The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
lg the seizure of Kiao-Chou bay.

ing the seizure of Kfao-Chou bay.
Ihe colonial office is preparing a civ
II administration for Kiao-Chou and
the German consul, Stebel, at Shang-
hal, is organizing a provisional admin
fstration. The first report is anxiouslv
awaited. 1t is intended that the Gus
toms and international service officials
at kfao-Chou shall be Germans, versed
both in Chinese and English, so that
the commercial interests of the port
may be better promoted. The bill ask
ing for appropriations for the expenses
OF the chinese expedition cannot be
presented until the next reichstag
meets.
owing to the slow recovery of the
empress, whose physician has forbidden
all exertlon, the programme of the sea-
sons court festivities has not been
Drawn up. The great court ball, usual
Iy held In the middle of January in the
hall of the knights, in the castle. has
been abandoned. 1t is hoped the en-
press will be strong enough to attend
the fete upon the occasion of the en-
peror's birthday (Jan. 20, in which
case several large balls and receptions
will follow. finishing with the mardi
gras ball on Feb. %. The king of
Saxony, the two Saxon princes, the
king of Wurtemburg, the Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess Of Hesse, the her
editary prince and princes of Baden
Will be among the guests at the en-
peror's birthday fetes.
Austria and Germany have intimated
their Willingness to attend the proposed
conference at Brussels to discuss the
abolition of sugar bounties. France ls
also showing an inclination to join. so
an early meeting is probable The ex-
port OF sugar to the United States has
suffered enormously through the Ding
ley tariff. In fact it has almost stop
I)JlriTO CT a,%o -
only 1000 worth of sugar was shipped
from Hamburg, the principal sugar
port of Germany.
HOHENLOHE A GUEST.
The first social function attended bv
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chan
cellor, since the death of his wife, was
the reception of the United States am
bassador. Andrew D. White, on Tues
day. The prince was among the first
arrivals and remained in conversation
with his host and hostess for half an
hour, although his physician advised
him not to go. but the chancellor said
he felt it to be his duty to go. The
fact has excited general comment in
diplomatic and official circles
A sensational drama, Der Koenig,"
by Richard Voss, dealing with the life
and suicide of crazy King Louis of
Bavaria, will be presented for the first
time at the Berlin Schiller theater with
in week or two. The matter has been
the subject of diplomatic representa-
tions upon the part of Bavaria, whose
officials were told there was no law to
stop the performance. The Bavarian
representative at Berlin is deeply
offended at the refusal and has report
| ed the matter to Munich.
! AT the instance Of the navy depart
ment pamphlet has been issued ad-
dressed to the Hebrew reichstag cleo
tors, who are mostly followers of Herr
Richter, exhorting them to vote for
larger navy as Palestine, by it's aid
could be turned into new Germany for
| them.
The Agrarian press has started a
campaign against American wines. A
higher duty on American wines is de-
manded on the ground that these
wines, especially those from California,
are directly competing with German
! wines in the latter's market.
! The Deutsche Wein-Zeitung, organ Of
the winners, asserts that there is no
such competition as is stated; according
| to the publication, the California wines,
with their greater percentage of alcohol
| and acids compete in Germany only
! With Spanish, italian and South of
| France wines.