The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-11


by the Associated Press. 1.-The APP
|proach of the critical point in the dis
custom of the Russo-German CONNER
cial treaty has brought to the surface
the usual crop of rumors in regard to
|dissensions among the ministers, and
which are summarized briefly by say
ing that rumor has it that Chancellor
Won Caprivi, Dr. Miguel and DR.. Won
Boettcher are contemplating resigning.
As to Won Boettcher, it is believed he
is ready to exchange his post for a
provincial governorship.
Kosciol-Koscielski, leader of the Po-
llish party in the reichstag, has re-
signed his seat because the Poles de-
| cided to support the Russo-German
treaty
Caprivi has asked the minister of
justice to draft a bill providing for the
punishment of Germans abroad who
engage in the slave trade. Recent in
abuses upon the part of German col
tonists, and has shown that the penal
code is not sufficient to reach these
men.
The silver commission will resume
it's sittings on Monday next. The BIZ
metallists have announced their inten-
Etion of moving that the powers send
delegates to a fresh international RON
etary conference, with or without the
participation of England. Two fresh
suggestions for raising the present
price of silver will be submitted to the
commission next week. 1t is proposed
| that all the contracting countries
maintain the free coinage of silver and
replace the present coinage by new
coinage at the ratio of "a to 1. The
other plan provides for the cO-opera-
ton of important states, not including
such countries as Mexico and the South
American states, on the basis of ra-
Ito of q to l.
1T is understood that the Hamburg
and Bremen steamship lines will follow
| the example of the government and
press and warn the public against the
agents of the Illinois Central railroad
sissippi valley. The German newspa-
pers declare emigration to any part of
America for any class Of people high
| ly injudicious at the present moment.
| United States Ambassador Runyon
has expressed to the imperial govern
ment, in behalf of President Cleveland,
the acknowledgement of the govern
ment and people of the United States
for the extensive participation Of Ger
many at the Worlds fair.
! In the reichstag proceedings, Hasse
snnounced that the National Liberals
would vote for the treaty, although
they had doubts of the advisability OF
the provisions dealing with immigra-
ton and settlements and asked for fur
tier explanation in regard to the slid
ling scale of railroad rates.
Chancellor Won Caprivi replied that
1.-The government proposed to suspend
the sliding scale during the whole dura-
ton of the treaty, but the government
was not able to give a binding pledge
to that effect After noisy debate, a
division took place. The majority in
cluded both sections of the Fressinige
south Germany and peoples party
socialists, Guelphs Poles, Alsatians
the bulk of the national liberals, almost
half of the Centrist party, nine i'm
Iperialists and few conservatives. The
Iother party consisted of conservatives
Iimperials, Centrists, sixteen nationa
liberals and all the anti-Semites.
The division today forecasts the one
which will be taken on the whole
treaty.
| The emperor is much pleased thai
the treaty has a decisive majority.