The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-21
WILLIAM WILL PRESS
The Rclchstas to Pass the Midland Canal
Bill Promptly.
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION DISCUSSED
In the Prussinn Diet in Very Heat
cd Way--one view of Peace
Conference.
DEPRESSION DISCUSSED

Copyright 1899 by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, May 2O.-The reichstag has ad-
journed for the holidays and will re-assem-
bic on June 6. when It Is the intention
to pass the following bills: Invalid in
surance for postal employees, which Will
abolish a score OF private Institutions the
Gerverbe ordnung law, regulating the
number OF trades and an additional appro-
priation bill The leaders of the different
parties have agreed to pass these meas
ures and leave the judiciary and other
bills, including tho meat inspection bill,
until the autumn.
1t has been decided to divide the per-
sons entitled to invalid insurance into five
classes. at from 800 to 1850 marks annual
ly. The rejection OF the Midland canal
bill by the Committee is much commented
upon in the press. From inside Informal
ton the correspondent OF the Associated
Press learns that this does not mean the
defeat of the bill. In a plenary session
OF the diet, Emperor William intends to
use hts personal influence To- secure the
support OF the entire left and center, part
OF the reicnspartei and some OF the con-
serYatives whose votes would give the bill
clear majority. The government is de-
termined that the measure, which Is the
result or twenty years deliberation, shall
not fail, 1t being claimed that such a canal
scheme Is impertiyey needed in view of
the fact TINT the state railroads are about
TO come to an end OF their carrying ca.
pacity The conservative plan of con-
structing a system of subsidiary railroads
will not be adopted. The main reason
that tho government and particularly the
emperor, so strongly fayors the canal pro-
ject Is that In case Of war With France
or Russia, or both, Il 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.
~
The agricultural depression was heatedy
discussed in the diet this week ard much
interesting matter was brought to light.
The lack of rural labor for the large es-
tates in the western provinces was thor
oughly ventilated. Baron Won Wanheim.
president of the federation of husbandry,
said that unless a radical change was
wrought more than half the holders Of
those estates would be ruined within five
years, as 1t was impossible to obtain the
time, even at higher wages than usual
The influx of Polish and Russian laborers
curing the harvest time is wholly In
aulicient. and for national and race rea-
sons is not favored by the government
The latter announced that IL. 600 600
marks would be spent In the differences
/ IN the districts most affected. The press
and the government are much interested
In tho so-called lingo movement started
pY German- Americans In st. Louis Fred
crick HOLES secretary OF the United States
delegation AT the peace conference at The
liague' while here, thoroughly informed
the minister Of foreign affairs Baron Won
Buiow, and the foreign officials of the
extent and purposes CT the movement. He
carried assurances from Washington that
SO taf as the movement meant the nres-
efNation OF good and intimate relations
between the two countries the administra-
lion IS thoroughy in accord with IT, The
German press freely comments WITH salts
faction. on the fact that German NmerI-
cans have exerted themselves toward the
accomplishment Of the former pleasant
international relations.
~
The opening OF the peace conference at
The Hague attracted little attention he's
The North German Gazette on behalf of
the government. on Thursday congrat.
ulaied the ear. who was styled "a faith
lul friend OF our emperor" on the occasion
/ OIL MS birthday The liberal newspapers
( greeted tho opening of the con terence
/ with sympathetic editorial articles. hui
/ ne conservative and agrarien press was
eitner silent or treated the matter as
/ bagatelle. The vorwaerts reiterates It's
view that the conference Is Russian in
trigue, and claims It has ground for saw
lnE mat Russia at the conference Will
NfAt ion .f
! regular troops, which the paper charae-
ttuzes as a diabolical scheme. INTENDED
TO bring about league of tho continental
powers against Great Britain"
~
The Wiesbaden fetes this week were on
a scale of unusual splendor and the en-
peror and empress enjoyed them greatly.
The production there of the emperor's
new play, Der Essen Kahn" ('The Iron
Tooth , was the great social event. II was
attended by distinguished audience the
ladies' being dressed In the Brandenburg
o,lcrs, red and white and the gentlemen
wearing fun uniforms, The royal per-
SonagcS were received by fanfares OF
fumpets and the audience rose and
chsered them enthusiastically. on We'd
hsStay after the performance the en-
peror attended a stag party at the house
", 'ue luihuSer OF the hoyal theater, Won
liuelsen, who Is a great favorite OF his
majesty and upon him he conferred a new
decoration The emperor was greatly
grailhed with the production of the play.
The imperial couple will spend the holl-
days al Potsdom, in the usual way.
~
The voluntary expatriatiou of Prince
Gehhan. Won Butcher. grandson OF the
ismouf marshal, and the REIMBURSEMENT OF
his seat in the Herrenhaus Cor the Prus-
sian house OF lordsl has caused consider
able comment. II is the first case OF the
klnd since the Herreuhaus was established
Hermann Wolfe, a leading impresario has
Just ARRANGED q tour OF America fnr lie