Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
LAST ARMY SCANDAL
Brutality Of German Sergeant Drives
Man to Suicide.
PLAN TO REoRGANIzE THE ARTILLERY
Kaiser Said to Be Also Preparing for an
Increase in the Navy.
STORY OF A BAVARIAN RECRUIT
Told the Emperor the Internal Enemies"
We're the Prussians.
HIS MAJESTY BRINGS SUIT FOR A CASTLE
old Document showing II to Belong
to the HohenzolIerns-Pin Ros-
enthaI En- Route to America
Some German Gossip.
HIS MAJESTY BRINGS SUIT FOR A CASTLE

Copyright, 1896 by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, Oct. 24.-Another military scan
dal, following closely upon the sentencing
OF Lieutenant Won Brussewitz to four
years imprisonment in a fortress and to
dismissal from the army for killing a work
man with his sword because the latter acct
dentaly pushed the lieutenant's chair whiic
entering a cafe. has created considerable
stir in civil and military circles. A peasant
named Bauer has several sons in tine army
and one of them was in garrison at Gmund
where he was made a noncommissioned
officer. His sergeant, on learning OF young
Bauer's advancement, was heard to exclaim
in a neerhouse: II would like to know the
ass OF a major who made Bauer a noncoi.-
missloned officer" For this utterance the
sergeant was imprisoned for three weeks and
was then transferred to Heilbronn, where he
became the superior of Bauer's brother, upon
whom he took revenge for his imprisonment
by subjecting him to systematic brutalities.
Bauer once attempted to commit suicide. but
failed and the cruelties were continued until
the victim in desperation took his rife and
fired couple of shots into his own mouth,
killing himself almost instantly. The mill
tary court. which inquired into the matter,
simply declared it to be an ordinary case
OF suicide. But a number OF officials and
inhabitants of Reidlingen have now taken
tho matter up and have compelled the mill
tary authorities to reopen the inquiry. The
new trial has just begun.
1t is learned upon good authority that the
entire German artillery is about to be re-
organized. Emperor william paid great at
tention to the matter during the recent
maneuvers and artillery exercises at Kum-
mersdori. The plan comprises the forma-
tlon OF smaller field artiller, regiments in
stead OF the present unwieldly ones, the ap-
poin;-iont OF more officers and the gradual
substitution Of wide range and quick firing
guns for the present cannon, which are
more or less antiquated. The general staff
favors guns OF the Maxim type for machine
guns.
INCREASE IN NAVY ALSO.
In spite OF the denials Of the government
press there is no doubt his majesty adheres
to his program for an increase of the navy,
as outlined in the big naval memorial pre-
pared by Admiral Won Hollenban. Partial
credits for twelve new vessels, of which
four will be OF the largest type, will be
asked for from the Reichstag this fall,
totallng 10000, 900 marks increase over the
naval expenditures of 1896.
The following incident is reported to have
occurred at the swearing in of the naval
recruits at Kiel: After delivering his usual
Fear God and obey your emperor ad-
dress, his majesty asked a Bavarian recruit
whom he meant when he referred to the
external enemy"
The Bavarian replied: THE Russians"
The emperor continued: "And who are
the internal enemies?"
'The Prusslans," replied the recruit from
Bavaria.
The birthday OF the empress was quietly
celebrated on Thursday last. All the
princes and princesses were present, her
two eldest sons coming from the military
academy at Plowen.
Emperor William next week will be the
guest of the regent of Brunswick at Castle
Polenkburg. There will be grand hunting
parties and the king of Saxony. the duke of
Sake Coburg and Gotha the grand duke of
Hesse, the duke of Connaught, Prince
Frederick Leopold of Prussia and other
princes have been invited to meet the en-
ceror.
hAlSER CLAIMS a CASILE.
In demolishlng the Oldest part of the
royal stable building at the castle on Tues
day last a document dated 1443 was dis
covered apparently proving that the whole
OF the soil in the vicinity of the castle be-
longs to the Hohenzolerns and not to the
city, as hitherto believed. In consequence,
the emperor will begin suit before the kam-
mergenicht for the purpose of ousting the
city from the land around the castle and
If he wins his majesty will make extensive
alterations and improvements in the castle
and about the schloss platz. including vast
terraces around the building.
Polish agitation has lately assumed alarm
ing proportions and the excesses in con-
nection with the demonstrations at Opal
enitz and Bromberg in honor of Archbishop
agitators, and the Prussian government
is now considering scheme for dividing
the province Of Tosen among the adjoining
provinces of Silesia. Brandenburg and West
and East Prussia in order to facilitate the
Germanization of Poland.
The United States ambassador Mr.. Edwin
Il. Uhl, and Mrs. Uhl, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Lucy Folett, to
DR.. Guy Thompson OF Yale. The marriage
will take place in Berlin during the be-
ginning OF February.
1t is stated the Bundesrath has proposed
to appoint DR.. Keysor, the director of the
colonial office, who was recently again an
nounced to have resigned. to succeed DR..
Wiener as president of the senate of the inn
perial law courts
A painful tragedy is reported from Dres-
den, where Or. Paul Gutenberg the author.
has poisoned his wife and three children
with prussic acid and then committed sui
eide owing to the fact they were starving.
DR.. Gutenberg wrote book entitled: Ger
many's Position Since 1870" and festal
play In honor Of Prince Bismarck.
Merltz Rosenthal. the well known pianist,
sailed for the United States from Cher
bourg yesterday by the Augusta Victoria |
lie is under contract with Mr. Henry Wolf |
'ohn of New York to give 100 concerts In |
America beginning November 10. at Car
aegie Music hall.