The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-09
WEEK 3 GOSSIP OF BERLIN
ROSTER OF GERMAN CHINESE &C
CUPATTON BRIGADE HEADED
BY Won ROHRSCHEIDT
GERMAN INTEREST IN BRAZIL
Brazilian Envoy of Kaiser VIII
helms Court Says 1t Is Purely
Economic and in No
Way Political

BERLIN, June S.-The Militaer-Extrs
contains a cabinet order announcing the
names Of the officers and the strength OF
the German Chinese occupation brigade
as follows:
Commander, Maj. Gen. Won Rohrscheidt
with a military suite numbering eight
persons, nearly all of them being officers
who belonged to the expedition corps.
The occupation brigade will De com
posed of three infantry regiments OF three
battallons, the latter having three com
panies each.
Commander of the First regiment, Col
Count Won Schldppenbach.
Commander Of the Second regiment,
Col Baron Won Ledebur
Commander of the Third regiment, Col.
Grueber.
One squad Of mounted chasseurs.
Three field batteries Of artillery, and
other troops.
FOR A WOMAN'S- LOVE.
The man to blame in a particularly bad
army duel affair at Mayence, in which
the seduction Of a higher officers wife
was involved, has been severely punished
by court-martial. Following the emper-
ors instructions, the guilty party, Sec
ond Lieut. Vogt, of the Hussars, has
been sentenced to two years imprison-
ment and to be dismissed from the army.
The emperor and empress this weak
attended several interesting races at the
Hoppe-G arten, near Berlin, especially the
great army five kilometers hurdle races
Friday, in which the horses were ridden
by officers exclusively. His majesty per-
sonally distributed the honorary prizes.
The emperor was also present at tho
army shield race, 2,400 meters, where
several serious accidents occurred, a gem
tleman rider named Freysleben sustain
ing fatal Injuries.
Emperor William will go to K1el June
u to attend the launching of a warship
which the grand duke of Baden will
christen Zaehringen. A couple of days
later his majesty will unveil a monument
erected to the memory of the cavalry
general, Won Rosenberg, at Hanover, the
fund for which was raised by contribu-
ton from army officers.
The latest list of German naval OH
GERS shows 1,4S4 on active service and
599 on leave of absence, among them
being admirals, vice admirals and II
rear admirals The list also contains the
names of 424 midShipmen, an increase OF
1877. %1s
An agitation is on foot In the reichs-
land to exert strong pressure to bear
upon the government to Issue an amnesty
decree for political and military offend
ers of Alsace-Lorraine since 1870. The
Strasburg Buerger Zeitung is leading the
movement. The government, it is be
neved is not in favor Of the proposed
step.
The Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
blames Russia for the failure Of the sugar
conference adding that it is the last
time Germany will try. to abolish the
hidden premium system of other ma
tions.
INTEREST IN AMERICA.
Great Importance is attached here to
anti-German utterances on the part of
the American press. Scores of papers
have referred to this subject this week,
but a correspondent of the Frankfurter
Zeitung has been pointing out that it is
better not to attach such grave weight
to the wholly unfettered utterances of the
American press, declaring that the Amer
leans do not want war with Germany and
saying they are a thoroughly. peace low
ing people. The recent Chinese war, the
correspondent says, has clearly demon
strated that the United States is unwil-
ling to plunge into foreign adventures.
and the Washington administration is
undoubtedly most friendly to Germany,
as n number Of recent acts show. The
correspondent next claims that the Ger
man press is in part more unfriendly to
the United States, instancing a number
of cases.
Regarding the relations between Ger
many and Brazil the correspondent of
the Associated Press has interviewed the
Brazilian minister here, Baron Rio Bran
co. who said in emphatic terms:
Germany has not had any interests but
economic to SubSerVe in Brazil. This Is
well known to- the Brazilian government
The interest which Germany takes in the
Germans in Brazil, who have nearly all
acquired Brazilian citizenship, is legiti-
mate and natural and largely because
they have remained good customers for
the German export trade"
Regarding politics. Baron Rio Branco
said:
While the Germans in the three