New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
THE NILIT4RY EMPIRES.

Prince Bismarck heglp the year by giving an
authoritative VERSION of his ideas OF constitutional
government In the Imperial Rescrist defining tho
relations Of tho Emperor TO his Ministers and O.
mIndng them aud all public tunctionaries that
they were the servants OF the Crown and not the
representatives. of the Parliament and cOnse-
aueutly were bound 10 support the GOyernmenb
policy AT elections. subsequently the Chancellor
reopeued diplomatic relations with the Vatican
and virtually brought the Culturkampt to a close.
In the Re.chstag he met with crushing defeat on
June II, when tho bill establishing tobacco mo-
nop0ly was rejected by vote OF 276 -. Even
strong Conservatives voted against him, although
lie declared that the me sure was essential to the
maintenance OF the imperial system. Tno Reich
stag was Immediately prOrogued for SIX months,
and when 1t fea>sembed the Deputies were IN
formed that the Buudesratn had decided not 70
give effect TO their decision N favor Of tho
abolition OF tie law relating To the unau-
thOrllcd exercise of ecclesiastical tunc'ious.
Ia Prussia the relations OF the political
parties were not materially changed by the OctO-
her elections. The results wetB: Con-rtyItiFes,
lG9; Clerlcals, - Poles, -; and Liberals OF all
shades. 10. including 81 Progrc>sist,. Although
the CONSERVATIVES had made striking gains Al the
tx prnse Of tho Liberals, no party could muster
majority. the eiectIOnS attOfdlug new evidence OE
poutcal disintegraton. Prince bismarck has VIZ
Wally appointed his sucte e>~Or Ia the event OF MS
suddcn death, Tor Count ltaNieut has become sec
Ietary OF Foreign Affairs
The Insurrertiun m Bosnia and the Here sOvna
was virtually suppressed early IN thc spring Lut the
large Gorce posted there has not been materially
reduced. tie feeling AGAINST the military cou>crlp.
tiOn not having suhsIded. The Delegations voted
in April I'll 100000 Tor the mautouauDo OF mo
Oups and made additional giants ia Now mbcr. APP
parentN without beng convinced 'thdt the coEdt-
iion affairs was favorable aS Herr Won kalay,
the new fnaLce Minister, repIcfeuled. Tho cOaii-
tion Ministry stll remains Ia Office, stronger If any
thiug than ii was IA year ago. and pledged to carry
out important electoral changes ana schemes OF
army reform. There has been A nnmber of Socialist
trials in Hungary. and great excitement has Uren
execution of Oyerdank, who was accused OF plot
ting AGAINST the Emperor's life.
Russia has enjoyed year OF comparative tranquil
litv. Late IN February twenty-One prominent So
cidlists condemned , death or Ienai serYliude
after a series Of state trials conducted with great
secrecy: late in May General StrelnlkOu. puubG
prosecutor, shot at Odessa, and d few dzl
aftrrward two Of the asSas5 nS were executed and
subsequently, a plot tor destroying the kremun
during the festivities which should attend the En-
perOrs coronation was discovered There has beeu,
however such marked decrease In Socialist ont
when the Gar VISITED Moscow IN September wers
apparently unnecessary. General lguauch retired
from he Ministry OF the Interior IN juno and was
succeeded by Count IOlstOl, whose rractonary
Tendencies lad never been concealed. The Russlsl
Government has ordered 10 new advance IN Central
Asa although engineers have made preliminary
surveys Tor 4 falGoaI from Askabad in the direc-
uon of Uerdt In EuIOpc Tiers has visited tba
diplomatic capitals on mys- -erlOus mission and
the relations Of the three military empires have re-
GENTLY been reDresoutei as being prrcariOus thae
Prince Bismarck found it Necessary To make publie
the out ines of ms secret understanding VITA
Austria In reality there spcms To be no ground fof
appreleudlng an outbreak of European war.