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 6, when 1t Is the inten-
ton to pass the following bills: Invalid
ating insurance for postal employees,
which will abolish score of private pos
tai institutions; the Geryerbe-Ordnung
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- ses-
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 clear majority. The government
mas determined that the measure, which
is the result of twenty years elaboration,
shall not fail, 1t being claimed that such
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
! light. The lack of rural labor for the
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
1O,0O0,000 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-jengo
movement started by German-Ameriean
| 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
| 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 International re-
| lations.
| PEACE FARLEY FALLS FLAT
The opening of the peace conference
| 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 bagatelle. The Vorwaerts
! reiterates its view that the conference
is a Russian intrigue. and claims it has
| grounds for believing that Russia, at the
| conference. will propose a reduction of
the number of regular troops, which the
paper characterizes t'diabolfcal
| scheme tending to bring about a 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 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 enthusfasticalIy
/ On Wednesday, after the performances
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 decora ton The en-
peror has taken great satisfaction in the
performances of the play, which deals
| with rebellious Berlin burgomaster Of
the fifteenth century, who was conquered
finally by the ruler of Bradenberg the
| emperor'S ancestor
The play itself and It's peculiar manner
of treatment were interpreted as a re-
! buke to- the Berlin city fathers, who are
in 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 ia
trenchman, the succession to the estate
and title, on his swearing allegiance as
| lord Of the f1ef Of Sagan.. The party was
attended by 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 Isinburg
is much commented upon. The step was
taken because he had squandered his for
tune and heavily encumhared bis as+o+o