Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
ANARCHIST PAMPHLETS IN THE BARRACKS
Early Winter In Prussin-Princcss OF
Piers Anti-AngIophobism Crusade
otto wcscndorcnck's Death
Ci.at of the FathcrInnd.

| ing the week has been almost entirely abb
sorbed by the Relchstag debates. and the
politicians are convinced the statements or
Prince Hohenlohe. the chancellor, and the
minister for foreign affairs, Baron Marschal
Won Bleberstein, on the subject OF the fer
e!gn policy OF Germany have had an excel
lent effect and have removed the suspicious
Of her allies. Count Herbert Bismarok's de-
nial in the Reichstag that he has given an
interview to newspaper men during the past
five years is hardly credited in political cir
cles. and there is excellent authority for
saying he did give an interview containing
some OF the recent revelations in Schoen-
hausen. The count went TO Friedrichsruhe
Immediately after Mondays session OF the
Rechstag and made a full report TO his
father on the present attitude Of the em-
peror and the government regarding the rev.
elations, and it is stated a plan was agreed
upon to continue the newspaper disclosures.
AS a first result the Lelpsic Neuste Mach
richten has published a statement that Italy
entered into a secret agreement with Russia
in 1891 similar TO the Russo-German aili-
ance.
Emperor William is said to be furious az
these revelations but he has no way OF stop
ping them His aid-de-camp, Count Won
Moltke. went to Friedrichsruhe on Tuesday
with instructions to beg Prince Bismarck
TO cease his campaign. on the ground that
IL was calculated to seriously iniure Ger
many politically. but Prince Bismarck re-
piled that he must retain the right OF free
speech and of ventilating his opinions.
MINISTER'S OF TWO MINDS.
One Of his maiesty's adiutants attended
the duelng debate in the Reichstag, took
copious notes and reported to the emperor
personally. The emperor took particular no.
tice OF Herr Lenzmann's menaeing speech.
The radical and liberal newspapers are very
outspoken in their comments on the conflict
ing declarations Of Prince Hohenlohe and
the minister for war, General Won Gossler,
the former declaring duellng must be sup
pressed and that all classes OF the popula-
ton must conform with the law. while the
latter maintained the reverse. General Won
Gossler is understood 20 have expressed the
views of the emperor.
Some OF the newspapers. the Vossische
Zeitung. for instance, predict a parliament
tary conflict with the government this ses-
sion and state that II the government in
sists upon a large increase in the naval
budget. as projected the dissolution of the
Reichstag is inevitable. The radical and
center parties are already discussing the
probability OF this course and are preparing
TO make hard election fight.
The Frankfort Zei,ung threatens to
formally prefer charges OF high treason
agaipft the Hamburger Nschrichten, with
the states attorney OF Hamburg This is
intended TO checkmate the governments pro-
ceedlngs to force the Zeitung TO divulge tho
name OF it's informant Of unauthorized Par
liamentary news recently published. A fact
much remarked is that on the eve OF the
opening OF the Prussian diet the emperor
went hunting leaving Prince Hohenlohe to
read the speech from the throne, contrary to
his majesty's custom. The explanation Is
that the emperor is so upset at the Bismarck
revelations that he is in no fit frame OF
mind for formal, quiet throne speech.
TREASON IN POLAND AND POSEN.
The government has decided to take severe
measures in order to coun-
eract the steadily increasing reasonable
agitation in Polish Prussia and Posen, and
. strong Polish faction in the Diet is pre-
pairing a systematic opposition to the gov
sTnment. beginning by questioning the right
II the government TO change the provincial
,olors OF Posen.
A mass meeting will be held in Berlin to-
morrow to protest against the dueling nui-
iance and in favor OF Withdrawing the
class privilege. The petition TO the
.ame effect with SOC, 900 signatures, will be
to the Relchstag.
Strict searches have been made this week
n nearly all the Prussian garrison towns,
wing to large quantities OF socialist liter
ture having been smuggled into the bar
acks. Thousands OF socialist and anarch-
ST pamphlets were seized at Dantsic.
Prof. Max Koner's oil painting portrait OF
he emperor, the first time completely in
rofile. In the uniform of a Saxon regiment,
8 destined as a gift TO the king OF Saxony.
The winter has set in unusually early.
Navigation in north and east Prussia has
'een stopped by huge ice foes drifting in
he ViStula and there were three days skat-
ng in Berlin this week.
The Prussian minister OF the interior has
ecided to adopt the compulsory incubation
cattle with Prof. Kochs tuberculine, in
rider to stop increasing consumption.
The princess Of Piers, whose husband is a
ayorite of the emperor. Is heading a curious
She has requested. through ad-
in the newspapers. all English
omen married TO Germans of no matter
hat social station. TO join In a movement
, destroy by every permissible means, such
amphlets and newspaper articles as are ex-
Ting anglophobism In Germany.
An anonymous pamphlet entitled. AN
;her Open Letter TO the Kaiser" has ap-
cared at Lelpsic. 1t warns his majesty
gainst the present foreign and internal poll
y OF Germany. The pamphlet has been
sized In Prussia.
Otto Wcsendorenck. a wealthy German
merican, has just died at the age OF SO
ears, and hg remains will be buried at
onn tomorrow. He acquired large fortune
the insurance business in America, and
as the friend and financial backer OF Wag-
er.
A strike OF $500 dockers is announced from
ambuTg and Altoona. and work on most
the ships there has been stopDed.