The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-13
They Will Be Passed BY the German
Reiehstag by 4 Large Ma
Prince Bismarck Declares THAT He
n Never Did Believe In Abso-
lutisn.
Experiments Prove American Pork Frae
From Tricliina;~-Iixhibits for tho n
3g Fair-Foreign n News. q

BERLIN, Dec. 12.-The treaties of COM
nsrce are now practically passed in prin-
ciple ana detail by almost unanimous voice
Of the reichstAg. Ihe minority, drawn
from the ultra conservatives and members
of tho reichspArtei, who opposed tho meas
uros, found themselves too feeble either to
divide on first reading or to try to cause
delay by referring the treaties to commits
tee. Chancellorvon Caprivi caused it to
become known that he would brook no
bullying in committee, and that the details
Of the treaties Would in NO way be modified.
In language Of complacent acceptance Herr
Singo, socialist; Prince Won Hatzfeldt and
Baron Manteuffel, conservatives; Herr
Oechethausor. national liberal; Herr Rick
ert, Freisinnige; Herr Oerterer. centriat,
and Herr Decken, guelph, supported the
treaties. The chancellor dwelt upon the
necessity Of passing the treaties before
Christmas The result Of their opera
tions. he declared. would soon show that
no preference had been given to other in
dustries over that Of the agrjculturist. He,
with great difficulty, kept corn duties as
high as three and one-half marks. Chan
cellor Won Capriyl concluded his address
by announcing that the government view
Of meeting the dearth of labor III rural dis
tricts was BY preparing amendments to the
law relating to the maintenance and hous.
ing of rural laborers. Upon the conclusion
Of the chancellor's speech the reichstag de-
cided TO take second reading Of the treaties
in full sitting Of the house. Z II
On the bourse the opinion is general that
conventions will have little effect upon the
general aspect Of the business for q long
time to come. The term zollVerein as ap-
piled TO the treaties is considered q mis-
nomer. Each of the five states contract-
ing while making some concessions,
retains string Of heavy duties against
others. The value of the measures can only
be shown by time. The new tariff whom
announced hardly caused q monentary
throb on the bourse. In Vienna, however,
the prospect Of an inosease in various
tariffs under the new tariff ledsto large
buying Of rgilroud securities and gave; q
| general lnpstus to business. In the course
Of d recent interview with the editor of the
Lubbock Eisenbahn Zeitung Prince Bis
1narck accused the government of hurrying
the treaties. The prince would not take
part in the debates because mem bers of the
reichstag had not been given sufficient
| time to study the proposals. Referring to
the inscription ''gupreme lex regis voluntas''
placed in tie golden book Of Munich by
Emperor William, and to other recent
| autocratic utterances of his majesty, Bis
n.arck said he had never been a supporter
of absolutism and regretted that the en-
peror made such expressions. sw4
Aprarian papers continue their endcavors
to keep up the fiction that American pork
I is diseased. DR.. Braekbusch, the noted
scientists, has made public the results Of
examinations of 5000 specimens of Ameri-
can pork. He found traces Of trachinm in
which passed through his hands. He ex-
perlmented with cats and dogs, trying to
| infect them by feeding them with the dis
eased meats, but failed entirely. This the
doctor considers positive proof that tri-
/ chime survive but a short time after the
(. death of the infected animal. He holds
that American pork, even of poor quality,
4 is perfectly harmless when it reaches Ger
many. x, # ".
t WorId's fair promises to be extensive. Iron
and steel manufacturers and jewelry and
| toy and china firms are making great
preparations. The Deutsche bank and the
International Bank fur Deutschland will
support the project for the erection. between
jackson and WASHINGTON parks, OF q
! medieval German village
The noted aristocrat. Prince YzenburR,
has gone to the bad. He dissipated a large
fortune, contracted heavy debts and then
\ fled the country. $5.s 4.
Justice Fuller, of the United States
Supreme court, is in this city nursing hel
daughter Mary, who il recovering from !
i severe illness. 45 II &@ W..