The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-02

Copyrighted by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, October 3o.-The new German
ambassador to the United States, DR..
Won Holleben, recently Prussian minister
to Wurtemburg and formerly lSas-93)
German minister to the United States,
will sail on November 9Th. He has re-
ceived several unusual marks OF distinc-
ton and confidence from the emperor
during the week. Before Dr. Won Holle-
ben left this city he was interviewed by
the correspondent of the Associated
Press, as his mission is of special inn
portance in view of several questions in
which the two countries are involved,
notably the tariff and the Samoan ques-
ton. In the course of this conversation.
the newly appointed ambassador said:
The sugar question, / am sure is
what interests us most and vitally strikes
us the hardest in the new tariff, and
against that breach of our existing treaty
with the United States vigorous protests
will of course be renewed AS yet, il is
too early to tell exactly in which
branches of industry the Dingley tariff
most affects German exports. Another
three months must elapse before that can
be determined, but i am quite certain
that many Of its provisions hit US hard.
These questions / consider, and so does
my government, as being of the first i'm
portance. The Samoan and other ques-
tionS are comparatively secondary Ii is
fortunate that the United States is rep
resented here by SO able and we'll mean
ing man as Mr.. White. In going to
America 1 go to a field by previous ex-
perience with the best of intentions. and
by that 1 mean the intentions of my
government as WELL"
AS to what his instructions were re-
garding the conclusion of reciprocity
treaties with the United States Dr. Won
Hoileben would not give a direct an
swer, but he intimated that in a general
way he was instructed to open negotia-
tions.
In regard to the demand of the German
bicycle manufacturers for an increase in
the duty on American wheels, the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press here
understands that a movement is on foot
to comply with it. Hitherto American
under the tariff schedule governing inn
ports of iron and steel, whereas in the
near future they will be, under a re-
classification, graded as vehicles, on
marks.
In connection with the Bavarian diets
motlon to terminate the most favored
nation clause of the treaty with the
United states, 1t Is pointed out that the
bundesrath alone has the power to settle
the question, and it is added that reports
credit the bundesrath with favoring the
abrOgation.
The national congress of German
Journalists and writer's at Leipsic has pc
tltioned the reichstag to change the ex-
lstlng laws so as to prohibit the present
mode or Furnishing press offenders by
treating editors as common malefactors
on par with thieves and murderers
keeping them in chains in dungeons and
giving them the same fare as common
CRIMINALS. A series of instances in which
EDITORS have recently been shockingly
and inhumanly treated and imprisoned
accompanies the petition
Winter army manuevres on large
scale have been planned by the emperor
The entire guard corps under the per-
sonal leadership of his majesty, will go
out. o.
Emperor William. for some time past
mas been greatly incensed at the unfa.
Vorapie comments made in the American
anc British newspapers upon his person.
al characteristics, and he has now in
structed the chief Of his literary bureau
not to submit to him any clippings of
this character.