The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-15

0,vNnAe - By ths AsDeeiAeeo Rsssa.
ISri1n. Sow. h-Tns reichstaG mel on
rueo1ay aSssrnooa after . recess Of
0nafiy four monrhs- The reaseemohng OK
o houso U.s. . very gust a2aaf. tns At
eeaHancs NAs thin. thsrs was no enthusi-
- anA even the customary cab for
eneCru Tor - emperor wsD emitted BY
ehe prsssdsas. The mmeetAts work BE-
fors the rsiehstaS II Of . humdrum char
oesey. exespt cbs bill pfovtd1ng for reform
n mflttaxy procedure. which WIN cause
ehaxp debates. - shs radicals and social
eets have collected = mass OF evidences
showing that tbs projsctsA REFORM - ocly
Q hAlf-nearted measure. and ousnt 20 %
mos> thorough and liberal The bills 10
anerease the navy and for rezrming the
ortnlsry may a,so lad 70 lively scenes.
oaA there are unmlssAiabls indications
thns tho Coutr1n& Who furnished the gov
or1mnue in necessary majority iAst WIN.
4er ana epr4ne VIII not b 20 docus tnis
oenoten. T1sy claim the government mas
not kept tts peomiess made TO them year
aso. ana the tone OF the Centrsst press -
again almost hostile 10 mo government.
% much % thar the editor OF the Cenxriss
Taxeblatt OF Treves has been arrested
ter isss najssss end the paper has been
ooised.
On the other hand. q union Of al the
radical and liberal fattions. including the
ooeiasist wing, for parliamentary purposes.
= boing attempted. Professor hhde. OF
Dlunicn, il now making tour OF Ger
many with this object. and meetings with
HeYren Richter, Granddaughter. Sonne-
oaan. sooger and Rickert have occurred.
The Interpolation Of tbs government on
Monday nsxt are expected to create
0uch excltsmout in the Eeicastag. Inc
Centr1ss's attack upon Prince BlsmArek.
headed BY Herr Lebsr. viii be nsree. ana
the radical Interpolation on dueliing and
the Bruswiss affair win also stir up con-
siderable feeling. - militarism In high
ezrelee and undue military prerogatives
vQl b fully ventilated. Herreu Richter,
DobAI and Singer intend TO speak, and
Prince Hohenioha. the imperial chancellor.
= exDeeeod back from his estate ~ Posen
= order - reply.
The government viii also shortly be
asked to give . distinct statement OF Ger
naay's position In regard to the Turkish
question and ~ to whether Germany u
u accord with the other powers.
The ssmi-ofacial and conservative press
yuns In advocacy OF so-cAlled sampfxoii
e. var tartfH, empowering the federal gov
osament 20 apply the tariff whenever en-
other nation adopts . distinctly unfayor-
abs tariff towards Germany. This matter
win also come up In the rsichstag this
session.
German bl.Oetailists under Count Won
XaSdofS held . meeting on Friday and
1ociAod not 70 drop the nxht. In spite CT
the Aefsat of the silver party Ia the United
otates.
Enperor wsniAm's order to arm al mod
era vessels Of the German navy with II.
q and 2s-centimater Krupp Quick-fre
guns has given immense satisfaction 10
naval men. These guns are said BY OK
parts TO place the German ships ahead In
nxhttng power Of those OF any foreign
navy. IN fact. they are declared TO be
six times more powerful than other yes
sels Of the same Size. Orders amounting
20 many millions OF marks have been
placed with Herr Krupp. who hopes soon
20 ~ able 70 apply his latest inventions
20 the s-csntimeter guns. For the army
artillery \ similar new equipment viii be
made, and the cavalry will get q new
Nauser self-loading revolver. which n
said to he an ideal weapon At close quar-
tiers. while II also carries up TO 1000 meters.
The breach can b Heightened mechan-
tcaliy and adjusted 20 the shoulder for
aiming. The emperor hopes to effect these
gigantic changes without serious opposl-
ton In the reichstag.
Another Dill Whfcn Will 90 presented
provides for an increase In the pay OF
ormy oficers. from lrss lieutenant up
wards. by 50 to 100 per cent. Colonies. II
this measure becomes q law. Will receive
e.ooD marks: majors win get 5000: captains
VIII draw 3.ono. and lieutenants VIII be
paid i.sdo marks per year.
A royal decree just issued makes the
provincial colors of Poscn identical with
chose Of Posand--whlte. black and white
instead Of white. red ana white. This is
INT entled to check Polish nstionaassm.
The Berlin anarchists called a mass
meeting 80 commemorate the Chicago
martyrs" bat the police prevented tho
assembling OF the reds.
Arthur Nan wyck OF Milwaukee. the
baritone. gave a concert here on Tuesday
70 . large and fashionable audience
this city are arranging for Thanksgiving
The members OF the American colony IN
celebration on November IS. There viii be
o dinner at the ka.serhof aud speeches
followed by a ball. The United States am
bassador. Edwin +. uhi. will preside and
viii hold = reception In his own house
prior 70 the celebration proper. The com
snitfee consists OF MessrS. Uhf. Kr:ssman
MCGEE. Meier. Grlscom. Zimmerman,
Boles ana McFadden.
POLITICS INTERESTS LONDON.