The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-21


great central European customs league is
an accomplished fact, acknowledged by
official circles. The exchange of commu-
nicatious between Germany, Austria, Hun
gary, Italy and Switzerland has resulted
IN the basis of an agreement, which be-
came known here today. Interest in the
realization of the most formidable Zollve-
rein ever conceived will overtop that in
every other public matter when the scheme
IS generally published, In the meantime
official circles alone know that the nego-
tiations have attained definitely success
full stage. The terms upon which the
commercial union was agreed are meant
to be held secret until after the plenipO-
tentiaries prepare draft of the treaty, A
conference for this purpose has been ar
ranged to meet at Berne on July 90.
The league is to be an intimate CONNER
cial alliance, in which no one of the con-
tracing powers will be privileged to form
trade treaty with any power outside the
union unless it first obtain the assent OF
the other parties to the alliance. 1t is I'M
derstood here that the government has OBJ
tanned the consent of the federal states of
Germany to a remuneration of the treaty
of Frankfort, and is accepting whatever
grave consequences may arise from the
hostility of France to such q course. The
existence of the league will naturally af-
feet the trading relations of the contract
ing powers with France, England, the
United States and every other quarter of
the globe. How far their independent &C
tion will be controlled depends upon the
nature of the decisions OF the Berne con-
ference.
The emperor closed the landtag in q
characteristic manner. He congratulated
himself and the country on getting from
the upper and lower houses of the landtag
nearly all that his ministers had demanded.
During the course of his speech his majesty
said: Although the aims / constantly
hold in view have not been wholly at
tanned, | and my people may nevertheless
derive just satisfaction from the fact that
the necessary valuable basis was agreed
upon for a reform in the system of taxa
ton, and the primary conditions have been
by law determined for the i'm provement OF
communal institutions in the rural dis
tricts of Prussia" These references to
projects which had been forced upon the
upper house were listened to in gloomy
silence.
Touching upon ecclesiastical affairs, the
emperor said that he noted with pleasure
that the restitution to the Catholic church
of the clerical stipends which had been
stopped during the kulturkampf was re-
sulting in an essential advance of the set
Element of the differences between church
and state, and also in the maintenance of
religious peace.
In the concluding passage of the speech,
abiding to the foreign situation, his
majesty said: Il and my people may
cherish the hope that the fruitful results
of the session will be turned to good ac-
count, while we can continue to enjoy the
blessings of peace which have no reason
to apprehend will be imperiled, and the
preservation of which is the object of my
unremitting endeavors.
The report that the prosecution of Herr
Baare, against whom charges had been
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object of escaping the income tax, and
that he sent out from the Bochum steel
works, of which he is a director, steel rails
which had not been properly tested and
bearing forged government stamp. has
been abandoned, is incorrect. The public
prosecutor has been directed to report to
the government what form of criminal
Herr Baare and other officials of the
Bochum works who are responsible for the
forged stamp on the rails.
The Reichsanzeiger (officiaD states that
German commercial and mercantile
associations are now actively giving at
tention to the details of preparations for
taking part in the Chicago fair. An agent
of the government will proceed to the
United States toward the end of the wear
in order to arrange for the allotment of
the necessary space.
4 great religious function will open at
Trave on August % when the rarely seen
holy coat" will be exhibited in the Cathe-
dral of st. Peter and St. Helen there TO the
Catholic faithful during six weeks. The
holy coat is relic which has been pre-
served with the greatest reverence in the
Trave cathedral for many years, and is
esteemed as its greatest treasure. 1t is
alleged to be the seamless coat worn by
our Savior. 1t is said to have been dis
covered by the Empress Helena during her
memorable visit to Palestine in the fourth
century. After numerous v'scissitudes
the coat was deposited in the Cathedral of
St. Peter and st. Helen, and since the year
1876 has, at exceedingly long intervals,
been exhibited to the faithful Miracu-
lous curative powers are aScribed to the
relic. The exhibition of the 'holy coat
IN 1874 Is memorable for the reaction
which it produced, leading to the seces-
sion of Ronge and German Catholics from
the church of Rome The exhibitions
have always been attended by almost
countless throngs The railways are now
preparing to carry 10000 passengers daily