The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

logne Gazette among the importing
and exporting firms in the Cologne dis
trict, a memorial has been sent to the
imperial chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe,
setting forth that most Of the export
ers and all of the importers of that
district are opposed to tariff war
with the United States.
The struggle between the Slavs and
Germans in Austria over the new Ian
guage ordinance, has aroused intense
feeling in Germany. Many of the
newspapers of this country are yigor-
Ously condemning the Badeni cabinet
but the official and semi-off1cial news
papers Of Germany are discrediting
such utterances, which are very mop
perfume at the moment, when Emperor
William is guest of Emperor Francis
Joseph. All movements organized in
aid of the associations and other SINH
lar measures to encourage the Germans
in Austria in their fight are snubbed by
the Prussian and other German govern
ments, and the projected visit to Bo-
hernia of the Liepsic university stu
dents en- masse, has been forbidden by
the Saxon government. Nevertheless
there is strong feeling in Germany
on the subject The North German
Gazette in an energetic article warns
it's readers against "all dreams Of aid
ing Germans in Austria to find a new
home in Germany"
NEW CRUISER.
At the launching of the new German
cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Zweite, at
Wilhelmshaven, Prince Henry, of Prus-
STA, emphasized in his conversation
with the naval officers present that all
misunderstanding between Emperor
William and himself have been arrang-
ed The Kaiser Wilhelm der zweite
is the first really large German IRON
clad She is wholly equipped with
quick-fring guns, her main armament,
consisting Of eighteen fifteen entime-
ter guns with score Of guns of a
smaller caliber, and a number Of ma
chine guns The fifteen centimeter
guns are described as having marvellous
projecting power. The Warship will be
completed in 1899, at a cost of 20,000000
marks.
The Grand Duchy Of Mecklenburg, is
the only German state without con-
stitution It's governor is still wholly
autCcratic and feudal. Duke Johann
Albrecht, however, is favorably inclin-
ed to granting a constitution, and in
order to strengthen his hands against
the obstreperous and reactionary mob
les, the reichstag during the coming
session, will again take up the sub
ject and urge a parliamentarian form
OF government.
The Freisinnige convention at Nur-
emburg, this week, passed a resolution
in favor of submitting all international
disputes to arbitration.
The weather in Germany has sud-
denly become very cool. There has
been an abundance of rain and there
is snow on the mountains. On the
Schneekoppe in Silesia there are six
inches of snow. At Cassel a laborer
named Johann Muster has been con-
victed Of uttering five reasonable re-
marks. Muster was sentenced to six
years Imprisonment.
At the viticulture congress the Bad
en- delegates secured the adoption of
resolution asking the German states
to experiment on a large scale and in
all sorts of soil with American vines.
Particulars regarding the incarcera-
ton of Prince Henry XVI of Buesse,
In an asylum for the insane in this
city, show the prince was secluded I'M
der the name of Count Won Plaur. His
affairs have been placed under the dl-
rection of a court, owing to an alleged
scandalous financial transaction over
an Hungarian estate bought by the
prince at Petros, and for which he
gave checks for 10000 FORMS and
which the banks refused to cash, as
the prince is not good for that amount
In order to avoid a scandal, a bank
ing company offered to pay the
amounts due, specializing that En-
neror William would recoupe the COM
DanV.