The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-26
ITALY TALKS OF A FIGHT
FRENCH SEIZURE OF A ROD IN
TRIPOLI WOULD MEAN WAR.

The Triple Alliance Still of Force-An
Openly Avowed-Emperor william
to Call on the Pope Despite the
Hitches Hedging the Visit.
Copyright 1888 bV the Nel0 York Associated P-ess
BERLIN, Aug. 25-The meeting between
Count Kalnoky, the Austrian foreign min
lister, and Signor Crispi, the italian prime
minister at Eyer. does away with the neces-
sity of conference between the three states
men at Friedrichsruhe. Count Kalnoky
and Signor Crispi dined together and after
dinner, both granted interviews to repre-
sentatives of the press. They stated that
there would be no change in the positions
of their governments, and that tho alliance
would be maintained. Signor Crispi says.
regarding the seizure of Massowah
by Italy, that he does not believe that
France will eventually deny the right of
Italy to occupy that place. Concerning
Tripoli, he SAYS the Italian government
relies upon the belief that the common
sense of the French people will prevent
their attempting any aggression beyond
Tunis
A single rod Of ground taken from Tripoli
would be declaration of war against Italy,
wherein Germany and Austria would joi
according to their present compact. The
tone of Slgnor Crispi toward Germany in
the interviews since the conference with
Prince Bismarck suggests that his govern
ment. while protesting, will support the
league of peace and means to catch France
isolated. The league for war, Signor Crispi
says in his inter views, has 50 far succeeded.
EMPEROR WILLIAM AND THE POPE.
Emperor William will not visit the vati-
can unless the vatican authorities arrange
that there shall be no semblance in the cere-
mony of superiority The vatican, in the
meantime, declines to mako an exception
of the new German emperor.
The Cologne Gazette says the attitude of
the pope represents an absolute abandon
ment of the papacy. No European power
now cares to support its pretensions to be
the spiritual guide of the people. Despite
the attitude Of the vatican, Emperor Will
lam personally desires to see the pope.
Arrangements have been made at the
vatican to receive the emperor with tho
usual ceremonies
NO BACK STAIRS CONFERENCE.
The pope refuses any back stairs con-
ference. Emperor William after breakfasts
ing at the Caffarelli palace will proceed to
the vatican. This is a stipulation which
embassy, and not from the
quirinal After the reception by the
pope the emperor will drive back to the
quirinal in King Humbert's royal carriage.
The ceremonial has been acceded to by En-
peror William as the head of the German
people, which is made up OF MIXED Protest.
ants and Catholics. Within court circles il
is known that Prince Bismarck has had
trouble in persuading Emperor William to
submit to the papal ceremonial.
cRIsPI AT VIENNA.
A -
Kalnoky ard Premier Crispi took place in
this city to-day. Sig. Crispi was met at the
railway station by Count KalnolEy. The
two diplomatsts we're driven to Count
Kalnoky's residence, where they had dinner
and held conference lasting three hours.
AN ELECTION CONTEST.
The attention of Berlin centers upon the
electoral contest in tho Sixth district. The
national liberals, progresists and socialists
are watching the struggle as an indication
of the tendency of national opinion. Herr
Herrfurth, minister OF the Interior has res
ceived circulars from the authorities on tho
Swiss frontier, reporting the proceedings of
Liebknecht, leading socialist who is
stumping the populou5 ceniers of the
Rhine and making speeches which
he would not be allowed to
make in Berlin. The election Is fixed for
Thursday next. Despite the repressive
preston of public meetings and wholesale
arrests OF sooialistio canvassers, Herr Lieb-
knecht will get in. Three candidates now
oppose him. Koerke, who is already a
deputy in the landtag as a democrat,
Holtz, who is also in the landtag as q free
conservative, and DIR. Forester, an anti
semitic member. The progressists will vote
for him.
A PRISON CROWDED.
Berlin newspapers are silent on the sub
ject of the arrests which are made daily.
The particular prison in which the arrested
parties are confined is Gro vded with men
and women, charged with the propagation
of socialist doctrines and the utterance of
sedtious cries. The socialists as a body,
however, are not intimidated. Ga the cons
trary, they continue TO circulate what APP
pears TO be a popular fiy-sheot. This shee5
ends with the words recently uttered by
Herr Liebkneoht: 'If the workers wish to
obtain their rights, let them unite, so as to
be able to conquer. Without might there
ia no right Courage, socialists, forwards
HERR RIoHTER's GRAFTON.
Herr Richter's latest grafton before the
reunion OF the progressives in the Fried
richstrasse, showed no disposition to coalesce
with any section, conservative or socialist.
1t advocated graduated reforms and de-
nounced Prince Bismarck as a willing ally
of the socialists IL associated with the au-
tocracy. The speaker declared that the
progrossives must oppose anti-semitism as q
disgrace TO the German nation, and recalled
the words of Emperor Frederick: Liberty.
equal for all citizens" The grafton pro.
duced an immense momentary effect, and Is
being circulated throughout Germany.
FRESH NOTE FROM cRIsPI.
The National Zeitung tonight asserts
that the result Of the Friedriohsruhe meet
ing will be a fresh note from Sig Crspi on
the Massowah question. The communities
ton of the National Zeitung purports to
he semi-ofiicial, and has serious import as
ating that the time has come when Italy
must mark out precisely the limits OF her
foreign policy. If the Italian government
fluids it necessary to attack France,
Germany must support her ally.
This concurrent and semi-official language
of the press Is giving rise to fears that
Prince Bismarck is using Italy to drive
France into war.
NEW KING FOR BULGARIA.
The empress of Russia, the princess Of
Wales and all the royalties of Denmark
will meet next Tuesday at the palace
of the duke OF Cumberland,
at Gemunden in Austria. It is surmised
that the meeting relates 20 the project of
the car and Emperor W iliiam to create q
monarchy of Bulgaria and Roumelia with
the duke OF Cumberland as king After re-,
dactfnQ unon the first overtny-eg n, adj tn him