The record-union., 1897-04-25

Believed That It Will Not Long Re-
main Local Affair.
Whatever May be the Outcome of the
Present Troubles, the Readjust-
ment of the Oriental Question VIII
Also Lead to 4 REIMBURSEMENT of the
Powers Alliance.

Also Lead 10 EeaoIuStment OF the
Powers Alliance.
BERLIN, April - copyrighted, 1897.
by the Associated Press The war be-
tween Greece and Turkey monopolizes
public attention in Germany The opin-
ion is expressed in political and diplo-
matte circles that the war will not fin
ish soon, and that it will not remain To-
cal very long. 1t is stated III Govern
mental circles that Germany's interests
have already been vitally engaged. and
1t seems to be a foregone conclusion
| that whatever the final outcome of the
present troubles. that the political re-
adjustment of the Oriental question will
also lead to a readjustment of the
Powers alliances. The entente between
Germany and Austria on one side and
Russia and France on the other will.
it is believed, become much closer in
the near future.
The pourparleurs between Prince
Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chancellor.
and NJ. Hanotaux, the French Minister
for Foreign Affairs in Paris, while only
touched upon the mutual attitude of
Germany and France in the Oriental
question, We're significant, as also is the
visit of Emperor William to Vienna
and that of Emperor Francis Joseph to
St. Petersburg.
a diplomat who was a member of
Emperor Williams suite during the
trip to Vienna, said to the correspon-
dent of the Associated Press: THE
main efforts of the Powers will be di-
rooted r1 L.
confined to narrow limits, but the sue
cess of their endeavors is doubtful If
Turkey routs Greece, or if Greece
meets with even a temporary success.
all will be chaos, as there are good
reasons to suspect that Bulgaria Ser
via and Montenegro are only waiting
for chance to break loose, and espe-
eally Bulgaria, who is laundering 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
satisfactory. His majesty strongly dis
suaded the Prince from engaging in
warli1e enterprises, and plainly warned
him of the unpleasant consequences.
Prince Ferdinand however, was ap-
PttANAit'S 44Ct NAStOuI Gu IOI he enter
ed into negotiations with Berlin finan-
cers for raising a Bulgarian loan. and
also entered into negotiations with the
krupps for supply of quick firing and
heavy guns.
The principal innovation which Ger
many will propose at the International
Postal Congress will be the raising of
the letter weight from 10 to 20
ORC IL
and Belgium, they being the two main
countries who would lose largely there
by. as the fees would not be increased
with the increased weight and increas-
ed work. In fact, Germany proposes to
remit entirely the transit fees hitherto
paid to those countries. On the other
hand. the proposals to raise the limit of
postal money orders up to a thousand
francs $1,000 and to reduce the fees
therefore, as we'll as to increase postal
packages to five kilos are looked upon
as certain to be accepted.
Prince Bismarck has quite recovered
his health, and has notified his Ham
burg admirers that he will accept an
ovation and tOrchlight procession on
May 10th, the anniversary of the
Frankfort peace of 1871.
German immigration for the month of
March has again diminished, being only
1888 persons, as compared with ,, 100
persons during March, 1896.
AT the Surgical Congress, in session
here, Professor MarwedeI of HeideI-
burg strongly recommended the gem
eraI adoption of the American Murphy
button in operations of the intestines.
and cited seventy successful cases
in his own practice.
The indictment of DR.. Peters. the
German African Commissioner, whose
trial on charges of ill-treating African
natives, has commenced, in private. be-
fore the disciplinary court for German
protectorates, charges him, firstly.
with arbitrarily hanging a negro boy in
1891 and with hanging a girl in 1892;
secondly, with unjustly making war up
on 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 col
onial force. He admitted having under
taken extensive campaigns contrary to
his instructions, but he contended that
the situation was then dangerous, as an
attack upon the part of Warongos was
feared, and he claimed that he was
obliged to inf1ict the death penalty in
order to save German 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 subordinate. DIR. Peters admitted
that he had fogged six negresses, but
he denied that he had executed his con-
cubine for faithlessness, explaining that
she was hanged for conspiracy with a
native chief against the expedition
Lieutenants Pachmaj and Janicke
testified in support of DIR. Peters The
trial closed to-day with a verdict SEN
fencing DR.. Peters to- dismissal from
the imperial service and to pay the
costs of the trial.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-By direc-
tion of the President the military most