The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26
THE SEATTLE Observation-Disclosures. SUNDAY
GERMAN NEWS Of Interest.
RECEIPTS or THE IMPERIAL
TREASURY SHOW A DECREASE.
Emperor william ana Family nave
. Christmas Tree-Agrarians De-
nana . Tariff war en- the Vnisea
oeaeee-Anti-soeialist Leg1slatton.

copyrighted. 1891, by the Associated Press
BERLIN. Dec 2s.-Princs Hohenlohe -
much distressed At the sudden csAsa OK
his wife on Tuesday last. he spent sns
previous three days at her bedside villa
out sleep. and ais frame has been greatly
enfseeled thereby. His physicians are ar
gently advising him 20 retire from paoiie
life, al any rate temporarily. but the EN-
peror relies upon Prince Hohenlohes pa
triotism 10 remain in office in the present
critical time. The remains Of the princess
will be inferred on Sunday. The body was
co1secratsd on Friday 10 the presence OF
the ministers, military digri,aries, etc,
BY the prince bishop OF Bresiau. DIR.
Copp, In the conservatory OF the chancel-
lor's palace. The emperor and the en-
press OF Germany sent floral wrea'hs.
At the reconvsning OF the reichstaS,
tho members OF the opposition intend 10
make much of the fact that according
TO official figures just obtained. the i'm
perial treasury receipts for the current
year show decrease Of 100000 marks.
They will point out that IN view OF the
naval increase and the reorganization OF
the field artillery. the large additional
funds needs can only be raised by new
taxes. contrary to the promises Of the
government
The government will Introduce. at The
reconvening of the Prussian diet, on jan
uary IL. another anti-Sccisiistio bill. but
not so comprehensive as the one intro
duced last summer. Il will merely apply
to lectures and universities. which Will
be brought under government supervision.
The imperial family passed Christmas
al the new palace in the usual way. The
1fl hay T,.A-
day from Ploen. The Christmas trees
and the distribution OF gifts were more
lavish than ever. This part Of the cele-
bration took place I'm the Shell hall. Most
of the gifts were purchased by the en-
press personally at various Berlin stores.
They included hundreds OF presents Cor
the servants and court officials.
At secret session Of the municipal
council on Tuesday. New Years address
10 the emperor was adopted. for the first
time in many years. This address deals
largely with national politics and il
couched in patriotic terms.
Voluntary collections for naval pur-
poses are taking place among the pupils
of many OF the public schools.
Influenza in a severe form has been
sp1eauiuS aiafIiiilsis III berhn mere
have been thousands OF cases and the
death rate is rapidly increasing.
Negotiations are proceeding In Berlin
between Germany and Austria with a view
TO holding an International conference at
Brussels on the subject Of the abolition OF
the sugar export bounties. France has
.ntimated her willingness to Join in the
deliberations.
The organ OF the Agrarians. the
Deutsche Tagas Zeitung. flercely attacks
Baron Thielman for not declaring a tariff
war on the United States The vossiche
Zeitung. however. thinks that the present
moment is not propitious for such a de-
mand. pointing out that France and Great
Britain would alone profit by a tariff war
OF that kind.