The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-16
.KIEL'S GREAT FETES
Elaborate Preparations 10 Receive
Visiting WarShips.
OTHER ISSUES RELOCATED
AS Public Attention Is Concentrated
On the Approaching Event of
Formally Opening the Baltic
and North Sea Canal.

Copyr1gnted, 1870, py ASsoclatel lrcss.
Berlin, June l5.-PublIc attention just
now is wholly concentrated on the APP
preaching fetes at Kiel. In celebration
of the opening Of the Baltic and North
sea canal. Other questions, even that
of another cabinet crisis. which is how
to the background on Friday next.
June 81. % German warships will be
anchored In Kiel harbor, having on
board 1900 German sailors, and on
many foreign warships. which will be
there at the same time, there will be
5000 men In round numbers. The
United States squadron entered the
harbor to-day. and on passing Fred
rich's fort Its guns saluted the German
flag. which was flying from the fort.
The fort returned the compliment. The
postal arrangements at Kiel are OF an
extraordinary description. A number
of floating postofflces win lie in the
midst Of the warships and n small fleet
of steam plnnaces will maintain an
elaborate mail service In addition a
marine power will be established on
board the steamer which has been
set apart for the use Of the press. and
this postoflice will be under the super
vision OF government officials able to
converse In the seven leading Ian
guages. The newspaper men, however.
are already complaining greatly. not
of the manner In which they have been
treated. but In the way II Is proposed
to treat them during the fetes. Ac-
cording TO the programme, the press
steamer will not be allowed TO join in
the proce through the canal. and
moreover she will be stationed In such
an awkward position that those on
board Of her will be able 10 see little
or nothing of the ceremonies. Natur-
ally this has caused considerable dis
content among the newspaper frater-
nifty, and all the big newspapers have
been compelled to take other steps to
obtain the information they desire to
print in their columns, At the impe-
rial banquet at Holtenau. Emperor
William will toast the United States
navy and the band will play Hail CO.
lumbia.'
In spite of the official statement To
the effect that the canal Is safe and
ready for navigation. competent en-.
gineers who have inspected the new
waterway express the opinion that II
Is quite certain that the banks will
cave during the passage OF the war.
ships.
The lavish character of the hospital.
ity which will be extended to the crews
of the various foreign ships at Kei
contract made with a Hamburg firm
provides for the supply of II tons OF
fresh meat daily. 1000 bottles of wine
200 bottles of spirits. 1000 bottles OF
beer, 5000 gallons OF beer In casks anc
1000 gallons Of milk apart from tn,
ordinary rations on board.
Politics In the meanwhile are In {
very muddled condition. The agrari
ans. In coalition with the conservatives
have again started bitter campaign
against the present cabinet. the inten
tion being to secure the dismissal o.
Dr. Won Boetticher, the imperial sec
retary of state for the interior; Baror
Marschal Won Bieberstein. the imperia
minister for foreign affairs, and BaroT
Won Berlepsch. the Prussian ministe,
of commerce, to whose opposition they
attributed the governments refusal L
sanction any OF the big agrariar
schemes.
During the past week the emperor
has shown truly feverish activity. AZ
ter sleeping on the train that brought
him from kiel to Berlin on Sunday, h,
worked several hours carly Monda,
morning and then reviewed the hors,
guards. Every dag since he has re
viewed or drilled the troops. general,
accompanied by the Austrian archduke
Francis Salvador. besides despatchinJ
an enormous amount OF state busines.
and attending the army races at Hop
pergarten.
The emperor has sent a large sum nj
money to be applied to the relief Of tn,
victims of the floods in the Black For
est district OF Wurtemburc.
Mathilde Reinze and Oscar Ieine
mann, fugltlyes from Sarnokow, ar,
wanted by the German authorities or
the charge OF committing murder by
the administration OF poison Both nj
these persons fed To tho United State,
and are said to have arrived in New
York on Feb. !.