The herald., 1897-06-13
GERMAN NAVY
Is Already In Process of
Construction
DESPITE REICHSTAG ACTION
THE EMPEROR WILL HAVE HIS
BIG WARSHIPS
DESPITE REIcHsTAG ACTION
Ambassador White Is Formally Re-
ceived-His Predecessor Shows
Signs Of Failing Health
Associated Press Special Wire.

BERLIN, June 12.-(Copyright, 1879
Since the arrival here OF Admiral Tir-
pitz, chief of the navy department, En-
e peror Williams plans to increase the
) siren htgof the German navy have been
taken up in earnest. Admiral Tirpitz
is recognized to be the boldest and most
:, energetic man in the navy. He is pop
ularly known as the naval Moltke, and
his ideas and aims respecting tile further
development and reorganization Of the
navy are in thorough accord with those
( of Emperor William. who hopes Admi-
raj Tirpitz will succeed where Admiral
Won Holman failed, in inducing the
. reichstag to adopt big naval credits. The
emperor intends to have ten big iron-
clads and sixteen cruisers built by 1900
Considerable comment has been
aroused by the fact that the emperor
has orderd the German shipbuilding
yard to build the very cruisers which
have been rejected by the reichstag.
Admiral Tirpitz 10 now making tour
of inspection of the navy yards.
WILLIAMS WANTS
Great amazement has been caused by
the fact that the emperor. in cabinet
order, has dissolved the national defense
commission, an important military body
created thirty years ago by his grand
father and of which Field Marshal Won
Moltke was the head until HE death.
He was succeeded by Prince Albrecht Of
Prussia. His majesty's motive was sup
posed to be to get rid Of the irksome con-
troll of his plans for the new fortifica-
tione or his alteration of the existing
ones, which required, until recently, the
decision of the commission.
1t is now said that Emperor William
himself desires to reform the secret po-
litical police and change the system Of
intercourse between the cabinet minis
tere 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 intended
to take to improve the police system. II
also appears that Won Tausch is not yet
out of danger. 1t is fairly certain that
he will be tried for treason respecting
his report in the utterances about the
emperor's health.
Emperor William has had an iron cot
tage erected in the garden of the garri
son hospital at Heligoland, which he
will inhabit during his stay on that
island. The building is thirty yards long
by fifteen yards wide and consists of a
study, bed chamber, bath room and SER
wants rooms. There is a small closed
verandah outside.
1T DIDN'T STEER
Herr Woelfert, an aeronaut, accom-
panied by machinist named Knabe.
made an experimental ascent in So
called steering airship from the Tenn
plehoff common this evening. When the
balloon, which had been filled at mill
itary ballooning establishment had
reached a height of 5000 feet a loud ex-
plosion was heard and the next mo-
ment the balloon was seen to be ablaze.
The car, which was also on fire, de-
tached itself from the burning silk, and
fell with startling rapidity to the ground.
Both of its occupants were found dead.
Their bodies were horribly burned. 1t
appears that the benzne used in the
steering gear motor exploded, causing
the disaster.
KICK AT A CONSUL
The German export merchants at Son
neberg have formally protested to
Prince Hohenlohe against United States
Consul Particles requiring single or
triple samples of the goods they export
to America, these goods being dolls,
toys and porcelain articles, which they
contend are not suited for samples. The
German newspapers, notably the Ma
tional Zeitung, declares the consul's con-
duct is arbitrary and not in accord with
his instructions.
THE AMBASSADOR
Prince Hohenlohe and Baron Mares
chal Won Biberstein's substitute, Baron
Rotenheim, the under secretary for for
eign affairs. received Mr.. Andrew D.
White, the new United States ambassa-
dor, at the foreign office on Thursday
morning. Mr.. White was introduced
by Secretary Jackson.
The health Of Mr.. Edwin F. Uhl, the
former United States ambassador to
Germany, has failed lately, and he has
gone to Gastein, with his family, for
the cure. Mr.. Uhl will return to thu
United States in July, but the men,
bers Of his family will remain abroad un-
til the autumn.
A New York Mob