The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-11
AFRICA'S SLAVE TRAFFIC
THE POWERS TO UNITE IN ACCOM-
PLIsHING ITS SUPPRESSION.

Issue in an Attempt to Conciliate tho
Pope-England Expected to oppose
the Enlistment of Hindoo Troops.
copyrighted by Ne,C York Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nov TO- The chief event of the
week is the African agreement among the
powers. For the past half century English
men-0f war have carried on solitary and
almost fruitless struggle against slave trad
ing on the African coast. Suddenly all has
changed, the leading powers have
been found willing to cooperate.
The reasons for the change are not far TO
seek. Several circumstances combined to
bring 1t about, but without doubt the lead
ing factor, next to tho attacks upon the
German settlements, was the intense
interest that the pope displayed in the
abolition of slavery.
BISMARCK UP TO SNUFF
AS in the Carolines affair, Prince Bis
marck has again seized an occasion, without
cost to himself, to conciliate and satisfy the
pope, and thereby purchase the good will Of
the German Catholics. Cardinal Lavi
geries' eloquent European campaign ha
already proved fruitful Count Kalnoky
has intimated his readiness to send man
of-war to assist in the blockade,
and the other powers, including
Russia and Greece, are disposed to cooperate.
"A Mozambique dispatch tonight announces
the departure Of the Italian cruiser Dogali
for Zanzibar. The agreement with Eng
land gives great satisfaction here. but it is
thought that some territorial action is also
required
WILL IRRITATE THE ARABS.
It's argued that a blockade will irritate
the Arabs and render them mo hostile
than ever to the existence of the German
settlements. The government shows no
disposition to provide military asst lance
for trading companies, which are said as an
alternative to be discussing the formation
of a colonial force to protect their settle
nets. The Plantation company, which is
taking the lead in this movement,
mas Just sent an agent te Zanzibar with in
,tructons to proceed TO Bombay, If advisa-
BILE, in order t. inquire as to the feasibility
OF recruiting Mahrattas, or the people of
some other suitable Hindoo race, for the
purpose Difficulty, however, is antici-
pated in obtaining Englands consent, In
which case an endeavor will be made to
make Egypt the recruiting ground.
EMIN BEY's CASE.
If the scheme proves successful, similar
measures might be adopted to organize an
Emin relief expedition. The government,
however, is quite outside Of these proposals,
and may contemplate a different measure.
A Prussian officer, writing from Zanzi-
bar, says: "The sudden abolition of slavery
| would be disadvantage to us and bless
ing to nobody. On the other hand, the
changing of the slave shows as practiced by
| English vessels ON the coast, is wholly to
| our interest, as 1T tends to counterfeit the
| depopulaton of the country.
PRESS STRUCTURES
| The kaiser's structures on the liberal
press continue to be discussed. liberal
| organ tonight declares that restrictions on
| the liberty Of the press are contemplated,
but little credence is attached to the state
ment. The socialist members of the
municipal council tried to pass vote
| Of censure on the attitude of
the municipal deputation which pre-
| ented the address to the kaiser but
they were too weak numerically to accom-
plish the r purpose. An important outcome
| # the affair was its effect on the Freissinige
party in the landtag elections, their loss
amounting to one-fourth of their whole
number.
| LOSSES IN THE COUNTRY.
The party, though it has held its ground
| in Berlin, has had, throughout the rest of
the empire, especially at Konigsberg.
| Breslau, Altoona and Frankfort, to cede
considerable ground to the national liberals
| The Freissinige organs declare that the re-
suit of the elections relieves the party from
responsibility, and recommend steadfast
aiting attitude. The government Is now
more than ever sure Of a majority; not
an absolutely independent one, consisting of
| conservatives only, but a WORKING one COM
posed either of conservatives and national
| liberals, or conservatives and clericals,
while the national liberals have not in
creased in strength sufficiently to largely in
dueace government policy.
| RUssIA's NEW LOAN
The Vossische Zeitung sounds a note of
alarm on account of the proposed Russian
loan. 1t attacks the government organs
for their change Of attitude in reference to
Russian plans and declares that
loans secured under the con-
version pretext have invariably been
used to strengthen Russia's military forces.
| The Journal hopes that Germans are suf-
| ficiently alive TO this fact and to the value
of Russian paper to offer definite opposition
to such enterprises.
Count Won Seckendorff accompanies the
ex-empress to London as squerry. IL is
said to be probability, however, that the
visit will again be postponed.
| A rumor that the kaiser had assented
10 the brothal Of his sister TO Prince Alex
ander of Battenburg Is semi-officially de-
Eied.
PROF. GEFFIcKEN's EXAMINATION.
The magis rate examination Of Baron
Won Roggenbach in connection with the
Gefficken affair, was conducted with great
secrecy, but tho facts elected eventually
leaked out.
The weather has been extremely cold, and
lovers Of skating have for several days been
enjoying that sport. Snow is lying thickly
on all the mountains Of Germany.
The Political Correspondence Of Vienna
denies the statement that the Empress Of
Austria, under medical advice, is going on
n sea voyage 10 India or America