The San Francisco call., 1896-04-06

the day was coming wheu confusion ana
ENHANCEMENT would reach such pass
that the Emperor would be unable to help
himself except by calling Prince Bismarck
to the Chancellorship. 1t would be bad
day for Germany, he said, if the Prince is
not alive 10 avert a catastrophe.
Herr Wolff expresses the opinion that
England will prevent both Germany and
France from making any further exten-
sion Of their influence in Africa.
The trial Of Baron Won Hammerstein.
the former Conservative leader and editor
in-chief of the Kreuz Zeitune, upon charges
OF forgery and embezzlement, will begin
on April Is.
While Hammerstein was a fugitive and
since his apprehension by German police
commissary at Athens and his arrival here
and subsequent Incarceration, the Con-
servative press has had as little to say OF
him or his case as possible; but their cur
rent remarks, in view OF the nearness OF
his trial, suggest that the line of defense
adopted by the Conservative party leaders
in their toleration OF Hammerstein as an
active member of the Conservative COM
mittee long after his criminal practices had
been discovered, is simply that OF throw
ing all the blame upon DR.. Stoeeker,
formerly court chaplain, and shielding
Hamm erstein.
It is doubtful whether this defense will
stand. DR.. Stoecker has declared his ability
TO prove that the other memb bers OF the
com mittee had the same information as
that possessed by himself as to what extent
Hammerstein was involved. Ii the trial is
strictly limited TO proof of the charges o +
forgery and embezzlement, however, the
committee may be able TO establish the dis
closures which another in line of procedure
would bring out.
The Militar Wochenblatt and the Kreuz
Zeitung publish articles commenting upon
the influence OF dueling in Germany, both
journals deploring and condemning the
practice. The Militar Wochenblatt holds
that even the custom OF dueling in the
army ought to be checked. declaring that
no duel is iustihable except when it is i'm
possible to settle the differences between
the principals through court OF honor.
The report that England is making prep
arations to re-enforce the British troops in
South Africa is awakening the gTaYest
fears OF South African com mplications.
Even the Forwaerts, the principal socialist
organ. warns Mr.. Chamberlain, the British
Colonial Secretary, not to meddle further
in the Transvaal, declaring that England
has too many difficulties on her hands
already to justify her in increasing them.
The German Admiralty Department has
ordered the construction of torpedo de-
stroyer of the latest design and embodying
all of the latest Improvements from the
English shipyard OF J. /. Thornycroft g.
Co., at Chiswick.
Asyndicate of Pennsylvania coal-owners
have made a successful experiment of
shipping coal to Germany and will now
arrange to send over large and regular
supply.
The American horseman, "Texas"
George Jack, has been arrested here on the
charge of stealing a gold watch from one
of his American associates.
DR.. Koch, governor of the Bank of the
Empire, has resigned his mem bership in
the Economic Union of the Oberhaus
owing to the character of the attack made
by the bimetallic leader, DR.. Arendt in q
pamphlet recently issued by the latter.
DR.. Koch characterized DR.. Arendt as
lampooner, whereupon Count Won Mir
bach, the bimetallist leader in the Reich
stag, retorted that DR.. Arendt was of as
good quality at least as DR.. Koch. The
latter thereupon informed his colleagues
of his severance from the Economic Union.
United States EN- bassador Edwin T. Uhl
has been unable to obtain lease of the
residence formerly occupied by the late
Theodore Runyon, MIR. UhPs predecessor,
the house having already been taken. Mrs
Runyon, with her younger daughters. is
now making her home with her married
daughter, Mrs. Haskins.