The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26


posed Revival of whipping Post.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 25-Mr. Andrew d.
White, the American ambassador, refer
ring to the Samoan situation, made the
following statement to the correspond
ent here of the Associated Press:
THE negotiations between Germany
and the United States in regard to Sa-
moa, which have been partly carried on
here, have ceased for the present and
are now exclusively carried on at Wash
ington. Among the reasons for this
change is that, as Washington is nearer
to the scene of action, there would be
less delay in obtaining information. This
is the present status.
1.-The negotiations in regard to the
commercial treaty are also confined to
Washington, where the bureaus of Mr..
John A. KaSson, special reciprocity
commissioner, and Baron Won Hellebon,
the German ambassador, are handling
them. 1 am not aware of any interest
ing recent developments in the mat
ter
GAMBLING SCANDALS.
Before adjourning, the reichstag had a
of army gambling. Herr Bebel the So
cialist leader, reiterated his charge that
there was large percentage of army
officers in the notorious Harmlosen club
adding that similar state of things
prevailed at the turf club, where heavy
play Is the main feature. Herr Bebel
further asserted that many officers
played there regularly, in spite of the
army regulations forbidding gambling.
He added that among those who fire.
quented the club were three princes Of
reigning German house. The Socialist
leader then asked why the minister of
war, Gen. Won Gessler, usually quick in
preventing papers from speaking disre-
specially of the army, had not proceed
ed against the Tageblatt, which had
given details in connection with these
clubs, severely rejecting on army Of
ficers.
To this inquiry the minister made an
evaSive reply.
Herr Bebel, continuing, said that the
extent to which gambling hourished in
the turf club was proved by the fact
that the club last year received $4,000
marks from card money.
An investigation made by the CORE
spondent here Of the Associated Press
has move than corroborated the above
statements. 1t seems that 90 per cent of
the membership of the club consisted
VI olliCelS pcloHSllS 10 Iue active ana
reserve forces of the army, and that the
frequenters of the club until recently
included Emperor Williams brother-in-
law, Duke Ernest Guenther of Schles-
weig-Holstein, three Baden princes,
Wurtemberg prince, a prince of the
Houran and Taxis and members of the
Prussian herrenhaus, diet and reichstag.
number of scandals have occurred in
the club recently. One member, a Prus-
sian officer, named Won Bredow, was
caught cheating, after winning 100000
marks, and was forced to resign from the
club and army and to emigrate from the
country, but was not punished legally.
WHIPPING-P POST ADVOCATED.
In the Prussian herrenhaus there was
a hot debate introduced by three junk
ers, for the purpose of forbidding persons
of both sexes, under Is years of age, from
visiting dram shops or leaving their ma
tive place without permission, and rein
Producing punishment by whipping This
feature of the bill has been referred to a
committee, and will probably pass. 1t Is
claimed that most Of those who were con-
suited as to the advisablity of reviving
whipping had agreed that it was neces-
sary, and added that it seemed in most
cases to be more humane and more
wholesome than Imprisonment.
The German newspapers, in discussing
the commercial relations between Ger
many and the United States, complain
more or less bitterly of the alleged fact
that while everything is being done to
bring an improvement, Germany being
willing to sacrifice something to that end,
no reciprocity has been shown by the
United States, where it is asserted, even
the calm and moderate part Of the press
does not recommend any step in that d.
rection.
CECIL RHODES MISSION.
The result of Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, mis-
sion to this country is generally spoken
of by the press as equivalent to failure.
The financial papers laugh at the Idea
that the government will furnish guaran-
tees of the financial success Of that part
of the project, the cape to Cairo railway,
Africa. The Berlin correspondent of the
Magdeburger Zeitung, writing in this con-
nection, says:
Mr. Rhodes may be shrewd enough in
asking Germany to take financial respon-
sibility for this part of the project, but
we think Mr.. Rhodes might seek other
methods Of money-raising. Germany has
not the slightest intention of guarantee
ing interest
Speaking of the reason why the en-
peror did not dissolve the reichstag, it
now apears that the whole bundesrath,
Prussia alone excepted, was against him.
Not only the king of Saxony, but a num-
Der of other sovereigns advised his mai
esty against dissolution, and If the en-
peror had insisted in the bundesrath in
putting the motion for dissolution 1t
would have been overwhelmingly de-
feated.
reichstag reform military bill