The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
BERLIN WEEKLY BUDGET.
The Military Reform ssd Us,f,c,tion
Bill Still Hangs Fire.
cHANcELLoRsHIP CRISIS IS ACUTE,
Asrarian Newspapers Demand Re-
taliatory Measures Against the
AAerican Taria-Germsu Nev,.

oy the Associated Press. 1.-The bill scr ~
form and ratification Of the military penai
code v still hanging IRE, in spite OF the
cnancellor's declaration In the reiohst,r
IN 1898 that he would stand or fall with
mat measure and the emperor's strong
objection to publicity in the case OF mill
tAry trials remains unchanged.
AS to new taxes for incrceainx tho
strength OF the fleet, the North German
gazette points out that It Ia slrniflcant
tnat the government and all Of the con-
servative papers are dwelling upon the
absolute necessity for such taxes.
me Posc affirms that beer will be taxed
ana that the import duties on cereals Will
De raised to so marks per ton. which to-
setner would yield the government an ex-
ira revenue Of at least 5o.0o0oOo marks.
Inc Volks zeitung says the chancellor
TINS week offered to resign for the fourth
Time and that the chancellorship crisis
is now In an acute state. The Cologne Ga.
Sette corroborates this and adds: 1T ia
certain that II Prince Hohenlohe ia in
office at the opening Of the reichstag and
has to confess his inability
to keep his promise to pre-
sent the military reform hill. the
reichstag will at once vote a want II
coincidence in the government An agree
ment to this effect was adopted during
the present week by the leaders Of parties
constituting the majority
me Frankfurter ZeitunG asserts posi-
uveiy that no understanding has been
reached with the emperor regarding the
military reform bill and 1t is also said his
majesty has been trying for months to
ma suitable successor to Prince Hohen-
lobe. 1t appears. however, all his attempts
in this direction, especially among the
pronces OF the reigning house and other
men OF similar rank with Prince Hohen.
lobe. have been fruitless.
Prince Bismarck has repeatedly been
appealed 10 to express himself on the
subject OF the governments naval plans,
but the only opinion which he has vouch-
seized was the statement which he made
ON October 4, in the course OF an inter-
View with representative OF the Schle-
ssche Zeitung that he approved the
strengthening of the navy by an increase
in the number of cruisers and by q re-
placement of the obsolete battleships. but
deprecating course calculated to alarm
the taxpayer by what the prince termed
"a gigantic scheme"
The socialist convention. Just ended at
Hamburg was a most important gather
Ing The proceedings have been widely
criticised and the conservative press claims
that now that the socialists remain strict
ly within their legal rights they have be-
come much more dangerous. The Ham
burger Nachrichten. in an editorial. Urges
the adoption OF violent measures to SUP
press socialism. 1t advocates the abroga-
ton of the general franchise at reichstag
returns, as being the best means OF cur
Toll ha Inf Of
ctalists and concludes:
IF they should then try to reach their
aims by an illegal way. the opportunity
would not be wholly undesirable. as II
would offer al shorter mode OF warfare
agans: them
ga the other hand the liberal press
claims that the convention has shown the
socialists to be rapidly becoming purely
.adical reform party
Tho agrarian newspapers continue to de-
fnend vigorous measures o. retaliation
against the United States on account OF
the passage of the Dingley tariff bill. but
the majority Of the press Is losing inter
cat in the matter The government has
asked the advice of the commercial cham
Der as to whether a freight reduction by
railroads In the case of SUGAR for export
would be beneficial. The exports from
Hamburg have dropped from S5,3b2,oo6 In
1896 to sS79, 1863, almost all OF 1t being SUI
gar from the consular districts OF Stetun
including Dantzig and Koenigsberg. The
figures for the last quarter were s275.654
a decrease of S6fi,405, nearly all sugar
In the military writings OF Emperor
william I, issued by order OF the presen'
emperor, there are many evidences thsa'
the old emperor severely condemned duel-
ing in the army.
A special session OF the Evangeline CON
sisstory OF the province OF East Prussia
olr, OF
| censure against the emperor because ne
| hall broken the Sunday rest law by hunt-
| ing in the forest Of Rominton.
Princtss Louise, wife Of the heir to the
Saxon throne has taken to publicly bicyc-
| ling in blcomers IN the Dresden parks, ac'
| companied by Prince Frederick Augustus
| her eldest son. .,,.,,.
hut enthusiastic bicyclst. was knocked
| down by a coach and his knee so badiy IN
| iured that he is obliged to remain IN oen,
| princess Frederick Leopold Of Prussia
Emperor williams sister. recently met
severe accident while wheeling near Pots'
] dam =. ~
prince Bismarck, II appears. Is now ar
| enth,,siastic admsrer of the bicycle. he
annroves of women riding and regrets M
| is too old and stiff to take part IN the
| sport himself. ..
Recently Prince Bismarck began &c
| ,muse himself In the evening by oaiV
| playing. HIS favorite game Is skat.
Representatives in Germany Oh AMER
ran manufacturers and the United states
consuls in this city have met iateiy
good deal of dishonesty on the part o
| German malnufacturers,e especially az Cneni-
| n,tz. Frankfurt. Scnnenberg and In tn'
| phine districts. Consul Monaghan o
| Chemnitz has Just sent report % WASH
lneton giving the facts and NAMES, ~
only IN regard TO initiating American sooa'
and patent infringements. but also re-
rslrdIng incorrect invoices. MI Parker.
natent lawyer Of Chicago. has begun suiti
in the German courts against q nuinoel
., the worst Offenders. Robert Grimsnaw
representing number OF American ma
chine concerns. Joined In the COMPLAINS
The fayorite methods OF these dlshon',s
German manufacturers snd dealers Is =
| ohtain first. by contract. the exclusls'
agency for valuable machinery. them "
,,,ra the ideas Later they cease All 3.
s sort - sell American machinery ana man
ui ~ K,nyoulg and Gatewood. the Amer
;can delegates to the leprosy consress;; na'
hsen received by the imperial chancei'o'.
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