The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-02-27
NO SILVER FOR HER
Has SiIenced the Idea of Con-
ference.
GERMANY WAS so NOTIFIED
Rcorc ing of the India Mints Is an Idea
Not Contemplated. Data As
to Canals.

Berlin, Feb. 22.-The conflicting state
ments made by the first lord of the
treasury, A. j. Balfour. in the British
house of commons, and the imperial
chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, in the
reichstag, the former on February 20
saying it was not true that Germany
had approached Great Britain with a
view to conclusion of the monetary
agreement and the latter announcing
on February that he learned from
preliminary negotiations with the Brit
ish 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 a scheme for
monetary reform, while the construc-
tion placed upon the statement of
Prince Hohenlohe was that Great Brit
ain had refused to take the matter into
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 affairs, Baron
Marschal Won Bleberstein, replied that
| Count Won Hatzfeldt, the German am
| bassador at London, had been directed
| to inform the government of Great Brit
| ain that the imperial chancellor was
| about to announce in the reichstag that
| 1t regarded the opening of the Indian
mints as a necessary precedent to in
ternational negotiations regarding bl-
| metallism. and that 1t understood that
a
pated within a measurable period. The
| government of Great Britain responded
by acquiescing in this statement.
Count Won Kardoff complained that
| Prince Hohenlohe had acted contrary
| to the rechstag resolution of 1895 in
making this inquiry in London. But as
| Prince Hohenlohe did not reply. the in
cident was dropped.
The conflict in Balfours statement
and the reply of the government is more
apparent than real. The government
said it did not anticipate to open the
mnts as a precedent to international
negotiations. Mr. Balfour merely stated
that the government would consider the
reopening of the mints in any satisfac-
tory currency scheme.
NO RETALIATION INTENDED.
The minister OF the interior for Prus-
sia, Herr Eek, has asked the represen-
tative in this city of the Associated
Press If it is true that the legislature
of New York state is taking steps to
exclude Prussan insurance companies,
and If congress has also taken the mat
ter up. He said he failed to see just
what reason the United States had fo-
so doing, insomuch as no more vas
asked of the American companies than
| aff oil =, ~
cree of December Is last ordered a
thorough denomination of the whole
affair, and the result would be known
In due time.
This reply tallies with the one given
to j. r. Jackson, the United States
charge d'affaires, to the effect that
Prussia does not contemplate retaIia-
ton.
EXAMINING CANALS.
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
proposed inter-oceanic canal across
Nicaragua. He finds that the Suez
|
inal capital, and that the Corinth ca
nal, which has been wisely built, is
paying its way.
After having completed his examina-
tion of the Baltic and North sea canal,
Colonel Ludlow will have a special au-
dience 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 report which
will be forwarded to Washington in
time for the present session.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The radicals and socialists seized up
on the debate on the military budget to
make a fierce attack upon the govern
ment on account OF the alleged abuses
in the army the maltreatment of so
cialist recruits and the powder monop
oily ring. of which association Voer
waerts published a long history tend
ing TO show that the ministry has con
federates in the ring.
Herr Bebel made similar charges il
! the reichstag, which the minister o
war, General Bronsart Won Schellen
dorf, most emphatically denied.
Herr Bebel and Leusemann declares
that the emperor was not right in Sc
verely disciplining the socialist recruit
n without reason, but the minister of wa
h maintained that it was the unqualifie
q right of his majesty to maintain disc
pline in the army by any means h
=, saw fit to employ.
n The socialists have declined to tax
part in the reichstag peace jubilee O
a March 81 owing to the fact that IL
h participants are to toast the empero
"a The centrists threaten to follow su
Te unless the toast to Prince Bismarck
,a framed so as not to be offensive
10 | them.
&c Major Abel director of the artiller
~ works at Dantzic committed suicid
on Wednesday last. Papers which wer
n found after his death showed that h
had been in communication with tn