The record-union., 1897-06-13
Have Been Taken Up in Earnest Since
the Arrival Of Admiral Tirpitz,
Who It is Believed Will Succeed in
Rsorganizing the Service.
Inc Emperor Intends, if the Reichstag
Can be Prevailed Upon to Vote the
Credit, to Have Twelve Big Iron-
ciads and Sixteen Cruisers Added
TO the Naval Forces by 1000.

BERLIN, June 12-Since the arrival
mere OF Admiral Tirpitz, chief of the
navy Department, Emperor Williams
r4eii0 - 70 increase the strength of the
German navy have been taken I'M in
earnest. Admiral Tirpitz is recognized
10 De the bOldeSt and most energetic
non III the navy He is popularity
known as the naval MoItke. and his
iueds ana aims respecting the further
oeVeiopment and reorganization of the
navy are IN thorough accord with those
VI Emperor William, who hopes Admi-
rdI Ilrpltz viii succeed where Admiral
on Holllnann failed, in inducing the
Relchstag to adopt big naval credits.
The Emperor intends to have ten big
IIonclads and sixteen cruisers built by
1900
Considerable comment has been
aroused by the fact that the Emperor
mas ordered the German shipbuilding
yard to build the very cruisers which
have been rejected by the Reichstag.
Admiral Tirpitz is now making a
tour OF inspection of the navy yards.
Great amazement has been caused by
the fact that the Emperor, in a Cabinet
order, has dissolved the National De-
Tense Commission, an important mill
tary body created thirty years ago by
his grandfather, and of which Field
Marshal Won Moltke was the head un-
til his death. He was succeeded by
Prince Albrecht of Prussia. His mai
esty's motive was supposed to be to get
rid of the irkSOme control of his plans
for the new Notifications, or his altera-
tions of the existing ones, which re-
quired, until recently the decision of the
commission.
1t is now said that Emperor William
desires to reform the secret political
police, and change the system of inter-
course between the Cabinet Ministers
and the press. This may be due to the
fact that the revelations of the Won
Tausch trial are still being busily dis
cussed, and the National Liberals have
decided to question the Government in
the Diet on the steps which it is in
tended to take to improve the system.
1t also appears that Won Tausch is not
yet out of danger. 1t is fairly certain
that he will be tried for treason, re-
specting his reported utterances about
the Emperor's health.
Emperor William has had an iron
cottage erected in the garden of the
garrison hospital at Heliogoland, which
he will inhabit during his stay on that
island. The building is thirty yards
long by fifteen yards wide, and con-
sists of a study, bed chamber, bath
room and servants room. There is a
small closed veranda outside.
The German export merchants of
Sonneburg have formally protested to
Prince @Hohenlohe against United States
Consul Particles requiring single or
triple samples of the goods they ex
port to America, these goods being
dolls, toys and porcelain articles which,
they contend are not suited for sam
pies. The German newspapers, notably
the National Zeitung," declares the
Consul's conduct is arbitrary and not
in accord with his instructions.
Prince Hohenlohe and Baron Mar
shall Won Bieberstein'S substitute,
Baron Rotenheim, the Under Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, received Andrew
D. White. the new United States En-
bassador. at the Foreign Office on
Tursdhay morning. Mr.. White was in
troduced by Secretary Jackson
The health of Edwin F. Uhl, the for
mer United States ambassador to Ger
many, has failed lately, and he has
gone to Gastein with his family for the
cure Mr. Uhl will return to the United
States in July, but the members of his
family will remain abroad until the
autumn