The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01
EXCITEMENT INTENSE OVER THE
BETRAYAL OF THE RUssO-GER-
MAN TREATY.
NEW REVELATIONS COMING.
PAST AND PRESENT RELATIONS
WITH THE POWERS TO BE
EXPLOITED.
EMPEROR EXTREMELY INDIGNANT.
Criminal Proceedings Against the
Author of the Sensational Article
Seriously Contemplated

BERLIN, Oct. 31,-Throughout the
week all Germany has been agog,
awaiting further indiscretions upon the
part OF Prince Bismarck's organ. the
hamburger Nachrichten. The CORE
spondent of the Associated Press
learns upon excellent authority that
auoltlonal revelations will shortly ap
pear about the past and present rels.-
lions between Germany aud the allied
powers, as well as Russia and Great
Britain, unless the government direct
~ lnterferes to prevent it.
The betrayal of the Russo-German
treaty has created intense excitement
in political circles, especially among
the members Of the reichstag and
Dundesrath. and unless official, explicit
explanations Of the inside facts are
gwen. the government will be ques-
Toned IN the reichstag shortly by the
center, backed by the Socialists and
Liberals, on the plea that unless the
government explains the matter. the
laltn or her allies in her sincerity will
be seriously shaken.
emperor William is known to he
extremely indignant at the article in
the hamburger Nachrichten. and an
interview with a German statesman
publish In the Vienna Neue Vreia
Press, dated Hamburg. shows that tbs
government has seriously neditatod
taxing criminal proceedings against
the author of the article. under +hs
so-caIled Arnim paragraph of the or,p,.
maj code. But, it Is stated an ~.
curry showed that Count Herbert Bic
iharck was the responsible party and
not MS father, who replied to tbe Of
clal inquiries that he personally had
no hand in the matter.
Al understanding has now haar
reached between Germany and 49,
Ira 70 cease the payment of s11ea,
t1H counties II the simultaneous ac.
49, 80 ~ = aAce can be secured. as an.
pedIs uKeIy. In the meanwhife tha
foundation OF two German sugar svns
uicatSs is announced. One. purely in.
eeiIletl' comes In force in 1897. and tba
other comprises the raw sugar mani
Iacturers only with the obiecta+o con-
t J' the worlds market. The~ffrst svn-
ulcate aims to inonopolize the refaiI
trade and raise prices. go ''EtSis e'''ii
The French TRANSATLANTIC Staar,-
snip company has notified the German
COMPANIES that 1t is willing to ioin in
pool TO raise passenger rates r.
america and big increase on mas
A"ocS VIII De shortly enforced
"A general movement has hean Nv
ganlzed in favor of the suppression OF
dueling in Germany. Monster nett
tlons are being circulated by the CEN
tral committee at Gotha and the prin-
clpai. synods of Prussia have passed
resolutions to the same effect. The
petitions cite the case ofeIdeIIt TRr,1az-
WITT, who killed a civilian with bis
sword because the man had unir1ten
tionally knocked against his chair. and
ihey ask for revision Of the priv
Ileges OF officers respecting their re-
lations to civilians +s7-''S
Veterinary Prof Eggeling,- who re-
turned here some time ago from
America, has reported against the
claim of Robert f. 5Kneebs, the,sArneri-
can horsemap. that his mare ON the
Dakota stud farm is the genuine
Bethel, whichllit was cIainied, he en-
tered in races here under the name of
Nellie Kneebs. -