The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-24

Other Political Parties Interested in
Calling a Halt on the Morose Monarch
Gag Placed on Public On1cials-Sin to
Ask for What They Can't Get.
copyrighted 1896 by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, May 23-The reichstag and the
diet have adjourned for the Whitsuntide
holidays. In the diet, the court reform
bill will be again discussed, since the
Herrenhaus has reinstated the much
discussed assessor paragraph after I'M
terhaus had rejected il. The latter.
however, will again refuse TO accept it,
should it again come back.
Regarding the reichstag, the govern
ment desires the adoption of the new
civil code before the final adjournment,
even If the session is thereby prolonged
TO the summer. One of the first mat
tiers for discussion in the reichstag, az
ter the vacation, will be the question in
troduced by the Socialists and Radicals
regarding9he advisa.bility of thorough
ly changing the law of association,
which dates from 1851 and Is utterly
antiquated. Herren Bebei and Aur
have secured a mass of evidence show
ing that every political party represen-
ted in the reichstag, including the Con-
servatives, has been guilty of breaches
of the law under the provisions of which
the Socialist executive leaders were
convicted on Monday, and they thus
hope to force the reichstag TO aid in
abolishing the existing law.
GOVERNMENTS BLUNDER.
1t is generally admitted that the gov
eminent made serious blunder in pros
ecuting the Socialist leaders for doing
precisely what all political societies have
done without interference.
The Voerwaerts says "All parties
must now have their eyes opened to
the fact that it is In their own interest
TO wipe out this obnoxious law"
The Vossische Zeitung remarks:
This trial, begun with so much noise,
ends with filming the Socialists 800 marks
1t was we'll worth this sum TO the Social
lists TO have the trial brought into dis
cussion in the reichstag"
Herr Bebel's opinion, expressed after
the trial, was: while the anti-So-
ciaiist laws were in force 1 attended
great many political trials, sometimes
as the accused and sometimes as a wit
ness. But never in my experience has
the political police suffered such a crush
ing moral defeat"
Prince Honeniohe's statement in the
reichstag, on Monday pledging himself
TO reform the military courts procedure
based on modern, legal principles, was
made with the consent of the emperor.
A high court official says: His maj
esty has now become firmly convinced
that reform is urgently needed although
he insists upon framing the new law
so as not to impair the army discipline.
The emperor intends TO make the fourth
battalion as effective as the three bat
talions. without placing additional bur-
dens on the nation
PUBLIC OFFICIALS GAGGED.
A ministerial decree has been issued
abridging the constitutional right of pc
titioning the government, so far as the
entire army of government officials is
concerned, and making it punishable
offense to petition the government on
public measures unless the petitioning
officials take the same view as the
government. AS a result, intense indig-
nation prevails among the whole body
of government officials, as the decree
curtails their political privileges, and
protests are being made on ell sides.
Colonel Won Ldebst, of Frankfort-on-
was offered months ago the
position of re-organizer of the Chinese
army. The negotiations then collops-
ed, as Colonel Liebst wanted greater
freedom in the choice of his assistants,
but it is now learned that after the Mos
cow fetes Ii Hung Chang will person
ally discuss the matter with Colonel
Won Liebst, who is great authority on
technique. If the colonel then
accepts, he will be appointed generals
simO of the Chinese army.
While in Germany, Ii Hung Chang
intends 10 visit the Krupp works at
Essen, where he will place orders for
guns, etc. The Chinese statesman will
also visit Prince Bismarck.
COLOGNE GAZETTE BARRED.
There is much comment on the fact
that the representatives Of the Cologne
Gazette, hitherto the most influential
of the semi-official papers, have been
forbidden access TO the royal castles
and court by order of the emperor, who
IS incensed at certain attacks on his
personal entourage. The Cologne Ga
Zette is now in the curious position of
being directly and indirectly Inspired
by the Hohenlohe cabinet and yet plac- i
ed on the blacklist by the emperor
The flower corso on the race track
of the West End on Wednesday was A
failure owing 10 the pouring rain and
the fact that the court is in mourning
on account of the archduke Charles |
Louis OF Austria, involving the absence
Of their majesties. Princess Frederick
Leopold and her brotheh Duke Ernest |
Gunther of Schleswig- Holstein and |
about ninety stylish be-fiowered turn
outs, driven mostly by army officers.
were the attractions. One four-in-hand |
was driven by Mr.. Peckham of Boston.
Mass.
Thousands of Americans visited the
exposition here this week. and some
New York and Chicago firms placed big |
orders with some OF the exhibitors. espe- |
cialiy in the mechanical department.
ANTI-MICROBICON.
Mr.. Langheld's anti-mierobicon was
this week in the hospitals |
Of Vienna, Frankfort, Breslau and
Leipsic. where the sub-cutaneous was |
by the digestive treatment |
In all. 142 patients have now been trea-
ted by the new method. one cure was
a S2-year old epiieptic. scrofulous con-
sumptive. whose weight increased 80 |
pounds within six weeks. An agent for
a Detroit firm is here obtaining sam |
piles for home use.
During his stay at his shooting box
AT Proeckelnitz, the emperor aided in /
quenching fire at the forestsr's lodge /
near by. personally directing the effor; /
Of the firemen and helping TO remove |
the furniture His majesty viii attend |
the kfpi regatta in Tu-a ~, hoo ~ 49,. Il