The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
Its Expected to Reach the Reichstag;
Early This Week.
GREAT COURT FESTIVITIES ] i E:
Whole Rhine District Threatened with.
Floods on Account OF the Mas
ses of Snow and Free
quent Thaws. :

Copyright 1900, by the Associated Press
BERLIN, jan. 2O.-During the coming
week the naval bill wifi be the main
political topic. 1t is surmised that the
measure will reach the Reichstag early
in the week as the Bundesratn mas ex-
pressed beforehand its readiness to pass
it. It's fate in the Reichstas, -pariia-
mentarians now say. Is by no means as
sured, though it is predicted that enough
members Of the Centre party will sup
port the bill to enable, it's passage.
The force of recent events has been
telling altogether i'll favor OF the measure
and an enormous amount or agitation
on the subject has been made by the
fleet enthusiasts throughout the Empire.
Judging from the present prospects the
naval bill, on which the Emperor's who-e
heart hangs, will be passed after mum
Der of assurances and explanations about
there being 10 need Of new taxes, from
the government, though with the small
sest majority.
PRESS COMMENTS.
The German press to-day comments
literally on yesterdays Interpolation in
the Relchstag on the seizure Of German,
steamers by British cruisers The Lokal
AnZeiger says:
THE whole session showed that since
the English answer was known before
hand this peculiar pariiamentarian &C
ton might have been spared us"
The Freisinnige Zeitung expresses the
opinion that the interpelation took both
a digniflel and appropriate course.
The Tageblatt, in It's comments, re-
marks: England now Knows fully that
in tho German Empire she faces a coun-
try which will not yield hairbreadth2
from what it conceives to be right Tns
foreign minister and the Reichstag both
carefully avoided shouting triumphs at
Great Britain's backdown. but people In
England will deduce a lesson that an
Empire whose moderate policy Is sup
ported by vast majority of its people
cannot be provoked with impunity.'
The Barth bill in the Diet, re-district-
ing the Prussion election districts. meets
with the governments approval, although
It is admitted that the existing system is
superannuatcd. The governments argu-
hnent is that the Barth re-districting
would rebound in favor of the socialists,
as the cities where new seats would be
created are strongly socialistic.
COURT FESTIVITIES.
The coming week will be the height Of
court festivities, beginning tomorrow
with the coronation fete to which all who
have recently received or are about to re-
CeiSc OrueIS ueCOIdtlOlIS, liC OAoIA~1A'
The expected number. of guests runs te-
tween 5000 and 5000. All the members OF
the American embassy will be there. On
Thursday there will be dcfliercour; Sat
uruay will be the Empe-or's birthday.
The CONGRESS- Of Saxony and Wurtemburg
| are expected to be present and the oficlais
| of the American embassy will Be among
| the number Of congratulants.
The whole Rhine district is threatened
| with floods on account of the masses OF
snow Il and frequent thaws. "A number OF
the Nrose,ie towns are now flooded. me
| Rhine in several places rose ten test Win Win
in twent v-four hours.
The Oberan1nergau passion play man man
agement has issued q statement that per-
| formances will occur Nav 18th and s.tn.
| and June 4th. 10th. 10Th. 1lth 24tD ana 2sth
| and that there would be six performances
| In July, seven in August and SIX IN sep
| TENDER, A covered auditor has been
erected at a cost of $4,000. canable' OF ac-
| cou1moeating 4oGO persons. Oherammer.
ga1, will be made a railroad station anu
! the hotel and boarding Accommodations
! will be vastly improved.