The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08
GERMANY'S TARIFF POLICY.
GOVERNMENT WILL RETAIN THE
PROTECTIV DUTIES.

! Attempt on Prince of Wales Life Re-
Garded as IA Farce-Trinl of Mil-
IiOnaires for Crimes Against Nor
aIity-Emperor's Present to the
Sultan of Turkey--NHinister White
Is Coming for IA Short Stay After
Visit to Paris.
Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, April 7.-Regarding Germlny's
projected new commercial treaty policy,
various semi-ofhcial utterances during the
past week show the imperial government
does not intend to devate from the protec-
tive tariff policy. In no case will there
be lowering of duties.
Politically everything has been quiet
this week, the legislative bodies have gone
on their vacation, but a great deal of IN
foreground work has been done, both by
the Agrarians and the government on The
meat bill and the navy bills. and it is
quite likely that an altered situation will
confront the Reichstag after the holidays.
AS further details about the attempS on
| the life of the Prince of Wales at Brus-
sells come in the German press changes
it's cue and considers it in the light of a
farce
The Vorwaerts to-day, grouping all the
| evidence. says:
The whole thing was a dunno jun
| genstrech youngsters escapade), and il
is preposterous to seek therein proof of
international anagchism or amy politics
| whatever"
Count Won Kanitz, in the Kreuz Zeitung
advocates increased tariffs in order to pay
for the bigger navy.
Trial of MiIIiOnaircs.
The authorities began to-day the trial
of the millionaires Sternbcrg of Berlin
| and Nordlinger of Stuttgart on the charge
of horrible climes against morality. stern
| berg is alleged to have sent number OF
the most discriminating witnesses to
| America, and is said to have spent over
million marks in hush money Still,
there are 1l5 witnesses left. He offered
bail in two million marks, but the gov
eminent refused TO accept it, and he has
spent months in Jail. In the Stuttgart case
| there are SO Witnesses. Both of the de-
| PENDANTS are prominent bankers
The Berlin municipality has voted So
coo marks to send teachers and officials
to the Paris Exposition.
Emperor William has approved the
plans to entirely transform the immense
space before the Brandenburg gate. After
his fathers monument has been placed
| thereon His Majesty lntenuS TO erect MS
| own statue there.
| Emperor William some time ago decid-
ed to present the Sultan OF Turkey with
| a fine monumental fountain for Constan-
tinople 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, luncheoned to-day with Prince
| Hohenlohe.
Minister White Coming Home.
Mr. Andrew D. White the United States
| ambassador has secured passage on
board the Deutchsland, July 20, alone,
sailing from Cherbourg, after viewing the
Paris Exposition hurriedly. He will at
tend his daughters wedding and will visit
Washington before returning here. Mr..
White has sent some interesting rem
| iniscences of Tolstoi and others 90 New
York for the magazines and has about
finished a long, serious historical work.
The United States ambassador gave
diplomatic dinner yesterday Among
those present were the ministers of Brazil
and Denmark, the Grand Duke of Baden,
Baron Won Hamerstein, the Prussian Min
lister of Agriculture; Herr Thielen, the
Prussian member of public works and
the president of the Deutsche Bank, Herr
Won Siemens.