The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-20

Eagle, but that his long absence from
st. Petersburg has delayed the official
announcement of this fact.
Two of the Liberal newspapers have
expressed dissatisfaction because I'm
peror William only p 'esented a medal
to the professor instead of comforting
on him the title of eXcailency, or some
order, pointing out that Mcneil the his
torical painter, is a knight of the Black
Eagle, etc. Other papers refer to Prof.
VlrchoW's aversion to orders and political
attitude, sarcasticaIy commenting on
the inconsistency of the Liberals
The news received here that Andrew
ID. White, the United States ambassador.
returns to Berlin in November to stay.
mas caused great satisfaction in Berlin.
The papers of this city referring to
the United States naval estimates saw
PRESIDENT Roosevelt's plan to make the
United States navy the second strongest
IN the world is beginning to be realized
The Neueste Nachrichten says the re,
port that President Roosevelt aims at
considerable increase of the navy is
confirmed by the next naval estimates.
which ask for $220G0,000 more, which will
be double the amount Of the appropria-
ton for the German navy until March
81, 1902 The paper adds:
The American navy becomes a more
important power every year, and an 9TH
er seafaring nations must earnestly con-
slider it,
The National Zeitung says: President
Roosevelt's proposed increase of the navy
can nowhere excite distrust. The more
the United States participates in the
worlds politics the better for each sing1e
power The greater the number of posi-
bic diplomatic combinations the greater
the liberty of action
The same paper asserts that American
sEipbuilding, considering the number OF
ships under construction Sept. 80, has
trebled since 1899
According to the most reliable informa-
ton obtainable there is no foundation
for the report that Chancellor Won Bue-
low has agreed to drop the minimal du-
ties, and it seems quite certain that the
pundeSrath Will, apart from minor
changes, consent to the adoption of the
tariff in its present form.
A monument to Theodore Koerner was
unveiled yesterday at Chemnitz, and
monument to Prince William of Baden
was unveiled the same day at Carlsruhe
The papal delegate to Peru, Mgr. Gas
parri, is mentioned as the possible sue
cessor of Mgr. Sambucetti. the papaI
nuncio at Munich.
A congress of ani-duelists opened at
Leipsic today.
The citizens of AK Ia Chapelle have
decided to erect a monument to the men,
DRY of Emperor Frederick
Negotiations are pending between the
Prussian government and, the Thuringian
states, on the subject of Prussian man
agement of all the Thuringian private
railroads.
The body of George Stratton, the COM
poser and publisher of Boston, Mass,
who died here suddenly at the age of
seventy, was cremated Thursday at
Hamburg. The WIDOW will return to the
United States
Emperor William has presented the
lord mayor of London Frank Green. with
his photograph and autograph as a SOU
venir of his majesty's recent visit to
England on the occasion of the funeral
of Queen Victoria
Nothing is known in official circles here
of the report that some German marines
recently brought to Germany the head
OF the Chinaman who assassinated Baron
Won Ketteler, the German minister at
Peking If the story is true, some sur
account
The Neueste Nachrichten says:
Various newspapers publish reports
from Munich that Count Won Buelow,
yielding to the pressure of Bavaria and
Wurtemberg, has consented to drop the
minimum tariff on cereals. We on au-
thoritative information, declare the state
ment to be absolutely unfounded. No
suggestion has emanated on the subject
from either Bavaria or Wurtemberg.
Count Won Buelow has not altered his
views, and it may be safely assumed that
the bundesrath will agree to the proposed
tariff in its present form apart from
few unimportant alterations"