The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-23
AFFAIRS In EUROPE
Conflicting Statements Regarding the
Opening of the Indian MINIS.
LUDLOW AND THE CANALS
He VIII Forward a Report to the
United States Congress-Thev ven-
ezuelan Arbitration Question Is
Discussed In England
Copyright. 1896. by Associated Press.

| Copyright. 1896, by Associated Press.
Berlin. Feb. 22.-The conflicting state
| ments made by the first lord of the
| treasury. A. ]. Balfour, in the British
| house of commons, and the imperial
| chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, in the
| reichstag. the former on Feb. 90 saying
| 1t was not true Germany had approach
| ed Great Britain with a view to the
| conclusion of the monetary agreement
and the latter announcing, on Feb. s,
he had learned from preliminary nego-
tiations with the British government
that the opening of the Indian mints
was not expected, have caused great
| surprise in this city. 1t was gathered
from Balfour's remarks that the British
government is not averse to the opening
| of scheme for monetary reform, while
the construction placed on the state
| ment of Prince Hohenlohe was that
Great Britain had refused to take the
matter in consideration.
Count Won Kardoff, the German sill
yer champion, questioned the govern
ment on the subject this afternoon and
pointed out that Balfours statement
was at variance with that of Prince
Hohenlohe. The minister of foreign af-
fairs, Baron Marschal Won Bieberstein,
replied that Count Won Hatzfeldt, Ger
man ambassador at London, had been
directed to inform the government of
Great Britain that the imperial chan
cellor was about to announce 1 nthe
| reichstag that II regarded the opening
| of the Indian mints as a necessary
| precedent to international negotiations
| regarding bimetallism, and that it is
understood that the reopening of the
mints was not anticipated within a
measurable period. The government
of Great Britain responded by acquiesc-
| ing in this statement.
Count Won Kardoff complained that
Prince Hohenlohe had acted contrary
| to the reichstag resolution of 1895 in
| making this inquiry in London. But as
Prince Hohenlohe did not reply, the in
cident was dropped. The conflict in
Balfour's statement and the reply of
the government is more apparent than
real The government said it did not
apticipats-to open the-rrfrts- as-a prece-
dent to international negotiations; Bal
| four merely stated that the government
| would consider the reopening of the
mints in any satisfactory currency
| scheme.
Minister of the Interior for Prussia
Herr Eek has asked the representative
| in this city of the associated press If il
is true that the Legislature of New
York state is taking steps to exclude
Prussian insurance companies, and If
congress has also taken the matter up.
He said he failed to see what just rea-
son the United States had for doing so,
inasmuch as not more was asked of the
American companies than of the Prus-
sian Furthermore, the decree of Dec.
Is ordered thorough reexamination of
the whole affair." and the result would
be known in due time. This reply tallies
| with the one given to ]. r. Jackson,
United States charge d'affaires, to the
effect that Prussia does not contemp-
late retaliation.
Colonel Ludlow, the military attache
| of the United States embassy at Lon
| don. is now examining the Baltic and
North sea canal. He has just returned
| from a similar exhaustive examination
of the Suez and Corinth canals. The
| colonel has collected a wealth of data
| which will be useful in building the pro-
| posed inter-oceanic canal across Nicar-
| aqua. He finds that the Suez canal is
| paying II per cent, on a nominal capi-
| tai, and that the Corinth canal, which
| has not been wisely built, is paying its
| way, After having completed his ex-
animation of the Baltic and North sea
canal, Colonel Ludlow will have a spe-
cial audience with Emperor William,
who has taken a lively interest in his
| mission. The colonel will then study
the large canal OF Holland, and, after
returning to his post. will draw up a
report which will be forwarded to
Washington i'm time for the present ses-
sion.
The radicals and socialists seized up
on the debate on the military budget
| to make fierce attacks upon the gov
ernment on account of the alleged
abuses i'm the army. the maltreatment
| OF socialist recruits, and the powder
| monopoly ring, of which association
the Voerwarts published a long history
| tending to show that the ministry had
| confederates in the ring. Herr Bebel
made similar charges in the reichstag.
which toe minister of war. General
Bronsart Won Schellendorf. most en-
phatically denied. Herren Bebel and
Leusemann declared that the emperor
was net right in severely disciplining
THE socialist recruits without reason.
| but the minister for war maintained
| that il was the unqualified right Of his
| majesty To maintain discipline in the
| army by any means he saw fit TO en-
ploy.
| The socialists have declined 10 take
part in the reichstag peace jubilee on
| March q. owing to the fact that the
/ participants are TO toast the emperor
| The centrists threaten to follow suit
4 unless the toast TO Prince Bismarck is
| fra med so as not to be Offensive TO
| them.
| Major Abel. director Of the artillery
! works az Dantzic. committed suicide
/ on Wednesday last. Papers which were
/ found after his death showed that he
4 had been in communication with the
/ French secret military cabinet
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