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of naval architects, which was organized
In May, and already has 600 members,
took place during this week. 1t was at
tended by Lieutenant Commander w H
Beester, the United States naval attache,
who Joined the society as an American
expert here. He expresses the opinion
that the German department of naval
construction is now superior 10 the naval
schools al Glasgow and Paris, and ad-
vlses the United States to send our naval
constructors here rather than to Great
Britain and France. When the naval
architects visited the factory of the AL
gemeine EleCtricitaets Gezellescheft, sew
eral acres under one roof, they We're
amazed at the great amount of American
machinery and tools for the more pre-
else work. The same authority assured
the correspondent that the new German
battleships of the type of the Kaiser
Frederick III. are better protected have
more effective batteries and higher speed
than any other battleships in existence.
Five of these have been either built or
have been in course Of construction dur
ing the last SIX months.
The Berlin university shows 6,47S en-
rolled students, besides a. 1873 auditors 12O
enrolled Americans and 406 female audi
tors.
CONVEYING OF REICHSTAG.
Next Tuesday will be great day in the
reichstag. The budget debate will open,
and Count Won Buelow will make a full
presentation of the present status of
Germans foreign policy. He will dwell
particularly on Samoa and The Trans
vaal, and will frankly acknowledge the
high value he attaches to the fully es-
tabished cordial understanding between
Germany, the United States and Great
Britain. He will also show the absolute
need of a powerful navy. The reichstag
will give Count Won Buelow fattering
evidence of its confidence The ensuing
debate will be most interesting.
Information, which is considered con-
elusive, shows that the abolition of the
anli-coalition paragraph of the political
associations law has produced a serious
rupture between the emperor and the
government. and the Right and Con-
sentative parties, who now acknowledge
they were foiled In an attempt to Dust
Prince Hohenlohe.
Another interesting result is that Dr.
MIGUEL, who until within few months,
welded the greatest influence within the
cabinet over the emperor, is now def
nitely d1Sgraced to the extent that the
emperor declines to confer personally
with him, but, uses DR.. Lucanus, chief
of the civil cabinet, as go-between Dr.
MIGUEL has not yet lost all hope, and as
last attempt to gain favor will attempt
to create a new working majority in the
Prussian diet, which convenes Jan g. by
coalescing the Conservatives and Center
and winning he latter by q motion to
restore the paragraphs in the Prussian
constitution which were obliterated dur
ing Kultur-Kampu, giving the Catholic
and Evangelical churches in Prussia full
control of church property If Dr. Mi
quel's scheme succeeds, he intends to pass
the canal bill; but the emperor, Just now
has lost interest in this measure his mai
esty's thoughts being entirely engrossed
18th his naval project toward which all
his energies are bent
Prince Hohenlohe has persuaded the
emperor that he can pass the most i'm
pOrtant measures in the near future with
out the stubborn Right