The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25

at the United States and was intended to
counterfeit the differential treatment OF
German sugar and the reciprocity con-
cession In France. The paper reiterates
the charge that the United States has
broken the most favored nation clause of
the treaty with Germany and points to the
complaints OF exporters at the alleged an
noyances they are subjected TO by the
United States customs officials, The re-
port OF the society of Berlin merchants
and manufacturers complains the United
States customs officials are arbitrarily
raising invoices without regard to prices
paid in the country of origin, and it Is
claimed the United States customs meth
DDS operate specially to the disadvantage
Of German manufacturers on which
drawback has been paid. The report
further asserts that the price proven to
have been paid in Germany should be ac-
cepted as final in the United States and
adds, the propriety OF better treatment of
German exports.
The German chamber OF commerce re-
port also complains that the United States
tariff policy is growing more and more
intolerable," and says there is no prospect
OF finding a market to replace that OF the
United States.
The Elberfeldt chamber OF commercs
complains that many looms in Germany
have lost orders aud are idle because the
usual American orders have not arrived,
and says: The Dingley law is having
serious consequences in Germany. The
export of textiles are declining.
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The editor OF the Vorwaerts, the social
ist organ, has been acquitted on the charge
of slandering the highest Saxon court. He
said 1t was a ellknown practice In the
Dresden court to treat social democrats as
possessing less rights than other citizens.
4 Berlin Judge held that the proofs offered
eubstautiated the statement concluslYey
The reactonary press commented severely
on the decision, but all shades OF lloeraI
papers receive the decision with great sat
lsfaction.
The peace conference is much discussed
The fact that DR.. Zorn was accompanied
to Berlin from The Hague last week by
Frederick Hollis, secretary of the Ameri-
can delegation, was much commented
upon. The Hamburger Corresponds says
that is proof that the Americans at The
Hague considered it important to act in
harmony with the Germans, II ds be-
lievcI What the German government is
dAAlAuS 10 Try tNtA1 p dNLlNdl AnIALlOA
with the other great powers, especially
Russia and the United States. to reach an
agreement
~
Emperor William arrived at Kiel Thurs
day. The empress, the grand dukes Of
Oldenburg and Sake Weimar, Prince Ru-
precht of Bavaria and the minister of ma
rine are attending the regatta Several
races were held inside and outside of the
harbor Thursday, yesterday and today.
| His majesty's yacht Meteor won a sea
race today, the emperor commanding. The
sport will continue until July 4, when the
emperor will begin his Norwegian trip on
the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern There
were SOP yachts and other boats entered
for the regatta. Last year there We're
/ 42S Exclusive of torpedo boats twenty
three German warships we're anchored off
KEEL. The weather has been unfavors BILE
The emperor after his return from Nor
way w.ll have conference with Emperor
Franz Joseph of Austria and the primes
regent OF Bavaria at Relchen hall The
imperial chancellor Prince Hohenlohe
VIII so In July on his usual summer visit
TO Altaussee, Austria, where he will no
visited by Count Goluchowski, the Aus
trian foreign minister.
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Waiter T. swangle, an explorer connect
ed with the United States department of
agriculture, has arrived in Berlin after
years of exploration in Southern Erro,.
ana North Africa, seeking new plants for
introduction into the United States az
winch he has secured a great varietv H.
Siuu.ng date palms for Arizona New
MeNleo ana Southern California erane
vines and wheat for experiments in he
middle ATTITUDES of the United States and
pistaehes, artichokes and ST. Johns bread
feeding. N'A LOT cattle