The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-16

and Great Britain have not shown in
practice as much zeal for arbitration as
they have displayed a The Hague The
refusal OF the United States to arbitrate
the case with Spain and Great Britain s
refusal to settle the Transvaal difficulty,
are mentioned by the Kreuz Zeitung
and National Zeitung as inconsistent
with their position at The Hague.
The papers also comment on the United
States refusal to arbtrate the Hazleton
Pa) affair, as requested by Austria, as
being inconsistent with the attitude of
the American delegates. Otherwise the
work of the American delegates is re-
ferred to in complimentary terms.
Great Britain's role at The Hague is
commented on with much less approval.
The refusal to abandon the dum-dum
bullet causes bitter remarks on the sub
ject of what the papers style England S
uncivilized methods of warfore."
AMERICAS COMMERCIAL POWER.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung calls at
tention to the continuous thrush of i'm
ports from the United States, while the
German trade is declining, and confesses
the United States is growing more and
more Independent of foreign countries.
1t says:
"In the sugar industry the United
States is strong enough to beat England
and Germany"
The Allegemeine Tages Zeitung prints
an article claiming that the asserted su-
periority of American agricultural meth
DDS is an error, adding that the only ad-
vantage the American has over tie ,3e!-
man farmer is in the abundance of vir-
gin soil and lower taxation.
MKINLEY'S LETTER.
The publication of President McKin-
ley's letter at the dinner given in New
York TO the German insurance comTis-
sicners has been received here with
great satisfaction. The fact is especially
emphasized by the Tageblatt that the
presidents words are all the more Valu-
able as they were spontaneous, where
an omission could not have been re-
marked.
GUNS FOR RUSSIA.
The report that Russia is about to order
fifty guns is received here with discredit
The Alegemeine Tages Zeitung, which
is owned by several large manufa cturers
claims TO know absolutely that it is un-
true, and says:
THE Russian artillery staff is too serl-
Gus and we'll informed to go for guns to
a land that in this branch of manufac-
ture has not yet thrown aside It's baby
shoes"
EMPRESS INCOGNITO.
The empress Of Germany arrived at
Berchtesgaden Wednesday, where she
will spend some weeks with her children
She travelled incognito as Countess Won
avensberg. Her ,esty was received
at Berchtesgaden by 200 school children
In costume.
PRINCE BISMAKCKS BICNDER
Since the death of his father Prince
Herbert Bismarck has been doing much
to make himself unpopular. Hamburger
eXcurSionistS to the Saxon forests claim
that many of the favorite paths are now
forbidden to the public, and that the only
walk, whence & view OF the castle and
room " here Prince Bismarck died can be
had, have been closed. The ladies of
Hamburg raised 0,000 marks for a wreath
Of silver oak leaves for the Bismarck
masoleum, but when they took 1t to
Friederichsruhe, Prince Herbert refused
to accept it, explaining that no wreaths
were to be laid on his fathers grave. He
offered, however, to take. it for the Ris-
marck museum, at Schcnhausen. This
the ladies declined, and have decided to
hang the wreath in the city hall of Ham
burg.
SUMNER EXODUS.
The summer exodus from Berlin has
assumed unusual proportions. The
schools were closed a week ago, when
there was a rush of scholars and par
ents for the seaside It is estimated that
since July !, 16G,0 600 persons left Berlin.