The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22
FROM THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
PEOPLE TALKING or 1BB TAX BILBs
AVID TIE JESUITG

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cnprrs.'s Yacht-Ths Emperor VIII GO
Hunting - Another American swIssisr.
Berlin. April q. - The decision Of the Parlia-
kentary Commission against the wine and to-
faceo taxes is not conclusive. although DR.. MI
ouers opponents have hastily pronounced II to
he so The Government was disappointed but
not dsheartened By the adverse verdict OF the
majority.
Chancellor Won Caprivi. In closing the ses-
sion. referred TO the Governments intention
oiinqGring into new methods Of raising rev.
enues but he carefully avoided declaring
whether the wine and tobacco tax projects had
been finally renowned. The opinion in on.
elal circles is that both will be presented again
to the Reichstag. the tobacco tax bill without
revision, and the wine tax bill with but slight
notifications. The Federal States. the Chan
eeor said. had remained convinced that the
MIGUEL plan Of increasing the empires reve-
nues in proportion toi it's expenditures must be
adopted This statement was reinforced By
DR.. Miguel himself In conversation with MEM
befs In the lobby INN edistely after the closing
OF the House. The Finance Minister remark ed
that. whatever new proposals might be laid
before the Eeichstag next autumn. the old
ones would still be found to contain the sub
stance OF the whole scheme
In accordance with the ReichstaR's decision
the new Bourse tax will become operative on
MAY ]. The brokers in the large cities are
greatly disquieted by the prospect, aud com.
mittees from the Berlin andFrankfort bourses
have appealed to the Government to change
the date TO June l. 1t will require q IN onth at
least. they saw. to arrange Just what share OF
the new taxation shall be borne by the various
groups concerned. Many conspicuous mem
bers Of the biz bourses wish to introduce q
coulisse system controlled By bankers, but the
majority Of the brokers and middlemen object
70 the plan.
There is still any amount OF discussion con-
cerninR the Reichstag vote to let the Jesuits
return to the empire. Although they know
that the Federal Council will surely veto the
proposal OF the Deputies. the Clericals are not
discouraged. They are negotiating with the
Chancellor for . measure which will allow
every German State to deal with the Jesuits
according to its own laws For the INN ediate
future. however. any concessions obtained
from the Chancellor would be little more than
moral victory. as prohibitire laws against
the Jesuits exist In Bavaria, Saxcny. WORT
temberg. and Prussia. The hope OF the Cieri-
cal leaders 10 that the repeal OF the imperial
law would move the individual States to
similar steps.
The betrothal Of the Czarewitch and the
Princess Alix Of Hesse Ia hailed throughout
Germany as q further guarantee OF Russia's
friendship. Many newspapers say that tho
marriage will be the seal OF tho Russian Ger
man entente. It II understood that the Gar
refused to sanction the betrothal until the
commercial treaty was signed. The history Of
the betrothal goes back to 1880. when the
Princess Alix visited the Russian capital Her
sister. the Grand Duchess SerRius. used all
her influence to bring the Czarewitch and the
Princess together frequently. and lost no op-
portunity e persuade the Gar and Czarina Of
Tho Czarewitch had at the time in St.
Petersburg dom sstic esta blishme emit to which
III ns SHs h: as i I. Ssa
before towsrd bn
isis.iSSy INA the frinssss "a. not TOT II a.; shs
81. Petersburg for home. the latter objection
was ,oyereope. and on June ~ 1889. e was
ssasn might r. ss:t Va! q; nia
the courts Of Europe. he met the Pri9-
cess Ali1 r. Berlin and sob:sSuentIy
her. Emperor William had approved Of the
match from the nrst and the Czarina. finding
soas o the
fRrln.ess, IS her daughtsr.ia.law: 4esglts the
Greek Church.
The CZarewitch's health is now perfect. His
been broker SSR and he has shown di:p9;,
ropean situation or not. It must modify the
suspicious, and hostile policy OF Russia toward
coSsrs Eap. GG Wan wifi
aTsnd TaFs q SAKE. wsinsf: on Apsil Is b, he
Erisdriehshei e see his mother. the Empress
Berlin to meet his family returning from ABB
b nIia The Crown pEinee,s twelfth bir,hday
at the Nav Palace in Potsdam.
Dispatches from Abbazia say that the En-
rresss return voyage from Venice TO Abbafia
were on the steam yacht Christabel,, which
Vas accompanied By the war ship Moltks
tween the ports hurricane swept down upon
her. Enormous seas swept the Yachts deck.
pumps throughout the night. The Empress
na Gs sc shS u t. E: TSs f snn
short canvas. remained near by so as to be
ready with assistance at a momenes notice.
storm. and the En- press's physician got her to
slseR When the yacht reached Abbazia.
eomposure and looked almost as well as ever.
4, Most Of her suite. however. showed plainly
Sss wsre 70 S @ ass SsS tss faces 81
the ladies were still tear stained.
s 20 IN 'an1 SsSs noS
weight. with n view to making up the differ
enee In the weight Of oask imports. A Ger
man. American petroleu company which 10
the leading Importer OF petroleum in tank
ships. suffers most from the tax. and has APP
Iealed TO the Government for q reduction OF
the duty. Tho Berlin Chamber OF Commerce
refused 10 suDport the appeal. on the ground
that the company aimed at q monopoly OF the
petroleum. trade and ought not to be en-
Outraged.
o. Daniel Darling. who says te Is 9 United
htates citizen. a journalist and an authorized
agent OF the Misses Vanderbilt. WAS arrested
In Dresden on Thursday for sWindling. Heis
charged WITH visiting the principal hotels.
hiring rooms in the names OF the Misses Van
nerhilt and then collecting commissions from
the PROJECTORS.