The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-08
Dull SEASON IN Berlin
LEGISLATIVE BODIES ARE ABSENT
FROM THE CAPITAL ON THEIR
VACATION
ARE LAUGHING AT PRINCE
German Press Brands the Attempt
of SciPidO "a Farce, without In
ternatiOnaI Significance
BerIin's Scandal.
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copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 7.-Regarding Ger
many's new projected commercial policy,
various semi-official articles during the
week show the imperial government does
not intend to deviate from the protective
tariff policy. In no case will there be
a lowering of duties. Finance Minister
MIGUEL, in his own organ, the Politische
Nachrichten, says:
AT present the government is consid-
ering whether it is advisable to intro
duce maximal and minimal tariffs in
stead of the present system of a uniform
tariff scale. There are many reasons
for arguing in favor of such change,
especially the assurance thus given to
every branch of trade and industry, that
no matter how the treaties are finally
concluded, a certain amount of protection
against foreign competition is Vouch-
safed. This applies still stronger to the
productive and agricultural classes.
Politically everything has been quiet
this week; the legislative bodies gone
on their vacation, but a great deal of
underground work has been done, both
by the Agrarians and the government, on
| the meat and naval bills, and it is quite
likely that an altered situation will con-
front the reichstag after the holidays.
! The South African war throughout the
week was commented on in the usual
spirit The smallest success of the Beers
was magnifed and hailed, while the Brit
| ish successes were belittled.
Tomorrow's Dies Wiesche will contain
an article from the pen of Maj. Francois,
! late governor of German Southwest Afri-
ca, interestingly pointing out the chances
of Boer tricks to that German country
after the war is over. The author, on
the whole considers the Beers would be
an undesirable element,
Kameroons affairs continue to claim
attention here. 1t is generally admitted
especially by those knowing the colony,
that in the present system of adminlstra-
ton is a glazing failure. A missionary
report was published today, saying that
in the Kameroons not only Is domestic
slavery general, but that Intentional
slave traffic down the rivers Wuri, Mum
60 Lungasi and San Aga to the sea
coast region of the colony is still flour
ishing Slaves there, it is added, are
considered the favorite means Of paying
debts
BRAND IT A FARCE.
AS further details of the attempt on the
life of the Prince of Wales at Brussels
come in. the German papers are chang
ing their cue, and consider it In the light
of a farce The Vorawerts today, re-
viewing all the evidence, says:
The whole affair was dumme Jungen-
stretch youngsters escapade), and it is
preposterous to seek therein proof OF in
ternational anarchism or any politics
whatever"
The trial of Goenczi the alleged muir
derer of miserly widow named Schultz,
and several other women, is remarkable,
because GoencZi, against whom the evil
dence is purely circumstantial, Is SAID
to have invented, for his defense, man
named "Loewy," whom he charges with
the Schultz murder This seeming fiction
he carries out in the most skillful man
ner. growing often quite pathetic in de-
scribing how "Loewy'' followed Goenczi
as his shadow. A number of persons nave
now appeared in court claiming to know
"Loewy." However, there is no doust OF
Goenczis conviction and sentence Mon
day night or Tuesday.
Count Won Kanitz, in the Kreuz Zeitung,
advocates increase tariff in order to pay
for the bigger navy.
BERLIN'S BIG SCANDAL.
The authorities begun today the trial
of MiIlionaires Sternberg, of Berlin, and
Noirdenger, of Stuttgart, on the charge
of horrible crimes against morality. Stern
berg is alleged to have sent number OF
the most discriminating witnesses to
America, and is said to have spent over a
million marks in hush money. Sui there
are 115 witnesses left. He offered bail
in 1000 900 marks, but the government re-
fused to accept it, and he has spent
months in jail. In the Stuttgart case
there are eighty-three witnesses. Both
the defendants are prominent bankers.
The Berlin municipality has voted So
900 marks to send teachers and officials to
the Paris exposition.
Emperor William has approved the
plans to entirely transform the immense
space before the Brandenberg gate. After
his fathers monument has been placed
| thereon, his majesty intends to erect his
own statue there. This information the
| correspondent of the Associated Press has
from a high parsonage.
| Emperor William, some time ago, decid-
ed to present the sultan of Turkey with
a fine monumental fountain for Constan-
| tinopIe, and Turkish delegation, headed
/ by Rizat Pasha, has arrived here to thank
his majesty.
| The imperial princes arrived here to-
| day from Posen to spend the holidays.
! The emperor and his brother, Prince
Henry, Iunched today with Prince Rohen-
| lohe.
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