The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
THE STRIKE AND TRIAL
DOCKERS AND THE INTRIGUERS
MAKE TALK FOR GERMANY.
Guilty Plotters Against the Peace of
the Empire See Dire Punish
ment Awaiting Them.

Berlin, Dec. 5.-Public attention during
the past week has been equally divided
between the dockers' strike and the Lu-
etzow-Lockert trial. The latter interests
the emperor particularly. and special
representations have been made to him
by Prince Hohenlohe and Baron Won
Bieberstein, the minister for foreign af-
fairs The foreign office had a corps OF
shorthand reporters to take testimony
verbatim with the view to prosecutions
against other persons Involved in In
trigues of the present and past cabinets.
The foreign office and Prince Hohenlohe
are determined to make a clean sweep OF
the intrigues and prosecute all the cul-
prits. About 10 persons including news
paper men, detectives and officials of va
rlous offices, are likely to be arraigncd
and sent to Jail on the charge of calumny
or blackmail. His majesty is especially
lncensed at the fact. incidentally brought
out In the trial. that his confidence IN
certain persons has been misplaced or
abused In the past, and the emperor will
require satisfactory explanations OF
Count Won Eulenberg's connection with
the matter. Baron Marschal Won Bieber
stein also intends to weed out a number
of unreliable minor officials wherewith
the foreign office has been honeycombed.
In addition, the editors of several Berlin
newspapers and a string OF correspond
ents who have been posing as repositor-
les of special condolences from high places
will also be branded imposters
The dockers' strike is generally regard
ed as having been instigated by the Brit
sn agitators aiming at the interests OF
| British shippers. The whole industrial
press is voicing this conviction, and the
whole socialist press refutes It. large
| ship owner declared that he had ample
proof of this charge.
| The emperor is having special reports
of the strike developments sent to him
and he has expressed the opinion to
Prince Hohenlohe that II the strike II
| not settled at the end of the coming
week the imperial government is to inter
| vene and insist upon arbitration.
The budget debate In the relchstag was
| not as heated and interesting as thoss
of previous years. and the attendance
| was small. The most striking feature
| was Herr Richter's arraignment of .h'
| government and Herr Rickert's charge
| supported by proof, that the cabinet i
divided on most essential points. AS &
the navy, Herr Richter said II Is gov
erned by three powers-the naval depart
ment, the private naval cabinet OF tn
emperor and the emperor himself-an
that each has arrived at a different con
clusion.
A crank named Neumann from Stras
burg tried on Tuesday to gain forcibl
access to the emperor at Potsdam unde
the impression that his majesty was abl
to communicate to him exact informa
ton about an imaginary murder. He wa
sent to an asylum.
Prince Henry of Prussia, who o
Wednesday started on fortnight
cruise In Scandinavian waters with
squadron of ironclads. is to have CON
mand of the home fleet which Is to b
formed next spring 1t will consist {
six divisions of which an ironclad an
two dispatch boats will form the frs
and one ironclad and reserve division
} of German ocean, Baltic and Dantz
, and fiotillas of torpedo boats and watc
boats will form the other divisions.
The emperor has not approved OF Il
4 | sentence imposed upon Lieutenant Bru
G | witz -four years Imprisonment in a for
e ress and dismissal from the army Il
I killing mechanic by running hi
: through the back with his sword. wi
accidentally knocked up against Bru
o Wits chair while entering the cafe.