The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26
The Cologne volks Zeitung says:
Now that the anti-strike bill is out
of the wav.the new naval bill will have

The Cologne yolks Zeitung says:
Now that the anti-strike bill is out
: of-the wav. the new naval bill will have
a turn"
Another influential organ mainly
blames the. cabinet. which, it says.
ought never to have acted on one of
J the emperor's post prandial speeches.
| Before starting for England. Emper-
! or William was Prince Hohenlohe' s
/ guest. The latter assured his majesty
that the adoption of the naval bill by
! the reichstag was certain without hav-
ing recourse to drastic measures, at
which the emperor rejoiced. Prince
Hohenlohe is now again firmly in ia
yor
The reply of the emperor of Germany
to the Berlin municipal council birth
day congratulations is still much dis
cussed. not only in Berlin. but through
out Germany. 1t appears that the let
ter was written at the dictation of the
emperor. The points raised by the let
ter are old and refer to the question
of the city's church patronage and
contributions to church funds. but it
is generally believed the letter was
couched III offensive terms was that
latent hostility long existing between
himself and the council. which is COM
posed of his political opponents and a
Soodly proportion of socialists like
Herr Singer. or outspoken democrats
like Professor Virchow. 1t is said the
emperor wrongly construed the appar-
emily serNile tone of the councils adj
dress. Only one leading paper sided
with the emperor in this quarrel. Even
such conservative organs as the Kruez
Zetung and Post guardedly intimate
that her l2ajesty's' reply was in bad
taste and ungracious
At the emperor's instance. Baron Won
Mirbach. master of the household of
the empress, also wrote TO the senate
of the senate's attitude in the Aarons
and Preuss cases and demanding their
dismissal.
Berlin Self-government.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the emperor adherss
TO his intentions TO curtail Berlin self
government. His majesty recently re-
marked that there was no reason why
2,G000 900 of Berliners should have more
political independence than the same
number of Westphalians and Han
oyerians and he fears that if the move
ment is not checked. Berlin will be-
come the hotbed of revolution like
Paris
The Cameroons scandal is to be over
hauled by the reichstag during the
discussion Of the budget in December.
The movement in favor of German
cables is growing. The correspondent
Of the Associated Press learns that
besides direct cable to New York
now under way, the government pro-
poses soon to lay one to the German
colonies in Africa. via the Azores, with
a terminus at Swakopmund. Thence
the line will cross German East At
RIGA. touching at Togo in the Came
rooms
The kreuz Zeitung says: "One lesson
which Germany has learned from the
present war is that we must have an
African cable of our own. Perhaps
ter with some other power, say
France
Many complaints, appear in the pa
pers regarding the British cable serv
ice to and from Africa since the war
began. A number of firms have COM
planned to Prince Hohenlohe and have
asked him to obtain damages from
Great Britain. The prees is. unit in
advocating Independent German cables
The government is on the point of
making another attempt to exclude for
eign fruit wholly, or partly, from Ger
many and is collecting information
from dealers as to whether such exclu
sion is. feasible without causing
stringency in the market.
IodTOil Nol flc-l hnS, icooci VI ehC
center party, has gone TO Rome to OBJ
tain instructions from the Vatican re-
garding religious instruction in the
schools.
Baron Won Manuelffell, commander OF
the dragons at Cassel, has arrived at
Pretoria to join the Boer armv.
Mr.. Hamerlik. long director of the
Peabody conservatory at Baltimore,
gave a successful concert at the Phil
harmonic Monday.
In Difference TO the death of Vice
President Hobart the flags of the
United States embassy and consulate
and many residences of Americans
were half-masted until after the fu-
neral