The age-herald., 1898-10-16
COST OF HIS MAJESTY'S TRIP
Will Amount to S,OOO,OOO Marks, Accord ing to Careful Calculation.
NOBODY WILLING TO FOOT THE BILL
If Any One Should Pay Williams Ex- penses it Should be the Prussian Diet. and Not the Ger
 man Reichstag.

Berlin, October 15.-Emperor Williams departure for the orient has started dis cussion to the advsability of the estab- lishment of the regency.
 The Freisinnige Zeitung, says: "Whcn the emperor and king of Prussia leaves the country for any length of time as in the present instance, a duly empowered person ought in the meanwhile to seize the rens of government"
 It urges that the matter be brought be- fore the reichstag A number of the lead- ing papers support the regency proposition while several of the conservative papers scout this view. The constitution of the empire does not appear to provide for regency. The presidency of the German Bund is vested in this king of Prussia, but nothing is said to legalize the transfer of its dignity to regency of Prussia. In the meanwhile the emperor's brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, who would naturally be regent, is absent in China. The next prince available would be Frederick Leopold son of the late Prince Charles of Prussia, eldest brother of Emperor William I, the grandfather of the present emperor.
 Matter win be Threshed Out
 The whole matter of the emperors trip to the holy land will be threshed out early during the coming session of the reichstag. In governmental circles, the opinion is ex- pressed that it is not fair to expect the em- peror to bear the entire expense of the journey. It is said that the cost of his majesty's trip, exclusive of presents and liberal baksheesh, will amount to at least 5000,000 marks. The costly gifts to the Sultan of Turkey and to his harem etc, also figures up from 3000,000 to 100000 marks Therefore, it is suggested as the voyage is expected to rebound to Ger manys greater glory and advantage, the parliament ought to grant a credit to cover the main expense, more especially so as otherwise the emperor will have to run into debt. The conservatives have answered the governments approaches favorably, but the Centrists have replied with a flat negative. Their party organ, the Cologne Nolks Zeitung, which does not relish the outspekenly Protestant character of the ex- petition, says:
 'It would be asking too much to expect all Germans to put their hands in their pockets in order to pay the home and for eign pastors, protestant bishops and the like. the cost of their junketing in the orient"
 Prussan Diet Should Pay
 The Berlin Neu Este Nachrichten says: "If anybody can be expected to pay for the trlp, II would De the PruSSlan dlet.
 It is now said that Emperor William n- tends to become a neighbor of Queen Vic- toria in the Highlands of Scotland. He has been inquiring for purchaseable sporting estate in Scotland, providing salmon fish ing and grouse and deer shooting.
 In an interview on the subject of Herr Meritz Busch's book on Prince Bismarck, Dr. Schweninger says:
 "I voice the feelings of the Bismarck family when I say they are all indignant at Herr Busch's book. It is not only full of glaring errors and misrepresentations but it does grave injury to the memory of Herr Busch's benefaetor.
 Besides, Herr Busch violated his sworn capacity not to reveal state secrets and not to publish state documents. Moreover his description of the princes private habits is utterly imaginative"
 The recall of Baron Von Buelow, the German minister at the vatican, is still greatly exercising the German press An official of the foreign office here said: "A successor to Won Buelow will not be ap- pointed until we have received satisfactory assurances regarding the vatcans attitude toward our right to protect our own sub jeets in the Orient. In any case, however there is not the slightest chance of re- newal of the culturkampf nor the least intention of interfering with the hierarchy or to discipline the various holy orders nor is there any animosty whatever on our part towards the holy see''
 Inadequate Meat Supply
 The inadequate meat supply of Germany, owing to the barriers erected against for eign cattle, hogs and meat. continues From Austria solely some eight thousand head of ca tile have been admitted. and Russia sup piled about eighty thousand pigs. These imports 7rc Guita insufficient to cope win the gcquTemeots which the home surpiy fais to meet prioes have risen a.5zailv foI months past, and they are nrw -H Ter cant 9Eal theao of fSc-
 The slaughi erirS et .l. H=es f1r food 1as greatly mere sod, especially i1 th. .lrge cirios and dog f-za Is open'- edeof -ised