The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29
FOR HIGH TREASON.
Bismarck's Organ Has Been OFF,
cially Accused.
REVELATIONS TO Re INVESTIGATED.
The Kaiser Demands Money to Build
upa Navy.
TO BE USED on OFFENSIVE.
sugar Bounty Law Meets with Gen
eral Dismpprovnl I'm the Interior.
To Stop Polish Agitation.

Berlin, November 2s Especial Berllt
cable, copyrighted by the Associated Press
: 1896 THE revelations of the Hamburger
Nanchrichten will not now be allowed IL
pass without judicial inquiry. The Frank.
turter Zeitung today carried out It's threat
and denounced the Hamburger Nachrich
ten before the states attorney for high
treason and the Kooningsberg zeitung did
the same. Both actions are due to these
Two newspapers being prosecuted by th1
government for ind!serotcly publishing
state news.
There is little doubt now that a parlla-
menttry conflict viii occur during tbs SEES
sion Of the reichstag over the naval budget
The government organs have hilhorto de-
MED that large increase tn the navy
was intended and the figures of the naval
budget were so pgslcd that il lookr1 us
II the government demand Mas not In ca
cess Of those Of former years a searching
analysis OF the figures however. royeals
the fact that the roichetag is really asked
to sanction ap increase of about zoe 900 900
marks The bills usk that iAis years cx-
pcnditurcs be increased 60 mnnGJ marks
and The matter ls so arranged as to neCcg-
state an additional expenditure OF 10000.
zoe marks during each al The next two
years The sums are not entirely for Tie
| building OF nov vessels but ATe also lu-
tended to provide for tho expense OF man
| ming them In parliament circirs Il lea br-
| hoNcd that the expenditures uf the neN'
| 1fe yenrs will bc largely increased If The
! rcichstag ucCpdes to the pres sut de'nani
| Emperor William speaking recently 90 ga.
| m!ral Won B0!lweu, secretary OF Tho navy,
| Is reported o. have said: Tho quHs'iur ot
| bringing tie German navy TO the point ol
being really formidable not only Ger
| ,cfcnsc hut fer oEgresainn. is one u HE
| 1r death Tor the nation inasmpch as NJ We
| olives Germany Ms much ass ilie state army
| Goes and whoever loves thn faG,crlonl win
| aelp me brrs This ab0u aa the German
navy Is at present wholly Inadequate fer
-ae mission tn the future.
This Imperial rtorancr is now circulated
III the rcIchst,E and inuch ceiamented On
II Is certain that no majority WIZ be found
| in the rolchstag Cor these projects Tho
contcrists ana the entire radical wing are
| AGAINST II which gives an adYorHr majority
| During The week the government repre-
| sortatves Of The naval department have
repeatedly liutod IN conversation that tho
rejection of thc naval scheme means the
| aissolyng OF the reichsiag.
In the diet the government. through Or
| Miguel the minister or finance. is asking
! for the passing Of bill to euable # to
use the yearly surplus, which this year
Is over 60, 600, 0o0 marks. In order to cover
deficiencies in any particular department,
| or utilize IT as q contingent fund In the
future. The Liberals and radicals are fight
Ing this proposition as a curtailmcnt OF
parliamentary privilege and as fraught
with danger to the institutions of the
kingdom. II is believed. however that the
government will get the bill passed
The result Of the election In the United
states has brought windfall TO the town
Of seyer. in the shape oi Il donation Of
$50. 900 from Henry Wizard. Tho pastor
of that place has recently been trying to
obtain subscriptions with which to sstab
fish a sick chldrcus hospital and Mr.. WI
lard was approached lGrpg his recent stay
here He promised that II Mckinley was
elected he would give the sum required
This promise has been Bcpt an the founda-
ton of the new hospital VIII be laid neat
spring.
During his visit to Kill this week the
emperor went on board the now warsnip
Aoger and his majesty took one OF the reg
ular noon ratlons Of the blue janlols and
ate the whole OF 1t. consisting Of cabbage
and potatoes out OF q tin pot.
The present sugar bounty Law has met |
with the disapproval Of all the SUGAR man
ufacturers of the empire and a committee
has been appointed with instructions to |
endeayor to get the bin altered In the |
rciehstag. The association OF raw sugar |
manufacturers has pronounced n favor Of |
the projected raw sugar trust of the en-
pire.
The German press Is rapidly ,eering !
around ir its opinion Of the results Of the |
recent election in the United States The |
lleral newspapers are expressing ,ncreas-
log fear ~ unfayorable ,arin legislation |
AID u more vigorous foreign policy.
The federation Of German bimetallsts
las issued statement expressing the be-
lief that Mckipley's election means fur
uerance OF International bimotallism and
adding that they are relyip.s on the Tepub-
lican party TO promote their ends according
to the pledges in its platform,
From the relchstag II appears that the
deficient accoun,s of the colonial otaco with
the colonies IL over 8.000,eo0 marks. wbile
W, st Africa alone shows a deficit Of $780,
Coo marks
The government has begun to, enforc. the
administrative measure to stop Polish agl-
tation in the esEtcTn provinces Of Prussia,
includ!ng the discharge OF all non German
speaking employees on the Silesian and
Irussizn rallWays and he GermaniEati9n OF
all Polish names OF towns aud villages.
Tho executive committee OF the Berlin
Industrial Exposition las called for sub 4