The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27
COLUMNS OF SPACE DEVOTED To
THE SUBJECT BY THE
PRESS
WILL WELCOME THE BoERs
Arrangements AfOOt to Attract Inn
migrants From the Former Re-
Dub1ics Into German
South Africn.

IAOuS. ~ uuuSrOuS "reminiscences OF the
queen have appeared. The Kreuz
Zeitung revives the passage in Prince
B1smarck's memoirs where the princes
first meeting, at Versailles, in 1855, with
the prince consort and Queen Victoria
Is entertainingly described, Prince Bis
marck saying the prince consort treated
him haughtily, as a political opponent
and pro-Russian reactionary, While the
queen, though evidently regarding him in
similar light, spoke pleasantly through
out.
The opinion that the queens death was
precipitated by Field Marshal Earl Rob-
erts' frank avowals regarding the South
African war is generally held here, but
small hope is INDUCED in that King Ed
wards influence will he exerted to bring
about peace on terms leaving the Beers
their independence.
OPINION OF THE NEW KING.
The general opinion of King Edward
is divided. Though a few regard him as
Germanophile and Agrarian, others are
outspokenly anti-English.
The press just now Is hushed and no
paper blames Emperor William for his
evident desire to render all homage to
his grandmother's memory. The usual
dinner in honor of the birthday of EN-
peror William, Jan. q, have been post
poned to Feb. 8, by his majesty's spe-
cial order This applies to the German
diplomats and consuls abroad.
Inc Mecklenburg court has ordered
three weeks mourning, and the Staff
halter Of the reichsland (Alsace-Lor-
raine), Prince Observation-Disclosures
whose mother was half-sister of Queen
Victoria, has declared all the Statthalter
balls and other festivities off until East
ertide.
IN THE REICHSTAG.
The reichstag (where attendance was
again minimal throughout the week)
found fault with Count Won PosadoWski-
Wehner's regime as secretary of the in
terror. This was especially the case with
the Socialists and members Of the Fret
sinnige party, so that the secretary's
salary has not yet been appropriated.
The only thing besides this accomplished
was the debate on the pension bill of the
Chinese forces, which the government
estimates at 3,7n $40 marks, the widow
OF a general to receive 5000 marks against
private's $50 marks. The rest of the
pensions are proportionately for an esti-
mated one-tenth Of the whole expedition
airy force. While initially there was
great opposition to the bill, even upon
the part of the Conservatives, owing to
the fact that invalids of the wars of
1864, 1856 and 1901 are largely still I'M
provided for, this was before Won Bue-
lows declarations that this would be
amended. The pension bill will now
surely pass.
THE PRUSSIAN DIET.
More interesting were the Prussian diet
proceedings this week
All the protectionists (Agrarians, Con-
servatlVes, part of the National Liberals
and Centrists) have almost openly avow-
ed their intention to keep the canal bill
IN the air until after the imperial gov
eminent has introduced the new tariff
Dill IN the redchstag, showing plainly the
proposed increase in the cereal duties.
Baron Won Seedlitz, the Agrarian and
Conservative leader plainly sets forth
this condition in a signed article in Der
rag. The Vossische Zeitung Qndepend-
ent Liberal and free trade) TODAY re-
Lotus: Two can play at that game. If
the diet does SO the reichstag will also
treat the tariff bills dilatorily."
Ihe situation today, however improved
upon Count Won Buelow's statements in
the diet, virtually assuring the Aerrarians
OF increased duties
Official reports show that German war;
sh1ps continue pirate hunting at a dist
ahce from Hongkong and Foo Chow and
9enceforth several of them will do police
DUTY in the Gulf Of Pc chi Ii and Sc
cure harbors at Shan Hal Kwan and
Tsin Wan Tao.
TO GERMAN SOUTH AFRICA.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press learns that the conditions imDosed
by the German government upon DR..
Hendrix Muller who is NEGOTIATING for
the emigration of Beers to German South
Africa, include the defense of the terri
tory against internal and external foes.
the sending of their children to schools
Wnere German is taught and that chill
oren born to them in Southwest Africa
must become Germans politically. These
conditions have been accepted and there
Will be number of tricks after this the
first, small one, on the coming Tuesday.
Inc convention of the Prussian cities
opens on Wednesday. The delegates will
consider a number of important munich
pal questions.
The Saxe-Meiningen cabinet has pub
lished notice to the effect that here
after anonymous denunciations will not
be considered. The Konitz Ritual muir
derer is still undiscovered. The case up
to the present, has cost the state 200. 900
marks. The rewards offered total I'D
% 600 marks.
NOTED AT BERLIN.
The Prussian government. taking cd
vantage of the enormously Increasing
prices and popularity of the Moselie
wines, caused the immense forests of the
districts Of F1lsen and the Bockstein to
be cut down and had vineyards substitute
ed Tor them The first vintage has just
been sold at big prices, 1000 marks per
fuder (about a hogshead.)
The German Antler exhibition begins
tomorrow. The emperor is among the ex-
hibitors.
His majesty has purchased from the
Polish painter Kossak, a painting rem
resentlng struggle for flag.
Duke Ernest Gunther of Schleswig-
Holstein (brotfer of the empress) and
his wife are now the emperor's guests
at the Sharlottenburg Schloss, where
they occupy the apartments in which
Emperor Frederick died.
Special United States Treasury Agent
Particle, who owns the violin collection
valued at $4,000. purchased from the
estate of the late Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) his
nine famous violins, among which are
several of Stradivaris make.
1t is officially confirmed here that all
the names Of Chinese officials to be pun
1shed for connection with the boxer out.
RACES on the list of the ministers at Pc
KIN, were included in the list originally
submitted by Ii Hung Chang.
FORMER United States Consul General
Herman Kreissplan, who has become a
most influential Berlin business man ana
part owner of the Berlin street railway
system. celebrated his SEVENTEEN birth
day. He was the recipient of many oya-
lions and presented large sums of money
to the werkmen's funds of his compa-