Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07

Fears are expressed that the Berlin confer.
ence will not be able to adjust the Samoan
trouble. Compensation for alleged native
outrages will be demanded. The bill re.
stricting the Liberties of the press is causing
lively contest. Bismarck has been forced
to modify the Emperor's pet measure.
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BERLIN, April 6.-Since the English
Parliament voted the addition of 20 ships
to the navy, the Emperor's attention centers
exclusively upon Admiralty affairs. The
officials expect that the recently advanced
scheme for the reorganization of the navy
will be recsst and enlarged.
The Emperor freely expresses a deter
mination to make Germany a naval power
of the first rank. In conversation with Sir
Edward Malet, the British ambassador, he
said that nothing ne would see during his
coming visit to England would interest him
as much as the promised naval review at
'Spithead.
officials here are in doubt as to whether
the Samoan question can be amicably set
tied unless the American Commissioners
shall be empowered to assent to some form
of compensation for native outrages upon
Germans.
ONE HOBBY IN DANGER.
The Bundesrsth, at Plenary sitting to-
day, reconsidered the press laws and re-
mitted them to the commission with i'm
portant notifications. The commission had
previously reported that they were divided
on the proposals, and that there was no DOS
sibility of their reaching an agreement.
The representatives of Saxony and Baya-
ria protested that the operation of the law,
If the proposed measures should be passed
by the Reichstag, would create discomfort
and imperil public order. Their opposition,
combined with the representation of Herr
Won Bennigsen and other National Liberal
leaders, appear to have induced the EN-
peror to assent to Prince Bisnarck's urgent
request for remodeling of the law
The articles designating as a penal Of
fense hostile criticisms of the Government,
the Monarchy, the institution of marriage,
the rights of property and the church will
lbe amended. The exact form of the new
law will not be revealed until the commits
sion report finally.
MODIFIED BY BISMARCK.
Prince Bismarck, in an interview with
Herr Migual and Herr Won Bennigseu. in
dicsted that the bill in the form in which it
would probably be presented to the
Reichstag would leave free for discussion
social topics, such as the family religion
and property, and permit a theoretical
analysis of political questions, retaining the
articles, making it penal offense to inclte
hate of, or contempt for the Government
and the calumny of officials.
The clauses providing for the suppression
of offending papers and the expulsion from
the country of contumacious editors will
u : l.
consider the bill until after Easter. The
expulsion clause meets with fierce opposi-
tion.
DR.. Won Maybach, Prussian Minister of
Public Works, has resigned. He will prob
ably be succeeded by Herr Won Theelen, Di-
rector of Railways. DR.. Won Maybach's
resignation is due to quarrels with his col
leagues over the lack of regulations in the
expenditures of his department. DR.. Nav
bach had an interview with the Emperor.
He subsequently complained that he found
His Majesty unsympathetic.
ANOTHER QUARREL.
The debate in the Upper House was no.
table for the unusual structures passed upon
the condition of the Lower House for its
disorderly business methods and its david
ling over the budget. The Lower House
authorized its senior members, Herr
Schoelemer, to protest against the indignity
offered to the House bv these criticisms.
The Emperor yesterday received Herr Won
Betticher and questioned him as to the or
igin Of the quarrel between the two Houses.
The reading of clause Of the Workmen's
Insurance bill, which fixes 20 years as the
age at which an annuity shall be paid, was
followed by a lively debate. Some mem
bers supported Is as the limit, while the
Socialists demanded that it be placed at 60.
arguing that statistics proved that few
wOrkmen would reach the age of TO-.
The Socialists further desired that an as
surance to invalid workmen be granted
when they were unable to earn over half
the normal wages of healthy workmen.
Herr Won Boetticher adhered to the original
proposals. promising that if experience
showed the necessity of lowering the age
and of enlarging the range of the billlas re-
CARDS incapacity for work such changes
would be conceded.
VOTED AS THEY WERE BIDDEN,
In the meantime, he said, the financial
combination upon which the proposals were
based required adherence to the clause as
originally framed. Thereupon the Reichs-
tag rejected the amendments. The clause
fixing the ratio of contributions to the state
of employers and employees, led to a protest
by the Freidinnigs party, who held that the
measure was opposed to the orthodox Elm
ciples of political economy
The Centerists Joined with the Progress
lists in opposing the State contribution pro-
vision, but the clause was finally adopted
with the addition proposed by Herr Won
Frankenstein, that employers and workmen
should pay an equal weekly quota.
The Nordeutsche WOTchenbIdtt saws the
Government has advices from Zanzibar to
the effect that the native revolt there is
rapidly extending and that large military
force will be required for its suppression.
The WOrcbenbldtt does not believe. that
Captain Wissman will succeed in his mis-
sion.
AGAINST THE SLAVE TRADE.
The Belgian Government is preparing a
circular convoking an international con-
ference on the slave trade to be held in
Brussels. The entire Imperial family will |
attend the baptism of the infant son of |
Prince Henry of Russia, which has been |
fixed for May 9 at Kiel. The Gar and the |
King of Denmark will act as godfathers.
Emperor William has paid daily visits to |
his mother since her arrival here, and she |
in return has visited the Dowager Empress
Augusta. the Empress, thee Duke and
Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen. The restora-
ton of friendly relations between the mem
bers Of the Imperial family appears to be
perfect
Emperor Francis Joseph's visit to Berlin |
has been fixed for August 1. He will re-
main here until the 10th.
HOW HE WILL HAVE THINGS.
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