The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27

ton Of the diet and the resignation Of
the cabinet while DR. Won MIGUEL viewed
the situation in the light finally adopted
by the emperor. Prince Hohenlohe, al
though he yielded, is heartily tired of of
flee, and cannot well bear the burdens
much longer.
An interesting feature of the situation
was the attitude of the Conservatives.
Out of revenge on Baron Won der Horst,
the Prussian diet resolved to pass no bills
of which he was the author or advocate
This boycott has thus far been studiously
carried out. 1t intensely amuses the Vor-
WaertS, which says the reform education
al bill has been shelved for this reason.
The language of the Agrarian papers is
even more extraordinary. The Deutsche
Agrar Correspondent, one Of the main or
gans of the Agrarians, proclaimed that
1t was high time the emperor learned that
he was mo longer, at the end of the nine
tecnth century, an absolute ruler over
vassals, but the leader of a free nation
The paper admitted that the defeat of the
canal bill meant a test of strength be-
tween the government and Agrarians.
The Kreuz Zeitung, the old time organ
OF the PruSSian Conservatives, threatened
that II the government meant a change
of attitude towards the Conservatives, the
latter would revise their attitude towards
the government, ont only in the diet but
in the reichstag. The Kreuz Zeitung also
roundly abused Prince Hohenlohe, saying
he was no friend of the Conservatives
and Agrarians, and termed his remarks in
the diet as most outrageous words
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung and all
the other leading Conservative and Agra
rian organs have had daily defiant arti-
cles, in which it was claimed the mon
archy would be lost if it attempted to
govern without the Conservative party or
against 1t.
The crisis however, is now regarded
as ended. The canal bill will probably
be again introduced at the next session of
the diet.
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
The commercial relations existing be-
tween Germany and the United States
continue to be discussed. The influential
/ Conservative Sehlesche Zeitung strongly
advocates retaliatory measures against
the United States for its system of injur-
ing German trade claiming that soft
words never accomplish anything.
The correspondent here of the Associat-
ed press learns today that Germany and
Spain have been negotiating for some
time for the sale of Spain's remaining
! colonies in Africa, particularly the island
Of Fernando Po, which, as it is close to
the Cameroons, would be of considerable
Importance to Germany, and the Elob0y.
Ifny and Corso islands.
SIGNIFICANT UTTERANCE.
The Dreyfus case holds Germany's at
tention to some extent. The anarchist re-
volt and the murder of French officers in
Africa are pointed to as proofs of the in
creasing national disintagration of
France. Emperor William said Monday.
while conversing with Gems. Porthes and
Garstein during the parade at Mayenee:
Revolution is in full swing In Paris''-
INSURANCE RECIPROCITY.
Herr pieblitz and Herr Won Bierber-
stein, the imperial commissioners of in
surancs, appointed by the Prussian min
lister of the interior, have JUST returned
here after investigating the insurance
methods of the United States They say
they are highly satisfied with the results
Of their trip. They say an agreement
has been made with the New York in
surance bureau, and reciprocity will be
enforced with regard to superintendency
of American companies in Prussia and
Prussian companies in America.