The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-27

adjourned for the summer, but the
Prussian diet will remain in session
until late in July. The association re-
form committee of the upper house Of
the diet passed the association bill on
Friday in the mutilated form adorted
by the lower house. but with an addi
ton to the effect that associations in
which there are anarchistic or social
democratic movements, or movements
aiming to overthrow the existing Or
CARNATIONS of state, or movements
preparatory to a separation of part OF
the territory Of the state from the
whole, coming to light in manner
dangerous to public security, especially
to the security of the state, may De
dissolved by the police.
The diet is almost certain to pass the
bill in this form, which is more con-
sonant with the wishes of the govern
ment, which desires measure re-
pressing all opposition meetings and all
opposition agitation, but there is no
chance of the reichscaS agreeing TO the
measure in Its amended FORM 1t was
interesting to nCte the cropping out
of the deep-seated animosity between
the two bodies, the reichStag and the
diet. In the diet, Baron Won Zeidlilz,
the Conservative leader. referred, amid
applause, TO the misguided blinded
majority of the reichstag," and speak
ers in the reichstag repaid the ATTACK
in kind. Herr Richter, Sne Radical
leader, spoke IN scathing terms Of the
almost permanent cabinet crisis" He
said DR.. MIGUEL is virtually the new
chancellor, adding: What does he be
lieve in? We ought 10 invite him to
appear before US and divulge his pro-
gramme. Ii is not enough fer US TO
know the ideas of the June govern
meE-t. We ought to know also those OF
the July government. As 10 the au-
tumn governments, nobody knows any
thing about them"
This sally was received with great
applause by members of the Lett In
government, parliamentary and press
circles the conviction continues tha5
cabinet changes are impending, exactly
as previously oabled to the Associated
Press, namely, that DR.. MIGUEL the min
lister of finance, win succeed DIR. Won
Boetticher as vice-president OF tne
council of ministers and imperial sec
rotary of state Tor the interior. With in
creased functions. not only in ehe Prus-
sian, but in the imperial cabinet.
Prince Hoheniohe will retain the
chancellor5hip. although he is anxious
to retire TO private life; Dr. Miguel taxi
ing NEST OF the burden of the office
duty will also be enlarged by creating
for him the Office of the chancellor Of
the eXchequer. with similar scope and
influence 10 the British chancellor of
the exchecuer.
Baron Marschai Won Biebersten, the
minister for foreign affairs, viii remain
in office for a while longer. it being IN
derstood that his portfolio has been Of
fered TO Count Won Luienourg, the
{. N nm a a dOf. AZ Wanna
Count Won HalZfeldt Wildenburg, the
German ambassador at London, and
that they have both declined Now il
is asserted that Herr Won Bulow sue
ceeds Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein,
and that DR.. Won Boetticher. refusing
a government appointment, is negOtiat-
ing for the position of president of one
of the largest of the German banks, at
three times his present salary, just as
Herr Boedicker, who, few days ago,
resigned the presidency of the imperial
insurance institutions, becomes chief
of Herr KrupDs private laborers' in
surance institutions at four times the
salary he was getting. In private CON
versation Prince Hohenlohe, the i'm
perial chancellor. has expressed himself
as being tired of office. adding that ne
counted upon retiring in the fall.
The meeting of Emperor William and
King Leopold of Belgium at Kiel is not
entirely devoid of political significance.
They will discuss the Congo ard other
African problems touching both Ger
many and Belgium. such as the slave
question. King Leopold will invite the
emperor to personally attend the Brus-
sells exposition. By rejecting the invita-
ton OF the Hamburg senate to attend
the horticultural show, and by avoid
ing Hamburg territory on his present
trip, Emperor William testified mis- dis
pleasure al the recent failure 10 toast
him at the banquet rendered to the
members of the reichstag a Hamburg
The Socialists are to hold q cOnven-
tion at Hamburg en- Oct. 3, the princi-
pal point for discussion being the par
:icipation of the Socialist party in the
Prussian diet elections.
At the war academy of POtsdam, two
of the oldest pupils have fought Sc
we're duel with the knowledge and ap-
prevail of their superiors. Both were
severely wounded about the head, and
one CT them Will probably die.
Mr. John H. Jackson, secretary OF the
United States embassy. save a dinner
on Tuesdgg last to Mr.. Andrew D.
White, the United States ambassador.
and Mrs. White. Baron Won Reten-
han, the acting secretary Of state for
foreign affairs, and the Dutch and Ea-
varian ministers, and their wives, all of
whom knew Mr.. White when he was
previously in Berlin, were among the
guests.
LASSITER GOING AWAY