St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-20
Emperor Williams Grand
Scheme for Costly Social
Reforms Is Blocked.
Ee Vents His Wrath Upon
the Minister Of Public
Works.
Prospect ofan Austro-German
Customs Union Against
America.
The Prince Of Wales FavOrs
Some Measure of AutOnO-
my for Ireland.

BERLIN, Oct. 1S.-The emperor VIII
open the landtag in person on Nov. IL.
A cabinet council was held on Thurs
day, his majesty presiding. which prob
ally arranged. under the imperial initi-
alive. what the speech from the throne
Shall declare TO be the programme
IF the session on financial, econ
omic and social questions. The emper-
Or desires the passage of a measure for
:he reduction of the prices of articles of
food and the rent of dwellings for the
working classes. Herr Won Maybach.
minister of public works, who was
charged with the preparation of a bill
providing for the erection of dwell
ings for workmen in every
pOpulous center, has received
the imperial censure because of
the incon plete condition of his pro-
rosalS. II is the opinion in official cir
Giles that the trouble for which Herr
Won Maybach has been blamed was due
to the restraint placed upon his action
by the hi liSry of finance. The en-
IT Tor had grand scheme, but the min
lister, Won Mavbach. on consulting with
Herr MIGUEL, Prussian minister of
finance, found hat there were obstacles
to the investment of more than $780,
UC0 marks in the building of small tene
ments in the suburbs. This incident APP
plies To the general position of the gov
eminent i'll regard to the schemes for
Costly social Reforms
and the accompanying projects for the
abolition of the duties on cattle and
grain between Italy. Austria and Ger
many and leaves The budget of the
future in dense fog. Herr Miguel, it
is understood, insists that The govern
ment proceed with the greatest caution
and opposes prolongation of the
tariff treaty with Austria. favor
ing modification of tile
existing annual treaty, Ivy slight reduc-
lion of the import duties on grain and
CATTLE from Austria. His influence is be-
coming PRACTICAL supreme and the result
Is HAT III lie meantime there will be
no presentation of heroic financial or
traffic proposals. Herr Miquel's policy
implies waiting to see what effect the new
United States tariff will have upon some
sources of German prosperity, before
committing the country To long tariff
treaties IN any direction. But an Aus
trOGerman customs union against the
American tariff or the prohibition
policy OF other countries being
within the bounds of future
necessity, the government has directed
some leading jurisconsnlts to examine
into the question of bow the rights of
France, under the Frankfort treaty,
might affect such Zollverain. Ii The
opinion IF these examiners shall enable
the government To treat the French
governments adoption of fixed maxi
mum and minimum tariffs as affecting
the Frankfort treaty. it will afford a
legal basis for Zollverain when one is
wanted.
MausOIeum at Pottsdami,
in which the hcdes of Emperor Freder-
lex, Prince Naidemar and Prince
Segesmund were deposited Wednesday,
was c0nsecrated to-day in the presence
OF the Empeess Frederick, her daugl-
tiers, the emperor and empress and
Other members of the royal FAM
lily. Chaplain Koegel officiated. and
the choir of the Berlin cathedral
performed the musical portion of the
service. The st. Petersburg Viedomosti
says the finance ministry committee
has been charged to examine INFO the
Qlt stiCn of the llmijatit Ii OF the work
ing day in Russian faclOrit $. A report
has reached London that Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff, the British minister
to Persia, i'll addition to Ills physi-
cal illness, hes become insane
and that 1t is impossible to move him
from Teheran at present. An Italian
torpedo boat which left Naples some
time ago for SpeZZia is missing. Moth
ing has been heard of her
since her departure, and she is believed
to have been lost. the official an
nouncement is made that Lord
Duffer.n, the British embassa-
dor at Rome, has been in
structed to renew negotiation with the
Italian government regarding the re-
Spective territories of the two countries
i'll northeast Africa. A leading feature
OF the political contest in Great Britain
is the display of pictorial banners. The
Conservatives ale parading a banner
entitled "The Patriot Stowaways." 1t
rrires"nts NeS>rS. O'Rrien and Dillon
fleeing from justice. They are pictured
as so"-"wa5a. nuudiing frightened in
the hold of ship, amid casks. rats. etc.
i he Liberals are exhibition pictures of
members of parliament being shad-
owed by misunderstanding detectives.
Mir. Gladstone writes in regard to GER
tam remarks OF Ills concerning the
elght-lI0ur movement, that they were
unofficial. and that he reserves
fiS JUDGEMENT on that cues
ton until he has more care
ttnA Wrisned Tie arguments OH both
sides. The officers of tue British fleet,
which was obliged 10 put to sea from
ScarboroX this morning to avoid being
driven Oh shore, leaving the admiral
and his suDOrdinateS in town, are being
made The target for considerable
RidIcuIe and Censure
1t is freely asserted that they must
have imhibed too freely at the ball
which they were attending. else they
could not have tailed to realize thai The
tremendous gale that was blowing
threatened disaster to the vessels of
which they were supposed to be in COM
mand- The admiralty has. it is stated,
requested the unlucky officers to
1ol ward such excuses as they NAV
have Tor their unseamenlike conduct.
Mr.. Jepbson'S book on the Stanley
African expedition has been published
Only week. yet the first edition is al
ready exhausted. A second edition is
i'll press, and will contain a preface
written by Mr.. Stanley. This co-opera
ton secures copyright foI the work in
America. Large attachments of Rus
sian soldiers have been ordered
to the German and Austrian from
tiers. Oh the pretense of enforcing the
customs laws and preventing SNUG
CLING. 1t is believed, however. that
they will also act as rai ties of obserya-
ton for military objects. By far the
greater. portion of the active Russian
army is at present concentrated near
the Austrian boundary, and in the event
OF war an immense force could
be thrown across the line in
an incredibly short time. Rus.
STA possesses in this respect a
decided advantage over both Austria
and Germany, and it is to promote Ger
man ability for similar concentration
that the emperor will ask the reichstag
to increase the military appropriations.
Austria, following Russla's example. is
strengthening her garrisons in Galicia.
besides establishing several new
posts near the Russian boundary.
Lord Salisbury has coolly IN.
formed the new Portuguese cabinet,
III reply to respectful communication.
that there would be no use of sending
an envoy TO reopen negotiations, and
England will adhere to the terms be-
na6 =.