The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-19

! tobacco and petroleum from the United
| States and not produced in Germany,
| whereof the latter enhances the value by
manufacturing, showing that trade with
the United States was a source of great
profit TO Germany instead of loss. An
American expert here has furnished the
| correspondent of the Associated Press
with what seems to be great explanation
| Of the above discrepancy. Count Won
Posadowsky-W figures include
among the imports from the United States
| all goods passing through Germany in
transit, which form very large amount;
but just how large cannot be stated pre-
cIsely. The expert does not take into ac-
count the fact that nearly the whole car
rying Of exports from the United States
TO Germany is done in German vessels,
the profits Of which are also large. A
German expert showed these figures to a
British statesman and the latter, after
carefully studying them said: "A magnifi-
cent showing for Germany. 1t would be a
magnificent showing for any country
According TO the butchers organ, the
government has decided to place Ameri-
can hard sausage" in a higher tariff
class as a luxury. This increases duty
from 1 Ito so marks per 100 kilos
Referring to the visit here of Mr.. Cecil
Rhodes, number of papers have discuss
ed whether it would not be best to insist
upon Samoa in exchange for Germanv's
consent TO the building of the Cape-to
Cairo railroad through German East At
RIGA. The Deutsche Zeitung approves Of
the scheme. In the meanwhile the Unit
or
White, tells the correspondent of the As
ISOLATED Press that though he b,s not re-
ceived any instruction on the subject, he
does not doubt the correctness of the dis
patch from Washington saying that the
status quo VIII be maintained at Samoa
and that Herr Solf, the new municipal
president of Apia, will be confirmed bv
the United States and Great Britain.
Mr.. White added that Herr Solf seemed
TO be the proper man for the position and
that IL Mataafa behaves decently. and if
the eligibility of Malietoa Tanus be shown.
there will probably be no objection to Ma
taata's continuance on the throne The
ambassador further remarked that, so far.
except with a possible single particular. it
had been shown that Chief Justice Cham
bers behaved correctly,
The Catholic press of Germany has de-
voted much space recently to Archbishop
Ireland and the question of Americanism.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung. the leading
Catholic organ, says: America and her
unruly spirits viii surely not be permitted
to prescribe to the church how to conduct
herself
The emperor and empress are due to ar
reeve at Kiel tomorrow and will be there
for two days
On Monday, Prince VaIdemar. eldest son
of Prince Henry of Prussia who was born
at Kiej on March 20 1889, formally enters
the army and a deputation of the First
Grade regiment will go to Kiel in order
TO attend the ceremony.
The state secretary of the Brunswick
court. Herr Kenneske, has been arrested
on the charge of 'es majestic
The Midland ship canal bill has been
presented to the Prussian diet. accom-
panied by a detailed memorial containin
mass Of weighty data. The sum needed
amounts 70 2,607,84790O marks. The plan
provides for q network of canals touching
at Dortmund. Madgeburg. Osnabruck.
Minden. Observation-Disclosures Lehte
and Peine. The maine canal is to be two
and a-half metres deep. IS metres wide at
the bottom and thirty metres wide at the
surface. The state assumes >. 900 0O0
marks. annual operating expenses and the
provincial authorities assume 800. Oa0
marks. The canal will effect a great and
badly needed lowering Of freights