The record-union., 1897-02-07
The Governments Report on the Meat
Which Had Been Seized as Infected.
a Sore Disappointment to Prussia and
the Agrarian Party.
No Proof That Any of the Packages
Which Were Seized and Alleged to
be Infected With Trichinae Were
of American Origin, Even in a
Single Instance.

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-(Copyrighted, 1897,
by the Associated Press 1.-The predict
ed consolidation of the Liberal political
parties in Germany has now been seri-
ously undertaken by the leaders and
the Executive Committees of the vari-
Gus factions. The two Radical wings,
headed by Herren Richter and Rickert,
have arrived at an understanding for
united action in all the Reichstag Elec-
toral districts now represented by Con-
servatives but believed TO be ready for
a change. The South German Radi-
cal parties are expected to enter into
the union.
The first court ball took place on
Wednesday. and was a great success.
About 1000 people attended, and the
costumes were brilliant. United States
E,mbassador and Mrs. Uhl were among
those present. The Emperor intends to
give a costume ball on February 14th
in honor of the centenary of William
l., and it is said will surpass any pre-
vious similar ball.
The Cologne 'Volkszetung'' claimed
that it has proof that Emperor William
after the recent revelations, wrote a
personal letter to Prince Bismarck, ap-
pealing to him on the ground of pa
triotsn1, to cease his divulging of Ger
man State policies.
Speaking of the revelations of Polish
agitation in Germany, Prince Bismarck
is reported to have said in an inter
view this week: The gang against
which I had to fight hard at the foun-
datiOn and the building up of the en-
pire has now made itself much at home
with us" Prince Bismarck warmly ap-
proved of the appointment of Count
Muravieff as Russian Minister for For
eign Affairs, saying: He is just the
man / always hoped to see Russian
Foreign Minister. If he turns out as
expect he will do WE'LL
The wholesale retirement from active
duty of army officers in the prime of
life is continued, and has now aroused
even fne opposition of the National
Liberals. There is much indigna ton at
Wurtemburg at the fact that several
excellent South German Generals, the
Oldest being - years old including
Generals Won Grief, Plaff and Delien,
although in perfect health, have been
retired and replaced by the Prussian
Generals of the same age
The Emperor and Empress, accom-
panied by the hereditary Prince of
Sake -Meiningen, are going to Hirsch-
burg, Silesia, on February 10Th, where
they will enjoy toboganning on the nu-
merous steep sleigh tracks of the
mountains. The snow there is ten feet
deep.
Robert F. Kneebes. the American
horseman, who was sentenced yester-
day to nine months imprisonment and
to pay a fine of ! 900 marks. in addi-
ton to being deprived of all civil rights
for two years, after having been con-
victed of racing the trottfng mare Be-
thel on German tracks under the name
OF Nellie kneebes, may have to stand
trial again, this time on the charge of
conspiracy 10 commit perjury.
The forthcoming Government report
on the cases of trichina infected pork
offered for sale in Prussia during the
period form July |. 1896. to January l.
1897, and seized by the authorities. will
be a sore disappointment to the Prus-
sian Government. and still more to the
Agrarlan party. both of which have all
along contended that the United States
sends trlchinaeous pork despite the re-
ports to the contrary. accompanying
each package of meat In the Prussian
Diet, as we'll as in the Reichstag. and in
the German press, and likewise in the
official correspondence between the Gov
ernments, it has for years been en-
phatically stated that the American
dition Of the exported pork both
canned and smoked or salted. are not
trustworthy, and that in many instances
trichina has been discovered by the
American meat inspectors in such Ger
titled meat after delivery here. This
claim has never been admitted bv the
American Government, but to all de-
mands to substantiate it with more than
allegation the Prussian Government has
turned deaf ear, though reiterating
the claim itself from time to time.
a few cases of alleged American tri-
chinaeous pork. which were cited by the
Prussian Government in support of it's
claims. turned out on Investigations in
stituted by the American Embassy here
as fictitious, or at least unproven. In one
ii's7 X No'S' A. W h'o ieSt spring, ana tney
believed that lot of pork sold in Amer
lean packages did contain trichina. but
those packages had been sent by the
American exporters over a year before,
and the fact that the marks on the pack
ages had been tampered with was evil
dent, so that the conclusion that the
German packer had simply used the
American packages a second time to do
up his American pork in was inevitable
In other cases the former Prussian re-
ports contained such meager notices as
THE cases Of American trichinaeous
pork in Cologne, Two cases dittor in
Salswede," etc. etc, but when the at
tempt was made to identify these cases
by demanding the number of American
packages, such as accompany each
American certificate such number
could not be produced. The American
Embassy in Berlin thereupon insisted
that each case of alleged trichinaeous
pork hereafter be accompanied in the
official Prussian report by the number of
the American certificate Against this
demand. which the American Govern
ment hoped would show the utter
groundlessness of the Prussian claims,
the Prussian Government made resist
ance in various forms for some length of
time, but last spring, at last, they were