Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-27
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Berlin June 26.-m the govere m n .al, parliamentary and press circles the im- pression prevails that cabinet changss are pending exactly as cabled to the As sociatsd Press, namely, that Dr. Miquel, minister of finance, will succeed Dr. Von Boetticher, as vice-president of the coua- cil of ministers and minister of the in- terlor with increased functions, not on'y in Prussia, but in the imperial cabinet. Prince Hohenlohe will retain the ehan- callorship, although he is the next to re- tire to private life. pr. Miquel taking most of the burdens Of the office upon himsef. Dr. Miquers sphere of duty will also be greatly enlarged by creating for him the office of chancellor of the eXchequer with similar scope and influence to the British chancellor If the exch5 quer. Baron Marshal Won Bic berstein, the minister for foreign affairs, will remain in office for a while longer, it being understood that his portfolio has been offered to Count Won Gutenberg, the German ambassador at Vienna, and to Count Von Wil5erb=rg, the German ambassador at London, and that they have both declined. Now it is asserted that Herr Von BuAow succe ds Baron Marisehall Won Biebersteinl and that Dr. Non Boetticher refusing another government appointment, is negotiating for the position of president of one of the largest banks at three times his present salary just as Herr Boediker. who few days ago resigred the presidency of the imperial insurance institutions; bee ms chief of Her Krupp's prvate l. borer ia- surance institutions at four times the salary he was getting.
 The middle of June cereal report for Prussia shows that unusually good ercps may be expected. especially of rye. Some of the provinces Silssa and Posen, for in- stance, are expecting to surpass anything knOwn in twenty years.
 The meeting of Emperor William and King Leopold at Kiel s not entirely de- void of political significance. They will discuss the Congo and other African problems touching both Germany and Belgium, such a s the slave question. King Leopold will invite the emperor to personally attend the Brussels exposi- tion
 At the War academy of Potsdam two of the elder pupils have fought a sabre duel. with the Knowledge ard approval of their superiors. Both were severely wounded about the head and one will probably die.
 The sessions of the court of arbitration, of which the king of Saxony is president to tfrtermine the successership or ff1ss throne of Lippi-Delmod, have concluded and its finding will be published within three weeks. I is reported that the em- peror's brother-in- law Prince Adolph of Schraumburg Lippe, has been defeat ed in his pretensons.
 Sergeant Rsith. of the Bavarian artil- lery. stationed al Metz, recently stabbed to death a soldier who refused to obey a1 order which a non-eommisstoned of ficer had given him. Raith has been offi- cially praised for his act
 The Kreuz Zeitung warns German farmers against the represents tions of emigrant agents to settle in the yiouthern countries of America, and recalls that thare is a strict decree against such emi. grafton since German farmers are too good to compete with black labor in the cotton and rice fields"