The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-21


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BERLIN, May 20.-The reichstag has
adjourned for the holidays and will re-
assemble on June g. when 1t Is the inten-
ton to pass the following bills: Invalid
ating insurance for postal employees,
which will abolish a score of private pos
tai institutions; the Gerverbe-O rdnung
law regulating the number of trades, and
an additional appropriation bill.
The leaders of the different parties
have agreed to pass these measures and
leave the judiciary and other bills, in
Guiding the meat inspection until the
autumn.
1t has been decided to divide the per-
sons entitled to invalid insurance into
five classes, at from $50 to 1.150 marks
annually.
The rejection of the Midland canal bill
by the committee is much commented
upon in the press. From inside informa-
ton the correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that this does not mean,
the defeat of the bill. In a plenary SEES
sion of the diet Emperor William intends
to use his personal influence to secure
the support of the entire left and center
parties of the reichstag and the Con-
servatives whose votes would give the
bill a clear majority. The government
has determined that the measure, which
Is the result of twenty years elaboration,
shall not fail, 1t being claimed that such
a canal scheme is imperatively needed in
view Of the fact that the state railroads
are about to come to an end of their car.
rying capacity. The Conservative plan
Of constructing a system of subsidiary
railroads will not be adopted :.
The main reason why the government.
and particularly the emperor, so strong
ly favors the canal project, is in case Of
war with France or Russia, or both.
a network Of canals. from the eastern
to the western frontier of Prussia would
afford the best system for the conveyance
Of field hospitals and supplies for the
ordnance department.
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION.
The agricultural depression was heat
edly discussed in the diet this week and
much interesting matter was brought to
large estates in the Eastern provinces
was thoroughly ventilated Baron Won
Warnheim, president of the Federation
OF Hushandry, said that unless a radical
change was wrought more than half the
holders of these estates would be ruined
within five years, as it was impossible to
obtain the necessary number of hands
in harvest time, even at higher wages
than formerly. The influx of Polish and
russian laborers during the harvest is
wholly insufficient and for national and
race reasons it is not favored by the
government. The latter announced that
lo,OO0,O0o marks will be spent in settling
small owners in the districts most az
fected.
The press and the government are much
| interested in the so called anti-iengo
movement started by German-Amerfeans
| in the United States Frederick Hollis.
secretary of the United States delegation
| at the peace conference at The Hague
while here thoroughly informed the min
lister of foreign affairs Baron Won Bue-
low, and the foreign office officials as
to the extent and purport of the move
ment. He carried assurances from
i washington that SO far as the movement
meant the preservation of good and in
innate relations between the two coun-
tries, the administration is thoroughly in
accord with it. The German press free
| ly comments with satisfaction on the
| fact that COMMUNICATIONS have exerted
| themselves toward the re-establishment
| Of the former pleasant information re-
| lations.
PEACE FARLEY FALLS FLAT.
The opening Of the peace conferences
| at The Hague created little attention
here The North German Gazette, on
behalf of the government, on Thursday
congratulated the car, who was styled
"a faithful friend of our emperor" on
the occasion Of his birthday The Lib
! eral newspapers greeted the opening of
the conference with sympathetic editorial
articles, but the Conservative and Agra
rian press was either silent or treated
the matter as a bagatelle The Vorwaerts
reiterates its view that the conference
! is a Russian intrigue, and claims 1T has
grounds for believing that Russia at the
! conference, will propose a reduction Of
| the number of regular troops, which the
| paper characterizes as tEdia bolicaI
| scheme" tending to bring about q league
of the continental powers against Great
| Britain.
The Wiesbaden fetes this week were on
scale of unusual splendor and the en-
| peror and the empress enjoyed them
greatly. The production there of the
emperor's new play, Der Eisen Zahn, -
| c'The Iron Tooth'0 was the great social
event. 1t was attended by a distin-
| guished audience, the ladies being dressed
| In the Brandenberg colors, red and white.
| and the gentlemen wearing full uniforms.
| The royal personages were received by
fanfares of trumpets and the audience
rose and cheered them enthusiastically.
/ On Wednesday, after the performance,
| the emperor attended a stag party at
the house Of the manager Of the Royal
| theater, Won Huelsen, who Is a great IA
vorite of his majesty, and upon whom he
conferred a new decoration. The en-
| peror has taken great satisfaction in the
| performances of the play, which deals
| with a rebellious Berlin burgomaster of
the fifteenth century, who was conquered
finally by the ruler Of Bradenberg. the
emperor's ancestor.
The play itself and its peculiar manner
of treatment were interpreted as a re-
! Duke to- the Berlin city fathers, who are
| in a state of mild rebellion against the
emperor
The imperial couple will spend the holt
| days at PotSdam in the usual way On
| Thursday they will arrive at Cassel to
attend the gerat singing tournament and
| will pay a short visit to the Empress
Frederick's residence, at Cromberg, later
| The Duke of Sagan gave garden party
| of great elegance this week to mark his
entrance into German society The en-
| peror lately awarded to the duke, who is
| Frenchman, the succession to the estate
and title, on his swearing allegiance as
lord of the ffef Of Sagan.- The party was
| attended by a number of fashionable Rer-
lin people, including Duke Ernest Guen-
Their, of Schlesweig- Holstein, the Duke Of
Ratisbor and members of the French en-
bassy. The REIMBURSEMENT of his prince
| ly- title by the former prince of Isinbure
is much commented upon. The step was
taken because he had squandered his for