The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-08
LESSER THE ONE SELECTED.
BERLIN PREFERS MKINI1EYISM
WITH A HIGH TARIFF, TO FRED
SILVER,
Revelations Regarding German d.
pfomacy Continue to Attract
Popular Attention.

past no American election has excited
such universal interest in Germany as
the one just over. During the week
preceding the day of the election the
papers Of every shade Of opinion pub
lished daily articles discussing the is
sues and candidates, the universal ten
or being that, so far as German inter-
estS are concerned, it was a choice be-
tween two evils, the Mckinley evil be-
ing the smaller one. Financial circles
here, especially, were greatly interest
ed in the election, and unheard of pains
were taken to obtain, early and reliable
information concerning the results.
Several Of the banks and financiers
received frequent cablegrams on
Wednesday, and as the news began to
pour in the same day, things became
lively on the stock exchange, and the
Berlin brokers did a good business in
American securities of all kinds. Rail-
road shares climbed up three more
points by noon. In important German
commercial circles, however, the feel
ing is not so buoyant, owing to fears
Of protective tariff.
The new revelations of the Ham
burger Nachrichten continue to absorb
a great deal of interest The replies
appearing in the Reichsanzeiger were
the joint efforts Of the chancellor,
Prince Hohenlohe, and the minister of
foreign affairs, Baron Marschall Won
Bieberstein. The eX-chancellor, Gen.
Count Won Caprivi, who remains in soli-
tude ON his estate near Skyrew, has
repeatedly been urged by his friends to
vim 70 h "a o,aI1
es Of the Hamburger Nachrichten, but
he has fatty refused to do so and
means to adhere to his reserved atti-
tude
Prince Bismarck is still in a bitter
mood, although the presence of his
younger son, William, at Freidrichs-
ruhe during the past week has tended
to molify him. Physically, Prince Bis
| marck is better just now than he has
been for months past. News received
here from Friedrichsruhe and Ham
burg says that a strict surveillance is
being maintained upon all of the
princes movements and the persons
he receives, and it is added that even
his correspondence is watched. This
espionage, presumably, is at the in
stance Of the government and is being
performed by a small corps of the best
detectives from Berlin. under Lieut..
Bodmer, of the political police. So
The Hamburger Nachrichten, in an
other article today, says: prince Bis
marek's adversaries are the. news
papers more than the people Former
liberals have been converted by the
social, clerical and semi-officia1 democ-
racy, and the last named is the chief
fomenter of hatred Of Prince Bis
marck.'
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here learns that the replies of the
Reichsanzeiger to the Hamburger
Nachrichten were intended more for
the benefit Of the courts Of Rome and
Vienna than for Prince Bismarck In
both these quarters the wording of the
exact terms of the Russo-German
agreement concluded by Prince Bis
marck is not known now, and there
is q very strong wish there to be fully
informed on the subject. The German
government maintains that the secrecy
enjoined when the treaty was made is
binding even today.
Under the command of Prince Henry
of Prussia, a German squadron, COM
posed of the Koenig Wilhelm, Sachsen,
Wurte'nburg and Gefion, will sail
within a fortnight for Stockholm and
Christiania. Prince Henry will have a
long interview with King Oscar and
he has full powers from Emperor VIII
liam to discuss the adhesion Of Norway
and Sweden to the driebund.
A series of articles appearing in the
Vossische Zeitung understood to be
written by a high foreign official, is
exciting general attention. The writer
surveys the political prospects and re-
| sources of the West Indies and the
declaration of the Monroe doctrine re
garding them. He deprecates the right
of the United States to interfere in the
political affiliations of the West Indies
and speaks of the probable purchase of
the Danish West Indies by Germany IL
the near future.
Secretary Olney's new regulation re-
garding consular certificates unler
oath Of invoices is received with Lively
SatlSfacti in German exporting cir D.
cles. Consul Bartholomew, of May
ence, has settled his difficulties with
the Mayence citizen privately. The
authorities, after hearing his own ver-
sion Of the assault and the witnesses
statements regarding the original trou-
bic, exonerated the American official
A book written by E. Won Halle and
dedicated to the government, has been
published. 1t surveys the Importance
of the American elections toward Ger
many, and assumes that a fairly pro-
fitable tariff will be passed by the next
congress, and in view of the fact that
Germany in 1895 imported American
goods to the value Of 511, 000, 900 marks,
he proposes that early steps be taken
to counterfeit the injury to German in
dustries. He advocates denouncing the
more favored claims and passing a
tariff paragraph and also to try in the
main to Cooperate with the rest of
Europe in sweeping retailatory meas
ureS against the United States The
government has taken notice Of the
book and a score of copies have been
bought for use in the different depart
ments of the foreign office
The Rev. Mr.. Dickie, the American
pastor gave a reception on Tuesday
last, to the entire American colony
The United States ambassador, Edwin
f. Uhl and Mrs. Uhl, Mrs. Patterson,
wife of the governor of Manitoba and
all the prominent members Of the
American colony were present Miss
Celeste Greenevelt, of New Orleans,
gave a piano recital this evening, at
which most of the prominent members
of the American and English colonies
were present.
Herr Detring, the customs commits
sioner of China, who is about to return
TO his post, in an interview, says he
believes that Ii Hung Chang, as mini
ster of foreign affairs, will practically
take charge of the work Of the old
Tsung Ii Yamen and direct China's
foreign policy. The International re-
forms, he adds, will proceed slowly.
He asserts that France and Russia
have agreed to raising the Chinese adj
valorum duty, subject to the assent Of
Great Britain, which is regarded as
certain to be given.
The TalIest Adult.