The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-14
Germany's Secretary Of the Navy Will
Tender His Resignation
If the Rsichstag Refuses to Vote Credits
for New Warships.

broglio Says European Peace
Should Not be rIenaced by the
"Farce."
BERLIN, March 13.-(Copyrighted,
1897, by the Associated Press).-If the
Reichstag, as expected. Endorses the de-
cision of the Budget Committee in re-
fusing torvote the naval credits for new
vessels, it is understood the new Secre-
tary of the Navy, Vice Admiral Won
Holman, will resign. In the voting to-
day the credit for a cruiser was rejected
by the committee by vote of 16 to l..
The credit for the dispatch boat to re-
place the Fake was rejected by vote of
ID to l, but the credits for the two new
gunboats were adopted by big MAORI
ties The credit for an ironclad to re-
place the Koenig Wilhelm was adopted
yesterday, the vote standing % to &.
Regarding the other means to COM
plete the construction of vessels, the
committee showed a disposition to
tighten the purse strings. Admiral Won
Holman violently appealed to the COM
mittee to facilitate the greater rapidity
of building by adopting the Govern
ment's demands, dwelling upon the sup
periority of Great Britain in that re-
spect.
The Imperial Chancellor, Prince Ho-
henlohe and other members of the
Cabinet are said to be still sore over the
manner in which they We're ignored in
presenting the naval projects through
i - L
peror's support of the latter compelled
them to pocket their wounded pride.
IN the meanwhile the Centrists, Lib
erals and Socialists are apparently pre-
pared to maintain their opposition to
these projects, and combined they can
secure the rejection of the naval
schemes.
The Catholic Cologne Volkszeitung"
points out that since 1872 the annual eX-
penditures for the navy have increased
from p ,29S,OOO to 81, 407 600 marks,
and the Cologne Gazette" suggests the
funds required be provided by the tax
alton of all trading vessels according to
the value of their cargoes, and III marks
per ton is suggested as the amount of
the tax.
Prince Bismarck, in the Hamburger
Nachrichten," continues to oppose Ger
man Intervention in the Cretan i'm
broglio. He says that SO far as Ger
many is concerned, the Cretans may cut
each others threats until none of them
are left, and that European peace
should not be menaced by this Cretan
farce"
The final outcome of the sensational
prosecution of Herr Auer and forty
seven Socialistic leaders for the VIOLA
ton of the Prussian laws governing po
litical associations is hailed by the
Socialistic papers as a signal defeat of
the Government. The outcome of this
suit will be a Government bill to thor
oughly recognize the Prussian laws in
this connection.
There is a movement among the stu
dents of the Berlin University and other
high schools against the continuance of
the duelling nuisance, but it has been Of
ficially squelched, and the leaders of the
movement have been forbidden to con-
tinue the agitation, under pain of eX-
pulsiOn.
Professor Zombardt, one of the Pro-
fessors who has been disproved of by
the Government by reason of his finan-
cial views, has received an ovation by
the students at Breslau He responded
with the toast: II drink to free speech
in free German Universities"
Professor Wagner of the Berlin Uni
versity also had big ovation.
Another drawing by the Emperor is
to be published in March. 1t shows
his grandfather, William 1, surrounded
Ill A ii
art firm is publishing it in connection
with the centenary fetes.
The memorial hall in honor of the SOL
diers killed during the war of 1S1O-11
will be erected beside the Brandenburg
Gate. 1t will be in the the form of a
semi-cirole colonnade around an open
space leading to the Thiergarten, and
will be inscribed with nearly 10000
names.
Prince Bismarck continues in poor
health, and he breads the excitement
Of his birthday ovations. Nevertheless,
he has accepted torchight process
ion in which his Hamburg admirers
will take part during the evening of
April 10Th.
Speaking tc friend regarding the
cognomen of THE Great" foisted upon
his grandfather, by the present EN-
peror. Prince Bismarck said: Great
is perhaps hardly appropriate, but
knight and hero he certainly was"
Professor Koch's report on leprosy in
the eastern provinces has been pub
lshed. It shows that forty-seven
cases still exist. 1t was originally i'm
ported from Russia, and several new
cases have just been discovered. There
are more in the western districts and
at Frankfort-on-the-M Main.
A rupture has occurred at Mayence
among the organizers of the centen-
airy fetes. because the Bishop and
official dignitaries have forbidden
toasts in honor of Prince Bismarck.
Count Herbert Bismarck, in a speech
which he delivered at the convention
OF Conservatives at Dresden, compared
the seven years since his fathers re-
tirement to the seven lean years of
Egypt.
All the German press fear that the
regime of President Mckinley will
bring new tariff inimical to Ger
many. With reference to the new
clause. the opinion in Reichstag cir
cles is that the export bounties will not
be abolished, since the negotiations with
Austria and France failed
The Emperor is still suffering from
the effect of his abscess, and is using a
cane in walking. He is growing stout