The record-union., 1899-09-24

extent the system can be abolished or
reduced to minimum.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns reliably that his majesty,
above all, was startled by the fact that
the military attaches of both countries,
while personally men of the nice st 5 nse
of honor, had been so deeply involved
in the scandal and he instructed Gen
eral Won Hahnke to ascertain if it was
possible for Germany to take the initi-
ative in abolishing extra territoriality
for attaches and other members of the
Embassies, thus abolishing the most
heinous and dangerous form of espion-
age.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press understands that General Won
Hahnke has reported that it is impos-
sible for one State, especially a mill
tary, to do this alone. He gave many
potent reasons for this view.
The Government this week exerted
strong pressure to induce German in
dustry and commerce to abandon all
movement against the Paris EXPOSE
tion. Chief Commissioner Richter sent
note to all leaders of the movement,
giving strong reasons why it would be
unwise for Germany and injurious to
her interests not to appear as strong as
possible in Paris in 1900. This and
other facts have had effect, and it may
be said that the anti-exposition move
ment in Germany is entirely dead. A
curious feature is that the note dwelt
on the fact that the exposition is not a
political, but purely an economic enter
prise, and that the mistake of 1899,
which seriously injured Germany's
commercial prestige, must not be re-
peated.
The Emperor is wroth at the Berlin
municipalities refusal to cooperate
with his plan for the establishment of
the vicinity of the royal castle by the
removal of all the neighboring old
ram shackle buildings. The municipal
ity, of which Herr Singer and other
Socialists are prominent members, JUS
titles refusal by the plea that the mill
ions required to carry out the plan
cannot be spared, as they are needed TO
meet the increasing demands of the
municipal treasury for the assistance
of the poor and for the communal
the real reason for the refusal is the
domination of the Radical and revolu-
tionary elements. AS a sign of his
displeasure, the Emperor has instructed
the Minister of the Interior to withhold
the confirmation of the new Chief May
or. Herr Kirschner. until there is a
visible sign of the improved political
attitude of Berlin, or force the election
of a man wholly to the Emperors
tastes to the office.
Germany will soon have new postage
stamps of l, ?, 4 and marks, They
are to be closely modelled after the size
and style of the United States Column
bian stamps of 1893
The floods have subsided throughout
Germany The damage done is enor-
nous, amounting to millions of marks.
The magnificent Prince Regent bridge
at Munich has been completely demo-
ished. 1t will be reconstructed wholly
at the expense of the Prince Regent, at
a cost of about a million marks.
Lilli Lehman, the singer, was kept a
prisoner by the flood throughout the
week in her villa at Sehaerfling.
The press this week devoted unusual
space to American politics. Regarding
the antitrust convention at Chicago,
the opinion has been expressed that
neither party dares to seriously fight
the trusts.
Thomas B. Reeds reported candidacy
for the Presidency is hailed with appro-
val. and President McKinley's Pitts
burg speech is bitterly condemned as
'undignified and insincere.''
The semi official Post" in an in
spired article quoting the New York
"Tribune's" article on German-Ameri
can relations, says: This and Other ar
ticles elsewhere show these relations
have indeed improved" The paper ex-
presses the hope that this good work
will go on.
On the request of the Austrian butch
ers, the Directors of the German Ma
tional Butchers Association will call
a meeting to consider summoning an
European butchers congress against
American meat imports.
Congressman Loud of California
sailed for home this week. after COM
pleting his study of the German postal
system.