The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

their colleagues. During the past fortnight
1ney< have given ample evidence thereof in
public speeches, In some cases fatty contra
dieting previous statements of Baron Won
Buelow, Baron Won Thielmann, secretary
OF the imperial treasury, and DR.. Bosse
minister of instruction, and other ministers.
III is not vet Main how If will all end with
the retirement of one faction or with fresh
compromise. Some of the newspapers pre-
dict the retirement of the three Agrarians.
Baron Won Buelow, 1t is understood, con-
1inues TO enjoy the full confidence of the
Emperor, who holds that Foreign Office
any rate for the time being, in view of the
important and delicate negotiations which
are proceeding with several of the powers
especially with the United States.
The officials OF the American embassy here
have made representations to the German
government in behalf Of American petroleum
interests About year ago the German
government announced that there was grave
danger Of an American monopoly in Ger
many and that the government therefore
would facilitate the import OF russian
petroleum.. Since then the Prussian state
railroads have begun to use exclusively Rus
sian petroleum. Moreover, by recent ad-
ElinStratiVe measure. the Hash test has
been raised in Prussia and other German
states, (which amounts to virtual discrir1-
1nation against American oil. The American
embassy took exception to these measures,
but il was fTuitleSS. The German neWspa-
pers now assert that the Standard Oil Com
pany and the Russian companies have come
10 an arrangement and that the government
will shortly be interpellated regarding the
steps TO be taken to counterfeit the threat
ened revival of the monopoly.
Emperor William has pardoned Henry
Tiedemann, Of New York, a German-Ameri-
can who deserted from the Russian army
in 1850 and went to the United States, where
he became naturalized and built up a pros
porous businesses in New York. Recently he
was arrested while on visit to his rela-
ttveS in Germany and was contaminated
and sentenced to several years fmprlson-
ment, although the offenSe was committed
before he went to America and he therefore
was not amenable to the treaty provisions.
The American embassy, however, made rep
reservations with a happy result
The Emperor this week ordered from
Begas, the sculptor, heroic statue of VIII
liam l. with Prince Bismarck and Marshal
Won Motke on either side of him, to COM
plete the collection OF the HohenzolleIn
monarchs in the Siegos-Alee' near the
Prince Adalbert, his Majesty's third son,
IS to enter the German navy in the spring.
He will go on board the training ship
Charlotte, which will undertake a cruise
along the north African coast.
Hovt Sherman and his daughter, Mrs.
Wyborg, have been spending the winter IN
Berlin. Mrs Wyborg has a standing invita-
much attention last year.
Emperor William returned to Berlin this
afternoon from Hubertusstock. His Majesty
drove direct from the railway station to the
French embassy to express his condolences
over the death of NJ. Faure. He remained at
the embassy forty minutes.
The Prussian government and the senate
of the university have given way to the inn
portunity of the women students, and to-
day Fraulein Elsab Neumann received a
diploma with the degrees of master of arts
and doctor of philosophy.
In the course of the debate in the Reich
stag to-day on the Interpolation regarding
the expulsion of Austrians from North
Schleswig Prince Herbert Bismarck said
his father had striven 20 render the alliance
with Austria more binding by obtaining
the sanction of the two ParliamentS, but
his efforts had been frustrated by Austria
opposition.