The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-10
in SPITE Of DEM|ALS
Relations Strained Between the
Emperor and Hohenlohe.
HAS OFFERED TO RESIGN
The Military Reform Bill aud the Naval
Measures Cause Trouole-Taxes to
Be Increased Throughout the
German Empire.

Berlin. Oct. s-ln spite of the semi
Official denials the relations between
the imperial chancellor. Prince Hohen-
lohe and Emperor william are very
strained. The prince has made his re-
manning in office for another brief spell
contingent upon Two things-thc pre-
scntation Ia the reichstag of the mill
tary trial reform hill ana no new taxes
for purposes of larger naval appropri-
aiions. The bill for uniica ton of the
military penal code Is still hanging fire.
in spite Of the chancellor's declaraI ion
ia the rcichstag i'm 1895 that h. would
stand or fall with that measure. and
the emperCr's strong objection 10 pub
lication i'm military trials. As 10 new
taxes for increasing the strength Of the
ileet. the North German Gazette points
out that II is significant that he gov
ernment and all the conservative news
papers are dwelling upon the absolute
nee ssity for such taxes. The Post
afiirms that beer VIII be taxed higher
and that the import duty IN cereals
viii he raised la - marks per ton.
which together, would yield the gov
ernmsnt an extra revenue uf al least
J0,Cooo0 marks
The Nolks Ieitung says that the
chancellor this week offered Ia resign
for the fourth time, and that the cham
cellorship crisis Is nov in an inactive
Gtate. The Cologne Gazette cOrrobor-
stcs this. and adds: 1t is certain that
II Prince Hohenlohe Is in office AT the
opening of The reichstsg. and has To
confess his inability 10 keep his prom
isc Ia present the military reform bill.
l.at tsal -t M mi NJ
confidence IN the government. An
agreement To- this effect was made
during the prtscn, week 10y the leaders
of the parties constituting the major
hy."
III. Frankfuri.r Zeiiunc asserts pos
iiively that no understanding has been
reached with the emperor regarding
the military reform hill. aud il is also
said that his majesty has been trying
for months u find a suitable successor
10 Prince Hohenlohe II appears. how
ever. that all his attempts in this di-
recriun. especially among the princes NJ
the reigning house and other meg of
similar rank with Prince Hohenlohe.
have been ruthless. Prince bismarck
| has been repeatedly appealed Ia To
express himself IN the success of the
| gpvcrnms nt's naval plans. but the only
| ul'niun which he has Nouchsafcd was
the statement which H. made on Oct.
4. In the course of an interview with a
| representative of the Schlessschc Iei-
tunS, THAI hD approved the strengthen
1 inE "f tn ravy 10y an increase In the
/ number of cruisers and by replace
ment "f the obsolete battleships. but
as deprecaling "A course calculated To
/ alarm the taxpayers by what the
| prince termed gigantic scheme"
10 kH.Hf Mt tnta ..aA. al
n Hamburg Was . most important
1 gath ring. Their" were over 2od dele
/ gates present. and they represented
| 2.aI0.00o votes. The proceedings have
! been widely criticised. aud the cons-ry-
( ativr pr, ss claims that now the social
/ lists remain strictly within their legal
rights they have become much more
dangerous. The Hamburger Mach
richten. in an editorial article. urges
the adoption nf violent measures To
suppress socialism. IL advocates the
ahrogation of the general franchise at
reichsiag elections as being the best
means of curtailing the political inilu-
cnce pf the socialists. and concludes:
III they should then Try 10 reach their
aims by illegal ways the opportunity
would not be wholly undesirable. as IL
would offer a shorter mode Of warfare
against them.
ON the other hand. the liberal press
claims thai the convention has shown
The socialists Ia he RAPIDLY becoming
iurCly radical reform party. Thr
agrarian newspapers continue io de
mand vigorous measures uf retaliation
against the United States nn account
of the passage of the Dingley hill. but
The majority of the press is losing IN
Il rest In III, matter. The goyernmt NJ
hIH "A h.4 ...f ha I'M. t.sl
chamber as Ia whether freight re-
duction ia railroads in the ease ~
sugar for eNpori will bc beneficial. The
decrease in tho exports uf sugar for the
quarter just ended Is even larger than
was feared when the rev United States
taril1 ", nj into effect tn" exports
from Hamburg have dropped from
s5.3is.is6 in 1856. to Ss1?. .5G3. almost all
II II being sugar. going from the con
| sllar districts ~ Stdtin. including:
F, fanizir and knenigsberg. The figures
I fur IN" last quarter wcre si.2,5.6ji a
decrease uf SGii. sos. nearly all sugar.
In The military writings of Empero,
/ William. Issued by order uf the present
emperor. there are many evidences that
/ the old emperor severely condemned
dueling in the army.
y special session uf the EVansrliCal
I Consistory OF the province If East
/ Prussia. passed almnsi unanimously A
! Nnt' Ot Crnsu,p against the emperor he.
/ cause N" had hruk"n the SUNDAY res;
/ lnw lay hunting in the forest uf Itumin.
/ ten.
Prime, 80 Louise. wife ~ thu her Il
! h" saxon throne. has taken to publicly
] bicycling In hluunurs I'm the Dresden
| raIlls. accompanied 10y Prime" Fr"dor.
/ ick Augustus her eldest son. Piinct
( sp'rg" uf pldsnburg. an elderly, bui
/ cHthusl1='ic hikcr. was knocked down
/ hy n coach and his knee so badly IN
/ iured that he IL obliged To- remain IN
] bod Princess Frederick Leopold -:
/ p'nssia. Emperor Williams sister. re
| c'ntly met with y severe accident white
| wheeling near p,tsdam Prince Eis
I marck, " appears. IL now an cnl huslu-
I tie adm,.r of IA, bike. lie apirivus
( Cf W"mor riding and regrets that Il IS
I t"o "d and stift To take part In the
Z .pur' h'msslf
I Representatives in Germany ~ Amer.
lean manufacturer and the Tinted
2 states cunsuls VA this country have mo-
Z ticNd lately "a gT,Ht deal uf dishonesty
upun III" part nf German m1nutar-
turvrs, especially In Ch,Wntz. Frank
font Snpucherg ana lu The Rhine dis
triots. Consul Monaghan ~ Chemnit2
Vas lust syni a rrpn"t tu Washington
giving III" facts and names, nut only In
regard u initiating nitcI states goods
anb pnt' MT tnfrtnrrnl"Uts, bat also -.
sarding nc"tr"ct invoices. Nt Parker