New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
LIVE TOPICS IN BERLIN

Berlin, DecernDef 3d.
CHIEF BURGOMASTER CONFIRMED-At 'ne
ceromonv OF the unvelllng Of the monument "
rto.or George William in the Sieges- Alice to-day
,bo Emnoror looked bale and hearty and had fuouy
checks The ceremony brief. There were no
speeches but the occasion was rendered He,i' ~ D
by His Majesty at the close steppinfa facrn uP shak-
ing hands with him cordially and hsndng mn. s,nr nS
long expected confirmation as Slet oI attarhed
consisting OF documents with big sea,n str md
The Emperor congratulated the bHiEoinnstI Eoinnnfs"t,I a.
said he Wis wished ed RaTn R, aGdng loud enough be
bcrd some distance: "A city for which feel great
aectiGnn and mn hep n TO Teaze iSns ends hap
PLY this matter which Tor ione var footing
RR1sK CHRISTMAS BUsINESs.-Crisp. cold
white Christmas weather prevails mere Inc spree
IS frozen solid the big Mueggelsee Is aiive WIN
and everybody s busy Win nove
for Christmas Business Is brisk ana many .haro
ties are exhibited in the shops Unfortunately hese des
is scarcity OF Christmas trees. OWNS 70 the oeep
snow in the Hartz Mountains and elsewhere
NO BLIND ANGLOPHOBIA.-The change In
public opinion in favor OF Great Britain continues
rvan tho Hamburg Nachrlchten." which hltherto
has been intense against England. prints com
munication today from a Hamburg merchant pro,
testing against "bnden Englaendernass - Dh'u
Angophobia'
BOERS WELL ARMED.-The papers are fun OF
contributions from military writers on the subject
OF the
The "Neueste Nachrlchten" to-day contains an
article pointing out that the military success OF
the Beers numbering a quarter OF million against
n nation which, at home alone nurnpers thir's
millions is expainabe because the Boers are
armed with the best modern rifles and know now
to use them The British the writer adds, under
valued their adversary and failed 10 appear on the
, field OF war with numerical superiorltg l whiIe
Again he points out. all the British generals neg
ected accommodating and were delciem, IN ,is Int
[ a.l1 To q
be added the fatal frontal attack while the Mauser
gun has stood the eTy writer Tl tGS in he
sen Courier maintains that no modern war mas as
or strateeic lessons and that the British have
proved their stupendous "asininy as military ma
tion In an unparalleled manner
FUTURE OF GREAT BRITATN.-The papers
also continue to discuss the problem as TO what
will be Great Britans position hereafter slhce'
they claim her total collapse as a military power
has been proved by this war. The usually well
| Informed "Kreuz- z-Zeitung" contains a letter from
n high parsonage at St Petersburg, claiming that
the question 10 whether Il Is advisaoIe 20 use
5T ser6ny R5sSdSm Russian
circles. The military party Is urging the tneness mess
ever on high authority. that. so far as concerns
Germany, no such step VIII 6e Jolneq IL ugf viii he
maintained to the end
INTERNAL POLITICS MIXED.-German internal
politics continue 10 be mixed as ever. The whole
Conservative party. including their Court sympa-
thzers exert themselves the utmost to impress
the Emperor's mind with the fact that Prince
Hohenlohe is the foe OF agricultural interests: that
the Conservatives have lost all confidence In him.
and that II will be impossible for the Government
10 reign against that party. In order 10 carry
this programme the united Conservative press
WAGES war against Prince Hohenlohe, but the state
ments made are worded Cunningy, In a manner Tor
the Emperor not 70 take offence HIS Majesty is
regularly made the clippings of all these anti
Chancellor arguments. but thus far they have
desires to conclude his days Chancellor and the
Emperor concurs in his desire.
NEW NORTH GERMAN LLOYD LINES.-1n 1900
the North German Lloyd Bremen will plan lines
to Singapore Herbertshoehe. Sydney and Samoa
and to Hong Kong Ponape Herbertshoehe. Fried
rich Wilhelm's Hafen and Sydney, while the Jalut
Company will also start lino making a circuit
OF the Carolines and Marlannes.
| EDITOR SENT TO JAIL.--A sensational trial has
Just been ended by the sentencing OF Herr Joachim
Gehlsen editor OF a Charlottenburg newspaper, to
eighteen months in Jail for systematic backmailing
of financially insecure banks and similar institutions
| Herr Gehlsen, In Prince Bismarck's time headed
the mess campaign against Prince Bismarck insti-
| gated by a number of his Court clique enemies.
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| TEN PERSONS KILLED AT AMALFI.
Rome Dec 23-It now appears that the disaster
at Amalh on the Gulf OF Salerno. yesterday after