Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-23
LANDTAC WILL Be OPENED
Emperor William Will Have Many
Important Measures to Bring Be-
fore the Body.
The Socialist Congress Held at Halle
Elected Singer President and
Leibknecht Editor.
The Mausolenm of Emperor Frederick
is ConSecrated in the Presence of
the Royal Family.

BERLIN, Oct lS.-The emperor will
open the landtag in person on November
18th. The emperor desires the passage of
! a measure for the reduction of prices on
articles of food and the rent of dwellings
! for the working classes.
! Herr Won Maybach, the minister of
public works, who was charged with the
preparation of the bill providing for the
erection of dwellings for the workingmen
III every populou- center has received the
! imperial censure because of the in
complete condition of his proposal.
| 1t is the opinion in official
circles that the trouble is due to restraints
! placed upon Maybach by the minister of
finance. The emperor had grand scheme,
but Minister Won Maybach on consulting
with MIGUEL. the Prussian minister of
finance found there were obstacles to in
vestlng more than eight million marks in
building small tenements In the suburbs
This incident applies to the general posi-
ton of the government In regard to his
schemes for costly social reforms, and &C
companying the projects for the abolition
of duties on cattle and grain between Aus
tria, Italy and Germany, aud leaves the
budget of the future in dense fog. MIGUEL
insists that the government proceed with
|
| plies waiting too see what the effect of the
new United States tariff will have upon
some of the sources of German prosperity
before committing the country to long
| tariff treaties IN any direction.
The socialist congress at Halle closed to-
day to the relief of both deputies and pub
lie, who have been swamped by the YER
bosity of the socialists. Today's session
of the congress was opened by the cleo
ton Of party officers. The first president
is Herr Singer. Liebknecht was con-
frmed as editor of the party organ. The
resolutions adopted call upon the socialist
party In the reichstag to seek to remove the
unsatisfactory conditions of the present
system of emigration and especially that
the federal government exercise stricter
supervision at different ports in regard to
the transportation and accommodation of
emigrants.
The mausoleum at Potsdam in which the
bodies of Emperor Frederick, Prince Wal
demar and Prince Sigismund were depoa
tied on Wednesday. was consecrated toGas
in the presence of Empress Frederick, her
daughters, the emperor and empress and
other members of the royal family. Chap
lain Koegel officiated and the choir OF the
Berlin cathedral reformed the musical
pefClOn OF Cne service.
PARIS, Oct 18.-There has been great
excitement during the week at
Lyons over the United States tariff law
and Burdeau, the Lyons deputy has given
notice that he will in the Chamber demand
a retaliation for the increased duties on
French goods. He will especially propose
that a retaliatory duty be placed
on petroleum and also suggest that
boards of inspection be established
for the examination of all imports from the
United States. On the other hand,
committee for the defense of the silk mar
ket held meeting at Lyons, at which
the speakers took the ground that retalia-
ton was likely to do more harm than
good The president of the chamber of
commerce called attention to the fact that
the Ietaliatory policy against Italy has al
ready cost the Lyons market 7,700,00
francs worth of business and given
Germany the industrial supremacy in
Italy. Beside, the notable injustice COM
toward America in the matter of pork had
led to comforting extraordinary powers
upon the president of the United States
by the Edmunds retaliation bill, and
might entail dangers to the great French
staple articles of export, particularly
wines and silks. The presi-
dent was followed by senator
and two members of TIE chamber of depu-
ties all of whom spoke to the same effect
The Petit Journal thinks that the bill
affects England and Germany more than
France which ought not to be drawn into
making reprisals against the United
States. The Temps holds that if the new
American tariff is injurious to French
interests France can, Jt complain, as it has
for over nine years persisted in enforcing
an unwise act that had been injurious to
Americt. The moment has come, it says
to repair this mistake and the circum-
stances are favorable. The council Of the
department of Bouches Du Rhone has
already called for an annulment of
the decree against American pork.
A meeting of the cabinet was held today
at which the final draft of the general Gus
toms tariff was approved. The cabinet
also accepted the reductions made by the
budget committee in the expenditures as
estimated by Rouvies, the minister of
finance. This leaves 100000 francs
available, thus permitting The government
to reduce the duty on alcohol.