The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
HOLMAN WILL RESIGN
N THE MEMBERS OF THE REICH
STAG INDoRsE THE ADVERSE
DECISION.
BISMARCK ON "CRETAN FARCE
The Ex-ChanceIIOr Opposed To Ger
many Taking Any Hand In the
Existing Trouble

as expected, noorSeS the decisions of
the budget committee in refusing TO
vote the naval credits for new vessels
1t Is understood that the secretary of
the navy, Vice Admiral Won Holman
VIII resign. In the voting today the
credit for the first cruiser was rejected
by the committee by vote of Is to IL
and the credit for the second cruiser
was rejected by vote of II to TO- The
credit for the new dispatch boat to
replace the Fake was rejected by a
vote or 10 to IL; but the credits for two
new gunboats were adopted by big
maJorities. The credit for an ironclad
to replace the Koenig Wilhelm was
adopted yesterday the vote standing %
to g. Regarding the other moneys 10
complete the construction Of vessels
begun in former years the committee
showed a disposition to tighten the
purse strings. Admiral Won Holman
Vain!y appealed to the committee to
facilitate the greater rapidity of build
ing by adopting the governments de-
mands, dwelling upon the superiority of
Great Britain in that respect
The imperial chancellor, Prince lIo-
henlohe, and other members of the cab
met are said to be still sore over the
AAAc1A1l1CA III WHICH ln6y were IGNORED
in presenting the naval projects
through Admiral Won Holman, but the
emperors support Of the latter COM
PEELED them to pocket their wounded
pride. In the meanwhile the Centrists.
Liberals and Socialists are apparently
determined to maintain the opposition
projects, and, combined, they can in
sure the rejection Of the naval scheme.
points out that since 1872 the annual ex-
penditures for the navy have increased
from q ,298,000 to 91,407 900 marks. and
the Cologne Gazette suggests that the
funds required be provided by the tax
alton Of all trading vessels according
to the value of their cargoes, and 10
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 throat 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 vi I10II AuST anu IOTLy-
socialist leaders for violation of the
Prussian laws governing political as
sociations is hailed by the Socialist
papers as a signal defeat Of the gov
eminent The outcome Of this suit will
be a government bill to thoroughly re-
organize the Prussian laws in this con-
nection
There is a movement among the stu
re- nf ~;
other high schools against the contin-
uance of the duelling nuisance bill, but
it has been officially squelched, and the
leaders Of the movement have been
forbidden to continue the agitation I'M
der pain of expulsion. Prof. Sombardt.
one of the professors who has been dis
approved of by the government for his
economic views, has received a public
ovation at the students commers at
Breslau. He responded with the toast,
Il drink to free speech in free German
universities" Prof Wagner, of this
Berlin university, also had a big ova-
ton.
Another drawing by the emperor Is
to be published on March q. 1t shows
his gradfather, William T., surrounded
by symbolical persOnages. A Berlin art
firm is publishing it in connection with
the centenary fetes.
The memorial hall. in honor Of the
soldiers killed during the war Of 1901
will be erected outside the Brandenburg
gate 1t will be in the form of a semi
circle cOlOnnade around an open space
leading to the Thiergarten and will be
inscribed with nearly 100000 names.
BISMARCK'S HEALTH POOR
Prince Bismarck continues in poor
health and he breads the excitement ct
his birthday ovations Nevertheless he
has accepted a torchlight procession
in which his Hamburg admirers will
take part during the evening of April l.
Speaking to a friend regarding the
cognomen Of THE Great" foisted upon
his grandfather, by the present empe-
ror, Prince Bismarck said:
Great, is, perhaps, hardly appropri-
ate, but knight and hero he certainly
was"
Prof. Koch's report on leprosy in the
eastern provinces has been published
1t shows that forty-seven cases still
exist. The disease was originally inn
ported from Russia, and several new
cases have just been discovered. There
are more in the western districts and
there is one case at Frankfort-on-
Oder.
A rupture has occurred at Mayence
among the organizers of the centenary
fetes because the bishop and official
dignitaries have forbidden toasts in
honor of Prince Bismarck.
Count Herbert Bismarck, in q speech,
which he delivered at the convention Of
Conservatives at Dresden, compared
the several years since his fathers re-
tirement to the seven lean years of
Egypt.
The German press expresses fear this
week that the regime of President Nc
Kinley will bring new tariff inimical
to Germany. With reference to the
new American sugar bill reciprocity
clause, the opinion in reichstag circles
is that the German export bounties viii
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
er, and lately, by the advice Of his
physicians, he has been prolonging his
daily walk in the Thiergarten to an
hour and a half instead Of horseback
riding. Princess Frederick Leopold, Of
Prussia, who began bicycling secretly
has been forbidden to continue 50 10
ing by the empress, on the ground that
it is not ladylike. Her majesty has
cling and has prevailed upon the en-
peror to discontinue the practice.
All the sporting clubs and societies
OF Berlin have arranged for a special
centebary celebration in honor OF " il
liam L. from June 10 to II and they
intend to erect a monument to which
each club will contribute a slab.
The German postal secretary, Won
Stephan, will attend the postal con-
gress at Washington if he is sufficient
~ recovered from the effects Of the
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