The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

three days at her bedside without stop,
and his health has been greatly en-
feebled thereby. His physicians are ur
gently advising him to retire from
pubic life, at any rate. temporarily;
but the emperor relies upon Prince HO-
henlohes patriotism to remain in office
in the present critical time. The re-
mains of the princess will be inferred
on Sunday. The body was consecrated
on Friday in the presence of the min
listers, military dignitaries etc. by the
Prince Bishop of Breslau, DR.. Copp, in
the conservatory of the chancellor's
palace. The emperor and empress of
Germany sent floral wreaths
At the recovering of the reichstag,
the members of the opposition intend to
make much of the fact that according
To official figures, just obtained, the
imperial treasury receipts for the cur
rent year show a decrease of 2O,000,00O
marks. They will point out that in
view of the naval increase and the re-
organization of the field artillery. the
large additional funds needed can only
be raised by new taxes, contrary to the
promises of the government.
The government will introduce, at the
reconvening of the Prussian diet, on
Jan. IL, another anti-socialstic bill. but
not SO comprehensive as the one intro
duced last summer. 1t will apply to the
lectures and universities which will be
The imperial family passed Christmas
at the new palace in the usual way.
The two oldest princes arrived there on
Tuesday morning from Ploen. The
Christmas trees and the distribution of
gifts were more lavish than ever. This
part of the celebration took place in the
Shell hall. Most of the gifts were pur-
chased by the empress personally at
various Berlin stores. They included
hundreds of presents for the servants
and court officials.
At a secret session of the municipal
council on Tuesday a New Years adj
dress to the emperor was adopted for
the first time in many years. This adj
dress deals largely with national poll
ties, ard is eouched in patriotic terms.
Voluntary collections for naval pur-
poses are taking place among the pu-
pills of many Of the public schools.
Influenza in a severe form mas been
spreading alarmingly in Berlin. There
have been thousands of cases, and the
death rate is rapidly increasing.
Negotiations are proceeding in Berlin
between Germany and Austria. with a
view to holding an international con :
ference at Brussels on the subject OF
the abolition of the sugar export boun-
ties. France has intimated her willing
ness to join in the deliberations.
Wants Tar fl ar.
The organ OF the agrarians. the
Deutsche Tagblatt Zeitung, fiercely at
lacks Baron Thielmann for not deelar-
ing a tariff war on the United States
The Nossische Zeitung however. thinks
that the present moment Is not nropi-
tious for such a demand. pointing out
hat France and Great Britain would
alone profit by n tariff war of that KIND
To the intense amazement of the sur
ferers from the floods. the Saxon gov
eminent has presented claim for pay
ment 10 all villages and individual own
els who were aided during the floods by
the military. The village of Plauen re
ceived a bill fer 400 marks.
Clifton Il. Breckenridge, the former
United States minister at ST. Peters
burg, arrived here Thursday TO spend
the holidays with his family al ORES
den. There viii he no joint celebration
# Christmas by the American colony
Of Berlin. Several American ladies'
have Christmas trees and viii distrih-
ute the gifts 10 the poor children Of
their neighhorhonds