The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27
NEW DUAL ENTENTE
RUSSIA AND GERMANY NOW IN
LEAGUE TO SUPPRESS THE
ANARCHIST.
OTHER POWERS INVITED.
AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
WITH NEW EXTRACTION
LAWS ON THE CARDS.
Her POWERS INVITED.
TOO MANY GENERALS RETIRED
Over Five Hundred on the Pension
ROll-rhe Number being Rap
idly Increased.

BERLIN Sept. 26.-According to in
formation received from good source
by a correspondent here an agreement
has been reached between the Russian
and German governments to exercise
pressure upon the other European gov
ernments to bring about an interna-
tional agreement to deal with anar-
chist plots and plotters, and if posi-
BILE TO cause q revision of the interna-
tonal eXtradition treaties This en-
tente resulted from the meeting of the
car and Emperor William at Breslau.
NJ. Shsiskine, the acting Russian min
lister for foreign affairs for Russia, is
trying to gain the adhesion of France
TO the arrangements, and an exchange
of notes between Germany, Austria and
Italy is also proceeding 1t is hoped
that Great Britain, in view of the dyna-
mite plot said to have been discovered
by Scotland Yard, will join in the
scheme, by which anarchists will be
classed among common criminals for
extraditiOn purposes.
The large number Of generals and
other high Prussian- officers who have
been placed on the retired list since
the late army maneuvers has led the
Vossische Zejtung to point out that
since the accession of Emperor William
546 Prussian generals have been re-
tired. and that 276 retired generals are
still living from before his accession,
adding that altogether 757 Prussian
generals are drawing PENSIONS Other
newspapers, including even some of the
Conservative organs, are joining in the
complaint and stating that the average
age of the retired generals is reduced
every year This year it is 55 years
of age against So in 1890 Another long
list of retirements is expected within
fortnight, and it is considered certain
that the reichstag this winter will take
the matter up. The budget commission
will insist that full light be shed upon
the matter, and will ask for guaran-
tees that regeneration era will be
closed before the commission passes the
next military budget. Moreover there
is considerable Indignation at the fact
that the emperor has highly decorated
the three chiefs of his military cabi-
net, Hahnke. Plessen and Arnim, and
that the bill providing for reform in
military trials has again been sent to
the minister for war in order to revise
1t and frame 1T more in accordance
with his majesty's wishes and less in
accordance with popular wishes. The
bill itself Will not reach the reichstag
until late in the session.
The bundesrath will meet early in
October and the colonial council as
sembles on Oct 10. The latter will de-
vote special attention to bringing about
the cessation of slavery in the col
onies and the organization of criminal
tribunals there.
The foreign office has resolved to re-
70 l.
of Russian government paper on the
German bourses unless the Russian
government abandons its hostile tariff
measures against German exports
Such an Hder was issued by Prince
Bismarck IN 1887 and remained In force
until 1884. In the meanwhile less ser
1ous retaliatory tariff measures are be-
Ing planned and the prohibition against
the import of Russian cattle, hogs, etc
will be vigorously enforced.
Emperor William has purchased
chateau at Abenberg Bavaria, from
Herr Anton Schott the famous tenor
for $4,000 marks. His majesty intends
TO spend part of each autumn in shoot
ing there.
Artificial teeth have hitherto been
chiefly imported into Germany from
America and the Prussian government
has spent 80, 900 marks In experiments
to discover the method of American
manufacture A chemist named Vein
and, lately succeeded in making teeth
closely resembling the American article
and large factory at Pforzhein is now
engaged in manufacturing them.
The first official report of trichinosis
In American hog products in Germany
will be published next February.
Count Won GoetZen, q first lieutenant
of ChlanS of the guard known as an
African explorer, will, on Dec Is next,
succeed the German military attache
at Washington.
The United States ambassador. Ed
win F. Uhl, has been confined to his
bed during the past week with an at
tack Of rheumatism.