The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-30

Z BRsfnarrk ssFt@nsty Itl--The Em-
persr Wants a ssso.aoo Raise In
Salary
( }CoPyrght. lsSs. hy the Associated T.rsss
/ BEgLiS, Der. sa-The New Years
reception al the court is awaited wlth
I anxiety, the impression prevailing
thAt the emperor viii seize the ooca-
sion TO give ufferance 10 words prey
nant with indications Il the coming
! years policy Nothing ike speech
I can be expected. the court precedent
being against anything beyond a
formal reception 70 diplomatic officials
and HofeeiSelischaft and generals, bat
same few words convey ing a message
Of peace 20 the world are certainly
looked for. The emperor readily
finding a chance, none Viii doubt the
character Of his utter1nees. The
Nefsh Geraas Ggsefss has carefully re-
( produced in a prominent position ard
large type the EmpeTer's words on re-
{ ceiviug a wreath NJ the Nalsan ship
( Works, These are iaureis of peace.
SaEni-3fl cial neW spaIefs concur IN the
announcement thar whatever plans
are IN preparation IN France and Rus
sia, Germany remains on the deien-
sive. IN the meanwhile perfecging her
armamentS.
The National Gascfft summing up
the situation. ascrines the existing
quiet 10 the fact that,a period has been
reached when the ar8ius of every
side viii be terminated and the fever
og preparation viii b. replaced by the
calm arising from conscious readiness
10 so battle. On the either hand, IN
the opinion Of the Mliffirs Zeifane and
kreN- ZsifHHg the expressions OF the
emperor are pacific because the seniy
is in state OF transition. the new in
iautry drill regulations and radical
changes in the dcfenSes necessary t.
meet recent explosive inventions and
the reform in the cavalry weapons
combining 20 render advisable another
year OF preparatory activity.
The uncertainty concerning Prince
Bismarck 5 lhealih has been disturb
ing factor ia the situation. The chan
cellor was better at the beginning o.
the week, bat authentic advjccs from
Frederichsruhe report that since We'd
nesday he has suffered a recurrence OF
gout in severe form. Dr. schewein-
enger is IN attendance upon him, bat
At the instance Of Count Herbert Bis
marck DIR. Bardelehen saw him on
Thursday
The question OF making additional
state provision for the imperial family
comes up in the reiehStag some time
in February. Apart from his ample
income as king of Prussia, the allow
ance OF the emperor from the imperial (
fund is only $3.50, ,0C0 yearly. 1t Is re-
ported that the chancellor will inform |
the reichstag that an additional $S5o,- |
000 is required owing to the eXpen-i- I
lures involved in the increased duties /
of head of the empire. The concen- /
sus OF opinion i that some such pro- I
vision is necessary and that the sum /
mentioned is reasonable.
Early in February the imperial tour !
will be resumed. 4 programme has 4
not been decided upon, but the pFepa- /
rations now being made indicate that /
the emperor viii visit Alsace Lorraine.
Count Marshal Liebenan has been to 4
Strasburg to arrange for reception 4
there.
NEW EXPLOSIVE.
Secret experiments with the now ex-
posive proceed successfully near I
town. Experts are convinced that the /
new explosive car destroy forts like I
the French Forts Darrell on the from I
tier within few hours. The powers I
OF the explosive VIII neutralize tae /
whole fortress system, making useless 1
a great closed fort works and neeessi- /
tating movable dcfensi6le works in /
closed in ironcla1 bulwarks. The re- 1
cent fort works changes in France and /
Russia indicate that both those a'ions I
have obtained a knowledge OF the ex
plosive Warsaw dispatches state that |
The system of Todlebeu viii be com |
pletely abandoned that orders have /
already been issued 20 stop the works |
a, Kowal, and 20 form instead a trian-
gular system. including Kowal. Lite /
uski and Bialystoek connected by /
sfrafecip Fafiyyars