Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-19
His Handling of the Two Defeated Meas
ures Universally Condemned.
AMERICAN MEAT SMu 3GLED INTO GERMANY
Phenomenal Results Attained with Armor
Plates Made at the Krupp Works.
Preparations for Opening
the New Canal.

copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press.)
e BERLIN, May 1S.-Things are once more in
a chaotic condition in Germany. The two
chief government bills the anti-revolution
bill and the tobacco tax measure, have been
crushingly defeated, and there is no talk OF
substitute measures. 1t is an open secret that
the views Il the chancel or, Prize, Hob nlohe.
and the Prussian minister of the interior,
Herr Won Koeller, clash on most subjects OF
Importance, and the existing situation cannot
endure. The latter's position is so shaken
that his term Of office may end at any mo-
ment. Prince Hohenlohe, who has been much
worried for months past offered his resgna-
ton Immediately after the defeat Of the anti
revolution bill, but he was persuaded to re-
main in office on the earnest solicitations or
the emperor and his own family.
Herr Won Koeler's handling Of the anti
revolution bill is condemned on all sides, but
he has displayed a total disregard of their
dissatisfaction, and in fact strongly urged be-
fore the council of state the introduction OF
another anti-revolution BILL directed particu-
larly at socialists.
Prince Hohenlohe quietly disproved his ar
guments and showed the futility of continuing
the fight in the present Reichstag. The chan
cellor was supported in this contention by
DR.. Miguel, the minister of finance; Baron
Marschall Won Bieberstein, the minister for
foreign affears, and Dr. Won Boetticher, the
imperial secretary Of state for the interior,
while DR.. Schoenstedt, the minister of justice,
sided with Herr Won Koeller Prince Hohen-
lohes views also met with favor in the
Bundesrath, with the result that no new anti
revolution bill or labor-tobacco tax bill will
| be introduced, and an early close OF the
Rechstag session is therefore expected. Ac-
cording to anticipations, the Reichstag will
| adjourn at the end Of the month.
| CENTRIST MEASURE REJECTED.
| Members Of the center party today intro.
duced a motion in the lower house of the
| Prusslan Diet for the restoration OF the clause
of the constitution in relation to the Christian
church. which was repealed in 1868 but only
| the Poles supported it. The speakers OF the
remainder Of the parties declared themselves
| in opposition to the motion and declined to
enter into its discussion Threupon the bill
was put to a vote and was rejected
| Owing to the increased price Of petroleum.
inventors are busy throughout Germany try
ing to discover substitutes for petroleum, and
one new lamp in which raw alcohol is used
to feed an incandescent lamp is being tested
with the view of dlsplacing petroleum. EN-
peror William personally witnessed a series
palace at Potsdam and pronounced the appa-
ratus to be calculated to achieve the desired
result. He also expressed the hope that 1t
would become the lamp OF the poor, being
both cheap and better than the petroleum
| lamp.
Count Won Koze, on the personal order OF
the emperor, has called off all the remaining
duels he intended to fight against his alleged
traducers. Won Kotze will be remembered
as the master of ceremonies who was arrested
and subsequently released, after having been
suspected of being the author of anonymous
letters which caused such trouble in high
court circles for years.
A big musical festival will occur at Bruns-
wick from June ~ to June 16, with Mottl,
Strauss d'Albert and Riedel as the directors
Both chamber and orchastra music will be
performed.
Miss Fremstadt, an American musician who
halls from Minneapolis, gave successful con-
cert here on Wednesday evening last.
SMUGGLED AMERICAN BACON.
Revenue officers, having discovered that
American bacon has been imported into Ger
many in large quantities under fraudulent
declarations, number of German importers
| have been indicted at Cologne Dusseldorf and
/ elsewhere.
Tests have been made on a large scale at
Krupps works at Meppez with new nickel
steel plates. such as are intended for the two
t rorclads built this year. The new plates
withstood all attempts to pierce them, In
dentatons only being observed under the
most severe firing.
r The epidemic OF influenza which has SO
: long made Berlners suffer is at last dead.
r There has been no case in this city of death
from influenza since May 4.
r The bimetallists have laid motion similar
to that adopted in the upper house OF the
Prussan Diet before the lower house of the
Diet 1t has been signed by over 200 men,
bers, chiefly conservatives and centrsts.
Four dredges and seven tugs have been en-
gagged day and night dredging the earth which
slipped into the Baltic and North sea canal
on Wednesday night last, ana large quantities
Of gravel being brought to the spot In
7 order to strengthen the damaged parts OF the
banks. 1t is now recognized that 1t is i'm
possible to obtain, in time for the opening OF
the fetes which are to celebrate the compile
tion Of the canal works, the stipulated depth
e Of nine metres and so the contractors have
been ordered to get a uniform depth of eight
a metres throughout.
The imperial marquee az Holtenau, in which
} the gala banquet will be given, on the evening
Of June q. will be a gigantic affair, 1t will
e measure 12O yards in length and will be
e twenty-three yards wide. This magnificent
tent will accommodate 1000 guests, who will
t be seated also at tables. II will be an exact
n reproduction Of the German frigate Niobe and
the masts and rigging Of that vessel will be
e utilized in Its construction.
? JAPAN REFUSES EArENsION OF TIME