, 1888-04-12
ACROSS The SEA.
The Wife of Frederick Outgen-
erals Bismarck,
Buf the Iron Chancellor Is SuS-
taiued hy his People.
yictmia Goes to Germany TO
Assist the Empress.
GENERAL NEWS,
Copyright 1888, by New York Assocl-

fCopyrlght 1888, by New York Assocl-
ated Press.
BERLIN, April 7.-Prince Alexsnder, Of
Bntlcuburg "uu,s tp ChHrlotenburs next
Thursday, aud his bpthruthh to Princess
Victoria takes pluCC tal ~ IN June, Prince
Bismarck has withdrawn his resignation
solely fruu tie consideration that Ger
many, under the domination uf the Em-
press Victoria would lead to speady
break NJ OF TIE German unity. Nothing
since the ass"sSiou of Emperor FiodeiiCk
has occurred that has ST. strongly animated
the rrussluu conservatives against the oni-
press us the MA tiafC qurSlon, All radical
newspapers treat the iiaileutuug question
with disdun, Us ii no consequence to the
Gernau policy, aud ignore the fact that
Butcuburl Is only one chord in the general
di,cotd struck by the party Ot the eui-
prrss.
Tie reticerce of the Berlin press in re-
ferring To- c"urt inirisucs has been yrentcr
than was r,q urhd 10y uclCrencc ~ thc"In'
pcror and ,hc leading officers of state,
The Httt"uhurg marriage be-
Comes almost u minor ilcltiout IN the
court antiques. Among other successful
scnctnos the ctUperor has been induced TO
serd To- Count Won MuIoke II series ul state
meats ON the cundilluu OF the army, iol-
lowed by IA reque-t that the general be pre-
sent at all meetings OF the COhlmission ON
reforms In the army
Count Won Molt<e replied that 1t would
be impossible Tor him to preside over the
commission without knowing how 1t was
constituted and what reforms were desired.
Cons, uuently the com mission has been
dropped.
Another move Of the party ofthe empress
Is to overhaul diplomatic appointments.
To-nigbt's National Iritung says that cir
Cuustances may arise under which His
marck will no longer oppose the union.
This, IL may he, would mean the postpone
ment of the affair until the political objec-
tions now raised shall cease to operate,
The visit Of the Queen of England to
Cbarlottenburg, therefore, will take place
as arranged. but the betroihal will not pub
liCly be brought forward.
THE EMPIRES WINS.
This IL an official statep,cnt, and simply
means that Bismarcks' advice has been
overruled. The Queen Of England comes
here with her Battenburg proteSss TO carry
out the faulty projects, without regard Tor
the sentiments of the German" nobility or
of the German people, and equally regard
less that her daughter, the empress, thwarts
the policy Of the minister, (Bismarck), who
made her empress. and without whom I'M
perisl Germany misht cease to be
BISMARCK MASTER or TnE SITUATION.
bismarck in his position does not rely on
the military party. He has the support of
the whole country and of the royal heads of
tue SeFHihU iIc 10 VI
the situation.
FREDERICK IMPROVING.
To-day's bulletsn says that the malady
from which the Emperor Is suffering now
appears To he moving from the back Of
the larynx more to the front, which IS a
u favorable symptom, because the dan
ger Of the disease attacking the elsopLa-
gus can thus be averted.
DAMAGE ny FLOODS.
The Emperor will go to Posen on Mon
day to inquire into the condition Of the
sufferers by floods. Dreadful accounts
have been received from Posen. Two
hundred aud fifty villages are In ruins,
and 1900 persons are without shelter.
When the dykes at Warthe gave way, "A
large number OF lives were lost. The
joss ~ VT sock is incalcuable. Famine
T. threatened in posen, Pomerana and
S,., ,.. ,.u.. .us number Of PERSONS emf
grating to America will soon be enor-
mously Increased.