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government Policies Laid Hare and
preparations for Future Labors
Put Ina an Advanced state.
RUssIA's COMMERCIAL THREAT
ST EvOKEs 4 PERTINENT NOTE IN
THE GERMAN PRESS.
striking Figures OF Grimes Against
ChiIdren-The Imperial Princes
Gossip of Court Circles.

RERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE Reichstag. after
months of hard work. has adjourned for
the holidays. Besides contributing largely
10 clearing the political atmosphere, it did
much preparatory work. Important inter-
pellations on the coal famine. increasing
the pensions of veterans and relative to the
TSsadowsky-Bueck affair occasioned great
discussion. incidentally e~liciting valuable
government information regarding govern
ment bills. like the supplementary appro-
%priation for China. the budget. private in
surance and the recognizing and regula-
ton Of mariners provisions, which have all
gone 20 committees, with the assurance of
their final passage.
The clear showing of the secretary of the
imperial treasury. DIR. Won Thielmann, of
the highly unsatisfactory conditio Of the
empires finances. occasioned stormy de-
bates and an enormous amount of press
comment which is not yet over. The infu-
entail Center party. through its leader,
Herr MueIIer-Fulda, pronounced against a
continuance Of the habit of mourning
loans" 1t was interesting to note that
Count Won Posadowsky-Wehner, minister
of the interior. who. under Prince Hohen-
lobe. magnifed the danger of American
competition to Germany. especially in the
Increasing American manufactures and i'm
ports. now, under Count Won Buelow, has
this LANCER, although the latter
have since doubled. Referring 10 American
coal. he said that within a few years at
most America will be able TO supply part
OF the deficiency during famines.
XXX
One unpleasant feature was shown in the
Reichstag stronger than ever. After the
opening day the attendance in the House
dwindled frequently To not over a score,
even when there were important transac-
tiOns.
Count Won Buelow is still bitterly at
tackled by a majority of the press on ac-
count of the non-reception of Mr.. Kruger
here. Evidently the anti-British sentiment
IS much stronger in the nation than the
Emperor and Count Won Buelow suspected.
Comment has been aroused by the fact
that Russia's commercial representative in
Germany, NJ. Timirjaseff. in a series Of in
terviews, has warned Germany net to try
to increase the duties upon Russian agri-
cultural products in the coming CONNER
cial treaties, as Russia will not submit TO
il. The German Economic Correspondence
replied that Russia had better not take so
high a tone, since official statistics prove
that for a decade the imports from Russia
nave amounted to 5,5S0,OOO,O0 marks,
against 2,l50,000,0 exported TO Russia.
Hence Russia IS more interested in reach
ing a satisfactory understanding than Ger
many.
The presiding Judge in the Sternberg case
announced in open court to day that Kerr
Popp. ~Sternberg's bureau chief, and Miss
SOuchard. important witnesses, had fed TO
parts unknown. The testimony in the case
was concluded tonight and the trial will
end during the coming week. Referring 10
The 4Wful state of fOulnaSS Uhfrh tn
Sternberg case has shown to exist, the pa
pers comment on the empires official sta
tistics for ~1S99-19C0, showing an increase of
10 per cent. since 1S97-1SgS I'm immoral
crimes against children. There were 1869
sentences for such offenses alone.
The Reichsanzeiger announces tina En-
peror William has awarded the Queen of
Portugal a Hfe-saving medal for recently
saving the life of a German marine.
XXX
Selma Schnapka, the woman who at
tempted to kill Emperor William Nov. IS by
throwing a hatehet at him. has been dea-
nitely installed I'm an asylum for the insane
at Breslsu.
After a most stormy passage. during
which several lives were lost. the squadron
OF German warships commanded by Prince
Henry of Prussia has arrived at Kiel from
-Nti WY
The crown prince of Germany. William,
Is developing into an excellent shot. like
his father. In the S~pringfelds yesterday
afternoon he shor eight bOars.
Prince Joachim, the youngest of the i'm
perial princes. will be ten years of age Mon
day next. when he will tremendously enter
the First Regiment of Foot Guards at
POtsdarn, according to Hohenzollern tradi-
ton.
Count Won Goetzen has been ordered to
receive a brief training at the Foreign
Office until he leaves in March to assume
the governorship OF Dar-Es-Salam. Before
he goes Emperor William. with whom the
count studied at school and at Bonn Uni
versity, Will promote him TO the rank Of
major to overcome rank troubles at his new
post.