New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-17
TIMELY TOPICS IN BERLIN.
Berlin. June Ia

Berlin June IL
THE ELBE-TRAVE CANAL-The opening 70.
day of the EIbe-Trave Canal, with great ceremony.
in the presence Of the Emperor and Cabinet and
delegates from cities throughout Germany. is
other step forward. The canal has a length OF Il
miles width Of 50 metres, depth OF from 10 "a
metres and cost 100000 marks OF which Lubbock
Vessels of eight hundred tons, such as. for bulk,
the Elbe vessels. viii navigate thereon There viii
be several intermediary harOorS OF Whlch me pIln
cipal will be at Moellen. The canal will revive
both the internal and foreign trade OF me 3ld
Hansa town OF Lubeck, as the transport OF 10
products OF the whole Austrian and German Elo9
enea ahe tnelr export % tno oaI'dli H SL5 49,
what benefited by the canal
PRUSSIAN DIET NOT ADJOURNED.-The IN
tenton had to close the session Of both houses
of the Prussian Diet to-day, but. owing 70 The
amazing revolt against the Government which has
broken out in the House OF Lords. which usually
in fun accord with the Government. this has
become impossible Under the leadership Of
Baron Levetzow. who is a former Reichstas
President, the Lords gave. the Government dis
tinct vote OF distrU5t in the matter of regulating
the Shesia rivers, where terrific hoods are Gus
iomaPy. In the loWsT house the LAoeTaIS aHasI
I2r barth tried mia OBSTRUCTION tactics SsS.s-
the passage OF the Department store bill The at
whether tho bill viii pass unless ths obstruction
tactics cease However. IL is certain the Diet WI
course OF the sumner The Session Hail. which. win
the whole Diet Buildns. was only recently aa5
marks, because it is acoustieauy abominable.
SOCIALIST RAILROAD EMPLOYEES Recently
the lower employees of the Prusslau railroads. s.
though State officials, have shown an incinato1
affiliate with the Socialist party and have
evinccd IN every way dissatisfaction with their
present salaries ana conditions 1he official bel1I
liner Correspondent to-day publishes a formal
warning. threatening the disobedieuJ persons WIN
summary discharge.
TARIFF REIMBURSEMENT anticipation q
the main legislative topic OF the coming fslI-
namely, the reimbursement of the German tarif-a
vigorous agitation has in both In the press and
on the rostrum- Besides those recently mentioned
a meeting OF High Protectiouists will be held at
;he Kaiserhof June 10 and 70 in favor OF raising
the duties
The semi-ofHcal Post. declares there Is no
nv re Cs.C,,srr rSc,t 80 a. - IrTi~g
treaties there will be fixed minimum tariff below
MLhch tIStliahN under no circumstances VII. -
rms minimum tarlu will be kept secret. Az.
this series OF preliminary negotiations for new
commercial treaties with different countries VII
be begun.
AGRARIAN LEGISLATION-It is signihcsnt
that yesterday Dr. MIGUEL the Minister OF Finance.
in the Diet. answering objections raised by Dr.
Barth, the Nationalist leader said the next session
would see some pronouHCedly Asrariaa legislation
me " OSslSche- LeltunG Says the only way UeE-
man agriculture can rise again Is by improving rs
methods. and NOT by artihcially raising the prices
or products
TO GO TO THE EXPOSITION Count vOa
Posadowsky-Wehne Secretary OF state FOR the
Interior. VIII soon start for the Paris Expositoa.
ofheally representing the Empire. Thence he soss
10 England
DANGER BY CLOUDBURSTS- CIcudSursts I'D
a vast amount Of dausge this week especially u
'he "hine' Hanover and Westphaua districts