St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-26

The Situation at the West
@a,1 - phalia Colleries Still
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~ BERLIN. May 25.-Sir Edward Malet,
Mr.. Kasson and Herr HOlstein, as a
committee of revision, completed to-day
a draft of the protocol concerning Sa-
moan questions. 1t contains clauses re-
lating to the municipal government of
Apia. the coaling ports held by the
powers, the land commission and the
autonomy of the Samoan government,
the text of which has already been
cabled to Washington and approved by
Mr.. Blaine. The remaining clauses, de-
fining the tariff of Samoa. the constitu-
ton of the native government and the
limitation of the German claims for in
demnity from the natives, have been
framed in consOnance with instructions
from Mr.. Blaine, who is in daily
cable contact with the commission.
Nothing, therefore, ought, in the Opin-
ion of the delegates, to prevent the
winding up of the conference on Tues
day, when the business is expected TO
be limited to the exchange of signature
agreements. The success Of the COM
mission and the rapidity with which the
business was got through with was
partly due to the conciliatory attitude
of Count Herbert Bismarck and the i'm
partial policy displayed by Sir Edward
Malet, and largely to the American COM
missiOners having definite instructions
covering every point. The constant
hard work of the subcommittee mar
velously expedited matters, the plenary
sittings of the conference having little
to do further than to hear reports.
Throughout
NO EMBARRASSING DEVELOPMENTS
have retarded the progress of the delib-
erations. When the conference began
it was announced that the foreign Office
was confident that the sessions would
terminate in the first week of June.
The discussion has taken cOu rse and
German official world, following the ex-
ample of its chiefs, treats the American
ommissioners with high favor. If they
responded to all their invitations they
would find their hardest work in recrea-
tiOn. Count Herbert gave conspicuous
emphasis to his friendly footing with
each of the commissioners by
his greeting at the Tempelhofer
parade, when he left the pa
fade to converse with each commits
sioner, riding between the carriages of
Mr.. Kasson and Mr.. Bates and Mr..
Phelps, and exchanging cordial words
With them. King Humbert's projected
Visit to StraSburg was countermanded
after the Italian embassy received tele
grams from Paris reporting the disturb
ance in the public mind. The arrange
:rhents at Strasburg included review of
the garrison and night attack on the
citadel. After Sgr. Crispi had referred
The matter to Prince Bismarck it was
announced that King Humbert would
not visit Strasburg, but would
~ KEEP ON THE BADEN SIDE
of the Rhine on his homeWard journey.
Neither Sgr. Crlspi nor Prince Bis
the French The revision
sefi the treaty agreed upon during the
kings visit has not yet received the ad
shesiOn of Austria. Associated with the
treaty is military convention, fixing
"a definite plan for the mobilization of
the Italian army in the event of war.
Sgr. Crispi wanted an entente on the
question of the papacy. Prince Bis
march obtained from Sgr.. Crispi
pledge for moderate internal policy
toward the Vatican. and has asked the
Austrian prime minister to join in
united pressure on the pope
to make peace with the Quirinal.
1t Is understood that Emperor Francis
Joseph reluctantly allowed Count
Kalnoky to intervene in the matter, and
that the pope, on receiving private as
surances of the Austrian emperor's
sympathy, promptly rejected the over
lures. The result is distinct breach
in the continuity of the alliance. The
revised treaty will probably remain un-
and Count KalnOky pay their expected
visit here. The Italian generals, Ro-
lands and Sironi, remain in Berlin to
settle details of the military convention
with the war Office. The adverse ru-
mors go the length of asserting that
the difference with Austria is
leading to a rupture of the
alliance, Emperor Francis Joseph in
cIining to regulate the Balkan ques-
tions in conjunction with Russia. The
official circle absolutely denies that a
rupture is within the range of proba-
bility. King Humbert, in a letter,
thanks the people of Bealin for their
splendid reception accorded him, and
sends gift of 20, 900 marks for charita-
BILE objects. The situation at the West
phalia colleries
CONTINUES CRITICAL.
According to Rhenish papers, the
proclamation of martial law is i'm
minent. Hitherto the miners have held
aloof from the socialists and have
resented their approaches. Now
there are symptoms of impatience
of the masters. Herr Weber.
president of the Bochum strike COM
mitree, was arrested after making
speech last night in which occurred the
phrase: "War against capital; victory
or death is acclaimed" The miners in
several pits in Bochum, Gelinkirchen
and Aachen will go OH strike again,
Herr Hammacher having failed to get
the assent of the owners at DOrtmund
Yesterday to the concessions demanded.
1t is understood that they will be
Granted after the Berlin convention.
The men accuse the employers of breach
of faith. The other strikes grow. The
5000 masOns in Berlin, who resumed
work under the belief that the emylOy-
ers would grant their demands, will
strike again on Monday. Nineteen
Thousand men employed in the
building trades are now out
here. The dock laborerS and
porters at Hamburg threaten to
Strike. This would cause serious en-
barrassment in the. supplies OF grain
and coal for the interior. Coal ShiDS
have been lying in port for week un-
discharged. The companies are trying
to import English laborers. The aged
WWorkmen's Insurance bill passed the
reichStag Yesterday bY only twenty