The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-28
FAVORABLE TO WILLIAM.
uATIOxAL CONVENTION At GRE
YIELD ASST MES NEW ATTITUDE.
With References to the Coming
Eleetien-tnu sual Activity In the
Large ship Yards OF Germany.

Copyrighted. Isas. by the Associated Press
pEELiE. AGg 27.-Ths mas important
events % the week In domestic poitsscs
saye teen TIE national convention q. cre-
fed. Eaesisl2 Prussia. ard IRE attitude
adopted ~ The Socialist party toward the
esnsiny election. The CYefela convention
T.. saa aIse tine took distinctly friend
II tone toward The government. Bishop
soa1r tx. OK Cologne. e.oagsntiy expressed
ssr4cs3y .Sy1l sentiments A telegram seat
g. Emperor william, asAring htsn OF ne
ioyaity u Tie 7.s1 sssegates os the Ger
FAT Catholics assembled. and hIs reply 20
T.. wers noticeable features Of the occA-
sion.
Ansther nokabie departure was a resoln-
lion adopted BY tna convention to essab-
i.sa Catholic peasant societies everywhere
IN Germany. This was ssralgfs. move de-
sgasd 10 compete with the peasant fedora
ton ss Bavaria
Il was also significant that the death Of
Prince Bismarck the author o. the kIi-
turkanspf. instead q being used ns . basis
for hostile 1nsreysg, drew cGs few SEMI
Mandatory remarks. gE.s s.eaker contend
1ns tina II Bismarck yzers alive ard c4ssn-
cel0T as would hare signed ere NOW a hill
% gssali tas Jsassls.
Tie vag.8us Socialist local election com-
M.ttes8 have decided upon ;fletr course Of
action With regard "a the diet election. IN
Berlin 81 oEeFg heirsiHg majority has re-
solved not 10 participate, as IND the
fhree-clAss e5ertiGn sySsasla TIA Socialists
aAye 10 chanca ot electing their card!-
dates. On the other hand. Brezfaa Err
turt, Frankfurt. Lsbus Schiegx4sgen R!eis-
Ssid, Eibeffei9. E.inbeck, Brandeabairg and
other towns have decided Ia run their own
yandidates or TO support FreSsianige candi-
Gates
In number of other districts the Social
ISIS have concluded TO participate only In
The elections. which may mean the ruin Of
many Socialists.
Prince Blsnlarck's memoirs are now In
feFi!a- PriVg Councillor Kroner received a
h':st from tbs government and brought the
bully manuscript, which is now undergo
ins examination. T14are ~ however. 4 sil-
plate manuscript ~ F'rssarlehsruhe. and
- The teIt was dictated by Bismarck par
sssaally, the family VIII not submit to any
considerable changer or Authorizations
At " hsae.1lS1oae on Wednesday con-
faTIsiion was caused by the discovery
taat one OF the chimneyz was aiire The
ealace was soon flic9 with smoke. and the
ceinbais Of the imperial family were
FEsven Into tbs open air Emperor Will
yaifi however. promptly took control u
tae hrsmeo and the Hau1es we're soon ex-
tscguishsd.
There Is unusual activity In tho ship
yards a. hiel. Ststttn, E.olng ard Ham
eurg- The government has placed a num-
Der OF orders, among them com
passions for six big torpedo boat destroy
re OF thirty three knots speed, to be ready
Sor ssrvica early next year In addition
knere are orders from = ,lssia, Spain.
Brazil and Argentine r.n.il.lie. II is
. curious fact that the governmen. has
ordered the Vulcan Ship Building Works
20 pay duty of %. oee marks on a vessel
bdils In England. though the company
sitter against the ruling the provision of
Shs GsrnAH tarin law which declares that
Vessels are ffes OF duty.
IL Is announced that the navy iepart-
cie1s has received ''for important terhnE-
ga purposes" 1900 photographs Of the
hsw cruiser Hertha when travelling at A
speed Of nineteen knots The rhotosranhs
We're taken IN a few minutes by the cos
eiograph
The big army maueuvers 70 commence
Sn September 3 wifi be- under the personal
direction OF Emperor william. They VIII
uclnde. II Is reported. Interesting and com
pfsIenaive experiments with pigeons. BIZ
cycles and airships. Among the airshlps
VIII he one OF an absolutely new type
During "a certain stage OF the nlaneuvers
the emperor Will assume personally the
ehiet command. His military suite Will
include Ger. won Hank. Gen Won Plsssin
Ard Gen. Won Seholi
United States Senator Hernandez de Soto
sichey has been here several days con-
ealt!ng a famous oculist