New-York tribune., 1900-12-16
TIMELY TOPICS IN BERLIN.

Berlin, December Is
WORK OF THE REICHSTAG-The ReIchstag
has adjourned for the holidays. Besides contrib
utins largely to clearing the political atmosphere
1t did much preparatory work. Important inter
pellations the coal famine increasing the pen
sOns Of veterans and echoes of the Posadowsky-
Bueck affair occasoned great discussion Incident
ally elicitng valuable Government information re-
garding Government bills. like the supplementary
appropriation for China. the Budget private insur-
ance, and the reorganization and regulation of
mariners provisions. which have all gone to COM
mittees with the assurance of their final passage.
The clear showing of the Secretary of the Impe-
rial Treasury, DR.. Thielmann. OF the highly
unsatisfactory state of the Empires finances occa-
stoned stormy debates and enormous amount of
press comment which is not yet over. The infu-
Mdller-Fulda, pronounced against continuance
loans" - - '''9
1t interesting to note that Count Won Po-
under Prince Hohenlohe magnihed the danger of
American competition 20 Germany. especially in
ports, now, under Count Won Bulow. has mininized
this danger, although the latter have since doubled
Referring TO American coal he said that at the
mcst within a few few years america will be able to
One unpleasant feature was shown in the Reichs-
tag stronger than ever. After the opening day
often to not score. when there were
important transactions
FEELING OVER KRUGER INCIDENT
Count Bulow is still bitterly attacked by
majority OF the press on account OF the non-recep
tion OF Mr. Kruger here Evidently the ant-Brit-
the Emperor and Count Won Bulow suspected
DUTIES ON RUSSIAN PRODUCTS-Con- -nent
has been aroused by the fact that Russlas COM
mercal representative in Germany. NJ Tlmirjaseff.
in 4 series of interviews has warned Germany not
TO try to increase the duties upon Russian agri-
cultural products in the coming commercial
treaties as Russia will submit II. The Ger
Economic COrreSDOndenCe' that
sia had better not take so high tone since official
statistics prove that for decade the imports from
Russia have amounted to $3.50 900 marks, against
215O.0OoOoO exported TO Russia. Hence Russia is
most Interested in reaching satisfactory under
standing with Germany.
THE sTERNBERG CAsE.-The presiding judge
in the sternberg case announced in open court to-
day that Herr Popp Sternbergs bureau chief and
Miss Souchard, important witnesses had fled 10
parts unknown. The testimony IN the case was
concluded tonight and u the trial win end IN the
ness which the Sternberg case has shown TO exist,
ts he f6g sSS showing an ncrsas SncS 6 @
cent since 1S97'9S in immoral crimes against chill
alone.
INCIDENTS AT PEK1NG-Private dispatches
from Peking say Lieutenant Count Wintzinge-
rode and CAPTAIN Won Usedom have been severely
injured by gccidents, that Lieutenant Dusterberg
and that the Manchu General Fang was captured
with great booty. -.g -.
MINOR MATTERs-The "Reichsanzeger'' an
nounces that Emperor William has awarded to the
Queen of Portugal a life saving medal for re-
Gently saving the life OF German. marine
Selma Schrapka the who ATTEMPTED to
kill Emperor William on November IS by throwing
hatchet at him. has been placed in an asylum for
the insane at Bresau.
After stormy passage. during which several
lives were lost the squadron of German warsbips
commanded by Prince Henry OF Prussia has ar
rived kiel from Norway.
George H. Murphy has been appointed Trntts5
States Vice-Consul- General at Frankfort t-on-the-
Main.
DR. H. F. Willard, who Is in this city Is arranR-
ing big American party for q Christmas tour Of
Russia.