The record-union., 1896-04-13
WHOLE NO. 1904

to test the sense of the constituencies
upon the new system at the next cleo
tion The commercial employees affili-
ated with the Socialists. who met in
congress in Berlin. Their speakers
were chiefly clerks in Berlin commercial
houses, who held that their class fur
nished the best proof of the condition of
those supporting the Socialist party.
A new organization of young mer-
chants seemed to be represented, and
the speakers urged those of that class
to join the Socialists or prepare for ex-
tinction. A Chembourg delegate re-
sented this. He declared that he rep
resented a numerous body of young
merchants and said that he would not
have taken any part in the proceedings
If he had known that he was expected
to assist in a social congress with which.
he said, he henceforth declined to have
anything to do.
The Austrian Socialist congress was
held in Prague. There was a great con-
course of delegates, proving the enor-
nous expansion of socialism in Austria.
On motion of the Austrian Socialist
leader, DR.. Victor Adler, it was agreed
that the Socialist party should hence
forth include representatives of all the
Austrian peoples, Germans, Poles and
even Slavonians and Italians. Herr
Malkenburgh, member of the German
Reichstag, representing Hamburg, told
the congress that the Socialists of Ger
many rejoiced in the progress of the
party in Austria and promised that all
practical support possible should be
given to them.
Sporting circles are greatly disap-
pointed at the showing made by the
German athletes who took part in the
Olympic games at Athens last week. It
was expected that they would do much
better, as they were all picked men.
The success of the American athletes
at home and abroad has confirmed and
spread the German opinion that they
are the foremost sportsmen of the
world.
United States ambassador UhI has
leased the residence No. 8 Thiergarten
strasse, and will take possession early
in May. Mr.. Uhl will be presented to
the Emperor on May I'd.
In regard to the action of the United
States Congress concerning Cuba the
inspired "Post" expresses hope that the
Spanish Cabinet, in the interest of
maintaining good relations with the
Government at Washington, will pre-
vent any demonstrations against the
United States and keep the public
calm. Anti-American disturbances, the
Post" says, might enlarge the Cuban
situation into a general international
crisis full of danger to Spain.
The "Neuste Nachrichten'' expresses
the belief that the Madrid Cabinet will
show the greatest prudence and delib-
Grafton in judging the decision of the
American Congress in the Cuban mat
ter.
United States Consul General De
Kay, Consul Carroll and General Nc
Cook, who is on his way to Moscow as
a representative Of the United States
at the coronation of the Gar, visited
the Burg in the Spreewald last week to
witness the historic Wendish Kirch
Gange. General McCook, under the
guidance of Captain Evans, military
attache to the United States Embassy,
is now inspecting the German military
Institutes.
The autopsy held by the public au-
thOrities upon the body of the infant
son of Professor Langenhaus, the med
ical director of the Moabite Hospital,
has left the charge that he was poisoned
by an injection of DR.. Behring's dyph-
theria serum until proved.
The death sf Baron Won Schrader,
master of ceremonies of the Prussian
Court, from the wound he received in
the duel with Lieberecht Won Kotze,
ex-cOurt chamberlain, has greatly in
tensified the public feeling against du-
cling. The conservative newspapers,
the "Reichsbote" and the National
Zeitung," the Catholic "Volks Zeitung''
and other journals demand that the ut
most severity of the law be enforced
and that no class shall be privileged
to outrage common sense and national
sentiment.
Herr Reuther and Gaertner, bankers
doing business in partnership in Ham
burg, have been arrested, charged with
heavy defalcations. The police have
seized their books and accounts and
closed their business.
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of
the Emperor, is to assume command
of the reserve naval squadron at Kiel
in August.
DR.. Saars, who was sent to the United
States at the instance of the German
Starch Producers Association to in
quire into the starch industry in Amer
lea, has returned and made his report
to the Government. The main cause
of the increase of American competi-
ton against the German starch indus
tries is not, he says, that the American
product is of better quality, but that
the price is cheaper, a condition due to
the concentration of the American
starch industry. He recommends Ger
man manufacturers to combine as the
Americans have done, otherwise they
will be beaten out of the market