The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-12
OUR berlin CABLE LETTER.
THE AMERICAN ELECTION EN-
CITED UNIVERSAL ATTEN-
TION IN GERMANY.
SAla'l5 MOVEMENTS WATCHED
A Corps Of Detectives Detailed to Keep
Strict Surveillance Over Him.
Russo-German Treaty Con-
troversy Wakes Warm.

Berlin, Nov. 7.-(Copyrightcd, 1896, by
the Associated Press -For many years
past no American election has excited
such universal attention in Germany as
the one just over. During the week pre-
ceding the day of the election the papers
of every shade of opinion published daily
articles discussing the issues and the can
didates, the universal tenor being that,
so far as German interests are concerned,
it was choice between two evils, the
Mckinley evil being the smaller one.
Financial circles here, especially, were
greatly interested in the election, and
unheard of pains were taken to obtain
early and reliable information concerning
the results. Several of the banks and
fnanciers received frequent kilograms on
Wednesday, and as the news began 20
pour in the same day, things became
lively on the stock exchange and the
brokers did good business in American
securities of all kinds. Railways
climbed up three or more points by noon.
In important commercial circles, how
ever, the feeling is not so buoyant, owing
to fears of protective tariff.
The new revelations of the Hamburger
Nachrichten continue to absorb Il great
deal of interest. The replies appearing
in the Reichsanzeiger were the joint
efforts of the chancellor, Prince Hohen-
lobe, and the minister for foreign af-
fairs. Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein.
The .ex-chancellor, Gen. Count Won
Caprivi, who remains in solitude on bis
estate near Skyrew, has repeatedly been
urged by his friends to vindicate himself
against the reproaches of the Hamburger
Nachrichten, but he has fatty refused to
do so and means to adhere to his re-
served attitude.
Prince Bismarck is still in bitter
mood, although the presence of his
younger son, William, at Frederichsruhe
during the past week has tended 20
mollify him. Physically Prince Bis
marck is better just now than he has
been for months past. 1' lr
News received here from Friedrichs-
ruhe and Hamburg say that strict sur
veillance is being maintained on all the
receives, and it is added that even his
correspondence is watched. This
espionage, presumably, is at the instance
OF the government, and is being per-
formed by a small corps of the best de-
tectives from Berlin, under Lieutenant
Bodmer Of the political police.
The Hamburger Nachrichten, in an
other article today, says:
Prince Bismarcks' adversaries are he
newspapers more than the people,"
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here learns that the replies of the
Reichsanzeiger to the Hamburger Mach
richten were intended more for the
benefit of the courts of Rome and Vienna
than for Prince Bismarck In both
these quarters the wording of the exact
terms of the Russo German agreement
concluded by Prince Bismarck is not
known even now, and there is very
strong wish there to be fully informed
on the subject.
that the secresy enjoined when the
treaty was made is binding even today.
China has ordered torpedo destroyers
at Schychau and Elbng. They are TO
have speed of thirty-two knots, will be
completed within a year and are TO be
plated with nickel steel.
The bye-election to the reichstag IN
West Havel and Brandenburg has re-
suited in the socialists replacing ma
tional liberal. Preuss received APO
votes and the conservative candidate,
Loebet, received 1865 votes.
Emperor William has been hunting
deer and bear in Gross Stretlitz and
Press. There will be big court chase
at Letzlingen ON November 13 and 10.
A series of articles appearing in the
Vossische Ieitung, understood TO be
written by a high foreign official, is OK
citing attention. The writer surveys the
political prospects and resources of the
West Indies and the status of the Mon
roe doctrine regarding them. He depre-
Gates the right of the United States 20
interfere in the political affiliations Of
the West Indies and speaks of the prob
able purchase Of the Danish West Indies
by Germany in the near future.
Secretary Olneys new regulation re-
garding consular certificates under oath
of invoices is received with lively salts
faction in German exporting circles.
A book written by Il. Won Halle and
dedicated to the government has been
published. 1t surveys the Importance of
the American elections toward Germany
and assumes that fairly prohibitiye
tariff will be passed by the next congress,
and in view of the fact that Germany in
1895 imported American goods to the
value of 81 100000 marks, he proposes
that early steps be taken to counteract
the injury to German industry. He adyo-
Gates denouncing the most favored nation
clause and passing tariff paragraph and