St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-22
F0UR-SIDED QUARREL Is ON OVER
THE IMPERIAL TREASURY
SURPLUS.
THE PLANS OF HIS MAJESTY
THEY ARE MORE OR LESS DEPEND
ENT ON EVENTS IN
ITALY.
STRICTLY AN ENGLISH AFFAIR.
Germany Is Not Directly Concerned
In the Question of the Evacu-
alton of Egypt.

1S1AAsAhNS hdICil IA cOnulct be-
tween the bundesrath, the reichstag,
Count Won Bosadowsky, secretary Of
the imperial treasury, and DR.. MIGUEL,
Prussian minister of finance, has arisen
out of the motion Of DR.. Lieber, the
Clerical party leader, to set aside half
OF the imperial surplus for 1S96-'97 in
order to pay off that much Of the ma
t1onal debt, which has arisen from
nothing in 1875 to 1000, 900, 900 marks
Count Posadowsky formerly approved
OF the proposition, thinking the oppor-
tunity favorable, as the imperial budget
now shows steady surplus of 26,00O,-
OOO marks. But the bundesrath oppos IS
the matter because the surplus now
goes to the treasures of the different
states. and DR.. MIGUEL opposes it be-
cause he Is jealous Of Count Posadow-
sky's growing influence. The reichs-
tag adopted DR.. Lieber's motion today
by large majority, and so it is
thought there may be trouble all
around.
The Abyssinian and Egyptian ques-
lions are the subject of a great deal
of negotiation upon the part Of the
dreibund. Germany, in response to
Italy's representations, supports Great
Britain, although the bitterness mani
rested by the former towards the lat
ter country is not effaced. The Ger
man newspapers generally support the
Nile expedition. It became known to-
DAY that France, through M. Herbette,
the French ambassador here, sounded
Germany during the week as to wheth-
er the idea Of a European conference
to regulate the Egyptian affair would
be acceptable. But Marschall Won Bic
berstein, the minister for. foreign af-
fairs, replied that the evacuation Of
Egypt was considered a strictly British
affair, and must be settled between the
interested parties.
1t is generally believed that Emperor
Williams visit to Italy is connected
with the renewal of the dreibund and
the suggested notifications thereof.
and that he may meet Emperor Francis
Joseph as well as King Humbert before
he returns. In addition to the altera-
ton of Italys position, Germany is de-
sirous of greater liberty to enable her
to place herself in accord with Russia
in the far East
The emperor and empress have put
off their departure for Italy until Mon
day, and his majesty may now meet
Emperor Francis Joseph at Vienna in
stead of at Genoa in company with
King Humbert, as at first proposed.
1t Is understood that plans NAV be
still further changed unless the agita-
ton In Italy, shown by the recent ex-
cited behavior Of the deputies ouiets
down. Indeed, further demonstrations
in the chamber may possibly indefinite
~ postpone the meeting of the en-
peror and King Humbert.
Five thousand Socialists. anarchists
and ultra-Radicals celebrated the Ber-
lin revolution of 1S4S and the Paris
commune on Wednesday. The graves
of the so-called martyrs of 1S4S were
visited at Friedrichshain, and thou
sands of decorated wreaths and scarlet
ribbons, some of them bearing revolu-
tionary notices, were seized by the
police. The Vorwaerts, organ of the
Socialists, issued a special number.
winch was unusually aggressive, and
was confiscated by the police, who also
seized special edition issued upon
the same occasion by the anarchist
organ, the Socialist.
instructions have been issued to ex-
anime witnesses In East Africa in con-
nection with the charges brought
against DR.. Peters, who is said to have
made very damaging verbal remarks
at Moshi and Zanzibar soon after the
two executions of 1892 One of his SER
wants, who is now in Berlin, has made
deposition to the chief of the colonial
office, DR.. Kayser.
The new United States ambassador
to Germany, E. F. Uhl, will arrive here
at an inconvenient time, as the emper
or will be absent until May, and Mr..
Ohl thus cannot be presented to him.
Consequently, until the emperor's re-
turn to Berlin, the United States charge
daffairs, J. B. Jackson, will continue
to represent the United States in the
eyes of the German government.
The agrarian debate in the Prussian
diet on Wednesday last was venom
ously directed against America and
one of the Conservatives inquired what
steps the government intended to take
in order to exclude American infected
meat and cattle. Herr Mendel, anoth-
er Conservative, declared that dis
eased cattle were killed at Chicago. the
sanitary provisions there being, he
claimed, defective, and he demanded
that the Importation of American cat
tie be absolutely prohibited, and that
strict archaeological department be
crea ted.