The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-07

sale bribery. The writer added that he
hoped Germany would not allow the
importation of such meat. This letter
mas been widely reproduced in the Ger
man press and Is quoted as conclusive
proof from Headquarters against all
American meat
Inc fallure of the Filipinos to secure
an armhsuce rs generally regarded here
with regret and the hope is expressed
tnat an amicable understanding will
soon be reached.
The sending of commissioners from
Germany for the purpose of Studying
the status and methods of New York
life insurance companies has been
much commented on by the insurance
and general press The Kreuz Zeitung
says:
1T is to be hoped that If the govern
ment again grants companies the right
to operate in Prussia certain conditions
will be attached and that especially no
tontine features be permitted in German
policies; such features partaking of the
nature of lottery"
squadron, which has just left Kiel
for long cruise along the coasts of
Denmark. England and Portugal, is the
largest that ever sailed from German
port. 1t includes four large ironclads
two second-class ironclads, one coast
ironclad and two smaller cruisers. The
total tonnage is 81, 500 and $500 men are
aboard the ships. During the cruise
some recent inventions of Admiral
Thompson, the commander of the
squadron, will be practically tested.
One of these consists of an electrically
worked apparatus by means of which
an officer on the bridge of warship is
enabled to automatically move and
point guns below and on deck. 1t is be-
| lieved that this continuance will be of
| vast Importance in facilitating the
| fighting power of a vessel.
| A committee which has visited King
| Otto on behalf Of the Bavarian cham
| Der of deputies found his majesty as
| crazy as ever, although in robust health
| physically. He passes entire days in
| fine weather in the garden and park of
| his palace. His Authorizations mostly
consist in imagining himself a dog,
| when he crawls on all fours and car
ries flowers in his mouth.
| The crown prince of Germany and
his brother, Eitel Fritz, following the
Hohenzollern tradition. are learning the
trade of Joiner and woodworker. At
the Chateau Pleon, where they are now
staying, a completely fitted workship
has been established for their use.
| The United States ambassador to
Germany, Andrew D. White, will
start for The Hague on Tues
day, May 16. to attend the
| peace conference. at which he will
be one of the representatives of the
United States. Mrs White will not ac-
company the ambassador, but will go
| to The Hague later. Mr.. White esti-
mated that the duration of the confer
ence would be from one month to five
weeks and says it is likely that after
adjourning for a time, in order that the
delegates may have time to return to
their respective governments and re-
ceive new instructions, the conference
will reconvene for a final session.
The American delegates will be housed
together in fine and suitable building
that has been rented for the purpose.
Lieutenant Doering has been SEN
fenced at Cologne to 80 months impris-
onment in the fortress for killing stu
dent named Kloevekor in duel.
/ The high-class periodical the
| Deutsche Wehrenblatt, publishes to-
day an article by Jacob Heckler. en-
titled Proposal for Improving the
Reichstag Franchise in which the
writer suggests dividing votes in three
classes, according to age those from q
to 40 having one vote each, those from
| 40 to SIS two votes and those over 81
three votes. The argument in favor Of
| this proposition is based upon the sup
| posed increase in political wisdom and
cool judgment that comes with age.
| The correspondent here of the asso-
ciated press learns that Emperor Will
| lam read the manuscript of Heckler' S
article and highly approved of it, be-
lieving that the adoption of its propo-
sitions would abolish the most objec-
tionable excuses of the franchise and
incidentally render socialists less dan
gerous Prince Hohenlohe and othe.
| members of the imperial cabinet have
also expressed approval of the schem,
for a similar reason. The plan will II
seriously considered by the cabinet witt
a view to introducing it in the bundles