The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
WHERE NEWS IS
HARD TO GATHER
Journalists Not Admitted to
the Parliamentary
Dinner.
One Venturesome Scribe Uses a
Clever Ruse, but Is Soon
Expelled.
Consequently the Details of the Con.
verSation Between HohenIohe and
William Are Meager.
roOpyrlsnt. 1885, by the United Associated prs..s.l

L
liamentary dinner given on Wednesday
last by the Imperial Chancellor, Prince
Won Hohenlohe, did not attract the at
tention of the press, as has been the rule
heretofore upon the occasion of this
function, and consequently less than
usual is known of what actually took
place there. The reason for this is the
fact that representatives of the press were
entirely excluded from the banquet-hall,
whereas hitherto they have been es-
pecially invited to be present. While the
dinner was in progress one journalist
managed to get into the banquet-hall
upon his presentation of blank invita-
tion-card, but he was soon discovered and
unceremon1ously expelled.
Reliable echoes of the Emperor's con-
versation at the banquet agree that his
Majesty's sympathy is entirely with the
Hamburg employers, and he is represented
as saying that the employers are wholly
lacking in their sense of the Importance
of working general coalition of en-
pIoyers against the unions of the working
men and advising the cooperation of the
German, English and other employers in
devising a scheme of an international
commission upon the conditions of trade
which would benefit not only the EN-.
ployer, but the employe as well.
In regard to the Hamburg strike it may
be said that all OF the prospects of the
success of the strikers are extremely
gloomy. The dispatches which have been
eabled during the past week, while giving
a general outline of the situation, really
told nothing OF the actual condition of af-
fairs. The fact is that the strikers
and their families are suffering terribly
for lack OF food, clothing, shelter, etc.. and
1t is reported the amounts contributed by
subscription from various sources to the
fund for the support of the strikers have
either not been paid at all or have been
very iniudiciously distributed. In conse-
quence of this state OF things the men are
losing heart and many OF them are seeking
reinstatement, but the masters remain OBJ
durate and refuse to permit any of them
to return until the strike is finally ended.
At the beginning Of the strike the en-
ployers offered to pay 4 shillings pence
for day of twelve hours, including meal
times, but the strikers demanded shil-
ings day with overtime. The employers
are now regulating the offer together with
q reference OF matters in dispute to their
inquiry suggested by the Hamburg Senate
with view of preparing method of set
tling disputes by negotiations between the
employers and employees, and it is prob
able that des pite the fact that at the ballot
ing at yesterdays meeting some of the
strikers voted in favor Of continuing the
strike, the offer will be accepted in the
early part of this week.
hn of ha's
dinner on Wednesday conVersed for some
time with Herr Won LevetZow, formerly
President OF the Reichstag, and it is sup
posed that the subject OF the conversation
was the matter of acceptance by Herr Won
Levetzow of the presidency of the Prus-
sian Upper House, which has been de-
cined by Prince Solms Hohensolms Lich
on the ground of i'll health. The Prince
was elected TO the Office, but he positively
refused to serve.
The scandals which resulted in the ar
rest of Major Baron Won Tausch, chief of
the political police, for forgery and perjury,
upon which charges he is now in Jail
awaiting trial, are still being generally
discussed in the newspapers and in the
cafes and other public places. The Ber-
liner Tageblatt, which paper was shown
up during the trial OF Baron Won Luetzow
as the home OF one of the agents of Tausch
now turns daily somersaults in an en-
deavor to demonstrate its loyalty to the
Foreign Office and Yehemently denounces
the at one time supposed connection of
Tausch with Prince Bismarck and Count
Herbert Bismarck as the grossest cal
umny against the ex-Chancellor and his
son.
The TagebIatt, the Hanover Courier and
other newspapers inspired from a COM
mon source are conducting an agitation
with the object of obtaining the arrest of
was for a long time an active agent of
Tausch and at the same time an occa-
sional correspondent of New York news
paper and secret agent of the Porte
Mundt NJ maintains villa on Lake Lucerne
in Switzerland. and has long enjoyed the
confidence of the German mbassies in
Rome and Constantinople- He has reaped
a rich harvest as secret agent all around
and has been able to effect the expulsion
of foreign journalists from Berlin if they
became obnoxious 10 him. Mundt has not
vet been arrested, and it is reported that
he has fed from Lucerne to Canstanti-
nople; but his presence is likely to be de-
manded in Berlin upon the occasion of the
coming trial OF Tausch.
The event of the American colony in
Berlin in the last week was the charity
concert OF the Grail Lodge of the Ameri-
can Theosophical Society in Berlin, which
was held in the Hotel Rome last evening.
United States EN- bassador Uni, Mrs. Uhl,
Miss Alice Uni. Marshall Uhl, Consul
General de Kay, Mrs. de Kay and Vice
nsui-General Zimmerman were present.
The artists were Miss Mary Howell Avins,
Miss Leonora Jackson and Ernest Jack
son. After the concert there was supper,
and Mrs. Uhl distributed to a number OF
poor girls the material contributions, the
object of the concert, consisting OF
dresses, hats, boots, under-garmen etc;
The situation in regard 10 Cuba created
by the action of the Foreign Relations
Committee Of the United States Senate IN
agreeing to a resolution recognizing the
independence of the island caused the
Berlin and Frankfort bourses to open
weak yesterday, and greatly checked the
transaction of business in American Sc
eurltles until advices were received from
LONDON showing that confidence was
practically mistaken there. This news
had the effect to restore confidence here
ana IN frankfort, and prices recovered,
but closed fraction lower on the day.
at the request of the Emperor the mill
tary court will reopen the inquiry in the
case OF Lieutenant Baron Won BrusewitZ,
who was sentenced to four years contine-
ment in fortress for killing an artisan
named Siebman in cafe in Carlsruhe a
short time ago because Siebman refused