New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
TOPICS ~ BERLIN.

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THE KAISER'S NAVAL. BIi.I.--Thr entire Ger
man press Is specializing upon the ne" naval bi.l
which Is now being Considered 10y the cabinet BON
| Or Miguel the Vice President % The Council ~
| Ministers and he Rundesrath hav" approved ~"
measure. but before g. hes ne Rrichs,ag It may
| st.l be some wna, changed The bill asks FOR a
| total appropriation Of fl0CJleD marks. to be- dis
tributcd over seven years and contemplres the con
structlon OF = score % yessos OF which ten ar" 70
| bc large ships II the Reirh-tag refuses 20 grant
! this amount OF money II viii be sent home by the
Government and new elections viii be ordered forth
| with. in which the naval plans Of the Emperor Will
the wh Die Arrarlan party who in that cas-. fear de-
feat. Agans, this Government programme thor" j.
nrlnding the Radcals' ra-Iilcra!s socialists and
the Centre party. are denoUncng Il In Their ncw--
papers. The leading organ Of the centre. me
ous editorial to Tend hand In binding the Reich
stag In its appropriations 20 period ~ seven
years" as "abIdg.ng the constitutional lights Of
| that body" The Centre party. however. with its
one hundred v9rc a3'ciu,e, nCcessafy to pas
the measure the fr"islnnig" |"ituns expresses
similar views.
OvERTuREs FROM TTRKEY-Thc reports in
the Turkish newspapers to the effect that Turkey Is
negotiating with Germany FOR special defensive
alliance and that Turkey is on the point Of Joining
the Dreibund are denied emphatically AZ the Cor
Associated Press however. learns from diplomatic
circles that approaches to that cner, have repeated
~ been made by Turkey during tn" last three
months. and that there is a varance OF opinion on
the subject between Emperor William and Baron
Won Buelow side and Primo Hohcnohe. the
Imperial Chancellor. on the other side. the latter
distinctly rejecting all such overturcs.
AN AMBASSADORS MYSTERIOUS MISSION
The hurried arrival in Berlin OF Count Won Muen-
stcr- Lcdenbufg. the German Ambassador TO France.
and his subs equcnt movements have created SEN
saton. Immediately after the Ambassador arrived
here from Paris on Monday he had a long confer
cncc with Dr. Miguel. Prince IIohcnIohc being still
away and the same day he started for Romntcn TO
see the Emperor. After the Ambas saiors return
10 Berlin on " ednesday there was a special session
Of the Cabinet. and Count Won Muenster fedenburg
then returned to Paris. There are many srrmi'es
regarding the mysterious movements OF the Am
bassador but nothing definite has been asceria!ned
concerning them.
NEW PARTY IN BAVARIA.-In Bavaria the
Democratic Peasant Federation is rapidly gaining
strength During the last week two hitherto hos
tile branches Of the Federation have united and
adopted Joint platform Of the most radical nature.
II demands entire liberty OF association. meeting
and Of the press. reform OF the Judiciary system.
ton OF the military burdens and the assumption
by the State Of all rural mortgas.s The leaders
ria at the next elections.
BICYCLISTS ANNOY THE KAISER.-The En-
peror Il having poor sport at Rominten from which
place he has sent 1000 marks to the poor Of Buda
pest. His Majesty has prohibited bicyc!ists hav-
ing access to the whole Rominten District and for
est. the being that on the day OF His
Majesty's arrival hordes of blcyclsts were I'm
pudent enough TO along the road both In front
and beside his carriage. soaring tho horses and
al erSr Mam upon %as the SO part
OF the .blcyclsts that he summoned the first po-
liceman he met and ordered the officer 10 arrest
offenders.
STRIFE OVER THE KNEIPP CURE-At Woe
rshofen there is bitter strife between DR.. Baumgar
ten and Prior Relic each trying TO become the sole
successor OF the late Father Knepp In the man.
agement OF the famous wa.er-cure establishments
The result Is that tho newspapers inhab and
patients are taking sides In the quarrel. and
Prior II Is signed by 200 patients. including many
representatives OF princpallties and some mem
bers Of royal families.
THE HERO-EMPEROR."-Th students Of
Budapest University have sent a fratcrnlzing tele-
gram to the students of Berlin University in which
the former refer hatteringy 10 the pres
ence among them OF the young chivalrous hero
Emperor" and touch upon the tender alliance Of
German and Hungarian hearts"
COMPULSORY LIFE INSrRANCE-The Gov
eminent is preparing bills providing for compul-
sorry life insurance throughout the whole empire,
and for old-age insurance for the laborng ella ses
Delegates OF the Central Insurance Bureau have
been asked 10 advise the Government IN this mat
GERMAN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.-OficiaI
statistics of the imports and exports Of the empire
show q large increase for August compared with