New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL.


! BOUND TO ENLARGE THE NANf.-s,ncs .nr
arrival here OF Admiral Tirpitx Chief OF inc "a'S
Depar ment. Emperor Williams plans TO increase
the strength OF the German Navy have been take"
IN in earnest Admiral Tirpitz Is reckoncd " w
the bodest and most energetic man III VI. "','
/ He ~ peculiarly known ms the naVai MIN. w
his ideas and aims respecting the deVeioPle'' "'
! reorganization Of the navy are IN 'ho'o"s" -,
with those OF His Majesty who hope" Admrai
Tirn,tz will succeed where Admiral Won Holman,
failed I'm Inducing the Relchstag to ADOPT pis nav a.
credits. The Emperor intends 10 nave u" "a"
ironclads and sixteen cruisers b"'t ny i"V -
siderable comment has been aroused by the fsct
that tho Emperor has ordered the Germania o"'p
building Yards to build the very cr"''''s VIZ,
have been rejected by the Reichstas. Admra.
| Tirpltz Is now making n tour oil inspecto" y. ."o
naval yards OF Kiel, Wlhelmshavcn stcttin nnan i
nav naval Bill in which the necessity OF putting l me
German Navy an equal footing VII siot tmg
and Russian navics VIII DC iV'0"'' ''
| DEFENCE COMMISSION ABOLISHED AA'a~c
mont has been caused BY the fact that tho EN-
! peror in n Cabinet order. has dissolved INC ->"
| ,ional Defence Commission. an Important nin'"s
body created years ago by his grandfather o. which
Field Marshal Won Moke was the head untii MS
death lie was succeeded by Prince Ainrech' OF
Prussia His ,Iajcsty's motive Is supposed 10 DC
to get rid OF thG ir'9G HE ntcra H OF Existing
oucs with rcoulred until recently the decision Of
the Commission.
THE EMPEROR WRITES MARCH.-At a
musical soirAe at the palace OF Potshah OH FL!
day all the guests appeared in the UNIFORM vi Ill
the Court costume OF 1891. the birth year OF fper"r
William l. In honor Of whose betrothal seventy
wears ago the fste was given. \ new wedding
march the words and music OF when WGTe o' , ,ne
Emperor. was given. ana chorus VI c"''''e ''
the cathedral took part In IT,
THE SECRET POLICE-lt Is now saia 'ha'
Emperor William himself desires to REFORM the
secret political police and change the sys-
TEN Of Intercourse between the Cabinet MIN
listers and the press This may be due 10
the fact that the revelations of the Won Tauscn
trial arc still being busiiy discussed. ana the Ma
tional Liberals have decided 10 question tAe GOV
eminent in the Diet on the steps which II If IN
tended 10 take to improve the police system IL also
appears that Won Tausch is not yet out OF danger.
II is fairy certain that nc will be tried for treason
on account Of his reported utterances apout inc
Emperors health.
IRON COTTAGE FOR THE KAISER.-Emperor
| William has had a small iron cottage erected IN
the garden Of the Garrison Hospital at hchgoan"'
which he will occupy during his stay on that
island The building Is thirty yards long by fifteen
yards wide and consists OF a study bedchambcrr
closed veranda The Prussian eagle mas peen Iraoe
to take a leading part In the decoratioh7'
THE BAITIC CANAI.-Statistics show deficit
Of 10000 marks in the Baltic Canal during the
II ., vear 10 $50 vessels of 1S4is tons have passed
through this waterway. OF this number. 1I,sbZ yes
sells were German s2s were Danish. 2l9 were BrlusH'
AS were Swedish and 375 were DutcE
PROTEST AGAINST A CONSCL.-Thc German
export merchants OF Sonncberg have formally pro-
tested to Prince Hohenohe agains; United STATES
Consul Particles requiring single or 'rip' saihpieS
| OF the goods they export to America these goods
bcinp dolls TOYS and porcelain articles, which, they
contend are not suited for samples the Germnn
newspapers notably the National ZeitunG, oe-
clare tho Consurs conduc. TO be arbitrary ana not
in accord with his Instructions
MR.. UHL IN POOR HEALTH-Ihe health vi
Edwin F. UhI the former United States Ambassa-
dor IN Germany has failed lately. and he has gone
TO Gazten with his family for tho cure. Mr.. Oh'
will return TO tho United States in July but the
members OF his family will remain abroad untli the