Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-01
BERLIN CABLE LETTER
A Matter of Court Etiquette Engross-
ing Public Attention.
ATTACKING AMERICAN PORK
Sgrarians Say Our Agricultural Products
Affect the Home Market-Down on
the American Hog-Other
Matters Of Interest.

Berlin, Aug. 1.-While the quarrel be-
tween Emperor William and the re-
gent of Lippe-Detmold is only a storm
In a teacup, over miserable question
of court etiquette. it has occupied the
thing else.
A high official of the ministry OF the
interior has briefly outlined the facts
In the case to your correspondent. They
are as follows:
Inc regent was already offended on |
account of various alleged Sights, for |
which he blamed the emperor. when the |
general commanding the troops in the
principality ordered his soldiers not
to make the salute prescribed in the
case OF ruling sovereigns, nor to show
the customary marks of respect to the
regents family. The regent thereupon.
deeming his rights under the military
convention of 1873 to have been sighted,
appealed to the emperor in q personal
letter for redress. This letter contained
several passages which were construed
by his majesty to be purposely often
sive, whereupon he sent the regent a
telegram which traversed dozen hands
and thence reached the newspapers SUBJ
| stantially verbatim. Then followed the
deeply offended regents appeal to the
| sovereigns of Germany and to the bum
desrath. The matter is expected to re-
main in statu quo for some time.
Tho Woman In the Case.
| Your correspondent learns from an
| other source that Emperor Williams
| anger was particularly aroused by GER
tain references in the regents letter to
| the empress and her family, a parallel
being drawn on the question Of rank in
both cases, and his majesty's ire was
increased by the fact that the legisla-
ture of Lippe-Detmold at the regents
behest and without awaiting the deci-
sion of the bundesrath passed a law In
March prejudicing the chances of the
succession of Prince Adolph of Schaum-
burg Lippe, Emperor Williams broth
er-in-law.
The newspapers here continue to mis-
Understand or to misinterpret the tenn
per Of the Americans. They assert that
the latter are ready for peace on almost
any terms providing Cuba Is granted
independence and that the war is most
unpopular, notably in business circles,
and in spite Of the phenomenal successes
the Americans have already secured the
military editors continue to assert that
the United States will find 1t more and
more difficult to achieve IAN ultimate
military success, especially in Cuba
As a reason for the delay in pressing
the German merchants claims for dam
ages, which are alleged to have arisen
. through the war in the Philippine is
lands, 1t is explained that the German
government considers that to push the
claims now while the Americans are
more or less incensed against Germany
would prejudice a favorable settlement
Of these claims.
Attacking American Products.
It is certain that at the next sessions
Of the diet and reichstag the Agra
!, rians will vigorously assault American
agricultural products. The Agrarian'
are now collecting mass OF evidence
tending to show the injury which ha
!, been caused to the home market by tn
E continued importation of American
nroducts. Among their arguments the!
4, allege that so per cent of the trichinosl
a in Germany is due to American PORK
although the latter is only lao of tn
1. total German consumption They ais
3, claim that American pork is 146 time
u, u more trchinous than the German an
a, thew allege that in spite Of the fact tina
o American pork Is officially testified t
he free from trchina the Hampuf
authorities have officially reporte
on on ia cases of American trichinous ror
y during the last six months.
lie Finally. the Agrarians say that
o 20 increasingly large percentage OF Amer
Nv ;can canned and preserved meat
every description is arriving in sta'
unfit for human food. The Agrarlar
n. claim to have abundant proof v the
nd allegations, and will ask the govern
CO ment to totally exclude from German
A.. all the products mentioned.
on. Tho leading organ of the Agraria n
ver Tho Deutsche TageszeitunG, ash
All whether, sin view OF the '"'' W. u,
gh A,,er,ca means to refuse Germany u
ep' rights of the most favored ha''oh III p.
un oonc,ud,rr n new tariff bargain WI
Ter, ,,once the government does not thlf
md :. .i,,a 10 omen a spirited tarif war
nointinr out for one thing that Al''e
-, loan bicycles ought to De 'aNeu "
on. nrohibitory duty" !.
ion The recent prohibition or meat l.,
yer norts has caused rise IN prices any,
e. e.. h,,+chers of Hamburg and us Vlc''''
Ise, .anounce their inability to sell me
ED, axcent at 10 and 20 per cent increase
rr,ce A similar increase has a'rea
=, become effective in Berlin
THE Empress Has II Fad.
r,a EMPRESS is much interested
,>hotoeraphy and has taken pew
- seven children on horsepacK III
which she considers to he her INC
.o" She sent the photograph
Tho emperor at Bergen, NORWAY WV
init! NV the way, M Emile loia al'1 n,a.x
and Wy 49, -, b;e way to visit 3JoTi
at Rerne Biornsen, the Norwegian ~, w. ~ ..
Az the principal comic papers III W
rries -, wore confiscated last week Oh
Y. count of their publication Oh ga. ~,
e,.,o,,,,np the emperor ana the POI,
so NJ these papers Will pc pfose'o
oo''s o,orge Of lese majestic.
uerr Liebre the Centrist ic"uei'
~, ..arted for the United States
il Tho attendance at the vi me- soo
uan,hurg was the largest Oh ,eNo
..t % 600 people being present
49, g 0o0 persons participating IA
|TI ,,ssn, events, which also pea's
llu and The German-Americahs "o'
49, of second and th1ra prizes
ser NUNS fencing. football ana WI
Eng, )uHip''iS'
E,ifTa' Ting. ,,uet a toast to
An.s Germans in America was ''e''' ''''
, 'isii:. ceived. .,,orea Pro
RS 1,,oneror William has ordered fro
Main cor pane to paint Picture Vi INV