St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-06

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marks for new German opera, the con-
ditions of competition for the prize
being that the composers must be Ger
mans or Austrians, and that they must
choose subjects of their own, and 1t is
presumed the subjects must be. either
German or Austrian. The leading Ger
man and Austrian theater managers are
to form committee which will pass
upon the merits of the operas submitted
in competition for the Munich prize.
Lembach, the famous portrait painter.
who is residing at Munich, has been
robbed of hundred sketches made for
portraits and including sketches of the
leading perSonageS of Germany. Among
the sketches stolen are thirty made of
Prince Bismarck. The thief is Bo-
hemian and was formerly employed by
Herr Lembach. He has been arrested.
The Cologne Gazette announces that
Don Antonio, the husband of Princess
Eulalia, who recently received permis-
sion to take part IN the campaign at
Melilla against the MoorS, left Paris to-
day for Madrid, in order to pay his
respects to the queen regent before
leaving for Morocco.
The. Bavarian diet at Munich this
afternoon discussed motion to abolish
the Bavarian legations at St. Petersburg
declared that it was impossible for
him to
ADVISE THE REGENT
to sanction the abolition of such an i'm
portant prerogative of the crown. A
debate on Germany's position in Eu-
rope fol owed, during which Deputy
RaitZinger declared that. but for the
war on German people in 1866, the pol
icy of blood pursued in 1870 might have
been avoided, and in. place of the pres
ent limited Germany an empire COM
passing al. the German race might have
been created, with the Danube remain
Ing German river.
In reply the premier said that Ger
/ many's position as now allied to Austria
was better than at any time since the
union OF the German races.
The hereditary Prince of Sake Mein-
ingen has been appointed to the COM
mand of the Twenty-Second division of
the army.
The Associated Press correspondent
received from the finance ministry to-
night a copy of bill embodying the
new financial scheme of the empire, and
which will now be submitted to the
bundesrath. The bill provides that the
federal contributions to the imperial
treasury. apart from the special sums
payable by the individual states. shall
be limited each year TO sum at least
forty million marks below the total pay
mentS to the states out of the imperial
revenue from customs and from tobac-
co, stamps, excise and spirit duties. If
the difference between the federal con-
trl6utionS and payments to the states
exceeds that amount in any year the
empire Will retain such surplus, and
the payments on account or the Gus
toms and the tobacco tax will be
correspondingly reduced. If the bal
ance is the other way. a corresponding
amount of federal contributions will be
RENTED. Any surplus in the imperial
budget which may remain after bal
ance has been struck will be paid into
special fund, which will be used for
meeting deficits in subsequent years.
Should this equalization fund amount
to 100000 marks, further amounts
will be devoted to the redemption of the
imperial debt. The fund will be man
aged by the imperial chancellor, and
report in regard to the fund will be
submitted to the reichstag and bundles
rath early. In the event of a deficit in
the ordinary imperial budget the taxes
on articles of consumption may be in-
creased. A special law, however, will
be required to determine which taxes
shall be increased aud the amount and
duration thereof.