The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
CONDITION OF THE DOWAGER EN-
PRESS OF GERMANY EXCITES
GRAVEST ALARM
FAMILY GATHER AROUND HER
Emperor william Has Abandoned
All His l Ians for the Immediate
Future because of
Her Illness.
1ERMANY'S NEW TARIFF BILL

KRONBERG, Aug. 3.-Emperor Will
iam's resolve to hasten here is due to the
fact that the Dowager Empress Fred
erick had a serious failure of strength
yesterday evening. The condition of the
empress dowager, however, has since i'm
proved and there is no disposition to an
tIcipate immediate danger.
Prof. Renvers, the specialist, is to ar
rNe at the palace tomorrow. All En-
Ieror Williams children and other mem
ters of the royal family, except Prince
Henry of Prussia, who is with the Ger
man fleet at Cadiz, are here.
KAISER's PLANS CHANGED.
BERLIN. Aug. 3.-Fmperor Williams
FudGen decision to abandon his pro-
gramme TO visit Emden, Hamburg and
other places owing II the news from
Friedrichshof. about the health Of the
DoWager Empress Frederick, attracts
mucn attention here. 1t is known that
his majesty anticipated with the keenest
interest welcoming Field Marshal Won
Waldersee on the latter's return from
China, intending to make the ceremonies
great patriotic occasions. The emperor S
abandonment of the plan is, therefore,
regarded as meaning that the condition
CT his mother is most serious. Prof.
Renvers was at Friederichshof this week
and made much longer stay there tnan
paper Of the vicinity, said yesterday that
the condition of Empress Frederick had
recently grown much worse. She no
longer goes out and his majesty is eX-
Tectcd at Friedrichshof as soon as pos
sible. 1t is believed that the crown
prince Frederick William, VINO is book
tor the opening Of the international 70
illogical congress here Aug. 12 will not
attend the ceremony, but win go to
triedrichshOf
THE NEW TARIFF.
The tariff bill continues to be discussed
in a lively manner. 1t is generally recog-
med that much depends on the attitude
OF the South German cabinets, and, dur
ing the past few days the semi-official
utterances there take the cue of the
North German Gazette that the bill is
only tentative. But it is regaUFN as
certain that South German officials de-
s-re considerable changes.
Regarding the biu's chances in the
rcichstag, 1t is everywhere recogniz d
at the balance of power will rest with
tie Centrist party. Therefore the non
CCntrist press this week has been eager
~ watching for indications to the Cen
r. SITS attitude. The Centrist papers,
however, carefully abstained from COM
hitting themselves. But, now, the Col
osne Volkszeitung prints an editorial
country. coming out strongly for the
tariff bill. The editorial admits that
- me duties may be changed, and some
perhaps, further increased: but the Cen
C-sts are ready to support the measure
substantially in it's present form The
writer of the editorial asks who W.. be
fr gbtened by Russian big talk when it
Is remembered that Russia has only the
German market for der surplus of rye
An AuStrO- Russian tariff alliance p against
Germany is impossible since Austria her
self exports grain. The writer further
points out that the United States is far
,, IS indignant about the tariff bill than
tie German Liberal press wishes In this
connection the Vossische Zeitung prints
cable dispatch from New York saying
ct Ambassador White advises Wash
mgtcn to send Mr. Rockhin here, as his
s; ccessor, to handle the tariff question.
The correspondent of the Associat
p 'ess wrote to Mr.. White on the subject
a1d received teleg aphic reply, saying:
Nothing known here about the mat
ter"
THE "PARsIFAL" MONOPOLY.
The correspondent hears from Bay-
r nth that the visitors, generally, have
r fused to sign the petition asking for a
p.olIngation of the 'ParsifaT' monopoly
TIE Anze'ger, newspaper, printed at
Il Il, says that Albert Neimann has ad-
v-aed Frau Cosima Wagner, widow of
TIE composer to nave a Bayreuth opera
eN cry year for five years, to place the
Undertaking upon a firm financial basis
and that a plan has been accepted for
the performance of opera again in 1902
Other papers reproduce the above with
reserve.
Judge Campbell, of Denver, with his
vile, is here.