The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-06
GOssIP FROM GtRMANY
Political and Social News in
and About II rlin.

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claims to have received advicos from sa-
moa which dispose the ministers to in no
wise acauisce in the view that the Ger
man representatives there are entirely to
blame for the recent troubles.
A high foreign officer said; "Our repre-
sentations from Samoa this week narrate
IN detail the events proceeding the burst
ing Of the storm on account OF tho royal
election We begin to see more clearly in
to matters.
The Agraran party In the diet IS much
stronger than In the Relchstag and the
speeches showed that even the national
liberals support the Agrarians on many
questions.
Herr walbtecht assured the govern
ment that there was n deep feeling Of dis
satisfaction caused by the agricultural
depression IN Prussia. ne we'll as IN the
east, and that the sugar crisis had severe
ly hurt the Rhine provinces. He also OK
pressed the belief that Cuba, under the
Americans will quickly become a danger
Gus competitor with the German sugar
trust and raise home prices.
The Agararian leaders Mendelstlnfels
and Won wagenheim were more violent
calling on the government to abolish the
commercial treaties and exclude American
Russian and Austrian agricultural pro-
ducts
There was an interesting debate In the
reichstag on the bill introduced by Herr
Rickert for the protection OF the secrecy
~ the ballot. The two conservative fac
.ioi5 for the first time openly avowed
their desire to abolish the secrecy Of the
ballot. and emperor Williams friend, Ba-
ron Won stemn, plainly declared that
sooner or later secrecy must be abolish
ed. at which the whole right loudly ap-
plauded The bIl however was adopted
by large majority, composed OF the
centre and the whole Of tho left
The official Reichsarzaner mas produced
most Of tie new Cuba traiff regulations,
and the German press is greatly dissatis-
fed with them claiming the regulations
are 80 framed ns TO favor American i'm
ports at the expense Of German and other
European imports.
The Boersen Courier the leading com
merclal organ, dwells particularly on the
fact that German exports. such as textiles
and wines. are most unfavornbly treated
and concluoes an article on the subject
with saying:
NO OPEN DOOR.
"'rhc tariff regulations made by the
United States for Cuba know nothing Of
the open door. Surely something will
have 10 be said about them I'm the future.
The estimate OF a company 10 lay a direct
cable between Germany nnd the United
states now seems definitely assured The
capital 10000 600 marks. has been furnish
ed by a number OF banks and private capt.
talists. including the Duke Of Ratibor. Tho
German government IS understood to be
favoring this and other cable enterprises
and the roichstag will be asked to make
various appropriation IN return for pre-
emption proivileges.
The Deutsch Zeitung concludes an ar
ticle on the subject as follows:
Thus the first step is takento free Ger
man from the British cable monipoly,
which. I'm the event OF war might become
fatal to us.
With reference 10 the gambling debate
In the reichstag a story is told showing
the emperors intense hatred Of gambling.
When he was crowned prince and in COM
mand Of the Garde Du corps, he strict
! ~ prohibited It and old emperor William
asked him to withdraw his orders. But
the grandson replied; "As long as you en-
trust me with the command OF the regi
ment viii not do so. I would rather ask
you 10 relieve me OF my post"
The debates showed that IN spite OF the
emperors effects gambling is stnl much
in vogue among the officers OF the Ger
man army.
BISMARKS LETTERS.
The Leipsic Maohtran says a lot OF pri-
vate letters from the late Prince Bis
mark to General Won Manteuffel. the gov
ernor OF the Relchland, containing spicy
items OF court and political gossip. were
sold on Won Manteufels death toa Berlin
banker havoing profitable business rela-