The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-26


peal of the civil service reform enact
ments OF Congress, and concludes by
saying that the German electors in the
United States seem to be again desir-
Gus to distinguish themselves as s1the
friends of their enemies. for that is
what they do when they hold the STIR
rup for the Republicans to mount"
MILITARY BRUTALITY.
The cowardly act of Lieutenant
Brusewitz, in numbering an unarmed
civilian in d cafe at Carlsruhe, for
which he was condemned to four years
Imprisonment and dismissal from the
army instead of being sentenced to
death. as he should have been, is still
the theme of general discussion and is
likely to lead TO a general abolition of
the swashbuckling practices in which
army officers, too frequently drunk.
have hitherto INDUCED, and conse-
quently to a better feeling of public Sc
curity when aristocratic brawlers, in
the uniform of defenders of the en-
pire.' are abroad.
Since the downfall of poltroon Bruse-
witt. many incidents of a character
similar to that of his ddstardly attack
upon Siebemann at Carlsruhe have been
broughtsto light, showing the extent to
which the uniform of the kaiser's army
is being dlsgraced by officers upon
whom its encasement has the effect OF
turning their heads. Among the re-
Gently revealed cases of brutality on
the part of officers, there comes 10 the
front the murder of a private named
Karl Bauer, attached to the garrison
at Riedlingen, Wurtemburg. An Of
ficer, whose name is not made public.
presumably because of the strength OF
the influence behind him. took a dislike
to Bauer and for some trivial offense
caused him to be stripped and scrubbed
until he was almost fiayed, pieces OF
the victims skin hanging from his
hodv
After this treatment, Bauer was
rolled up in large piece of carpet ana
thrashed with heavy sticks. He was
then released and sent to his quarters
in the barracks. Crushed with humii
iation and racked with pain, Bauer tried
to commit suicide, whereupon the lieu
tenant who had caused him to be pun
ished went to him and beat him with
the fiat of his sword until he cried like
a child. The wretched man was then
left alone and a second time he at
tempted suicide. He fired q shot at his
head but, being almost exhausted from
the effects of his brutal treatment, he
only succeeded in grazing his temple.
He then put the muZzle of his pistol in
his mouth and fired, the second shot
crashing through the roof OF his mouth
In a dying condition he lay upon the
ground for several hours, expiring nm
ally from loss of blood.
The military court at Riedlingen took
cognizance of the mans death and after
elaboration rendered a verdict of sui
eide, ignoring the causes which drove
the poor fellow to kill himself.
The new emigration bill which the
government has proposed for submis-
sion to the reichstag at the next SEES
sion of that body which viii begin on
November g. differs from the previous
measure in modifying the restrictions
against emigration to other parts than
German colonies.
GERMAN SUGAR TRUST.
1t is reported that sugar ring. is in
process OF formation, whose member
ship will consist of 400 German sugar
manufacturers. This organization pre-
poses TO establish a central point for
the sale OF the products of German
sugar manufacturers, and negotiations
are in progress with a view of connect
ing the organization with the Austrian
and Russian sugar trusts. The
Fresinnige Zeitung in an article an
nouncing the proposed formation of
this ring, says the scheme is n gross
outrage, having for its object the ex-
lloitation Of consumers III an attempt
to cement an oppressive German sugar
monopoly. The scheme, the Zeitung
says, must be suppressed at all haz-
ards.
The Bismarckian newspaper organs,
in their. comments upon the marriage
OF the Prince of Naples. crown prince
of Italy. to princess Helene of Monte
negro, which took Sl.ce in Rome yes