The herald., 1897-04-25
THE PEACE
OF EUROPE
Threatened by the War in
Progress
CHAOS CONSIDERED CERTAIN
IF GREECE GAINS EVEN SMALL
SUCCESS
CHAOS CONSIDERED CERTAIN
German Statesmen Exceedingly Pes
simistic Regarding tho
Outcome
A..oe,ated Press Special Wire


monopolizes public attention In Ger
many. The opinion is expressed In po-
litical and diplomatic circles that tho
war will not finish soon. and that 1t Will
not remain local very long. 1t is stated
in government circles that Germany's
interests have already been vitality en-
gagged, and 1t SCENE to be foregone
conclusion that. whatever the final out
come of the present troubles, the politi-
cal readjustment OF the Oriental ques-
tion will also lead up to readjustment
of the powers alliances. The entente
between Germany and Austria on one
side and France and Russia on the
other will, It ie believed, become much
closer in the near future.
The pourparleurs between Prince Ho-
henlohe, the imperial chancellor, and M.
Hanotaux, the French foreign minister.
In Paris, while only touching upon the
mutual attitude Of Germany and France
in the Oriental question. were signifi-
cant, as also is the visit OF Emperor
William to Vienna and that Of Emperor
Francis Joseph to st. Petersburg.
A diplomat, who was member OF
Emperor williams suite during the trip
to Vienna, said to the correspondent OF
the Associated Press: 1.-THE main ef-
forts of the powers will be directed to-
ward keeping the Greek war confined
to narrow limite, but the success Of their
endeavors Is doubtful. II Turkey routs
Greece; but IL Greece meets with even a
temporary success, all will be chaos, IS
there are good reasons to suspect that
Bulgaria, Servia and Montenegro are
only waiting for a chance to break loose,
and especially Bulgaria, who is hanker-
ing after Macedonia herself"
The visit Of Prince Ferdinand OF Bull
garia to Berlin was an event OF more
than ordinary Importance. The princes
audience with the emperor was not sat
isfactory. His majesty strongly dis
suaded the prince from engaging in war
like enterprises and plainly warned him
Of the unpleasant CONSEQUENCES. Prince
Ferdinand, however, was apparently not
discouraged, for he entered into nego-
tiations with Berlin flnanciers for rais-
ing q Bulgarian loan, and also entered
into negotiations with the Krupps for
supply of quick-firing and heavy guns.
PETERS PUNISHED
The indictment of Dr. Peters, the Ger
man-African commissioner, whose trial
on charges of Ill treating African ma
tives. has commenced in private before
the disciplinary court for German pro-
tectorates. charges him, first. with ar
bitrarily hanging a negro boy IN 1881 and
with hanging q girl in 1892; secondly,
Chief
Malamia in November. 1891, and, thirdly.
with furnishing incorrect reports to the
superior authorities.
DR.. Peters protested that he was not
guilty and affirmed that he believed that
he held the power OF life or death over all
the blacks on the station, except those
who were members Of the German colo
nial force. He admitted having underta-
ken extensive campaigns contrary to his
instructions but he contended the situa-
ton was then dangerous. as an attack
upon the part Of Warongos was feared
and he claimed he was obliged to infiict
the death penalty in order to save Ger
man prestige when the station was
broken into, because he had previously
announced that the penalty Of death
would be the punishment for SO doing,
the question Of sex being quite subordi-
nate.
DR.. Peters admitted that he had fog
ged six negresses. but he denied that he
had executed his concubine for faithless-
ness, explaining that she was hanged
for conspiracy with a native chief
against the expedition.
Lieutenants Pachmann and Janicke
testified in support Of DR.. Peters. The
trial closed with a verdict sentencing
Dr. Peters to dismissal from the imperial
service and to pay the costs of the trial.
POSTAL MATTERS
The principal Innovation which Ger
many will propose at the international
postal congress at Washington will be
the raising of the letter weight from If
teen to twenty grammes This is op-
posed by France and Belgium, they
being the two main countries who would
lose largely thereby. as the fees would
not be increased with the increased
weight and increased work. In fact.
Germany proposes to remit entirely the
transit fees hitherto paid to those coun-
tries. On the other hand the proposals
to raise the limit of postal money up to
thousand francs ($200) and to reduce
tIlc Acc6 lHcTckOEs as well dS u increase
postal packages to five kilos, are looked
upon as certain to be accepted.
FATHERLAND NOTES
Prince Bismarck has quite recovered
his health and has notified his Hamburg
admirers that he will accept an ovation
and torchlight procession on May 10th,
the anniversary of the Frankfort peace
of 1871.
German emigration for the month of
March has again diminished, being only
1888 persons as compared with S120 per-
sons during March, 1885,
At the surgical congress in session
here, Prof. Marwedel Of Heidelburg
strongly recommended the general
adoption of the American Murphy but
ton in operations of the intestines and
cited seventy-nine successful cases in
his own practice.
TURKS DON'T LIKE 1T
CONSTANTlNOPLE, April 24.-The
bombardment of defenseless points like
Santa Quaranta has excited much ad-
verse comment here. Similar criticism
has been made concerning the bonn
bardment Of Prevesa. which was de-
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