The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-26
ONLY PATRIOTISM KEEPS THE
GERMAN IMPERIAL CEANCEL-
LOR AT HIS POST.
OUTLOOK FOR REIcHsTAG.
OPPOSITION INTENDS TO RENEW
THE ATTACK on THE NAVAL
PROGRAMME.
LAVISH CHRISTMAS pREPARAT1o,
Hundreds of Presents for the Serv-
ants and Court iRetainers Sc
lected by the Empress.
Prince Hohenlohe is much distressed

Prince Hohenlohe is much distressed
at the sudden death Of his wife on
Tuesday last. He spent the previous
three days at her bedside without
Sleep and his octogenarian frame has
been greatly enfeebled thereby. His
physicians are urgently advising him
to retire from public life, at any rate
temporarily; but the emperor relies
upon Prince Hohenlohe's patriotism
to remain in office in the present crit
ical time. The remains Of the princess
Will be inferred on Sunday. The body
was consecrated on Friday in the pres
enee Of the ministers, military digni-
taries, ETC., by the prince bishop of
Breslau, DR.. Copp, in the conservatory
Of the chanellor's palace. The en-
peror and the empress Of Germany
sent floral wreaths.
At the converting Of the reichstag,
the members Of the opposition intend
to make much Of the fact that, &C.
cording to official figures, just OBJ
tanned, the imperial treasury receipts
for the current year show a decrease
Of 100000 marks. They will point
out that, in view Of the naval increase
and the reorganization 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. II another anti-socialistic bill,
but not so comprehensive as the one
rejected lasted last summer. 1t will
merely apply to private lectures and
universities which will be brought I'M
der government supervision.
The imperial family passed Christ
mas at the new palace in the usual
way. The two eldest princes arrived
there on Tuesday from Ploen. Tbs
Christmas trees and distribution of
gifts were more lavish than ever. This
part Of the celebration took place in
the Shell hall. Most Of the gifts were
purchased by the empress personally
at various Berlin stores. They in
cluded hundreds Of presents for the
servants and court officials.
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS.
At a secret session Of the municipal
council on Tuesday, a New Years ad-
dress to the emperor was adopted for
the first time In many years. The ad-
dress deals largely with national poll
tics, and is couched 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 has been
spreading alarmingly IN Berlin. There
have been thousands Of cases and the
death rate is rapidly increasing.
Negotiations are proceeding in Ber-
lin between Germany and Austria with
the view, to holding an international
conference at Brussels on the subject
OF the abolition of sugar export boun-
ties. France has intimated her willing
ness to join in the deliberations.
The organ Of the Agrarians, the
Deutsche Tagas Zeitung, fiercely at
tacks Baron Thielman for not declar-
ing tariff war on the United States.
The Vossische Zeitung. however, thinks
that the present moment is not pro-
pitious for such demand, pointing out
that France and Great Britain alone
would profit by tariff war of that
kind III
To the intense amazement of the suf-
ferers from the floods, the Saxon gov
eminent has presented claim for pay