Show A CUSTOMS LEAGUE The Central European Powers Have Agreed to a Zollverein THE TREATY OF FRANKFORT It Will Be Renounced Without Regard to Consequences Con-sequences The Emperor Closes the Ian tag The Holy Coat of Treres BERLIN June 20 Copyrighted 1S91 by the New York Associated PressJThat the formation of a great central European customs league is an accomplished fact is acknowledged by official circles The exchange ot communications between Germany Ger-many Austria Hungary Italy and Switzerland Swit-zerland has resulted in a basis of agreement agree-ment which became known o here today Interest in tn realization Uf J the most formidable zollverein ever conceived will overtop that in every other public matter when the scheme is generally publisned In the meantime official circles alone know that negotiations have attained definitely a successful stage The terms upon which a commercial union was agreed to are meant to b held secret until after the plenipotentiaries prepare the draft for a treaty A conference for this purpose has been arranged to meet at Berne July 20 The league is to bo an intimate commercial alliance in which no one of the contracting powers will be privileged to form a trade treaty with any other outside the union unless it first obtains the assent of the other parties It is understood here the government has obtained the consent of the federal states of Germany to a renunciation renun-ciation of the treaty ot Frankfort and acceptance ac-ceptance of whatever grave consequences i may arise from the hostility of France to such a course The existence of the league will naturally affect the trading relations of the contracting powers with France England the United States and every quarter of the globe How far this independent inde-pendent action will be controlled depends upon the nature of the decisions of the Borne conference The Emperor closed the landtag today in a characteristic manner He congratulated congratu-lated himself and the country on getting from the upper and lower house of the landing nearly all that his ministers had demanded During the course of his speech his majesty said Though the aims I constantly hold in view have not been wholly attained I and my people may nevertheless derive just satisfaction from the fact that a necessary and valuable system of taxation and the primary condition con-dition and a valuable basis have been agreed upon for reform in the system of taxation and tho primary conditions have been by law determined for the improvement of communal institutions in the rural districts of Prussia These references to the projects which have been forced upon the upper house were listened to in gloomy silence The Emperor then proceeded to express the hope that taxation questions still remaining remain-ing unsettled would find an equal satisfactory I satis-factory settlement He trusted the enacted enact-ed communal laws would bo carried out tvith rn ipirti tn Mel timA inHtntnnc This he said will secure the development l of communal districts and draw closer the ties uniting the people to the monarchy Touching upon ecclesiastical affairs the Emperor said he noted with pleasure that therestitution to the Catholio church of the clerical stipends stopped during the kulturkempf was resulting in an essential advance of the settlement of differences between be-tween the church and state and also in the maintenance of religious peace He became all the better assured the more the conviction convic-tion gained ground that the claims the church put forward required to bo confined to measures compatible with the duties of the state In concluding his speech alluding allud-ing to tho foreign situation his majesty said Considering that the session now about to close will be attended with fruftful results I and my people may cherish cher-ish the hope that these results will be turned t good account while we continue to enjoy the blessings of peace which I have no reason to apprehend will be imper I illed and the preservation of which is the I ied preservaton object of my unremitting endeavors The Emperors reference to further demands de-mands of the clericals related to tho revival revi-val of porposals that Redemptorists and Jesuit have a reorganized status in Germany Ger-many Bavaria has asked the bundesrath to admit the Redemptorists and the ques ton has been referred to a commission It is the general belief however that the bundesrath will refuse to make ajreport on the subject The Kcfchsanzetqcr official states that German commercial and mercantile associations asso-ciations are now actively giving attention to the details of their preparation for taking tak-ing part in the Chicago Columbian fair As soon a an approximate estimate can be made of the extent of the German industries indus-tries which will participate which will probably be about the beginning autumn the imperial commissioner will place himself him-self in communication with leading representatives repre-sentatives The agent of the government will proceed to the United States towards the end of the year I A great religious festival will open at Troves August when the rarely seen holy coat will be exhibited in the cathedral cathe-dral of St Peter and St Helen there The Holy Coat is a relic which has been preserved pre-served with the greatest reverence in Tree cathedral for many years and is esteemed a its greatest treasure It is alleged leged to be a seamless coat worn bj our Savior I is said to have been discovered by Empress Helena during her memorable visit to Palestine in the fourth century After numerous vicissitudes the coat was deposited de-posited in the cathedral of St Peter and 8t Helen and since the period of 119G has at exceedingly long intervals been exhibited exhib-ited to the faithful Miraculous curative properties are ascribed to the relic Tho exhibition of the holy coat in 1S44 is memorable for the reaction which it produced pro-duced leading to the secession of Kongo and German Catholics from tho church of Rome SlavinSulliran Talk Specialto TH HKRALD Examiner Dispatch NEW YORK June 20John L Snintrin has been before the public as a pugilist j nearly ten years During that time he has never been accused of dishonesty or hippo I I droming Therefore when it was publicly I announced be va willing to make a match with Frank P Slavin nine out of every I ten men believed what he sad No match I was made however and neither James Wakeley nor Charley Johnson Sullivans backers made any attempt to see Slain At 6 oclock last evening a reporter called at Waeleys cafe and found the pro Iou I prietor standing outside the door Are you going to match Sullivan against aginst Slavin In 2 was asked Im going over t Brooklyn to see Johnson John-son at S oclock tonight and shall be around the 81 James hotel or Hoffman house at about 1 oclock I made up my mind never t again interest myself in pugilist affairs but I am so confident that Sullivan can thing whip this through man that l am willing to see this After be finished his exhibition at Niblos garden last night Slavin accompanied by Mitchell Moore sad others strolled into I I S f J f I the Hoffman house i quest of Wakeley Not finding him they proceeded to the St James hotel Wakeley was not there Then they went t Hotel Marlborough and sent a message to Wakeleys cafe but the message was returned saying Wakeley had gone t Brooklyn but va expected back momentarily At a late hour nothing had been seen of him Wakeley reached Charley Johnsons In Brooklyn and held a consultation which lasted until after midnight mid-night The result of the conference was the following bulletin NEw Yotur June 19Ve hare been authorized by John L Sullivan to arrange a ten round contest with Frank P Slain according to Marquis of Queers ury rules for 10000 a side and the largest purse of fered by any club We have this day deposited ts posited with Arthur T Lumley 1000 and desire to meet Slain or his representative rpresentte at the Illustrated Aciw office on next Mon day afternoon between 1 and 2 oclock for the purpose of arranging a match Wo have no desire to detain Slavin from sail ing for England and will agree to do the business with any responsible representative representa-tive he may appoint Signed CHAHLES JOHNSTON JAMES WAKELEX Joe McAuliffe the heavyweight who has been living at New York for several months will be tended a benefit at a theater the-ater tonight Many well known boxers will wi appear |