Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-02
FOREIGN.
| Btssmarck's Probable Withdrawal
from the Prussian MtHtsery.

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from the Prusslan Ministry
BERLIN. March 3l.-The National Ga
zefte says: Bismarck's probabIe with
draEal from the Pruss,an Mlnistrv is
due to a conflict with Pultkamer, Vice
President of the Cabinet and Minister
of thu Interior, who is supported bv the
other Ministers. Other advices attrib-
ute the Princes retirement to bis desire
10 devote more time to the affairs Of the
empire.
Bismarck and tie Crown Prince yes
terdty di eussed the formers proposed
retirenent from the Prussi,n Ministry.
Won Boettcher, Imnerial Secretary of
the Interior, will be ,nade Prussian
Minister of Commerce. and Count Won
Hatfield, Imperial Foreign Secretary.
will become Prussian Minister of For
elgn Affairs.
IL is stated that the Empe ror has con
seuted 10 the retirement OF Bismarck
from the Prussian Ministry, and tn 1t
Won Pultkamer will succeed Bismarck
as Premier.
strengthening the Frontier.
Changes are now being made in the
disposition of German troops. The
government of Germany intends to ell
large the frontier defenses OF the emp re-
twenty one battallons of infantry, six
batteries of horse and two of foot ar.
tIliery are passing through Berlin to
places on the eastern frontier The
forces III Al4ace will remain as ut pres
ent constituted. 1t has been decided to
make At Santzig third great fortress
ON the second line of defense. Dock
yards. arsenals and great fortified
harSor wall te constructed.
Mexican Progress
Mexico, Maroi 3l.-The report that
the government has demanded educ
ton of tariffs OH the Mexico AID Vera
Cruz Railway is officially denied. The
North German Lloyd Comp ny is ore
pared to run regular line Of steam
ships from Vera Cruz to meet increas
ing German shipments. A company
has been organized under the auspices
of Drfi Ia >. Z to Coz s,ruat ar Ilgag
froAi 4 nNax1t t. connect with III
MeAi0tn Al .ii..1,a Instance ri 10 mi,rs.
Miss ForftSeuc'> Affairs.
l. SpDN, March 3i.-M iss Furtescue's
solicitors IN the suit against Lord Gar
mo,ls tor hreacI Of PROMISE. will sab
ppli + ri Csrnes. the defendant faith
er. and W. :. Gilbert, the dramatist.
Harry CUTLER, tha art critic who WAS
engaged to IL ,rry Miss Fortescue b. fore
she hcc ,ine oi.caCad tn Lord G.rnovle.
has renewed his offer.
Sars-ns and the Russian Mission.
BERLIN, NJ arch 81 Minister $ rceut
has Iuforucd interyi avers that he To-
fused he ~ Petersburg n:ission bee use
he feared the climate of ihs RussI IN
capital and because there w-re urgent
reas ,ns for his Wishing ~ retufu to
AM r.c..
The b. =, Of f:r. = ms.
BERLIN VI rc'i 3i.-Siarse cxpl.
nation OF Bismarck = conduct It tie re
cent dIpiom lie dinner III shaking
hands with the other ENJOYS but only
bowling To Sargent. Is that he SARGENT
only bowed to Bismarck.
Victoria Notes
VICTORIA, b. c.. April IA Chinese
bank with capital of $4,000 will
shortly he opened here by Hongkong
firm.
TODAY the Hudson By Company dis
posed of It's last piece Of property in the
southern part of the city. They for
merry owned the whole TOWNSHIP.
Inc weather Is clouuy ana warm.
with light rams.
IL is rumored that the anti-Chinese
Immigration bill will not be enforced
in consequence of the appointment of a
commission to inquire into the Chinese
evil bv the Domin ON government.
Rrtlt>h Forces Leaving.
SuAKrM. April All the British
troops are embarking for home except
the Sixtieth Rifles. VINO will remain to
garrison the town until reiiev ID by
Egyptian troops from Cairo.