The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21
Ii Hung Chang Being Feted and
Fawned Upon at
Berlin.
EMPEROR sHOwERING HoNoRs.
German Officers to Reorganize the
Chinese Army-Many Persons
Frustrated by Sunstroke.

BERLIN, GERMANY, June 20.-The de-
bate on the second reading of the Gov
eminent bill reforming the civil code was
begun in the Reichstag yesterday The
previous sittings OF the chamber since the
reassem bling OF the Reichstag after the
Whitsuntde recess have generally failed to
present quorum, but when the question
Of the second reading of the civil code was
taken UP fairly good house assem- bled.
The Government is convinced that ma
iority OF the opposition has hoped to retar0
the passage of the measure by prolonging
the discussion OF the bill and seizing every
opportunity to count out" the house
whenever they become weary of discussion
or the house does not contain a quorum
but the Government supporters are alive
to these tactics and have managed 10 foil
the opposition in their resort to them.
DR.. Won Boetticher vice president of the
Council of Ministers, stated in reply to a
question asked by DR.. Rinteln, Centerist, al
yesterdays sitting, that the Federal Gov
ernment hoped that the civil code bill
would be passed at the present session,
d1lSI hu4SA IlIlC6 I1OuelllOucs tA6 LII
perial Chancellor, would announce the
adjournment of the Relchstag.
Herr Richter, Radical, moved to elimi-
nate from the order of the day the whole
of the civil code bill, saying that accord
ing to the belief of his section, as well as
the opposition of the Freisinings, the
measure was bad and beyond the posi-
bility of being mended. Herr Richter
added that be well knew that the House
would refuse his motion, but as a matter
of principle he would offer similar mo-
ton at each subsequent sitting.
The Centerist, Conservative and National
Liberal speakers protested against such
obstruction on the part of Herr Richter.
DR.. Won Boetticher expressed the hope
that this great National legislative work
(the passage of the civil code bill) would
be finished within the year marking the
twenty fifth anniversary of the founding
of the empire.
Herr Richter's motion was rejected,
only forty-six members supporting it,
while sixty voted against it. The Frei-
sinnig-Socialist opposition to the bill is
composed of Socialists, Freisinnigs and
mum Der of Anti-Semites.
The Berlin newspapers are filled with
reference to the presence in Berlin of Ii
Hung Chang, the Chinese Yiceroy, and
Field Marshal Yamagata, commander-in-
chief of the Japanese army, who came
here from Moscow, where they represented
their respective Governments at the coro-
nation of Car Nicholas II. Ii Hung
Chang had a conference lasting two hours
with Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, yesterday
which gave rise TO rumors of the conclu-
sion of definite Chino-German agree
ment whereby China cedes a coaling sta
ton and grants land concessions to Ger
many to increase the Chinese customs.
The Post assumes to confirm these ru-
nors but the report is nevertheless dis
credited in diplomatic quarters wherein
the extent of Lii Hung's powers to treat
with foreign Governments is best known.
The Emperor has sbowered honors upon
Ii Hung Chang, believing that the Viceroy
is stIlI in possession of great influence
with the Pekin Government, and is able to
forward German industrial enterprises IN
China. What is known as an absolute GER
tainty in regard to Ii Hung Chang how
ever, is that be is ready to accept money
70 help the Pekin Government from any
one who is ready to lend.
The Viceroy remarked to an American
gentleman whose acquaintance he formed
in Moscow and whom he again met in
Berlin. that he would be glad to place
orders for the construction of warships
and the furnishing of munitions of war in
the United States, if he could negotiate
loan with American bankers.
Ii Hung Chang has en- several OF the
leading Berlin fnanciers and talked over
the prospects of another Chinese loan, but
no conclusion was reached, nor has the
Viceroy given any definite orders to Ger
man firms Ii will visit Kiel as the guest
of the Kaiser and will inspect the EN-
peror's new racing yacht Meteor. From
KieI he will 20 to Ham burg and visit the
fortress.
A Chinese fete was given in honor of Lii
Hung Chang at the Berlin exhibition, and
a son of the Viceroy has received from the
Emperor the crown order of the first
class.
While Ii Hung Chang was being feted
and fawned upon Marquis Yamagata kept
in the background all the time he was IN
Berlin. He went out very little, and
several times consulted Professor RenVens,
the eminent specialist, in regard to an in
testinal complaint which has been increas-
ing in severity since his campaign IN
China. Marshal Yamagata declared that
he had no official mission anywhere, and
only wanted to be quiet. After his recep-
tion by the Kaiser on Thursday Marquis
Yamagata started for Brussels.
ii Hung Chung has obtained the sane
tion of the Emperor TO his employment OF
Colonel Liebert and a hundred other Ger
man officers TO reorganize the Chinese
army
Prince Birmarck's chef de cuisine, Herr
Leichau, was arrested on Wednesday IN
the kitchen of the -Chancellor's resi-
dence at Freidrichsruhe, on a charge OF
He was taken to Altoona
and put in Jail. A search of his lodgings
resulted in the finding of large number
OF stolen articles.
The heat within the last few days has
been intense and many persons have been
prostrated by sunstroke and taken to the
hopitaI.
lor It,I