The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-13
NATIONAL DEFENSE,

| OOh6 report 6iSO Dau tue chCSs VI
Fastening the English governments
plans tor
| NATIONAL DEFENSE.
which seems most meagre and insuffiz
cient. Count Won Schoveloff, Russian
ambassador, was present at the final ir-
terview between the Duke of Rut-
land and Prince Bismarck Since
| the Duke returned to London.
Lord Salisbury is reported 10 be
approaching Russia with an approval
of Prince Bismarck, inviting the con-
fereuce and Offering to concede the
| deposition of Prince Ferdinand as
preliminary measure TO q coalition
with England in the triple alliance.
The soliciting of the cooperation by
Russia would appear to lead to solu-
ton of the eastern question, but no
effective settlement is hoped from the
conference of diplomacy. 1t is ex'
pected, in official circles, that the Car
will listen to the proposals for con-
ference. The Russian press is more
than ever inspired with the Psnslavism
furore. 1t proclaims coInlng war
which will make Russia master Vt the
Bosphorous.
Russis's only terms on which she will
guide the operations SO as TO secure to
the army new victories.
- A SYSTEM OF RELIEF
calculated to mitigate individual suffer
ing in the inundated districts has been
organized. Reports from along tip
Vistula indicate widespread ruin, which
it will take long time to remedy. The
low-lying districts are still submerged.
and engineering measures will be
necessary to drain them when the
waters have subsidized. The innermos {
stree ches of what was formerly fertile
land, have been swept clear of soil
and are at present a mere vase
expanse Of sand. A pumping process o
carry off water is being actively carried
on, but effects little to restore the for
mer farming conditions. In the cur
rent year the agricultural outlook is
hopeless.
The Empressis making arrangements.
in case the health of the Emperor per-
mits to visit Dantzic, to stimulate the
work of relief.
dering navigable of the rivers Oder and
insects with approval 1t aims at
IEanalixation of the Oder from Breslau
and the Spree with the Oder, thus
opening mp the country to the coal and
iron deposits of Silesia.
LAST YEARS ImPoRrs
from England into Berlin amounted
TO Il, 100 tons. The project viii supplant
English by, Siiesiau coal. Inc debate
disclosed the fact that the water traffic
OF Berlin Is greater than that of Ham
burg and that 1t has increased within
three years from 70. 000,000 TO 100 000, 900
ceatlmes, being exceIled only by the
water traffic Of London and Liverpool.
The upper house of the iandtag az
proved Herr Gossler's proposal
for the relief of the Catholic
orders. Its chief stipulation is
that the seventeen orders soliciting
feadmission TO Prussia be allowed to
Fstnrn and also be re-endowed with thu
rights and properties forfeited when
they were dissolved in 1875.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Crown Prince William will I'M
vel the warriors monument at Posen
June 18Th.
DR.. Virchew has returned from an
exploring tour in Egypt. He states
that he was several times attacked by
Bsdouins On the road to Woody HaIfa.
The anarchy which prevails along the
Nile above Assouan, has stopped DR..
Sch iiemann' 8 researches.
DR.. Gurdertz, of Berlin, royal
librarian. has discovered manuscript
rec ores of the visit of John Dewitt, of
London, in 1886, together with the
drawings of the theatres Of the time of
rShakespeare. Herr Muller, of bremen
will publish the record, which will be
literary sensation.
Kurrehner's Literature KalendGr
states that the total number of literary
works issued in Germany in 1887 was
1872, against 16 .263 in 1886.
ID. . Herbette. French ambassador;
has returned to Berlin. 1t is reported
that he will be replaced by a Chau-
whist envoy.