The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-18

Berlin, April 17.-(Copyrighted, 1897,
by the Associated Press. prince Ho-
henlohe, the imperial chancellor, the
correspondent of the Associated Press
| understands in a letter dated from
Baden Baden April Is, forwarded his
resignation TO Emperor William. A
brisk exchange of Geographic messages
followed. His majesty insisted upon
the chancellor retaining office for the
/ present in spite of the cogent reasons
cited in Prince Hohenlohe's letter, urS-
ing that his resignation at this juncture
would most seriously embarrass the
emperor.
Prince Hohenlohe again and again
| insisted that apart from other reasons,
his health just now is of the worst.
Then the prince suddenly went to
Paris. where his wife had preceded
him.
AS reasons animating him to resign,
Prince Hohenlohe urges his inability to
carry out his solemn promise TO submit
to the reichstag and to the diet two
bills, one placing the Prussian law reg
ulating political meetings upon more
liberal and modern basis, and the other
reforming the procedure of military
trials The princes inability to carry
out his promise is said to be due to the
extreme reactionary attitude of Baron
Won Der Horst, Prussian minister for
the interior. AT this moment it is i'm
possible TO say how the crisis will end.
but in view of the critical situation of
Europe. a change of chancellors would
now be most unfortunate. The diff
Guilty of including in the associations
bill the means of giving greater
freedom of political meetings and at
the same time providing measures to
suppress socialism, which the emperor
desires, is believed to be the real crux
of the situation.
OUR TARIFF BILL.
The United States tariff bill is just
now the favorite theme of the German
press, with the exception of the Agrar-
ian press, and especially the Krou lei
tung and Deutsche Zeitung.
The temper of these articles. how
ever, has cooled and a tariff war is be-
ing strongly discouraged by the entire
liberal and commercial press. The
Kleins Journal and the Tageblatt say
that German industries would suffer
more through a tariff war than they !
have already done. The BoerZn Courier
contends that the United States is per- |
fectly right to fix tariff as it pleases. |
adding: THE Agrarians cannot deny |
this"
The National Zeitung thinks Ger |
many IS not wise to select German |
sugar interests as handle to exert !
pressure on America, as sugar is only |
a goth part of German exports To the |
United States. The National Zeitung !
also strongly deprecates tariff war.
The Socialist VOrwaerts calls atten-
ton to Germany's bad faith in the past
tariff dealings with America, and says;
I'VE pretended American products
were frauds, denounced American pork
and oxen as diseased, and forced
the country Since $780, while reducing
our tariff we have increased the du-
ties on American products. such as cot
ton seed oil and fats. German work
men do not want a tariff war with
America"
NO INSTRUCTIONS.
The United States embassy, contrary
to the published statements, has re-
ceived no instructions from Washing
ton relating to German and American
tariff interests. The Prussian minister
of the interior has issued a new de-
cree. permitting only brief stay here
Of any Germans, naturalized in Amer
lea, who return to this country. They
we're formerly allowed to remain here
provided no question of
dereliction upon their part
was involved. The liberal press points
1ut that this decree amounts to a multi
ication of the treaty stipulations of
1886, whereby the permanent return of
COMMUNICATIONS was
specially guaranteed. The liberal lead
srs, Richter and Rickert, anG others.
will question the government on the
subject in the reichstag, and that body ,
will thoroughly discuss the decree :
NOTES.
The naval authorities have just con- ,
f1or-r lre2r1
he view of discovering the color best
suited to render men of war incon
ipicuous and have decided to follow ,
he American example and paint their
-essels olive green
The emperor and the imperial family
will remove to the new palace at Pots /!
lam at the beginning of May. ,,
The emperor on Tuesday purchased /
. number of fine American paintings. !
While viewing them. his majesty re-
marked: Great fellows. these Ameri- {
ans. They are the coming great ar |
lists of the world /,
Prince Bismarck has completely re- !
overed from his recent indisposition. 4
lie has been taking long carriage i
rives. 7
The strange death of the grand duke f
f Mecklenburg- Schwerin at Cannes on Il
aturday last has caused a great dis
ussion. DR.. Langfeldt was sent to
anneS by the minister or justice OF Il
with instructions to in V
uire into the circumstances. He re- z
orts there is no doubt the grand u
uke's death was due to an accident in c
alling over the parapet of a bridge in .
ne grounds of his residence at Can I
es According to personal reports
iade to the emperor by Baron Won b
-apheir of the grand dukes suite. the l,
rand duke suffered horribly during Il
lie last hours of his life. from the $
acture of the spine. resulting from :,
lie fall. He begged his physicians to -
,lieve his misery by administering r.
lick poison. His majesty was greatly 81
rocked. and ordered the worst details ci
} be withheld from the newspapers. &
The betrothal is announced of the II
rincess Marie Dorothea. OF Saxe-Co-
lrg-Gotha to Duke Gurther of Schles-
ig- Holstein. The bride is only Is
ears of age and as yet has not been m
'esented at court. -
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