New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-17
LIVE TOPICS IN BERLIN.


COMMERCIAL MUSEUM ASSURED. - With
Government aid, including financial assistance the
projected Commercial Museum may now be regard
ed as secured for Germany. The correspondent OF
The Associated Press made a special investigation
OF the subject to-day which Consul General Mason
regards as the most important matter In the COM
mercial intercourse Of the two nations that mas
happened for years AS result OF the Inquiries, IL
may be said that the plans have not yet been de-
veloped in detail. It may be decided to establish
several branch institutions. one at Hamburg an
other at Stuttgart or Frankfort. and one central,
IN Berlin he ia fact ns d tnh1 Gov
eminent control, with financial supper. from t,Ie
Empire Geheimrath Wermuth, Germanys ex,
of the project for the Empire. All the remaining
large industrial associations. among them the Buna
Practically. there is no dissenting voice me For
by' as also does Count Posadow sky wehner, the
Minister OF the Interior who. after the reconvenng
the subject. noteworthy feature is tho intention
to ask the leading agrcutura 70
possible Agrarian opposition to the project
UTTERANCES IN THE REICHSTAG.-The
members OF the Reichstag are now home for the
Christmas holidays, but the four days or Budget
debate have left deep traces. The main results
were the omen rupture proclaimed between the
Conservative party and Prince Hohenlohe. In
which It will be interesting to see which wins; sec
ondy the MIquel-Leber verbal duel. In whicn Dr.
Won Miouel gave some hard knocks; thirdly, Herr
Richters speech. amounting TO general arraign-
ment of the Emperor and the Government, and
fourthly Count Posadowsky- Wohners remarks
about the German relations with the United states
ord Gres. Britain Count Posadowsky- Wehner
said he regretted that our commercial relations
with America are not wholly good, but am con-
WINGED that right and justice In THIS are on our
side" Then. talking about the necessity for
larger German navy. he said;
THE real impeliing cause is that the commerce
Of the world should not go wholly TO England ana
America for which purpose we must be prepared
10 be equally as strong as those Powers
Another remarkable feature OF Count Posado"-
sky-Wehners speech was the part IN which ne
ridlculed the Agraran Roesicke VINO nag uPn sor
the Boer States as political and economic ldeas LOT
Herr Richters three hour Grafton was rep Teo
tive when referring TO the SrogniddIess rum0rS
mo wOnner with seventeen millions palu aoI
the Caroline Islands, that we are buing the onder
ket and prompting all other countries ~ Po T ~
whether they have not some old cast OH PAIR u
Navy Radicals pointed out that the proposed
naval increase was popular movement ad af nger
"Things which the people do not want not esei,
the mghtiest monarch or the mightiest STATESMAN
can carry" ,,.,,ro ,nnression was
nroduced bv Count Won Bnows solemn anu H
pathetic declarations when the heichstas "D
The attitude of the different parties TOWARD p fr fSe
Naval bill Is yet clearly denned,, pat fen
inouiries among the leaders or the ulisi .h ;II.s
lions Il can be said that the cnah0eS VI INV ~
passage are most bright
"OPEN DOOR" IN CHINA-From an authentic
source the correspondent hears. regarding inc
"onen door, in China, that the Washington Gov
eminent has not yet asked any other Power pe-
s,des Germany to furnish assurances. verbal or
written to maintain the open door, out now
that Germany's answer Is ent,,ey aatod jncIud-
the other Powers interested VIII % ASST R,totn II
tno France Russia Italy and Great BRITAIN ~
s expected that all of them VIII answer NV .u,
except perhaps, Russia. But IL is noPeuh mo "a
strong moral pressure can then ne Drought "
bear on Russia TO Yield
SEVERE COLD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cold
weather and snowstorms have prevailed through
out GERMANY this week. and this has produced
considerable suffering From all the large CLUES
tboro are reports TO that effect. and there have
hnen MANY deaths due to exposure IN bsiin
alone there were eight death In the last TOUT uayS'
The temperature was lower tnan ~ Sa,Sn, zera IN
a. ne degrees below and at Bresau Y degrees
below.
MONUMENT TO EMTN PAcHA.-steps are De
ing taken to erect monument 10 hihi'' r"0 90
Oppeln, his native place.
FRENCH THEATRE IN BERLlN'-MM Chah-
tard and Gulllaumet. of Paris, have MADE prepare
tions TO establish a permanent french theatre III
Berlin beginning in April next
MOVEMENTS OF AMERICANS.-Mrs. McClei-
land Of Chicago. has gone to Dresden ana vienna
Mrs Dr. Ledy, of Philadelphia VIII spehu the
winter in Italy.