The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-14

IL the Reichstag Refuses tn Vote the
Credits for New Vessels.


Copyright, 1897. by the Associated Press)
BERLIN. March 13.-If the Reichstag, as
expected indorses the decisions of the
budget committee in refusing to vote the
naval credits for new vessels. il is under
stood that the secretary of the navy, Vice
Admiral Won Holman, will resign. In the
voting to-day the credit of the first cruiser
was rejected by the committee by vote of
l6 to IL, and the credit for the second
cruiser was rejected by vote of IL to ~.
The credit for the new dispatch boat to re-
place the Fake was rejected by a vote of
10 to /, but the credits for two new gun
boats were adopted by big majorities. The
credit for an ironclad to replace the Koenig
Wilhelm was adopted yesterday. the vote
standing % to 6. Regarding the other
moneys to complete the construction of YES
sells begun in former years, the committee
showed a disposition to tighten the purse
strings Admiral Won Holman vainly APP
pealed to the committee to facilitate the
greater rapidity of building by adopting the
governments demands, dwelling upon the
superiority of Great Britain I'm that re-
spect The imperial chancellor, Prince Ho-
henlohe. and other members of the Cabinet
are said to be still sore over the manner in
which they were ignored in presenting the
naval projects through Admiral Won Hol-
mann, but the Emperors support of the
latter compelled them TO pocket their
wounded pride. In the meanwhile, the
Centrists, Liberals and Socialists are APP
parently determined to maintain the oppo-
sition projects, and combined they can in
sure the rejection of the naval scheme.
Prince Bismarck, in the Hamburger
Nachrichten, continues TO oppose German
Intervention in the Cretan imbroglio. He
says that, so far as Germany is concerned,
the CretanS may cut each others threats
until none of them is left, and that Euro
pean peace should not be menaced by this
Cretan farce"
The prince continues in poor health. and
he breads the excitement of his birthday
ovations. Nevertheless. he has accepted a
torchlight procession in which his Ham
burg admirers will take part during the
evening of April /. Speaking TO friend
regarding the coSnomen of The Great,
fostered upon his grandfather by the pres
. Great is perhaps hardly appropriate but
knight and hero he certainly was"
Professor Koch's report on leprosy in the
eastern provinces has been published. 1t
shows that forty-seven cases still exist The
disease was originally imported from Rus
sia. and several new cases have just been
discovered. There are more in the western
districts. and there Is one case at Frank
furt-on-Oder.
All the German press expresses fears this
week that the regime of President McKin-
ley will bring tariff inimical TO Ger
many. With reference to the new Ameri-
can sugar-bill reciprocity clause, the opin-
ion in Reichstag circles is that the German
export bountieS will not be abolished. since
the negotiations with Austria and France
failed. >
The Emperor is still suffering from the
effect of his abscess and is using cane in
walking. He is growing stouter. and lately
| by the advice of his physicians he has been
| prolonging his daily walk in the Thiergar-
| ten to an hour and a half instead of horse
| back riding I I0f o,4
Princess FredericlSa Leopold of Prussia,
who began bicycling secretly, has been for
| hidden to continue so doing by the En-
| press. on the ground that it is not ladylike.
| Her Majesty has conceived violent dislike
| for bicycling. and has prevailed upon the
! Emperor TO discontinue the practice.