The news & observer., 1897-03-14
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Blsw ~,.C< - STILL FELT
Sgsts.Y.. II POWERS NOTICING
This CRETAN FARCE"
GERMANS TIRED OF wAR-sOATs
The Reichstag Has Turned Down the
Credits Asked For by the Secre-
tary of the Navy Who May
Therefore Resign.
Therefore Resign.

st(lopyright 1897 by the Associated Press)
Berlin. March 13-If the Reichstag,
as expected, endorses the decision OF tle
Budget committee in refusing TO vote tie
naval credits for new vessels, II Is uh
derstood that the Secretary of navy, wee
Admiral Won Hollmann, will resign. IN
the voting to-day the credit for the nrst
cruiser was rejected by the commlttee
by a vote Of rs TO IL and the credlt
for the second cruiser was rejected bs
n vote of II to TO- The credit for tue
new despatch boat TO replace the falke
was rejected by Il vote of 10 to /; put the
credits for two new gun boats We're a.
<fopted by big majorities. The credlt
for an iron-clad to replace the hoenlS
Wilhelm was adopted yesterday, the
vote standing % to 6. Regarding the
other moneys to complete the eonstruc-
ton of vessels begun in former years the
committee showed disposition to flght-
on the purse strings. Admiral Won Holl-
mann yainly appealed to the committee
to facilitate the greater rapidlty or oulld-
ing bv adopting the governments de-
mand. dwelling upon the superiority of
Great Britain in that respect.
Prince Bismarck, in the Hamburger
Nachrichten, continues to oppose Ger
man intervention in the Cretan imbrog-
lilo. He says that so far as Germany IS
concerned the Cretans may cut each
Others throats until none of them is left
and that European peace should not be
menaced by This Cretan farce.
There is n movement among the stu
dents of the Berlin university and other
80 anftnnanpp OF
the duelling nuisance; but, it has been
officially squelched and the leaders OF the
movement have been forbidden to confin-
ne the agitation under pain of expulsion
Prince Bismarck continues IN poor
health and breads the excitement of his
birthday oyations. Nevertheless, ne mas
accepted q torchlight procession IN which
his Hamburg admirers will take part
during the evening of April i.
Speaking to q friend regarding the
fognomen of 1.-THE Great fostered upon
his grandfather by the present emperor
Prince Bismarck said: Great Is per-
haps hardly appropriate, but knight
and fero.' he certainly was
A rupture has occurred at Mayence
among the organizers Of the centenary
fetes. because the bishop and official
-dignitaries have forbidden tOasts in hon.
or Of Prince Bismarck.
Count Herbert Bismarck, in a speech
which he delivered at the convention OF
Conservatives at Dresden, compared the
seven years since his fathers retirement
to the seven lean years Of Egypt.
All the German press expresses fear
this week that the regime of President
Mckinley will bring a new tariff inimi-
cal to Germany.
With reference to the new American
sugar bin reciprocity clause the opinion
in Reichstag circles is that the German
export bounties viii not e 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. Princess Frederick Leopold
of Prussia, who began bicycling secretly
has been forbidden to continue so doing
by the empress, on the ground that 1t is
not lady-like Her majesty larey has
conceived violent dislike for bicycling
and has prevailed upon the emperor to
discontinue the practice.