The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
Prodigious Growth of the Sem
timent for Bi-Metallism.
BISMARCK IN SYMPATHY WITHlT
The Recent Session of the Reiehstac
Unsatisfactory to Everyone.
4he Agricultural Members, Whose
Grain Monopoly Bill Was Killed,
Are Unanimously For the Double
standard-The Duty on Petroleum.

Copyrighted. 1875. by the Associated Press
Berlin, May @5.-rhe work OF the sas-
sion OF the reichslag which has inst
Closeo was manly of a mega tive charac-
Ter. In an unexpected parting attack On
the government. Just previous to the ad-
Journment. Count Won kanitz reproached
the ministers with this fact He declar-
ed that the members OF the refchstag
might as well leave Berlin emptyha nded
as 10 return TO their constituents with
miserable pieces Of legisla ton touching
upon sugar and spirits" Such results.
ne added, could only increase the discon-
tent IN the country. The government he
insisted, had done nothing in spite of all
the promises made by the ministers 10
relieve the agricultural distress and he
demanded that the government either
draft a new bill by the autumn or ac-
cept his motion 10 raise the price of
cereals. Baron Won Manteufrel said that
the whole Conserva tive party subscribed
10 the opinions on this subject of Count
Won Kanitz
pr. Won Boetticher. imperial secretary
OF state for The interior, in ~eply, said
he regretted that so little had been done
during the session. but he added that
the government had not felt encouraged
10 prolong il In the face OF such empty
benches as had recently been seen in the
house.
one OF the chief features OF the ses-
sion, which has not been without start
ling incidents. his been the rapid growth
OF the bi-metauE agitation. The bi-metal-
lie party has 1een even more successful
in the Prussian diet than IN the reichstag
inasmucn as the resolution Of the diet
instead Of merely asking the government
10 call a conference as the reichstae did,
instructed the chancellor Prince Hohen-
lohe. much against his liking, 10 persuade
the hundesrath u so frame invitations
to the monetary conference as to make
IL plain from the start that Germany
wishes to bring about the general adop-
tion of double standard.
DIR. Miguel. the Prussian minister OF
finance. however. IN his speeches on the
subject In the diet while doing his utmost
toward Cancellation OF the Conservatives
is careful to bind the government as little
as possible TO any definite policy. Practi-
cally, however. there is no doubt that the
bundesrath will empower the government
TO invite the powers to send representa-
tives to monetary conference. Finding
no support for the bill advocated by Count
Won Kanitz, looking to state monopoly
for the sale of grain, they regard double
money standard as one OF the big RENE
dies which they claim the government
owes them, and they will be satisfied with
nothing less.
II is Interesting to note that Prince Bis
N
Saxon deputation. declare himself TO be
a hi-metailist, saying to Mayor Beck, of
Freihorg, that he was obliged when in
office TO yield his own convictions TO the
opinions OF currency experts.
Rumor still busies Itself with the proba-
bilities of a ministerial crisis, and Count
Won Gutenberg. Count Won Waldersee and
Count Won Radowski, the German ambas-
sador at Madrid are canvassed as posi-
Bile successors to Prince Hohenlohe.
Emperor william. after indulging in
deer stalking 10 his hearts content, Is
back in Berlin. looking remarkably well.
While a guest at Wierchkowitz the en-
peror was present at an exhibition given
hv Herr Fielder. an inventor of Berlin,
on a new fluid The exhibition took place
on the lake near the castle. The inventor
poured some OF the liquid on the waters
OF the lake. and directly in coming In con-
tact with them 1t burned upward. giving
high fame on the surface. A strange feat
ure of the exhibition was In the fact that
the flames could he pushed aside at VIII
hv the boatnen on the lake. The emperor
was highly interested I'm the spectacle
and EXPRESSED the opinion that the inven-
tion can be made use OF in case OF war.
Emperor William has painted n fine pic
t,Ire representing Pagel, of Nibelungen
fame. and has presented IL TO the new
German ironclad Hagen, where IL adorns
the mess room. The empress OF tIeTThdilS
and her children will pass part OF the hot
summer season at Wyk-On-FOhr island
In the North sea, where four villas have
been rented for the use OF her majesty and
her suite.
The measures to be taken In order to
counteraAt the effects Of the American
petroleum combine are still under consid-
Grafton by the government. For one thing.
n Is proposed to differ between raw and
refined petroleum in the levying OF duty.
so as TO permit the establishment OF oil
refinerfes in Germany. IT has also been
decided to allow the bringing into the gen
eral market Of mixtures of Russian and
American petroleum
stems for the complete reconciliation OF
Count Won Kofz and his traducers are
st'lI pending. In accordance with the
wishes of the emperor Duke Gunther Of
Schieswig- Holstein and Count Won Hohe-
nau had 10 call on Count Won Koiz this
week and express their sympathy with
him. And so the great court scandal aris-
ing from the series Of anonymous commu-
rfcatfous sent for years past 10 various
high personages 10 gradually being
smoothed over. The chief OF the general
stan Count Schliefen, is now attending TO
this matter. and the court proceedings,
which would have been personally dis
tasteful TO the emperor. have been entire
ly suspended.