The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-19
HOW DUTIES ESAFFECTTHEM
THEY CANNOT DO WITHOUT OUR
COTTON AND PETROLEUM.
AGRARIANs FAVOR A RETALIATION.
New German Iron Clad Launched To Cost
$4,000, ,000-'To Experiment With Amer
ican Vines--Court Scandal of Insane
Prince Henry's Incarceration.

Prince Henry's Incarceration.
Copyright 1897 by Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. 1S.-The first batch Of
replies to circular of inquiry as to
the effects of the new United States
tariff law circulated by the Frankfurter
Zeitung, has been printed. The general
tenor of the answers sent it shows that
the manufacturers generally expect to
be able to stand the new tariff without
such alleged aid as the Agrarians pro-
pose in the shape of a tariff war with
the United States and higher prices for
| cereals. The replies, however, show that
some branches of German industry have
been hit more or less hard. For in-
stance, the iron and steel industry OF
Solingen, and Remscheid, with the sole
exception of scissors, have been seriously
| injured, and the same is true IN the
case of yarns and the cheaper silk stuffs
OF Crefeld, the cloth factories of Lennep
and Hueckenwagen, the prints OF
Gladbach, and the leather and glove and
cheaper linen industries Of Silesia- On
the other hand, the Chemnitz knit goods
and hosiery. the Saxon cotton industry,
the Gera woolens, the Berlin and Bar
men trimmings, the Crefeld neck-ties
and the Voigtland, laces, curtains and
knitting machines are barely touched.
Besides, a number Of manufacturers,
notably the Chemitz hosiers, are contem-
plating starting factories in the United
States, in the conviction that the new
tariff will last for a number OF years.
In the meantime the agitation of the
entire ngrarian and conservative press
in favor Of a regular tarff war with the
United States is more vigorous than
ever. The Deutsche Zeitung, the lead
ing organ of the .tgrarians, in an article
inspired by high government officials,
says:
ain spite of the desire to retaliate
against the United States, the hands of
the government az unfortunately tied
to alarge extent as experience has clear
~ demonstrated, Germany cannot do
without the main American staples, such
as cotton and petroleum and, to a
smaller degree, cereals"
The correspondent here of the Asso-
ciated Press has secured full corrobora-
ton of the above views. In official cir
cles it is not concealed that the aim is
to frame laws to absolutely exclude in
future all American meats and preserves
on the plea that the sanitary inspection
in America is not reliable and not strin-
gent enough.
As a striking commentary upon the
plans to exclude American meat, the
fact may be noted that pork in Germa-
ny during the last fortnight has reach
ed price unequalled in many years,
that of % TO 40 cents per pound ut re-
tail and Is cents per pound at whole
sale. This is due, to the exclusion OF
Nnvl tbn
districts.
At the launching of the new German
iron-clad Kaiser Wilhelm Der Zweite,
| at Wilhelm's Haven on Tuesday last,
Prince Henry, of Russia, emphasized in
his conversation with the naval Of
| fcers present that all MISUNDERSTANDING
between Emperor William and himself
have been arranged.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Der Zweite is
the first really large German iron-clad.
She is wholly equipped with quick-fring
guns. The war ship will be completed
in 1890 at a cost of 20,000,OOO marks.
The FreiSinnig convention at Nurem-
burg this week passed a resolution in ia
vor of submitting all international dis.
putes to arbitration.
At Cassel n laborer named Johannes
Muster. has been convicted of utterine
five different so-called treasonable re-
marks. Although they were all uttered
years ago, Muster was sentenced to six
years Imprisonment.
AT the Viticultural Congress at Frei-
burg the Baden delegates secured the
adoption of a resolution asking the gov,
ernments of the various wine growing
German states to experiment on a large
scale and in all sorts of soil with Ameri.
can vines.
Particulars regarding the incarcera-
ton of Prince Henry XVI. of Reuss in
an asylum for the insane in this city,
show the Prince was secluded under the
name of Count Won Plaur. His affairs
have been placed under the control of n
court, owing to alleged scandalous finan-
cial transactions connected with a Hun
garian estate brought by the Prince at
Petra, and upon which he gave as COM
mission checks for $4,000 forms, which
the banks refused to cash, as the Prince
is not good for that smount. In order to
avoid scandal, banking companysof-
fered to pay the amounts due, specuiat-
ing that Emperor William would recoup
the company.
One of the Princes agents, a man
named Mack, obtained letters from the
Prince which are said to compromise high
of Emperor Williams court.
These letters, it appears, have been sent
abroad, and will probably form the basis
Of court scandal in the near future.