The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
GERMANY's ELECTIONS.


tics Are IOOkeu tOr.
e Rerlin March IA remarkable chnngo ir
fparty politics is believed to be imminent. u
assures the adoption OF the most important
measures pending in the rcirhstag and dict
y white Ii furnishes the leaders with definite in
formation for tho coming elections Tho
main issue will bs the commercial treaties
] nnw pending which are largely in favor of
:. industrial interests and ininlica 10 ngrcul-
4 tural pursuits. They formerly met with the
semperor's approval New treaties. according
ITO the government, promise to be- more ia
\ Soiable 10 agriculture. The agraTan cleo
! ton manifesto. just issued, is signed by the
leaders of the different conservative factions
and by part OF the national liberal and cen
4 torist parties. the new amalgamation thus
/ comprising about half the present ro,hesenta-
I tion In the feichstag and over half OF tho
diet In opposition TO this combination All
TIM liberal and radical factions have pooled
\ their issues and thoy. VIII be supported by
the socialists - npholding the main lines or
the treaties. The campaign has been opened
! throughout Germany The commercial con-
yention, sitting this week in Berlin, repre-
srnting all tho chambers of commerce. and
large Industrial Arms OF the country, unani.
mcusl, favor the treaties.
The centrists. having a hundred votes IN
the recfstag ana consequently tho balance OF
4 rowcr. are strenuously opposed to forcing n
/ new Issue as likely to disrupt tile PARTY,
! which Is already split up on the naval Till
ana military reform bill, part supporting them
and others mostly the south Germans on
/. posing them.
i As counter demonstration TO offset that
i q the liberals In honor OF the revolution.
/, the Gard pu Corps decorated the monument
|. OYER thu graves of the soldiers killed In the
/, street fights. the emperor cnnsing wreath
/. With his initials TO be deposited at the ioot
I. Of the memorial column
E said IN parliamentary circles that an
I important resolution will be re-introduced
4 BY the agrnran leaders Won Mondel and
/ Errlns. finding for uniform and rigorous
4 inspection Of meats at frontier stations nnI
I urs'uE the government TO exert Influence Ia
secure a. similar decree from tie bundesrath
n II H. be passed the measure will he n bir u,
al foreign meats Including American ,nca,s
ann tho United States fear II may he con-
imports. 49,
The sugar manufacturer Of the Rhine n,
= special meeting lust held, have reuupsted
! me government to inform them definitely
whether the proposed conferences ON The -,,gar
oonnty question is TO meet nj Brussels There
y ~,aespiead complaint nj the Uncertainty
~ ~ peIiei ina, the conference will meet In
EeptJary has largely affected sales md pur-
4 cn#ses and It's failure to meet would have N
4 dfaatrCus effect on prices
The first large auction OF American horse.
iosg place IN Berlin this week. All the
+ prominent portion Of the Americans at,.ni
ed; Bidding was lively and 300 horses we're
Y noId III eighty minutes. The agrarian nr,.s
y indignant and the Kruz zeitung expresses
ne hope that Germany will take stems to
Somsc nsae horses from njur'ng
Ths mission Of Cardinal kopp, bishop of
9!etlau, to Rome, Is much commented on
Aovlcee from Rome Indicate that Il has been
allure the nope deciding to continue 10
Ieeogn1e French Protection OF .he Catholic
missions In China France has been actiysIy
oppcatne Cardinal kopp.