Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-17
GERMAN COURT REVELATIONS
CONTINUE TROUBLESOME.
WOULD REF IRM THE POLICs
Excitement in London Over the Rus
sian-Chinese Treaty-A Triumph
for the Cars Diplonatists-Pre-
dictions That China May Become
Second India.

| the LeutZoW trial and the arrest OF
Baron Won Tausch, commissioner Of
detectives, are having unim1gined con
SEQUENCES. one of which is that the
whole police system Is organized and
perfected modified or abolished. The
cabinet held daily sessions during the
week celebrating a plan for bringing
about one or the other of these results.
! The emperor conferred with Iu Euln-
! berg, Police Chief Windhein, Won
! Hohenlohe and Baron Marschall Won
cilcles that his majesty is in no way
satisfied with the bold public way in
which HohenIohe and Baron MarschaIl
unearthed in the court police espion-
! age, whereof they have been victims
for years believing exposure will pre-
| judice the house authority an Ger
man influence abroad. The scene be-
tween the emperor and Baron Mar
schall occurred at New Palace and is
! reported to have been very animated
| 1t being even claimed by some that the
minister of foreign Affairs rendered
| his resignation, which the emperor re-
! fused for the time being to accept. 1t
| Is certain, however, that the court
3 clique hostile 10 Baron MarschaI and
| HOhenIohe with Nv Euleneberg at its
/ head, Is again in the ascendant and
! unexpected developments may be
| loCk for at any moment. 1T is sig
nificant that his majesty conferred
| with everybody on recent events before
he consulted with IIohenlohe and
Baron MarschaIl and is convinced of
the necessity of overhauling the de-
toctive service. 1t appears that Won
Tausch has powerful and influential
I MGkers His trial is fixed for three
weeks hence and 1t Is not doubted 1t
will develop new and sensational facts.
/ Il is interesting to note that Coun;
, Herbert Bismarck visited his father
hast week and the next day the Ham
burger Nachrichten came out with an
IN gent demand that the hackers and
patrons of Won Tausch be unearthed
and punished Herr Rebel, the socialist
leader, announced that at the mass
meeting next Tuesday he is going to
make interesting revelations regarding
the supporters Of Won Tmsch. The
socialists intend to move in the Reicn.
stag to eliminate from the criminal
code the so-called spy paragraphs
! One Of the most sensational articles
of the week appeared In the Vorwaerts
the SocMlisic organ II was entitled
Signs of the Times and in il the rot
tcrnesS of the German political life
was exposed and compared with the
ante Revolutionary epoch in France
Eulenbergs, Count Won Wadorse and
the Blsmarcks are openly charged
with having prompted Won Tausch in
his past dongs Nearly all of the
German papers strongly condemn the
police system and agree that further
disclosures are imminent
President Cleveland 5 procama, ion
restoring tonnage dues caused great
stir in government circles where it is
Violently condemned. 1t is believed
that Germany's remonstrance Will
lead their withdrawal. The kreu2
Aeitung says: AS matter Of fact
we have many more grounds against
Americans than they against us, fol
IT Is an established fact that German
sugar pays America more than treaty
regulations fix. This is not ever
denied BY Americans, and that alor.
would enable us to retaliate by som,
such measure. In fact, ii is lndis
pensable, if United States loads Us
ships with extra burdens, such as is
not imposed by European countries
Cereals, cotton, petroleum, butter, ap
pies and especially meats arc all omen
to retaliatory treatment on our side
Americans need us more than We
need them, though we do not deny
that they are good customers of oul
manufacturers. But If what is said
of Mokinley's intentions proves true
the Yankees themselves will rid US OF
amy remaining scruples. AS Mckinney
is only the tool Of the great monopo.
lists, We may know what to expect
Other agrarian and conservative
newspapers, such as the Taglich,
llundsehau and Deutsche Ieitung
print editorial articles of like tenor.
Big collections are made here in BE-
half of the Hamburg strikers. The
sum OF 1913 marks was collected in one
: day here for their use. The socialists
have called six hundred mass meet
ings for Tuesday in order TO express
sympathy with tho strikers. The
meeting will be addressed by socialist
members of the reiChstag. fht
strikers are now weakening and Al
their meetings there was a strong
feeling in favor of peace negotiations
They appear inclined to patch up thelt
disputes and 1t is stated that in spit,
Of large sums of money collected fol
them their funds are running out
they have adopted resolutions in ia
Nor OF coming to ar arrangement with
their employers and conference viii
To held to decide upon the compost
tons Of board cancellations. The
strikers insist that they do not desire
the supreme claim, that they wish 70