The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-16
AT THE TOMB ATPOTSDAM
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF
EMPEROR FREDERICK.

All the Members OF the German Royal
Family at the Memorial Exercises
Events in the Balkans Not Maturing
as Rapidly as Was Feared.
| Copyrighted 1883 By the Nete York associated
PressO
BERLIN, June 15.-To-day being the an
niversary of the death of Emperor Fred
erick memorial service was held in the
Friedenskiroh at Potsdam. The exercises
were conducted by DIR. Winden. All the
members of the royal family, ministers and
high officials were present. The choir of
the Church of the Twelve Apostles sung the
late emperor's favorite hymns. The en-
peror and empress placed wreaths upon
the tomb, and remained kneeling beside it
for long time.
The Reichsanseigerdw dwells upon tho recol-
lection of Emperor Frederick's fruitful labor
for the empire, (which, in royal circles, in
German and Prussian history and in the
hearts of all Germans have left ineffaceabe
traces, which will ever be source of patri-
otto inspiration A majority of tho papers
make respectful aud reverential illusions
to the anniversary but few revive the un-
The shah to-day, instead of paying his
expected visit to Krupp's Essen Works,
spent another day at Wilhelmlshohe in
specting all the points Of interest. including
the room which Napoleon III. occupied
after Sedan.
EVENTS IN THE BALKANS.
The statement that M. Persani, the Rus
sian minister at Belgrade, had proposed a
Russo-Servian convention caused uneasi.
ness here. The receipt of semi-oificial
kilograms from Belgrade tonight, declar-
ing the story unfounded, has tended to re-
store confidence.
Events in the Balkans do not mature as
rapidly as it was feared they would. That
| alarm is felt is evidenced by the removal of
| the official press attacks upon Russian
| credit during the past week, which reacted
| unfavorably upon German securities. The
Russian minister of finance was negotiating
with leading houses here, including the
Discomfort -Gesellschaft, in relation to the
conversion of certain private Russian rail
ways. The North German Gazette point
edly referred to the proposed opera
| tions as illegal, and even the liberal
| VosStsche Zeitlt1tg warned government
| investors to unload Russian stock as speedily
| as possible, in readiness for the inevitable
life and death struggle between Russia and
| Germany. The committee of the Boerse is
| on the legality of the proposed conversion,
| but it isfelt that the government would
| not have exposed German capital to heavy
| losses except to avert still greater dangers,
and that had Balkan affairs been peaceful
| nothing would have been heard Of the lille
| gality of the conversion scheme.
| The Servian government has refused to
| renew its commercial treaty with Austria
| Hungary, which expires in 1890. Every
| thing indicates that the Russian party In
| Belgrade, confident of its ascendancy, is
working to effect some definite aim, and
| that its schemes can only end In precipitat-
| ing war or in peaceable partition of the
| Balkan states between Austria and Russia
THE SWISS INCIDENT.
| 1t is expected that compromise will be
| effected in the Wohlgemuth affair. Italy
| and England have not yet spoken on the
subject, but should they support the de-
mand of the other powers Switzerland will
likely remove the reproach of harboring
| revolutionists.
AS result of the dispute between
the Prussian government and the
vatican there was no German
among the cardinals recently APP
pointed. The vatican favored Archbishop
KremenGz of Cologne, but Prussia wanted
DIR. Kopp of Breslau. The pope was will
| ing to create both of them cardinals, but
owing to the persistent Prussian opposition
| to Archbishop Krementz negotiations on
| the subject were broken off. The carpen-
| ters of Frankfort have decided to strike.
The committee having in charge the fund
| for the relief of the Conemaugh valley suf-
| ferers will meet on Monday.