New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08
TIMELY TOPICS IN BERLIN
Berlin. April

NO LOWERING OF Notwithstanding Ger
manys projected new commercial treaty policy.
various semi-official utterances in the last week
show the Imperial Government does not intend to
devate from the protective tariff policy In no
case will there be a lowering of duties Finance
Minister MIGUEL. in his organ. the "Politische
Nachrichteu." says:
At present the Government is considering whether
mum tariffs instead of the present system of a
uniform tar scale There are many ISa
assurance thus given 10 every branch of trade and
" concluded certain amount of protection against
foreign competition Is vouchsafed. This applies
still more strongly to the productive and agrcultu-
raj classes.
POLITICAL QUIET-PoHtIcally everything has
been quiet this week. with the legislative bodies
on their vacation, but a good deal of underground
work has been done both by the agrarians and
the Government about the Meat bill and Naval
bill, and II is likely that altered situation will
confront the Reichstag after the holidays
DELIGHTED WITH BoER sUCcEssEs.-The
South African War throughout the week COM
mented on in the usual spirit. The smallest
of the Beers magnifed and hailed. while Brit
ish successes belittled.
Tomorrow Die Woche' will contain an article
from the pen of Major Won FRANCOIS. late Governor
German Southwest Africa. interestingly weighing
the chances of Boer tricks to that German colony
considers the Beers would be undesirable ele-
ment of population.
SLAVERY IN THE CAMERoONS.-Cameroon
affairs continue claim attention here is gen
orally admitted. especially by those knowing the
colony. that the present system of administration
there is glazing failure. \ missionary report was
published to-day. saying that In the Cameroons
not only is domestic slavery general, but that in
ternal slave traffic down the Rivers Wuri. Mungo
Lungas and Sanaga to the seacoast region of the
debts.
ATTACK ON THE PRINCE FARCE-As fur
Their details about the attempt the life of the
Prince of Wales at Brussels come in the German
press changes its cue and considers it In the light
of farce. The "Vorwaerts' to-day grouping all
the evidence. says: The whole thing was dumme
pIeposterous to seek therein proof of International
anarchism or any politics whatever"
TRIAL OF WOMEN MURDERER-Th trial of
Goenozi, the alleged murderer OF a misery widow
named Schultz end several other women. is re-
markable because Goenczi, against whom the evil
dence is purely circumstantial, is said TO have in
vented for his defence a named '1.oewy.''
WHOM he charges with the Schultz murder. This
seeming fiction he carries out the skilful
manner wing often quite pathetic in describing
how 'Loewy" followed Goenczi as his shadow A
number of persons have now appeared in court
doubt of Goenczfs conviction and sentence on Mon
day night or Tuesday.
TRIALS OF WEALTHY MEN.-The authorities
began to-day the trial Of the two wealthy men,
Sternberg. of Berlin and Noirdiinger OF Stuttgart
on charges Of horrible crimes against morality
Sternberg Is alleged to have sent a number of the
most discriminating witnesses 10 America and is
sail to have spent 100000 marks In hush
money. S;in there lis witnesses left He
offered bail in 100000 marks but the Government
refused 10 accept 1t. and he has spent months in
jail. In the Stuttgart case there are eghty-three
witnesses. Both OF the defendants prominent
bankers.