The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-26
GERMAN ELECTIONS.
They Resulted in Complete Defeat
Of the Aqrarians.
PARTY HOSTILE To, UNITED STATES
Emperor William Indignant at the
Socialist Gains.
A REPRESSlVE LEGISLATION.
Some Talk of This, hut Officials Are
Dent to Removing Socialism
by Means of Reforms.
AR1Y HOSTILE TO UNITED STATES
REPRESSlVE LEGISLATION.
copyrighted. 1898. by Associated press.)

II Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated Press)
Berlin. June 25.--For the United States
the most interesAng result of the cleo
tons held in Germany is the wholesale
defeat OF agrarianism.
The only single agrarian candidate elect
ed was returned on the first ballot on June
is, while the conservatives, antional liber-
ais and centrsts repudiated agrarianlsm.
Including yesterdays and today's sue
cesses, the agrarian strength in the new
reichstag will certainly not exceed 100. q
number wholly insufficient to exercise a
controlling influence on the deliberations
OF that body.
This fact IS of Importance to the United
States, as the agrarian programme is out
spoken in its hostility to American inter-
ests
Emperor William was very indignant at
the earlier socialist gains and expressed
himself in strong terms. He remarked
1T is time to stop persuasion and try
more drastic measures or those fellows
Will destroy all "
But the later returns will probably mol
lily the powers that be. Nevertheless the
government, and particularly the emperor.
| is not disposed to offer any compromise
| to socialism.
Their is already talk of repressive legis-
laton but the officials are deaf to all
suggestions for removing the cause of So
| clalism by means OF social reforms.
| Among the curious facts developed by the
recent elections is the discovery by a de-
partment chief Of the ministry of the in
terror that most of the subordinates voted
| ttn- alt fslatr al, gl.,
being favorite copyist. Several of these
employees were Immediately discharged
when this fact became known.
The highest personages in the land par
ticipated in the elections. At Leipsig a
high government official stood at the polls
and buttonholed volunteers, urging them
not to support the socialist candidate, Herr
Scmdt.
Count Won Kardorff the bimetallst
leader, was elected by only two majority,
| which he obtained at the last moment
among his own employees.
| Herr August Hintz the socialist leader
| of this city, who denounced the election
letter of Count Posadowsky- Weihner the
minister of the interior and representa-
tive of the chancellor, was arrested on
election day on the charge OF slandering a
government officer
Another socialist leader who dubbed the
counts letter as "mean," was sentenced
to fortnights Imprisonment In jai1
IL is whispered that Emperor William "
the real author of Count Posadowsky-
Weihncr's manifesto
prince Won Hohenlohe, imperial chan
cellor, was absent throughout the cam
paign and Baron Won Buelow the minister
Tor foreign affairs, did not paraicipa,c in
the electioneering.
me sgrarans and conservatives now
charge them with gross Indifference to the
oct md
dismissal or retirement
AS matter Of fact. the members of the
caplhet did not harmonze throughout the
campaign, and now the adyersaries of the
more moderate members are indulging in
an kinds of intrigues However. thus far.
u is certain that the emperor has not With
drawn his favor from either Prince Won
ltoheniohe or Baron Won Buelow.
The recent speech delivered by the ems
peror is commented on sometimes in COM
phmentary terms The Tageblatt. in this
connection, says:
me address to the soldiers at Potsdam
VIII re-echo throughout the army. but the
general public will be surprised at The tore
W tne bitterness towards themselves rer-
Vading the speech. His complaint At beInp
new" 80 'ohe'h'hS
ine herman secretary of finance has is
'ueu new and more stringent orders CO.,
erlng the admission Of American dried .r,,it
INTO German territory. Hereafter only
i'ulI orled until 1t Is hard and friabIe will
oe exempted from entrance after eyamiua
tion. "''ei eNaiiiiha-
me lo2al government OF Hamburg las
appropriated 10000 marks to maintain a
poarh OF American fruit inspection In or
uer 10 expedite the clearance of fresh fruits
Mnlch' uhder tho present system. "a DELAYED
ior several days after its arrival. ,rhe lead |
i"s ucalers fear that the trade viii be
nntsiorled elsewhere where better a1yan- |
tages prevail.
o,r me details of the journey of the German
emperor and empress to Palestine arn an
terestlng The party will numher n;,a,,
ps.sohs' and no newspaper men will be |
PEI united TO accompany them.
ihelr majesties will snend six DAYS in tha
ROY land They Will leave Jaffa on 0cl
, pev' , 30 Tor Jerusalem. On November 10 i
ney VIII visit Damascus and the rains ~ |
tle lemple of Baal. They win return |
m mVineMarn via constantinople whittier thew
ships. Nihe TURKISH battle