New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-15
N1LTTARISM IN GERMANY.
IS BRUrALLY ARROGANT AS EVER.
,opr-1AR FEELING REUSED by THE BRusEwITz
AFFAIR DYING oUT-soCIAL GAYETY
THE KAIsER's CAPITAL
pEBSONAI.


rHB KAIsER's CAPITAL
PERSONAL
y.-,r Feb 1.-THE reform OF the Military Pro-
;ure Code is once again engaging political and
o-cial attention. II was expected that the Reichs
,ov would see some perfected bill before Il during
.hs nresent session. but II seems that the diver
90 Of views between the Federal States which
30 announced as being on the point of agreement,
has become accentuated and broadened. The meas
- elaborated at Berlin contded to the military
,,borties the preparation and control OF all prose-
,.,ons Bavaria and Wurtemberg object 10 this,
and hold that legal functonaries. skilled m juris-
-yaeuce ought TO initiate and carry out trials
nh,cb come under the Military Procedure Code.
rba war Minister of Wurtemberg came to Berlin
,.s week and tried 10 get Minister G0sser 10
lent his proposals The Wurtemberg Minister
headed that the bill prepared by General Won
c6ssler is not a reform but a retrogressive meas
eve and this Is also the Bavarian contention But
General Won G0ssler is backed by the Kaiser. who
nos particularly interested himself in the matter.
.s,stfrg that the military authorities ought to and
must originate and control the prosecutions II VIII
he recolected that when General Bronsart Won
S,,eueudorf resigned the Ministry OF War In Au-
,s, Of last year his action partly owing 10 in
e-,riss connected with the now notorious Tausch
.s,sal hut I. vas also because the Kaiser found
Nv, taking a stand on the necessity OF liberal re-
.,,,,s IN the military. General Won Gossler. VINO
,,,.cessed him proved himself in his earliest ap-
sacce S IN the Reichstag a man after the Kaisers
pear9tctS 80 nation of unveldinr nnilitarism.
The measure as drafted by Won GossIer , and s b
Prov he more moderate members of the Rechs-
tag Of all parties. In all that relates 10 pu0mEy
o. rights Of appeal IT presents restrictions which
make IL OF small practical value. Inc ats PupnS
.sieS arose over the Brusewitz has abated
and the spirit OF militarism is as orutay arrogant
as ever
The Kaiser has appointed the most prominent
,-o.essors OF the Royal Academy 20 design the
Costumes for the fancy dress ball fixed for eoru-
,-v "a al the Royal Castle The officers are to ap-
rsa- IN the uniforms OF their regiments as worn
a, the period represented. namely l7s7. Thus. the
c,-dA du Corps will wear gendarmes' uniforms
ard some OF the Curassiers the Cossack UNIFORM
Var all regiments formed since 49, the artist
nanter. Skarbind. has designed historic costumes
professor Won Heyden designs the costumes lot
-subers OF the Court circle which are to be repre-
sentative OF Court styles the end OF last century
Count Ferdinand Harrach, the Court painter
.ks;ches the costumes OF the kaiserin. The Kaiser
,-ll wear an exact copy OF the uniform OF MarshaI
~vorwarts' (old Blucher). Harrachs oesign ior
Mar Antonette Nobody attempts 10 form an
estimate OF the cost OF this great socd n,o,,
which is 20 outrval in magnifcence all previous
Court tetes.
The Court ball which was given az the ochIoss
m Wednesday
,rs was a grand affair, over eight hundred guests
saving been invited In the grand march Archduke
O,-o led with the Empress, who was attired IN
s.agreen robe trimmed with beaver az TIE bottom Tom
and sides of the skirt and upon me hd ,y,t6
nnr1berless diamonds The Emperor's partner was
Princess Frederick Charles E VINO ~1' eop6ld sis
Ter of the Empress was attired in pink satn gown
with siver-gray trimming
w., soaso, "a ~ is climax. and Berlin society
has never been so filled with country aristocracy'
For the last TWO years Court mourning mas inter
tered with society functions and toned down court
costumes Hereafter it is ordered that civans ar
rins tpumps, which go well with ORDINARY 3ar
dress but not liked by the wearers' ,ent on
no-,rnity of seeing them they drive about ireey
in every direction. During l5e srtrc aIong the
Inter den Linden handsome two-seateu Sroya
with coachman ana looIna'i snto, the exhilara-
, 4; 4 'a''' p''''' '''
IT, rao.,, r-esence here OF Count Cassini. the
p,ssian Minister at Picking was overlooked oS 'iie
German press He arrived before count Niui az I'll
STAYED about eight days. and dined az ule nm
cellor's with MuravieH. The official puHeuhs give"
out by the Chancellerie mentioned MIN Simply a.
r,ov Cassini at the end of list OF guests Hilu
ro with the number of Russian names pldceo 49,
Muraverrs His presence in bernh $50 Ger
- sone inDortant negotiations anectlhS 80
man commercial Interests likely 10 be disturbed Dy
the RussoChness Railway @o to nave Completed
wo-k ~ higher practical value than any Inlne su
yen accomplished at Paris or ssr 70 81 Peters
burg and Berlin. reached mere some ua'' ''
Count Cassini arrived.
The noicA have seized the books and accounts OF
the Concordia Life Insurance Company ana as
result OF the subsequent examinations OF the re-
ord was found that the COMPANY NM na ,be Gr list of
paving clients while AT the same uine ~ iosare
members amounted to 1900 names Inc IOseIS
through the fraudulent practices o. ,4re o,jn '
ar. mostly IN the ranks OF the working people
A committee Of the American colony in Berlin
sas arranged 70 hold a social gathering OF Ameri-
cans on washingtons Birthday, TO take place after
Trited states Ambassador Uh and Mrs Chl
Professor Guy Thompson. OF Yale University. ana
Mrs Thompson. formerly Miss Lucy IN VIII sd,.
.,r New-York on February IS on board me NTr rh
G4-msn i.ioyd steamer Trave. Amoassador , ~
and Mrs Uhl will accompany them as III a
men where Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson VIII el'ioai a.
The "Neueste Nachrchten' has discovered tnaI
The London Tnes's atlas, which mat paper s az
yertises an original producli'h' l. wy -
German "Andree's Atlas
The WORK OF Mr.. LEXOW'S COHHliihh'
Senator rexow Is well satisfied with the progress
tina, his committee has made bur ne Is reuceh'
about the future OF the trust Interrogation it
senator and his associates on the committee He'u
several informal conferences YESTERDAY ana o's
ersssS ,.,vs and means but afterward announced
thar thew Rad nothing 10 say about What t9ey ere
going M DO The aim OF the committee oei.dto'
vsyor, go "a n make the investiga ton as thor-
e1gh as possible and get through as qulcsS o a
possible Therefore. the committee VIII H. oUor{
tav and as MANY more days this week as convent
enL
DINNER OF AMHERST COLLh"E Az NV
The annual dinner OF the Amherst CoHege Aui'i",
Association Of this ci:y will take place a. 'a0 -,
Savoy on the evening OF Tuesday. March . Nore
ian o,A hundred were present AZ the Amherst an
ner las year and from present indcatiJns tse 80, %
,eaisnce this year viii De iuIIy up ~ '
Ccoae Mason W. Tyler will PRESIDE