The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-17
In the Imperial Cabinet Proves the
Stumbling Block.
MOVEMENT OF GOLD TO AMERICA
And the Importation of Cereals Causes Uneasi
ness-Ediiors Urging Repeal of the Penal
COde-Mad Prince Henry XVI. of
Reuss Is Growing Worse.
Especial Cable Letter-Copyrlght 1897,


by the Associated Press)
Berlin, Oct. 16.-Soon after the new
United States tariff went into effect the
officials of the American embassy In
formed the German government that the
United States was willing to begin me-
gotiations for reciprocity treaty under
has thus far been made, but preparations
are actually making to open negotia-
tions, although the pace is very slow.
The question is being considered in the
imperial departments of the interior and
finance, as we'll as in the German foreign
office, the officials of that department of
the government being engaged in col
lecting and compiling statistics for as
certaining not only the effects of the
new tariff of the United States upon the
different branches of German industry,
but with a view of the possibility of ex-
tending new branches of the Industries
in German exports.
The fight in the cabinet is still on,
and is felt to end only with the depart
ure of Prince Hohenlohe, and necessarily
retards the beginning of reciprocity ne
gotiations.
The Deutsche Zeitung, after speaking
of the departure of money from Europe
Ann ,ario ~l,o
that the commercial intercourse between
Europe and the United States continued
as t present to necessitate an outflow of
gold to America and a chronic stiffening
of the European money market the Eu-
ropean countries which this year will
have to pay about 500 900 900 marks for
American cereals in excess of their ex-
ports will be compelled to organize joint
measures for self-defense."
The sentence imposed on the editor Of
the Hamburg Echo, Herr Reinhold-
steinke, who was committed to eight
months Imprisonment after being tried
on the charge of lese majestic in as
serting that King Leopold, of Belgium,
has habitually encouraged gambling,
and who has since been released on
5000 marks bail, and the case of Herr
Liebnecht, the socialist leader, whose
appeal to the supreme court against
sentence of four months Imprisonment
passed upon him in 1895 for lese majestic,
committed in his speech at the opening
0f the socialist CONGRESS- at RresEa1I in
October Of that year, has been dismissed,
which necessitates him undergoing the
term of imprisonment continue to agi-
tate the newspapers and periodicals of
every shade of opinion to demand that
the reichstag abolish section IS of the
penal code, under which Herr Stencil
was convicted.
During the past week snow has fallen
and cold weather has prevailed dn
Western Germany.
The condition of Prince Henry XVI,
Of Reuss, who is confined In a private
asylum for the insane in this city, Is
rapidly growing worse, and the family
has begun proceedings to have him de-
clared irresponsible. 1t appears that
the prince, before he was placed in con-
finement did several startling things.
He ordered of a Berlin jeweler diamonds
to the value of 100000 marks and the
jewels have since disappeared. He also
presented his valet, man named
Schneider, with a deed to house In
Berlin worth 100000 marks
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