The record-union., 1896-11-16

arguing that Germany cannot assist in
an attempt to drive England out of
Egypt under any circumstances.
"A project is now before the Bundles
rath connected with the reform of the
military judicial procedure, which in
Guides the creation of a supreme mill
tary tribunal. but the federal govern
ments disagree as to the advisability of
the measure so the bill, will be post
poned until later in the session.
MUZZLING THE PAPERS.
the sentence of Lieutenant Baron
Won Brusewitz, the murderer of Herr
Siebemann in a cafe in Carlsruhe, has
been confirmed, and the disgraced
Lieutenant is now a prisoner in the
castle at Ehrenhreitstein.
Since the cropping out of a great
number of military scandals Of late the
authorities have endeavored to sup
press all mention of them by the press,
and the consequence is that they are
not now permitted to be made subjects
of free comment The Treves "Tage-
blatt' has been seized by the authori-
ties on account of the paper having
published an article which was Off
cially alleged to be insulting to Off
ICio VI Tie ISTlldU dTIfiy, anu olHcI
journals have been warned against
continuing their comments upon cur
rent reports of military abuses. The
article published by the "Tageblatt"
was in reference to the case of Lieu
tenant Won Brusewitz. whose confine-
ment is believed to be merely nominal.
Two street venders of illustrated pa
pers containing pictures of Brusewitz's
murder of Siebemann have been ar
rested in Berlin and their papers con-
fiscated by the police, who stated That
they have orders to hinder in every
possible way the sale of the papers.
The Berlin "Tageblatt's'' comments
upon the Emperor's speech to the re-
cruits on Thursday, in which his maj
esty is alleged to have afterward ad
dressed the officers surrounding him.
but purposely spoke in so low tone
that only those very near him could
hear what he said, We're enormously
conceived. The "Tageblatt's" article
implied that the Kaiser was merely
pretending to frown upon the abuses
which have been committed Of late, but
it is now known that his speech was a
sharp protest against the practice of
officers subjecting soldiers or civilians
to rough treatment.
1T MAY BE STORMY.
"Gerlnania," the Centrist organ. an
nOunceS that Count Won Hompesch,
who will lead the debate on the part of
the Centrists upon the motion of that
party in the Reichstag tomorrow in re-
gard to the Hamburger Nachrichten's''
disclosures, will avoid as far as posi-
bic the introduction of the name OF
Prince Bismarck into the discussion,
and further says that Baron Won Buol-
Berenberg. the President of the Reich
stag. will intervene if the debate as
sumes a personal character. There
may be some stormy scenes in the
chamber if the President does inter-
vene, as the present presiding officer is
rot possessed of the suave manner
which characterized his immediate pre-
decessor in the office Herr Won Levitt
Zow, and consequently cannot so easily
command the house.
The "Germania" also says that in the
final speech on the motion the Centrists
will propose tbs. order of the day and
vote of confidence in the Government.
For the Government, Prince Hohenlohe
will have the support Of the members
of the right, but the leftists and the So
cialsts will maintain an aggressive at
ttude throughout the debates on the
Bismarck and Brusewitz motions
A petition containing 1000 sigma
lures will be presented to the ReichStag
asking that a bill be drafted reforming
the military law in accordance with
modern ideas.
Herr William Liebknecht, the Social
ist leader, has written to the Socialist or
gan, the 'Vorwaerts," of which he is the
editor-in-chief, saying that it is mis-
take to consider the Armenian agita-
ton the touchstone of Liberal politics.
All the rebellions that may occur in the
Turkish empire, he declares, will only
advance the interests of Russia. He
sympathizes fully with all oppressed
peoples, he says, but in the present Ori-
entail crisis the Turks are subjected to
q combant against annihilation, and
they have the same rights to protect
themselves and the same rights to
maintain their existence that other
nations have.
PRESIDENT AT SAMOA
According to an article in the Berlin
"Neuste Nachrichten," DR.. Raffel, JUS
tice of the Peace at Dar-es- -Salam, Ger
man East Africa, has been appointed
Municipal President at Samoa, Chief
Justice Ide having declined to serve an
other term.
A CLEVER SWINDLER.
A swindler, pretending to be cour-
Ter of the Vanderbilts of New York, has
been conducting operations in Bremen
and other ports with considerable sue
cess. His method is to engage rooms at
the leading hotels for MIR. Vanderbilt
and party who are to arrive on a GER
tain steamer. He orders the best apart
ments in the establishment and draws
up and signs an agreement for any sum
that may be demanded, after which he
borrows what he can from the landlord
on the pretext OF being temporarily en-
barrassed, owing to the delay of his
remittances or for some other reason,
and disappears.
The Berlin newspapers comment free
1y upon Cleveland's attitude in regard
to Cuba, and agree that it is his inten-
tion to assert the right of the United
States to dictate Spain's future policy
toward Cuba Some journals argue
that the corollary of British submission
in the Venezuelan dispute will be q
on the lines of the Monroe doctrine.
According to the "Schlessische lei
tung,' Premier Meline persuaded the
Car while the latter was in Paris that
the projected reforms of the currency or