The record-union., 1897-01-11

Government Is undoubtedly reluctant
to act. Probably the issue of this leg
Islative mistake which it is now rec
ognized by the moderates of the agra
| rian party is something of blunder,
Will be the early appearance in the
Reichstag of another bill resembling the
obnoxious provisions of the present
| law.
An extraordinary story regarding the
| partition of China among the leading
European Powers, which have been
gravely discussed in the German press,
| originated in Herr Eugene Wolff's let
ters from Teintsin to the "Tageblatt-
Herr Wolff has never lacked audacity
| as correspondent Upon the slender
basis of the Russo Chinese Railway
Convention he built up new version
OF the often heard of and as often
| contradicted ''secret treaty" with a
fanciful structure Of it's results.
China is to be dealt with like Africa
Russia S sphere is to extend to the
Yellow River; the German sphere from
the Yellow River to the Yangtse XII
| ang; the English indefinitely south of
the Yangste Kiang, and the French
northward from Yunnan, meeting the
| English sphere. The partition was
| suggested rather as a commercial than
political division, in which it will be
observed the American interest was ig-
nored. Not a shred of truth, not even
OF probability, justifies this romance.
The Russian ambassador at Pekin.
Count kassini, who is credited with
achieving a tremendous diplomatic tri-
umph by first securing the Russian
sphere of influence in the North, has,
according to ST Petersburg advices, OBJ
tanned a dininution of the frontier dues
py one third as a concession in con-
nectlon with the Eastern Chinese Rail-
way. 1t is questionable whether this
privilege can be used without its being
granted TO all countries having COM
merclal treaties with China containing
the most favored nation clause
| Ihe committee of the DeutScher Zeg-
Ter Verband has fixed the Kiel interna-
tional regetta for June 25th, extending
to July lst inclusive. The Nord Deuts-
cher Regatta Verein meets at Cuxhaven
on June Dist and again at Kiel ON July
I'd and 4th. The international regatta
promises to be the greatest ever held in
German waters.
Ihe members of the Reichstag who
viii represent the sugar interests do not
intend to endanger what they have got
by asking for more. They will oppose
any reduction in the bounty grants. or
alteration in the arrangement for 1896
~. They have a majority Of the Reich
stag with them
The export of German sugar to the
United States has assumed enormous
proportions in the past year. From
January to November the totals were
2,397 ,191 double Cor metre) hundred
weights as against 473, ,543 in 1895 and
30, 70l in 1894. The raw sugar exports
to England during these periods have
largely fallen off.
All of the German States have ap-
proved the sentiment expressed in the
recent edict of the Emperor in regard
to dueling in the army and have adopted
his majesty's suggestions in regard to
the referring of disputes to courts of
honor instead of a resort to Independent
action on the part of the principals.
The youthful imperial Princes visited
and in the peculiar way inspected the
new Reichstag building on Tuesday. The
youngsters We're conducted by Council
lor Knark. Their visit was somewhat
formal at it's beginning, but when the
boys reached the spacious lobbies and
later entered the hall in which the sit
tlngs of the Reichstag were held, they
ran about like school boys at play, as
they really were. When they were ush-
cred into the session hall and had it's
uses explained to them the imperial
children expressed their astonishment
at it's arrangement, which required men
of middle and advanced age to sit at
desks all in a line like school boys and
laughed heartily at the idea. The boys
were presented with photographs Of the
session hall and other parts of the build
ing, but paid little attention to Council
lor Knark's description of the character
Of the great building.
The North German Gazette" an in
spired organ, asserts that the German
Government has no intention of inter-
ferring in the case of Cuba, whatever
the final issue of the insurrection in that
island or the difference growing out of
il between the United States and Spain
may be-
A debate took place in the Prussian
lower house yesterday upon the question
of dissolution by the police of meetings
held in Prussian Silica, in which the
Polish language is spoken. Freiherr
Won der Recke Won der Horst. Minister
of the Interior took an aggressive part
in the debate and advocated the adoption
of energetic measures against agitation
on the part of the Poles. the growing
signs Of which he said Prussia must
promptly and energetically suppress.
Professor Rudolph Falb, the meteor
ologist of Vienna. is lying bedridden in
that city. He has a wife and five child
rem and the entire family are in a state
Of extreme destitution. A number of
Berlin scientists and savants have
started a fund for their relief.
Mrs. William Walter Phelps. widow
Of the late United States Minister to
Germany, is visiting her daughter. the
Countess Won Rottenburg, whose hus-
band is curator of the University at
Bonn.