The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

tag has adjourned, leaving the ministry
triumphant along the whole line, great
uncertainty prevails in official quarters
concerning the future. The confidence
of the ministerialists, hitherto mistaken,
il now decreasing. No disastrous defeat
Is expected, but the ministers feel that
their position has been shaken by the
growth of popular feeling against all the
new tax proposals except the one affect
ing the bourse.
TALK WITH MIGUEL.
Dr. MIGUEL, the Prussian minister of
finance, yesterday gave an interview eX-
planning the situation to the editor of the
Deutschware. He complained TO the edi-
tor that the lack of large solid parties in
the reichstag hindered fiscal reforms.
The old groups had crumbled TO pieces,
he said, and each of the new ones must be
approached in the way of its special in
terests. This state of affairs prevented
Germany from becoming a strong CEN
tralized state. 1t is evident that DR.
MIGUEL ignored the fact that the govern
ment owed its recent success to the
chance manipulation of the small parlia-
mentary factions. These successes would
have been impossible had the large com
pact groups still existed.
Inn AlhA EMAIL ANAHNNGot
''Sound imperial finance" DIR. MIGUEL
continued, could not be obtained with
out fiscal reforms. The government can
have no object other than the country's
good, yet the opposition treat the minis
tiers as if they were enemies of the en-
pire. Taxation of tobacco is opposed as
If tobacco were necessity Of kfe The
tax doubtless would lead to some disloca-
ton of the tobacco industry, but if TO-
-
out of employment, what thenl Most of
them would find work in other industries.
While the country generally would eX-
perience no discomfort, the treasury
would be relieved"
THE TAX ON WINES.
DIR. MIGUEL admitted that the wine tax
proposal would be modified, but all the
contemplated alterations of his plans, he
declared would not touch the principle.
The premiums on exports of sugar would
be left intact, he said.
The government fully recognized the
depression in the agricultural districts.
When the Prussian landtag should open,
a measure would be introduced for the
creation of agricultural chambers in
which the interests of the great land
owners and small farmers would be rep
resented equally. The government would
assist the chambers in agrarain reforms
and in obtaining agricultural credit.
GRAIN GROWERS AND RUSSIA
Dr. MIGUEL was convinced that the
grain growers exaggerated the effects
which the treaty with Russia would have
upon the price of cereals. Anyhow it
was impossible to prevent Russian grain
from entering Germany by side ways
Besides, having concluded treaties with
the powers, Germany could hardly de-
cline to conclude one with Russia. I'm
doubleday the Russian monetary system
presented a grave objection. The pre-
MUM on gold encouraged expectation
and rendered customs duties illusory.
but Germany had the same disad-
vantage in dealing with Austria-H Hungary
and Italy. 1t was always dangerous to
conclude commercial treaties with coun-
tries having unstable currency systems.
If no understanding should be reached
with Russia, who could predict what
might happen in Russia's negotiations
with other countriesl
Finally, DIR. Miguel thought the reichs-
tag, however bitterly preiudiced against
the new tax proposals, would approve the
scheme in bulk, as there was no alterna-
tive plan TO meet the increased expendi-
ture.
INDUSTRIES CRIPPLED.
The Berliner Zeitung enlarges upon the
PACoGnb COnulblOl VI SldRuublOn III German
industries. Work shops, which usually
furnish employment to twenty men. have
been obliged to reduce their forces to two.
The depression is felt more severely in
the building trades including carpenters
and cabinet makers, but it also extends to
Others. The Christmas sales are reported
by the sh0pkeepers to be small beyond
parallel, only the cheapest goods finding
buyers.
GARNET cOTrNJCTr
A cabinet council was held to-day over
which Count Botho Zu Eulenburg, the
Prussian premier, presided. Chancellor
Won Caprivi was present. The council
discussed the subjects TO be treated in
the speech from the throne at the open
ing of the landtag. The rumors now
being circulated in foreign newspapers
that the position of Chancellor Won
Caprivi is critical are unfounded,
being simply a repetition of the old and
familiar fiction. Count Won Eulenburg,
the Prussian minister at Munich, it is
announced, will succeed Prince Russ as
ambassador to Vienna, the latter retiring
from the service of Emperor William to-
day.
A conference has been held between
Gen. Count Won Schlieffen and Gen.
Hohenke, at which were settled all de.
tails of the winter army maneuvres.
will cease to exist as a theater in April
1894. Director Engle has rented the
house to a syndicate OF brewers, who will
transform it into beer and concert
garden.
WEDDING OUT ANARCHISTS.
In consequence of the many outrages
recently committed by anarchists the
German trades unions and specialist CO.
operative societies generally are purging
their lists of members suspected of an
archistic tendencies. The Berlin social.
lists committee has refused 10 grant any
support to the strike of the shoe
makers because a majority of the
strikers are anarchists of a violent
type. At Wiesbaden, Bischofsheim and
Mainz the police have arrested several
men who We're counterfeiting two marck
pieces and using the proceeds to help the
cause Of anarchism. Three other men of
similar occupation and principles have
been arrested in Rue de Sheim on the
Rhine. All these men have criminal
records of considerable variety.
The Macon Hardware Co. Assigns.
Macon, Ga, Dec. 23.-The Macon Hard
ware Company, one of the largest whole