Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06

Berlin, July 2.-The canal question
oyershadowed everything last week
and the final outcome is more doubt
full than ever. The air is full OF
rumors of compromises, combinations
and dissolution and reconstruction of
the ministry. The opponents of the
bill continue their policy Of seeking 20
kill it by bringing forward as many
rival projects for consideration as pos
sible, these now numbering $50. None
of them are in good faith, but for the
sole purpose of gaining time and event
ually checkmating the supporters Of
the canal. An amendment was voted
appropriating two million marks for
preliminary work on the Odor. This
secures the support Of the Silesian
centrists and considerably improves
the chances of the bill. Talk of dis
solution does not impress the conserva-
tives, who do not believe the ministers
will have the courage to assist. The
minister of finance informed some of
the members that the failure of
the bill would certainly be followed Dy
dissolution. The question of removing
Dr. MIGUEL from the ministry has again
come to the front. The correspondent
of the Associated Press learns that the
emperor has shown his dissatisfaction
with the way the fight has been con-
Quoted. This may not mean that the
emperor is determined to dismiss
Miguel, but it is recognized that if the
bill fails, all attempts to pass it with
the present ministry will be in vain.
The position Of the ministry with the
various parties has also been greatly
damaged since the question came
up. 1t has been sharply
criticized on all sides. Miquel's fate
whatever it may be, is likely to be the
fate of the entire ministry, as it's de-
feat on so important a measure will
leave the ministry without sufficient
influence to carry on affairs. The mu-
nicipal Allemine Zeitung believes that
the emperor is contemplating replac-
ing the present cabinet officers with a
liberal ministry. This is received with
much enthusiasm. The diet takes a
recess this week until August when it
will reassemble to resume the discus
sion of the canal bill, August Is, and
to settle the fate Of the ministry.
The adjournment of the reichstag
has been followed by a lively press dis
cussion in regard to mentioning in de-
bate the emperor's relations to the
reichstag. Count Won Pallestrem, the
president, introduced an old rule that
the words of the Monarch are not
subject of discussion" Near the close
of the anti-strike bill discussion, Herr
Brefeld, the Prussian minister Of COM
merce, sharply criticised the president
for permitting reference to the words
of the emperor. The president replied
with sharpness and directness. The
press emphasizes the fact that Won
Buelow has mastered the relations of
Germany, with Great Britain and
Russia and begins to see in him a sue
cessor to Prince Hohenlohe. The only
Earring note comes from the agrarian
element which reproaches him with
weakness in yielding to the English
arrogancy.
While Berlin is in the tolls of politi-
cal uncertainty the emperor has been
greatly endearing himself at Kiel,
where, surrounded by a cOngenial COM
pany of princes and yachting men, he
has been showing himself to be a good
fellow, by taking part in beer even
ings." Later, after his majesty's re-
ception from Norway, he will attend
the opening of the Dortmund-Ems ca
nal, Aug. 8, and after the autumn man
ouvers in Lorraine he will be the guest
of the king of Nuremberg
The notorious Baron Won Hammer
stein, former editor of Kris Zeitung,
who was sentenced April %, 1896, to
three years penal servitude, was dis
charged from prison last week DR..
Mumm Won Schwarzenstein, who is to
replace DR.. Won Holleben temporarily
as German ambassador at Washington.
will sail for New York, July &c.