Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-26
THE CABLE LETTER.
1t Contains a Large Berlin
Budget.
PEACE OR WAR 2
The Same Grim Spectre.Rises Threat
eningly as Ever Over All the
Peaceful Scenes of Europe.

Copyrighted 1888. by the New York Associated
Press
BERLIN, December 25.-The burden OF
Christmas comment of the press and pull
pit reverts to anxieties prevalent at this
period for the last three years and to
existing prospects of peace. The weather
has not been Christmas-like, instead OF
crisp frost there has been long period
of damp, cold and rainy weather, and
the streets of the capital abound in mud.
Last evening, after the Imperial dinner
at the Palace, gifts were distributed to
the household officials. The Empress
and Dowager-Empress Augusta made
unusual large purchases for distribution
among the poor. s.
THEY PRESENT HIM A CROWN OF LAURIE.
When the Emperor visited the Vulcan
ship building works at Bredonten on Sat-
urday, he was greeted by 5000 workmen
| who lined the approach to the works. A
crown of laurels was offered to His Ma
| iesty, who in accepting it said "I thank
you. These are the first laurels that have
been offered me. 1 am happy to think
they are laurels Of peace"
When Lieutenant Wissmann returns
| from visiting friends at Lauterborg staff
appointments for the Emin relief expe-
dition will be nece sarily delayed until the
Governments plans assume more def
mite shape.
THE CHANCELLoR's ILLNESS,
| Which has given rise to alarmist rumors
in the Progressist press and French news
papers, does not hinder his work. He
has wired his congratulations to Lord
Salisbury regarding the English victory
in Suakim Prince Bismarck ignores the
appeal of Sir R. D. Morier, British
Ambassador at ST. Petersburg, to author
ize an official contradiction of charges
recently made by the Cologne Gazette
OF his having anti German leanings and
of having, while at Darmstadt in 1870,
sent the first news of the advance of the
Germans across the Moselle to London
whence the news reached Bazaine. The
English do not expect that Prince Bis
marck will direct the semi-otfcial press to
adopt a more moderate tone, on the con-
trary, they think that unless the objects
of the attack are attained he may order
that more aggressive attitude be as
sumed.
HERR BLEICHRoDER, BANKER,
Privately entered Friedrichsruhe yester-
day. 1t is surmised that his visit is for
the purpose Of consulting with Prince
Bismarck in regard to the coming Inn
perial loans. Immediately after the
visit Frankfort syndicate, which was
arranging loan of seven million marks
for the Bulgarian Government, received
official notice that the issue OF such
loan would be
IMPOSSIBLE IN GERMAN TERRITORY.
More changes are being made in high
military commands. General Winter
neldt, Governor of Mayence, has been
retired, General Leibnitz replacing him.
Since the Emperor began the work Of
reforming the service sixty-fve generals
have been placed on the retired list.
Herr Bonen, President of the Ministry
of Gotha, is dying from blood poisoning
caused by dye stuff in his hunting
stockings.
| THE RIFLE FACTORIES
at Spandau, Dantzig and Erfurt are turn
ing out $4,000 repeaters of the new pat
tern every month. At this rate two
years will he required to arm the regu-
lars and landwehr. The French
Government during the recent stay
of the Russian Grand Dukes in Paris
offered to place the Lebel rifle at the dis.
posal OF the Gar on condition that the
whole Russian supply be made in France.
The Gar has as yet come to no conclu-
sion regarding the proposal, although
neither the Austrian mannlicher rifle
nor the German repeater is smokeless
like the Lebel rifle. Both are believed
| to be reliable.