Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-02


panic have the German bourSes been so
much influenced as was the English
market The buying set in earlier here
and even investors took chance in
securing stocks at low values. The
bourse closed notably firm on Saturday
after considerable buying of American
railroad securities. The belief here in
the permancuce of peace between the
United States and Great Britain is alb
solute and general conviction in the re
covery of a healthy condition of Ameri-
can finances is as unshalen as at any
previous time.
Hammerstein's Capture.
The capture in Athens of Baron Won
Hammerstein, the former editor of the
Kreuz Zeitung, who absconded under
charges of forgery and embezzlement
created a tremendous sensation in
political and social circles when his ar
rest became known. The arrest of this
fugitive has cut the ground from under
the feet of the socialist leaders and
may even be said to have carried away
the feet of some of them. All along
one of the chief weapons of the social
list press and the socialist parliament
ary leaders has consisted of insinua-
tions that the government had cunnived
at llammerstein's escape and frowned
upon genuine attempts to brig him
back in order to prevent disclosures
affecting the conservative supporters
of the government. The capture OF
Hamnerstein has taken the wind ont
of the sails of the socialist craft and
rendered the IIamlncrstein letters
which the socialists were holding over
the heads Of many conservative mem
bers of the reichstag almost if not
wholly yalueless as terrorizing meas
urcs.
Prospect of a Racy Scandal
Berlin now has the prospect of an eX-
tremely racy scandal season, between
the Hammerstcin case and the revela-
tions contained in the Won Kotze docu-
mSnts, which are now in the possession
of Fritz Friedman, the absconding
Berlin lawyer. According to current
report, Friedman is now in London
where he has prepared Il pamphlet at
lacking high legal and political persons
which he threatens to publish if the
German authorities molest him any
where. 1t is understood that Friedman
wants a formal permit to return to
Germany, nominally incognito, in order
to settle his affairs, and is now ncgo-
tiating with the proper authorities in
Berlin to that end,
Boom in Business.
The Christmas season. ACCORDING to
reports made bv the leadinr sbons in
Berlin. shows a boom in business. The
sale of the cheaper class of goods has
been slack in favor of the hirher and
more costly classand the casual oulool,er
would consider that the merchants rs
well as the public have been having a
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Ss.' e eu anu aelC o''' '''''s'ii'a7 parcels
la !" ""''IoeT IhoSe sent
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The Poor Dined on Christmas.
The Countess Won yyaldersaa nr,r-iad
large number of widows and children
with their Christmas dinner and bod
an immense tree upon which wcre hung
parcels of clothing. EN-Empress
Frederick visited the Kaiser Friedrich
hospital on Christmas day. She was
received their by DIR. Nirchow and DR..
Bosse, minister of ecclesiastical affairs,
instruction and medical affairs. The
eX-empress presided at the fete which
followed her arrival and distributed
the presents DR.. Virchow interested
her with statement of the results OF
the treatment of the various patients by
Prof Behring's and Hcilserum of the
institution, which led her to compli-
mcnt the professors upon the success
of their remedial preparations.
Retaliation Threatened.
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