The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-16


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sia New Psrii.-s.tsry BuiidI.e IN Ser
u.- E-peror wiInnr. IN Joiiy Hurno-
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oDpyrtsh 1894. ~ "A, Uan.d Pre-.
BERLIN. April 15.-DE MIGUEL. PrussIan FL
nance Minister. will give on Wednesday the
last oficisi dinner Of the present Parliamen.
tary session. Il will be a grand function
Chancellor Won Csprivl, all the Prussian Min.
listers. and host Of i'm perial Deputies have
been invited, and hardly a tendency Of mod
srn political life will be unrepresented
The dinner cannot be said 10 celebrate the
success Of DR.. Miausrs financial projects, which
eth stick fast In committee. II is meant rather
30 disprove recent reports that his official POSI-
ton IL shaken. He intends neither to give up
his once nor his plan Of flscal reform. He still
hopes for better luck In the Rsichstag On
Friday he told several intimate friends that he
expected events would soon convince the peo-
pie OF the necessity and Justice OF his tax bills
The federal States. he said. would soon dis
cover that the decrease OF the grain dutieswoud
Affect their sxchsduers unfavorsbly. More
over. the recent reduction OF the estimates By
the Budget Committee OF the Reichstae would
neoessitats an increase OF the matricular con-
trfbutions from the federated Governments
These conditions would tend to coerce public
opinion to the acceptance OF the mpsrial wine
and tobacco taxes. or perhaps even to new beer
and spirit taxes While holding that the bills
now before the Reichstae were the best ret for
INFLATED for the purpose. DR.. MIGUEL declared
himself ready to discuss other proposals.
Although now rather closely afflliatsd with
the Conservatives. DR.. MIGUEL does not favor
their projects OF . Government monopoly in
rtr In nd fn,n aVt a.
The wool tax. It 10 estimated. would produce
an annual revenue Of 100000 600 marks and
would be flne thing for . few wool growers
but Il would wipe out the German IAN ufactur-
ers Of woollsn goods. As yet no party or mem
Dor Of the ReichstaR has proposed an alterna-
dive plan Of any practical value for raising the
necessary revenue Although temporarily
thwarted. MIGUEL holds the field. At his sug-
Rsstion the Government yesterday introduced
. bill to amend the customs tariff by raising
the taxes on oottonsesd oil. cocoa oil. per-
fumsries. ard ether. The bill was q surprise
TO the ReichstaR. but lobby opinion formed
quickly in its favor. The difficulty OF keeping
the Deputies to their duties continues.
Half the seats in tho House were empty
all the week. and many hours passed
without the presence OF quorum
Even during the exciting debate on
Count Won Ksnitz's proposal for q State
monopoly Of tho import grain trade. there
were great gaps in the ranks Of every party.
The newspapers try to remedy the abuse BY
pubhshine homilies on the duties Of Deputies
their oblIfations to their constituents.
career. ne drew clssriy the lines between the
he Conssrvstives we're pleased to call a new
md dangerous commercial policy. he said.
ss TO 6 hsy x. he
D policy had been adopted sSoWsd the
proposal was cslouiated to do great harm. II
orsisn Countries Il vas Designed to-" to rouse use
,nmity between the cities and the rural popu-
,nitg. FOR purely sssS ends from motlHes
= marrow class interest. the Conservatives
9: Ss e %hs s Ss, sle 5
, ( 3; some other .Sinss $uoS less u 70
Z continued. must bear fruits unweicome to
'ysrybody desiring the peace and prosperity
n: ,:D''eR had pcws owe I'll strse. aDon II.
s sscr Inc q it, sr Docy
Thls IA Il B. thS last sitting 81 the Rsiehstagin
ssufn 70 toWn neas GstoSer tRs asn VIII
nd the new building at the edge OF the Thier-
sEtsn ready to receive them. The, change
spsnSid insds :: Outside S s n TSe inteqio4s
.ngemsnt combines msgnifcenee and con-
,odious COMMITTEES A room. "G and h9 ioS SS%
ssiss: have ss..a Ss $sS: !'s fs ;ss
egsrd for expense; The floors are OF mosaic
nd ;nt marble and the winSows are GSresopsly
rrsnSsmsnts for. the Parlism. nta4y eorre.
yer dreamed OF under the ismarekian
) attended with any amount mt Of pomp ana AND
ana "a th9ss present will be the
S cnDnstD f IN TePns
1sSsr 10 ESISps or perhaps in the world
solArsd In an open letter his desire to retire
om politics He remains in public life, he
hich has never recovered from the ruptur:
Isr the Army bill His letter Is regarded as
rmer democratic views to the opinion OF
Sens sehorlsmsr-A lst. and Bailestrem.
hon Is ne helped 70 drive from the party in the
inEinE the aristocrats and democrats OF his J
, Md tSgethsr; he will leave the eentr. az he
...sa With 81. Ss.sriSn s II the hot
PsPy S.ioqs Re c shs seco %
lsh his task, and will go their own way.
.ytns the Catholic noblemen to form a sspar: !
emperor william. who 10 tho guest Of the 6
and Duke OF Baden, will hunt for two days 7
4, the neigh boIhood OF Carlsruhe and then I
Princess Victoria Melita and Duke Ernst .
idwig. Letters from Vienna say that the
nperor distinguished himself By joyiaiity 4
d good fellowship at the Hussars' Iunchson
Friday. He elinksd glasses with several I
hcsIs Of the regiment drank an unusual
Antity OF ehAmpagne. and dispensed dsc-
atoms right and left. TO Count Starhem-
rR. winner OF the long distance race I,
tween Vienna and Berlin he gave
cher. who provided the luncheon. showed A.
. Emperor with great pride q tableeloth | n
which were embroideTed the initials Of the q
lg distance riders. Tho Emperor admired o.
sta6lseloth so openly that eventually he re- o
we'd 1t - memento OF the occasion. There | a
no doubt that, by his visit to tho barracks
Emperor enhanced his popularity in the o
striAn army. | n
'rines Bismarck will go to Yarzin In June. !,
later. despite the recent declaration to the "a
ntrary, he will make his annual visit to | h
ssingsn. The hOebliscLs lei uItg says: ~
Prince BismArck's daily walks are growing | :,
iEsr and his health Is better than IN years. o.
tn the return OF seli-eonfidence. he has re- q
led lnto mis- old habit OF occasionally dis 4