Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-13

and Prince Bismarck. Since the
Duke returned to London, Lord Sal.
isbury is reported to be approaching
Russia, with the approval Of Prince
bismarck, in inviting a conference
and offering to concede the
DEPOSITION OF PRINCE FBRDINAND
As the preliminary measure to a
coalition with England, the triple
alliance soliciting the cooperation OF
Russia would appear to lead to a
solution of the Eastern question, but
no effective settlement is really hoped
from the conferences of the diplo-
macy. 1t is expected in official circles
that the Czar will listen to pro-
posals for conference. The Russian
press is more than ever inspired with
the Pan-Slavism furore. It proclaims
the coming war will make Russia
master of the Bosphorus. Russia s
only terms on which she will cease
her armaments are described as the
withdrawal Of Austria from Bosnia,
and the recognition OF Russian su-
premacy in the Balkan peninsula. The
Kreuz Zeitstng sums up the situation
as short spell of
APPARENT PEACE.
The nations, it says, are slumber-
ing on crater that will erupt in a
day and surprise even those evil it,
fluences which are trying to foment
war. II the central powers find the
Gear unyieldiDg they will not wait for
him to mass a million men on the
frontier before giving battle. Adyices
from st. Petersburg state that the
new Pan-Slavist Reorganization is
embracing most Of the military and
civil officials. General Ignatieff, who
openly advocates French alliance,
has, in an interview, expressed conf
dence that Russia, singly, can beat
back Germany and Austria,
and united with France can
extinguish the triple ALI
ance. Military circles in Berlin
look forward to summer or autumn
campaign. At the annual staff din
ner recently Count Won Walderze,
In toasting Count Won Moltke, alluded
to near events. He said he was con-
fident that Count Won MoItke would
guide operations 80 as to secure the
army new victories.
A SYSTEM OF RELIEF
Calculated to mitigate individual suf-
fering in inundadated districts, has
been organized. Reports from along
the Vistula indicate widespread ruin
which yet 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 subsided.
Immense stretches Of what were for
merly fertile lands have been swept
clear of soil and are at present mere
waste expanses of sand. A pumping
process to carry off the water is being
actively carried on, but effects little
to restore the former farming condi-
tions. For the current year
THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Is hopeless. The Empress is making
arrangements, in case the health Of
the Emperor permits, to visit Dantzic
to stimulate the work of the relief bill
for improving and rendering ma iga-
bic. the rivers Odor and Spree, which
is now before the Landtag and
meets with approval. 1t aims
at the canalization of the Odor
from Breslau, and the connection of
the Spree with the Odor, thus open
ing up the country to ths coal and
iron deposits of SiIesia. Last years
impcfts from England into Berlin
amounted to 120, 900 tons. The pro-
ject will supplant English by Silician
ores. The debate on the bill disclosed
the fact that the water traffic of Ber-
lin is greater than that of
Hamburg and that it has in
creased within three years from
seventy million to one hundred mil
lion centimes, being exceeded only by
the water traffic of London.
THE ROYAL LIBRARIAN
Has discovered manuscript record
of thevisit of John De Witt, OF London,
in 1896, together with drawings of the
theaters of the time of Shakespeare.
Herr Muller, Of Bremen, will publish
the record, which will be literary
sensation. Kurschner's Literature
Kalenddr states that the total number
of literary works in Germany in
1887, was 1922 against 1928 in
1866. M. Herbette, the French Am
bassador, has returned to Berlin. II
is reported that he will be replaced
by Chauvinist as envoy.