The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-08
GERMAN POLITICS.
A Russian Proteetorate for
Bulgaria.
BISMARCK TO VISIT rHE czAK,
Eoperor wfilians'. Absorbing Ia
t<ress In the Art Of Ksiiinx-Treasy
Retweea Geymany and Relxisnn-
Further Parsitiea Of France res-
able

I Copyright iSss. by the Asso<sssc3 Press
Berlin. July THE ezar has asked
IN an autograph letter To Emperol
William. that Prince bismarck ac.
Company the emperor to 81 Peters.
barg. where NJ dc Gicrs viii formally
present a proposal Tor noraina, Ras
sian presertorsie in Bulgaria. Ths
proposal does not involve the oscapa
sioa of the country by Russia. A
candidate tor fhe Bulgarian throne is
TO be appointed hy an anabassaiorial
conference to he held In Vienna or
Constautinepie. II these terms art
accepted the cxar viii order the army
corps mastering on the Austrian and
German frontiers back into the in
iericr.
Prince Bismarck at q cabinet meet
ing yester1ay stated these proposals,
and said he believed they offered q
chance for a peaceful solution of the
question, and thai he intended to re
spond by going Ia ~. Petersburg If
the Austrian government coinci,.es IN
his views. Dsubt l. expressed as 10
whether Austria will consent.
A HELLisEaEST POLISH JOURNAL
A Warsaw paper. the Acknowledged
organ of Gen. tshourdo. asserts that
the national party, with whom the
car must reckon, is determined TO
reap the fullest results of the blood
and money expended in Turkey. In
the same article the Poles of fosen
and Galieia are expected TO rally
around Russia in :he approaching
war with Germany.
EMPEROR FKxpERIcK's SICKNESS.
The doctors report on the malady
of Emperor Frederick viii be pub
iished on Tuesday next. The report
deals strictly with the nature of the
disease, and contains separate special
reports signed by Profs. Banielbcn,
Bergmann, Gerhardt, kaassmaHi
Schretfer and Schmidt. Neither Mae
kenzie nor Hovel signed the reports.
Mackenzie viii issue separate report
with statement from the Austrian
Prof. BiibFoth defending Mackenzie's
treatment.
INrRDrfso THE ARMY
The emperor, in accepting the resig-
nation of Gen. Won caprivi, conferred
upon him the grand cross of the Red
Eagle, and assigned him to The COM
mand OF the army corps at the autumn
manenvers. The emperor appears TO
attach the utmost Importance To these
maneuvers. Ii is his intention to
further develop the cavalry service.
He Is also experimenting with view
to the employment of pioneers for
both construction and destruction OF
railways, telegraph lines, bridges and
tunnels.
His energy has vivitied every depart
ment OF the military service. The
maneuyers will be cf exceptional in
teresf. representing the latest develop
ments in
THE aEr OF KILLING.
The firing Is to be under electric
light applied in various ways. now
bringing into full view the attacked.
and again the'attacking forces.
A statement printed in the Paris
Nosreiie Rerse on an alliance between
Germany and Belgium is reproduced
in the papers here. While the state
ment Is believed to be true in sub
stance, il l. considered inaccurate as
TO details. No treaty has been con
ciuded between Germany and Bel
GUM. but IL is known that Prince Bis
marck has written a contract with
King Leopold under which, in the
event O. war with France, German
troops will I've allowed to pass over
Belgian territory.
~ FRANCE sHorIp RE CONQUERED.
Belgium would he permitted TO annex
the French departments Of Pas-de-
Calais, AiSne and Ariennes-
The south pole expedition planned
several years ago by DIR. Seumeyer,
of the observatory at Hamburg, Is
likely to start in the spring. The inn
perial government has been asked 20
defray par, Of the expenses. Emperor
William hes made favorable re-
sponse and has referred the promoters
OF the expedition 10 committee of
the admiralty.