The record-union., 1896-10-05
The Commercial Community Hopes
Sound Money Will Triumph.
German Government Expecting a Sc
ries of Reprisals by the United
States After EleCtiOn-POliSh Ma
tionai Movement Causing Anxiety
to the yernment-German White
Caps Receive a Severe Setback by
Numerous Arrests.

Numerous Arrests.
BERLIN, Oct 4.-(Copyright, 1896, by
the United Associated PresSes.)-The ac-
tion of the Berlin Tageblatt' in con-
tracing with the United Associated
Presses for the special American cable
service Of that organization, which is
now being delivered daily to a large
number of European journals, is signifi-
cant Of the intensity of the interest
which is taken on the Continent in the
political prospect in the United States.
The Bourses, which are chief among
those occupied in watching the progress
of the campaign in America, are looking
forward eagerly to more definite indica-
tions of the outcome of the election than
estimates and boasts of the rival politi-
cal parties have hitherto supplied.
The commercial community, despite
their antipathy to tariff views held by
Mr.. Mckinley, are hoping for the tri-
umph of the sound money or gold party,
while the agrarians, on the other hand,
regard candidate Bryan as a sort of ST.
vior and rejoice in the utterances Of
Prince Bismarck in his recent letter TO
Governor CulbersOn of Texas, which
they believe must have a tendency to
materially influence the situation. The
Berlin representative of the United AS
sociated Presses learns that the German
Government fully expects that the
United States will instigate a series of
reprisals almost Immediately after the
Presidential election against Germany,
no matter what may be the result there
of
There is a growing disposition here to
regard the solution of the Turkish ques-
ton as on the eve of completion by an
agreement among the Powers. The
semi-official press make much Of the
supposed influence which Baron Sausma
Won Jeltsch. the German Embassador
10 Turkey. exercises over the Sultan,
which the papers ascribe to the Turkish
r10narch's conviction that the -r,trss-
sentative Of Germany at Constantinople
is not actuated by selfish aims The
papers also connect with this presumed
feeling on the part of the Sultan the
reported departure from ConstantlnopIe
for Berlin Of General Gumbkof, a Ger
man official in the Ottoman Empire, as
the bearer of an autograph letter from
the Sultan to the Kaiser. 1t is stated
that the Communication expresses the
Sultan's gratitude at the attitude as
sumed by Germany in the Turkish
crisis and ascribes the troubles in Tur-
kew to revolutionary agitators The
Sultan also. according to report, assures
the Kaiser that Christians in Turkey
will be absolutely safeguarded unless
they indulge in anarchistic excesses.
The t-Deutscheblatter" prints an
amusing story of a scheme for the dl-
vision Of Turkey, claiming the Whole or
Asiatic Turkey for Gerbany, adding
that Germany may possibly allow the
Sultan to remain ruler under a Ger1ma n
rrotectorate, assuming the direction ana
administration only of affairs of the I'll
girls and EuphrateS Valleys.
The success Of the Socialists in the
recent elections in the Duchy Of Sake
Coburg and Gotha. have greatly encour-
eped the party. who are now confident
Of securing a majority Of the seats in
dha Gotba. diet. The Socialists have won
,nine ont of nineteen seats and they are
bonefuI of obtaining an absolute ma
iority in the diet through the elections
which are vet to be held in some Of the
districts of the Duchy. The Socialists
now hold seats in the Landtags of
ether German States as follows: In
Saxony il, Bavaria ), Saxe-Altenburg
4. Wurtemburg, Baden, Hesse . each;
Saxe-Wener. Sake e-Meinengen and
Schwarzburg- -Ruldolstadt each /. The
committee of the Socialist women $
propaganda have anticipated the COM
ino congress; of the Socialist party at
eiab1ichen. near Gotha, by holding a
series of five meetings in Berlin, con-
Guiding on Saturday with grand fete
an aid of the propaganda fund
The Polish National movement IS
.eain causing considerable anxiety TO
sba Government, although nothing of
q serious nature is supposed TO De I'M
r,inent. but there is abundant evidence
rba+ the continued efforts OF the Gov
eminent to Germanize Prusslan Poland
have met wi ith a very small degree or
euccees. The national spirit IN that
aerritory Is very strong, and It IS being
fostered by the Roman Cathoiic clery.
MANY instances of boycotlng ana
otherwise annoying German settlers Is
,enorted. and they show that lhe ieel-
,ro NJ discomfort Is widespread. On
sba occasion of the recent visit OF Arch-
bishop Strablewiski to Spaiehltza the
,,onulace became greatly excited anu II
the hearing of the clergy administered
"a severe rnauling to the Imperial repre-
sentative. This act has caused great IN
aignation among the inhabitants OF the
Protestant districts of the empireand an
official inquiry is now in progress WIN
a view of Furnishing the Offenders
the notorious Bavarian Haberfeld-
4reiban a sDecies Of lynch law, has had
a sudden and unexpected check. II
will be remembered that it was an an
clent custom said to have dated bacb
40 Charlemagne, traditionaliy con-
nected in the harvest season with
view OF settling old scores with ophoN-
ious persons In the rural districts. II
the olden times it was a sort or rousf
Justice and served its purpose Vi iatt
years. and especially since the spreac
of socialism among the rustic popula'
ton Of Upper Bavaria, II mas aesehef
ated into a riotous and 'moon-hghting
custom by which the people were shot
cattle MANNED and property burned
During q quarrel a few nights age
n former victim of the Haberfeldtrei
ben denounced the BurgomaSter y