The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-22
TO PLACATE FRANCE.
6ermany's Usual Affront on Sc
dan Day TO Be Omitted.
sismARck's HEALTH IS GOOD.
The Rich People Helping the Brewers
In Their Fight Against the
soeisIisss-The Cholera.

bEEkfy, July 2l-Nuch interest Is taken
here IN the tariff legislation Of the United
esates. Il has been learned that negntia-
tons are proceeding between Bertha and
Washington City 10 prevent the possibility
OF commercial var. The decision Of con-
gress in regard 10 the sugar schedule 10
awaited with great anxiety, many Of the
newspaper articles on the subject condemn
ing the stand taken by the senate. People
IN this country are already discussing the
possible reprlsals which Germany could
make In the event of her suffering through
American tariff legislation. For instance.
the Hamburg CorTesp0adenz. newspaper
well known as getting its news from high
of1cial sources, proposes, ia case q dnty Is
imposed on rawsugar. that Germany should
raise the duty on American petroleum,
but In THIS case the proposition contained
IN the article alluded TO originated in the
miad OF the editor. The government. de-
sires that nothing should occur 10 preju-
dice the good relations existing between
the two countries. and il Is not likely any
thing but very grave necessity could mar
the good feeling.
AS an evidence of Emperor Williams
desire tor peace and his wish TO share the
feelings OF thu people of France. the great
fall parade Of the garrison, which since
September, ls7f. has been fixed for tue an
niyersary Of the surrender Of Eapolson
III. At Sedan lseptember 2 1900 has
this year been ordered 10 take place on
August l8 The empsror's attitude ofcon-
Citation is resented by large section OF
the people. who claim the right 20 rejoice
ON the day they consider as marking the
birth Of the German empire, without car
ing whether It pleases France or not.
Prince Bismarck is in better health than
is generally believed. His trip from
schoenhausen to Varzln lasted eleven
hours, the last three of which. during the
night, he travelled in carriage. Bot the
exertion does not seem 10 have had any Ill
effects upon him. Ths ex-chancellor made
seven speeches while en- route, the most
remarkable of them being the one which
closed with his request for three cheers for
Berlin. The Berlin press expressed amaze
nent at this action upon the part Of Prince
Bismarck, aud commented upon the fact
that this vas the first time since 1878 chat
he had said friendly word for the capital.
The exclamation has always shown him
self q fierce opponent of Berlin, which re-
turned men to the reichstag who opposed
his policy.
The beer boycott continues, although
the socialists are losing ground. The
struggle Is now assuming the character of a
decisive battle between the bourgeois and
the socialists. The latter are coercing their
adherents IN every possible manner. The
socialist election committee has resolved
TO exclude from ITS support every one
shown to be in the habit OF drinking boy
cotted beer. On the other hand. the beer
saloons have ceased taking the ForlpaeTts,
the organ of the socialists. More than
1000 coo marEs have been contributed to
fight the boycott by assisting the saloon
keepers. Men like Krupp have con-
tributed largely to these funds. The daily
amounts received average $1,000 marks.
while the socialist boycotters command
about 500 marks daily.
A woman from ST. Petersburg who was
taken TO the Moabi.e hospital suffering
from cholera is recovering. The disease
from which she is suffering is of mild
type, and there is no fear that il will
spread in this city. More alarm is felt 81
the possible inroads of the disease from
the eastern frontier. The raftsmen de-
scending the Vistula from Russian Poland
are q constant source of danger, but the
greatest preeaution is exercised ali along
the frontier. In spite of this fact, how
ever, five deaths from cholera and one
fresh case have been reported from that
part of the country. Unless this condition
OF affairs ceases within the next month the
imperial manenvers about KraigsbuFg in
September will be postponed.
The imperial budget for the year ending
March 1 shows a surplus of IL, SOC. coo
marks, instead of ], 250, 900 as estimated.
This is in spite of the fact that the army
aud navy expenses were uuderestimated
TO the extent Of 100000 marks. The
surplus Is due TO the large increase Of
revenue from the people and the imperial
taxes.
An Official statement shows that emf
grafton from Hamburg Bremen, stetsin,
Rotterdam, Antwerp and Amsterdam IS
falling eff continuously and rapidly. The
whole number of Germans forwarded 10
the United States by six lines was $3.50 for
June. against 5. 7S3 for June, 1sa3. and the
outlook for July is even worse.
Mai Wissman, the distinguished Ger
man explorer, has arrived here in the best
Of health. In an interview be says he
hopes 10 return TO Africa At the earliest
possible date. He considers the victory Of
The Italians at Kassaia 10 be Of the great
est importance 70 al nations.