Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-20
EUROPE.
Weekly Review of Continen.
tai Affairs.
WAR DRUMS FAMILY BEATING
Emperor Frederick's Improved Con-
dition preparations For
Royal Wedding.
copyrighted 1888. by the New York Associate,

T.
PressI
BERLIN, May 19.-For the first time
since his critical relapse, the Emperor
has been seen o-day outside of the
Schloss Shortly after o'clock the peo-
Pile assembled in front OF the Palace
were gratifed by the appearance Of the
Emperor and Empress in all open car
riage. The three princesses followed
in second carriage, and in a third
were DIR. Mackenzie and General Win
terfeld. The imperial carriage pro-
ceeded very slowly and enabled many
people to come forward and present flow
ers to the Emperor and Empress, who
received them till the carriage was
heaped with them. The weather was
bright and the heat WIS almost that of
midsummer.
| The Emperor still bears marked traces
of fever, but his appearance daily inn
proves. The drive was continued to the
shooting lodge at Grunewald, and after a
short rest the Imperial family returned
to the Schloss. During the drive the
Emperor remained reclining on pillows.
Every day this week he showed per-
ceptible increase OF general strength.
While walking lie looks very frail and is
obliged to lean on a staff. Every step
taken is taken with evident effort.
He takes strong intereet in the prepara-
tions for the wedding OF Prince Henry
and Princess Irene. 1t is expected the
marriage instead of being semi-private
will be court celebration associated
with the Emperor's recovery. three
hundred and twenty guests have been
invited, including the Prince OF Wales,
the King of Saxony, the Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess OF
Baden, the Prince and Princess
of Anhalt, the Grown Prince of Greece,
and all the members OF the Hohenzollen
and Hesse families. The wedding dinner
party will consist of forty royal person.
ages, and covers for two hundred and
eighty will be laid at Mars Halle for the
household and suites OF the royal
guests.
The wedding ceremony will be per-
| formed in the palace chapel, where spe-
cial accommodations are being prepared
for the Emperor and Dowager Empress
Augusta. The Princesses Victoria,
Sophie and Margareth and the Princess
maids. Queen Victoria has sent the
|
nificence, and alsoa pdrure of diamonds,
emeralds and pearls.
| The relations between the Empress
and Prince Bismarck are again strained.
Before the Chancellor went to Varsin
the Empress submitted to the Emperor
! the names OF several court officials on
whom she desired to have conferred dis
itinguished orders. Prince Bismarck pro-
tested and the whole ministry signed the
the paper stating that if the
orders were conferred they would
resign. The Empress then Withdrew
The names. The feeling OF bitterness be-
| tween the court and Prince Bismarck's
partisans is intensified.
The Chancellor will return to Berlin at
the end OF the next week. The situa-
ton is too critical to permit of further
rest for him. The war drum beats with
subdued resonance, but ever and anon
the official press re-awakens in-
terest by some fresh alarm.
Russia's preparations are not ominous.
The news OF the week is to the effect that
Russia has accepted a French syndicate's
terms for a loan. Vishnegradski, the
Russian Minister OF Finance, Iuptures
the negotiations with the Compton
d Escompte, angrily rejecting the pro-
pcsals as a slur upon Russian solvency.
| Though details of the negotiations which
have been concluded are meagre, enough
| is known to show that Vishnegradski
| felt the pinch and submitted to the syn
dicate's conditions. The Russian treas
ury contains an immediate advance of
| l 100000 pounds sterling. The total
| loan amounts to e44 ,000, 900, and the
balance will be issued in the autumn.
The North German Gazette and other
Government organs have received in
spiration for a vigorous renewal Of at
tacks on Russia, hence the accusation
that the Cars agents are seeking to TO-
ment revolution in Macedonia. The
Gazette, in an article headed "a Rus
sian Fortress in Turkish Territory" de-
nounces the celebrated converts on Mount
Athos, as the center OF the Pan-Slavist
cons spiracy, and states that Russian pill
erims, who are really veteran soldiers
disguised crowd the converts to the
number Of ten thousand Supplies OF
arms and munitions of war are hidden
in the vicinity. The Porte has been
cautioned to maintain a close watch, as
at any moment the signal may be given
for an instruction, preceding Russi III
entrance into Bulgaria. Russian activi-
ties centre, in the meantime, in Southern
Russia.
The latest frontier incident illustrating
the position OF affairs is the arrest of the
Russian General Rehborg at Przemyst.
/ Austrian offici lis state that General Reh
borg carried trades passport, but wa
really spy upon the new fortification>
at Przemyst, which is now the center
OF defense of Eastern Galicia.
After a detention of eighteen hours
General Rehborg was permitted to pro-
ceed to Cracow under surveillance, from
thence returning to Warsaw. General
Rehborg's arrest following the detention
of the Russian General Hinz at Cracow
evokes threats from the Moscow press
and as a matter Of fact reprisals have
lalready been taken. The Aus
trian war office has advices
of the disappearance of several
officers on tour in Oolhyma, Poland,
with open passports. The Austrian press
appears to have received orders to keeI
: silent in regard to the incidents occurring
!, on the frontier.
The arrival at Vienna on Thursday
, last OF q number of staff officers
under General Won Planitz, Chic
Of staff OF the Twelfth German
Army Corps, is too pregnant and
significant to be overlooked. General
: Won Planitz, with his staff, goes on g
/ tour through Galicia and Transylvania IN
Q obedience to plan Of campaign Ions
since designed and appro Led by the Ber