Show i GERMAN NAVAL SCHEME I Main Political Topic in Berlin I Coming Week J J WILL PASS BUNDESRATH I J Parliamentarians Say Fato of Measure J I Meas-ure in Reichstag is not Assured j I Though it is Predicted that Enough Members of Central Party will Support I Sup-port the Bill to Enable its Passago Force of Recent Events is in Favor Fav-or of the Plan Fleet Enthusiasts at Work Berlin Jan 20 Copyrighted 1900 by the Associated Press During the I coming week the naval bill will be the main political topic It Is surmised that the measure will reach the Reichstag Reichs-tag early In the week as the Bundes rath has expressed beforehand its readiness I read-iness to pass it Its fate in tho Reichstag Reichs-tag parliamentarians now say probably I prob-ably la I by no means assured though It is predicted that enougfi members of the Central party will support the bill I to enable Its passage The force of recent re-cent events has been altogether In favor I fa-vor of the measure and an enormous amount of agitation on the subject has been made by the fleet enthusiasts throughout the empire I Judging from the present prospects the correspondent of the Associated II i I I Press can foretell that the naval bill on which the Emperors whole heart I hangs will be passed after a number of assurances and explanations about I I there being no need of new taxes from the Government though with the smallest majority SEIZURE OF GERMAN STEAMERS Tho German press today comments liberally on yesterdays Interpellation in the Reichstag on the seizure of German Ger-man steamers by British cruisers The Lokal Anzelgcr says The whole session ses-sion showed that since the English answer an-swer was known beforehand this peculiar pe-culiar parliamentary action might have been spared us Tile Frelsslnnlnge Zeltung expresses the opinion that the Interpellation took both a dignified and an appropriate course COMPLIMENTS VON BUELOW The Vosslsche Zeitung asserts that Count von Buelow showed in the whole as much tact as energy and well deserved the ovation which tho Reichstag yesterday accorded him The Deltsche Laegs Zeltung with the whole Agrarian pai ly Is not satisfied with the results The paper says In the Reichstag there was loud applause after Von Buelows speech In the land we can assure the delegates there was bitter disappointment NATURE OF A CORRECTOR TJjo National ZeStung says The effect ef-fect of yesterdays proceeding on public pub-lic opinion in England will be In the nature of a corrector we hope The Voerwaerts calls the Interpellation Interpella-tion a miscarried farce The Post enumerating what Great Britain offers in reparation says Truly all these are successes on which we must rejoice heartily because they mean that full satisfaction Is irlv I en Germany 5 MUST DEDUCE A LESSON The Tageblatt in its comments remarks re-marks England now know fully that In the German Empire she faces a country which will not yield l a hairbreadth I hair-breadth from what Is conceived to be I right The Foreign Minister and the Reichstag each carefully avoided seeking seek-ing triumph at Great Britains back down but people In England will deduce de-duce a lesson froux thls reserve that tho German Empire whose moderate I policy Is supported by a vast majority of Its Parliament cannot be provoked j I I with Impunity GOVERNMENT DISAPPROVAL The Barth bill In the Diet respecting I the Prussian election districts meets with the Governments disapproval although I al-though It Is admitted that the existing 1 system Is superannuated The Governments Govern-ments argument Is that the Barth districting J I dis-tricting would redound In favor of the Socialists as the cities where new seats I would be created are stiongly Socialist I CORONATION FETE The coming week will be the height of court festivities beginning tomorrow tomor-row with the coronation fete to which all who have either recently received or are about to receive orders and decorations deco-rations are bidden This time the number of guests runs between 5000 and GOOONext Next Tuesday Is the defillercour for tho diplomatic corps and male and female fe-male civilians all wearing gala dress All the members of the embassy will be there On Thursday there will be a military I defillercour Saturday will be the Emperors birthday The Kings of Saxony and Wurtcmburg aro expected to be present and the officials of the American embassy will be among the number of congratulants THREATENED WITH FLOOD The whole Rhine district Is threatened threat-ened with Hoods owing to the masses of snow and frequent thaws A number num-ber of the Moselle towns are flooded Tho Rhine in several places rose ten feet within twentyfour hours The Oberammergau passion play management has Issued a statement that performances will occur May 21th and 27th and June 4th 10th ICth 17th 24lh and 29th and that there will be six performances In July seven In August Au-gust and six In September An auditorium audi-torium has been erected at a cost of 50000 marks capable of accommodating 1000 poisons 1 Oberammergau will bema be-ma o a railroad station and the hotel and boarding accommodations will be vastly improved I |