Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-21
The Central Europe ZOllver'
elm Completed.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
and Italy Are In 1t.
The Kaiser Closes the Landtag in His
Characteristic Manner.
A Portion of HIS Remarks Received In
Gloomy Silence-The Holy Coat
to Be Exhibited.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, June 20.-lCopyright, 1891
by the New York Associated Press.
The formation of great central Euro
pean customs league is an accomplished
fact acknowledged by the official circle
The exchange of communications be.
tween Germany, Austro Hungary, Italy
and Switzerland has resulted in the
basis OF an agreement which became
known here today. Interest in the real
ization of the most formidable zollverein
ever conceived will overtop that in
every other public matter when the
scheme is generally published. In the
meantime the official circle alone knows
that the, negotiations have attained
definitely successful stage. The terms
upon which the commercial union was
agreed are meant to be held secret until
after the plenipotentiaries prepare a
draft of the treaty. conference for
this purpose has been arranged to meet
at Berne July Goth. The league is to be
an intimate commercial alliance, in
which no one of the contracting powers
will be privileged to form trade treaty
with any other outside the union unless
it first obtains the assent of the other
parties.
THE TREATY OF FRANKFORT RENoUNcED.
1t is understood here that the govern
ment has obtained the consent of the
federal states of Germany to the
renunciation Of the treaty OF Frankfort
and to accepting whatever grave conse-
auence may arise from the hostility Of
France to such course. The existence
OF the league will naturally affect the
trade relations OF the contracting powers
with France, England, the United States
and every quarter OF the globe. How
tar this independent action will be con-
trolled, depends on the nature of the
decisions of the Berne conference.
THE EMPEROR CLOSES THE LANDTAG.
The emperor closed the landtag today
in his characteristic manner. He con-
graduated himself and the country on
getting from the upper drlower houses
OF the landtag nearly all that his min
istry had demanded. During the course
OF his speech his majesty said CAL
though the aims constantly hold in
view have not been wholly attained, l
and my people may nevertheless derive
Just satisfaction from the fact that
necessary and valuable system OF taxa
tion and primary conditions and valu-
able basis have been agreed upon for re-
form in the system of taxation. The
primary conditions have been by law
determined for the improvement OF the
commune institutions in the rural dis
tricts of Prussia"
UNPLEASANT REMINDERS.
These references to the projects which
have been forced upon the upper house
were listened to in gloomy silence.
The emperor then proceeded to ex-
press the hope that the taxation ques-
tions still remaining unsettled would
find an equally satisfactory settlement.
He trusted that the newly enacted COM
munal laws would be carried out with
due regard to old institutions. This, he
said. will secure the development of the
communal districts and draw closer the
ties limiting the people to the mon
archy.
SOP FOR THE CLERICALs.
Touching upon ecclesiastical affairs,
the emperor said he noted with pleas
ure that the restitution to the Catho-
lie church OF the clerical stipends
stopped during the Kultur Kampf was
resulting in the essential advance of the
settlement of the differences between
church and state, and also in the
main tenance of religious peace. He
became all the better assured, the more
the conviction gained ground, that the
claims of the church put forward re-
quired to be confined to measures COM
patible with the duties of the state.
CONTINUED HOPES FOR PEACE.
In the concluding passage OF his speech,
alluding to the foreign situation, his
majesty said: considering that the
session now about to close will be at
tended with fruitful results, and my
people may cherish the hope that these
results will be turned to good account,
while we continue to enjoy the blessings
of peace, which have no reason to ap-
prehend will be imperilled, and the
preservation of which is the object of
my unremitting endeavors."
The emperor's reference to the further
demands of the Clericals, related to the
revival of the proposals that the Re-
demptorists and Jesuits be recognized in
the states of Germany. Bavaria has
asked the bundesrath to admit the Re-
demptorists, and the question has been
referred to commission. 1t is the gen.
eral belief, however, that the bundles
rath will finally refuse to make report
on the subject.
WORLDS FAIR PREPARATIONS.
The Reichsanzeiger (official) states
that German commercial and mercantile
associations are now actively giving at
tention to the details of their prepara-
tions for taking part in the Chicago
Columbian fair. As soon as an approx
innate estimate can be made of the ex-
tent of the German industries which
will participate, which will probably be
about the beginning of autumn, the i'm
perial commissioner will place himself
in communication with the leading rep
resentatives of the industries. An agent
of the government will proceed to the
United States towards the end OF the
year.
THE HOLY COAT TO BE EXHIBITED.
A great religious function will open at
Treyes, August 23d, when the rarely seen