The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17

now very good indeed. The ex-Chance-
ior has resumed his former long walks,
and is even meditatlng resum ption of
his practice of horseback riding.
Military circles are greatly interested in
the whereabouts of Lieutenant Ahmed
Ilhami Bey, one OF the Turkish officers
who was sent to Germany at the expense
of the Porte to learn the methods of the
German military system, who disap-
peared. The Ottoman lieutenant got into
trouble with his landlay, whose husband
brought suit against him in the courts.
The Turkish officers declarations in court
seem to have involved him in charge of
perjury, and fearing the result he fled
from Berlin. A warrant has been issued
for his arrest upon the charge of desertion
from the German army.
Henry Daley of New York, who was
com missioned by the Congress of the
United States to inquire into the German
system of using free alcohol in manu-
factures, has completed his Investigations
and expresses himself as extremely graft
fed at the assistance he received from the
various German officials with whom he
came in contact. The conclusion arrived
at by Mr.. Daley as the result of his obser-
vations is that it will be possible 10 pro-
mote the use of free spirits in manufactur-
ing in the United States without defraud-
ing the revenues, and at the same time
avoiding the existing high taxes imposed
upon manufacturers. He finds that those
who claimed that the use of free spirits in
German manufactures was impossible
were greatly mistaken.
Whatever semi-official statements may
be made upon the subject, it will be very
difficult matter to persuade the public
that the retirement of General Bronsart
Won Schellendorff from the Ministry of
War is not connected with the differences
which have batweon hin, and Con
eral Won Hahnke, the chief of the En-
peror's Military Cabinet, over the pro-
posed changes in the military code of pro-
cedure, which have already been explained
IN these dispatches. If the statement
made yesterday that General Schellen-
dorff's resignation is not due to the army
reform question be generally accepted as
true, 1t will not make particle of differ
ence so far as the better informed circles
are concerned. The Won Hahnke Mill
tary Cabinet embodies the entire opposi-
ton to the War Ministry and still controls
| the Kaiser's action, consequently Won
Hahnke's views are likely TO prevail.
The departure of General Schellendorff
from the Ministry strengthens the ex-
pectation that Prince Hohenlohe's with.
drawal from the Chancellorship will not
be long delayed after the Car has con-
cluded his visit to Germany, as Prince
Hohenlohe, equally with General Schel-
lendorff, is pledged to the Reichstag in
behalf of the reform of the military
courts. 1t may be, however, that the re-
forms will be TEN porarily sheived should
an Eastern crisis develop. Prince Hohen-
lohe retaining his post until the inter
national situation clears up. IL was the
Eastern complications that caused Prince
Hohenlohe to go to Wilhelmshohe to see
the Kaiser, and upon his return here he
called the members of the Cabinet to
Berlin.
Herr Thielen, Minister of Public Works,
was the only member of the Ministry in
Berlin, the others being absent on their
vacations, but DR.. Won Boetticher, Vice
President OF the Council of Ministers, and
Freiherr Marschall Won Bieberstein, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, were Immediately
summoned to take part in a conference of
the ministers. These mem bers of the Cab
met will remain in Berlin for the present,
while Prince Hohenlohe, pending the ar
rival of the Car, has gone to Werki, Rus
sia, with his wife and daughters on pri-
vate business.
]. B. Jackson, first secretary of the
United States EN- bassy, Mrs. Jackson and
Miss Rutter are spending months holi-
day at Beuzeval, France.
After the Silesian maneuvers Captain
Evans, military attache to the United
States embassy, will leave for home. His
departure from Berlin will be greatly re-
gretted, as he has made hosts of friends
among the officers of the German army
and Others who have had the pleasure of
meeting him.