday on his way to Bohemia,
to pass the Christmas holidays with his
eldest son. Prince Philip.
Among the high society leaders of Ber-
lin Prince and Princess Radzewill are the
only ones now here. The princess is ''at
home every day from p. m. until in the
evening to intimate friends. Just prior
to the "Ordenfest" all of the grand seig-
neurs will leave their country seats for
Berlin. The upper house of the Prussian
Diet will then begin its session and the
series of court balls Will commence. Each
aristocratic set gives its own special func-
tions, society clique is more pronounced
than ever, not having been modified in
the slightest degree under the regime of
Emperor William II. Besides the regular
court circle there is the set of officers of
the First Guards, composed Of members
of the old mediaeval princely families
This set is so exclusive that 1t will not
mix even with the officers of the Garde
Du Corps. Then there is the Hohenlohe
circle, to which belong the Furstenbergs,
Schoenbergs, Hatzfeldts and other famil-
les of that rank whose names are found in
the Alamach d Gotha, and who look down
upon everybody outside of their set. Those
Of the public official circle stand apart
from the court aristocrats, the various
oiques meeting only at great assemblies
where the general world goes. Then,
form a society by themselves, and so on
down. All Of these circles will be in full
swing of gaiety three weeks hence MAX
ing Berlin brighter and adding to the
prosperity of the tradesmen, and no COM
plications in the east or the west menace
a blight upon. a good season.
According to accepted reports the much
talked of letters that were in the posses
sion of Baron Won Hammerstein, the alb
sconding ex-editor of the Kreuz Zeitung,
came into the possession of the socialist
leaders in the Reichstag through the Bar
ons mistress, Flora Gaes. Fraulein Gaes
was left in INDECENT circumstances and
Oh 1to~a1 - la..tn Al F.1a @f
inability to pay her bills, the chamber
maids in the hotel holding her
trunks as security for some small
The Freisinnge deputies in the Reichstag
bought some of the letters from her, but
the socialists are in possession OF seventy
ative deputies and officials. Most of these
letters are addressed to Baron Hammer
stein, but some of them are addressed to
flora herself. 1t is revelations not OF
political scheming alone that these con-
serVativeS dread, but the letters show va
rlous examples of moral turpitude on their
part that they would go great lengths to
conceal Baron Won Stumm- -Halberg, who
IS himself clear of all suspicion, proposes
10 assist his embarrassed associates in
the RelchStag by moving resolution
restraining the members from making
any oral disclosures in debates and pro-
hibltng under severe penalties the pub
hcauon of any of the contents of the
letters Baron Won Stumm also seems
very serious in his resolve to raise the
question of the exclusion of the socialists
from the Reichstag on the ground that
they have violated the constitution in
receiving payment from party funds.
While Prince Bismarck was chancellor a
similar effort was made to repress the
socialists, but It was a failure
Ine iizzle which Rector Ahlwardt has
made in his anti-Semitics campaign in
me United States has still further dis
credited him among anti-Semites here.
a meeting Of the democratic anti-Semite
union, which was held yesterday, resent
90 the suggestion that in Rector Ahl-
Mardts tour Of America he was acting
~ any way in a representative capacity
ana II was explicitly declared that his
tIip was undertaken wholly without the
knowledge of the union.
The emperor has invited all Of the
members Of the Reichstag who sat in
ine hrst session after the creation Of that
DouE IN 1871 70 be present al the castle
on Jan. ls, tho twenty-fifth anniversary
oi the proclamation Of the German em-
pure. y has been ascertained that Of the
original body, only thiriy-hve are now
awe and that out Of thirty who formed
we memorable deputatiOn 10 Versailles
won me occasion ~ the proclamation Of
p iitlhm J az emperor Of Germany the
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