The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-25
RUFFIANISM OF
GERMAN OFFICERS
Brought to Public Notice by the
Recent rlurder of a Civilian.
MURDERER SENTENCED
1T WAS a GREAT SURPRISE THAT
HE RECEIVED ANY PUNISHMENT.

Aristocratic BIaclSguards and Ruff
fans Who Have Long Made Life
"a Burden For the BourEeoise Now
Find Their Game Is Very Nearly
Over-Cyilians HIVE Rights That
the Defenders Of She Country's
Honor VIII he Forced to r aspect
BERLIN, Oct. 24.-The conciliatory
tendencies which are understood to
characterize the government new bill
for the reform of the military code of
procedure. which IS to be introduced in
the reichstag at the beginning - the
session of that body next month, is
partly explained by the universal feeling
of Indignation which has been created
by the cowardly outrages which have re-
Gently been committed upon unarmed
and defencelesS civilians by army Of
hcers. an example of which was fur
nisned week or SO ago, by the dastardly
attack made upon civilian at Carlsruhe
by Lieutenant BruzwitZ, who has since
been sentenced to four years .mpr!son-
ment in a fortress, and dismissal from
the army-greafly TO the surprise of ev-
erybody. Another cause of the mild tone
OF the governments demands in respect
10 the military code bill, is the fact that
that the reichstag shall grant very
large increase in the credits for the
army and navy, and the kaiser and his
advisers are unwilling to risk the defeat
of their plans by adhering to their
former unbending position in regard to
the military bill, which, in view of the
present aspect of European affairs, has
become a matter of little. if any, i'm
portance in the eyes of the government in
comparison with the matter of increasing
Germanys military and naval serength as
largely and speedily as possible. 1t is
posais. which have been alluded to as
merely intended to improve the artillery
arm of the military service involve the
complete reconstruction of the batteries,
the augmentation of the number and
eaAbre of the field guns and an extern
sive alteration of the naval equipments.
WANT EXPLANATIONS
The Freisinniges press are all up in
arms and declare that an organized and
powerful opposition will make a vigorous
onslaught on the war budget in the
relehstag and insist upon straightforward
explanations on the part OF the govern
ment to categorical interrogations. 1t is
easy TO foretell that the government will
reply that the explanations are imDossi-
Bile. inasmuch as they would reveal
secrets incident to the defense of the
country. The claims of the government
VII be. referred to a committee of the
reichstag, and that they will be subse-
doubt.
MILITARY OUTRAGES.
I In regard to the outrages by military
{ officers on civilians, il is notable that the
long suffering German bourgeoise are
losing patience, and the murder of
S-ebmann by Lieutenant Bruzwitz at
Carlsruhe seems likely TO bring about a
climax throughout Germany, especially in
the south, where every town is organizing
meetings to protest against the ruffianism
INDUCED in by army officers. The news
papers are also taking part in the matter
and publish Incredible stories about
the outrages which aristocradc black
guards IN the army perpetrate upon
complained of. but number of other
officers of the Grenadier regiment to
which Bruzwitz belonged are charged
with variety of criminal excuses.
General Won Bullow, commanding the
army corps of which Carlsruhe is the
! headquarters. has found it advisable to
| forbid officers entering public places for
the last fortnight as a precautionary
measure.
ENGLISlH-GERMAN FEUD.
The feud between the English and Ger
man press Is being Kept up and pursued
with great vigor. The Berlin papers
think Il worth while to reproduce the
! opinions of nameiess writers IL the Lon
don press, and every day these opponents
sang eacn other ABOUT the effect OF their
differences over the relations of Germany.
Russia, France and England, long and
costly kilograms conveying conversational
chatter of t.iis character appear in The
German press daily. In official circles.
this sort OF thing was amusing al the out
set, but has now become absolutely worth
/ less and has lost its significance, even as
! a source OF amusement.
DISCOUNT RATE.
The directors OF the reichsbank at a
meSuag nesu Jnst pi vr ~ Tie increase q
/ t1n n of l1p Nf n n .
! cided that il was not necessary TO make
an advance i'll the discount. of the rechs-
bank beyond per cent. Despite the DIFF
! ferences between the open discount rates
( and those OF the reichsbank, gold does
not go into the reichsban1 and IL the
accounts OF the bank We're examined. it
would be seen that the drain toward
Russia equals tie inflow into the bank.
/ The Russian imperial bank has reduced
| the price it pays for gold by l per cent.
until the Bank of England raised its rate
of discount, when tne Russian bank
raised its price for gold. Still gold goes
/ 10 Russia.
BERLIN WORKINGMEN.
The Society OF Berlin WorlSingmen held
a meeting Today 10 discuss the matter
! of the governments prosecution for iese
majestic Fifteen hundred persons as
sembicd and the Liberal leader, Prof
I Quidde was expected to address them
Max Ross. who presided. opened the meet
! ing and in the course of his remarks
criticized severely the large number OF
prosecutions for what was regarded as
iese majestic. A large force of police were
within the precincts Of the hall and seized
the opportunity afforded by the remarks
| of Herr Ross TO close the meeting, which
they did very unceremoniously.
GOSSIP.
The Rhine Gazette publishes a report
Of the case of d dragon captain assault
! ing a restauranteur at Aur.sch. The cap
| tain differed with the proprietor Of the
restaurant about the amount Of his b.ll,
and proceeded to settle the dispute by
! dealing the landlord several blows on the
head with his sabre, inflieting severe
wounds.
DR.. Schweininger, Prince Bismarck s
physician, telegraphs from FREDERICKSBURG
! thar the ex-cnancei.o r's health is very
satisfactory, and that he is able to drive
out daily.
Hon. Bradley b. Snalley, member of the
| National Democratic committee for Ver-
mont, is in Berlin with wife and daughter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Smalley and their daughter
will be entertained al dinner by United
States Ambassador Uhl prior to their de-
partune for Dresden and Vienna.
Herr Rosenthal, the celebrated German
pianist sailed from Cherbourg for New
York today on board the steamer Augusta
/ Victoria