, 1889-01-10
THIEF ATHERLAND"
News From Berlin and the Ger
man Empire.
THE MORIER AFFAIR AGAIN.
Comments OF the Press Upon it.-Other
Foreign Matters OF General
Importsnoe.

BERLIN. Jan. 5.--Count Herbert Bis
marck was tonight gwen diplomati'
dinner, at which Count Schouv-lotf. Rus
sian ambassador, M. Hrrbete, French am
5assador, and other heads of legation,
were present. During the course OF tht
evening Count Herbert, speaking to Couui
Won Hatzfeldt, German minister to Eng
land. promised under the ieqaest OF the
emperor to exhonerate Sir Robert MOrier,
English ambassador to Russia, from
any charges connected with the
Baziene Incident. This result was
communicated to Morier who ex.
presses himself as dissatisfied. He says
the official paper makes the charge aud
there must be an official withdrawal.
Lord Salisbury in personal communlca-
tou to Prince Bismarck. asks him to order
is absurd.
Emperor William and tho whole court
went to-day to hunt wild boars.
Lieut.. Wissmann. " hose regiment Ia the
Second Foot guards, is now attached to
the foreign office for special service in
East Africa. In consequence OF this ap'
continent the Emir relief committee has
relieved Wissmapn from all connection
with the relief expedition. and has nomi.
aated DR., Peters chief leader ia place of
Wissmann. Wissmann's post under the
foreign office Is understood to be that of
imperial CON missary of Germany and has
aothing to do with the East African Com
pauy.
The laudtas is convoked for the l4th
iRst. A measure will be presented in.
ereasing the kings civil list by 100000
marks. This sum being additional to the
amount required from the reichsta9.
Semi officials papers argue that the al
lowance should be more, and that accord
ing to the feeling In Berlin, it ought to be
double the amount asked.
The Rsichstag.r publishes q rescript
from Emperor William TO Prince Bis
marck, bearing the date Of December 3lst.
and reads-DEAR PRINCES: "rhe year
which has brought ia such q heavy vista
tion and such irrivocable losses draws to
an end. Ii is a JOY and a sodce to think
that you still stand loyalty bv my side,
With fresh strength to enter upon the new
year. From my whole heart, invoke
spon you happiness and blessings, but
above all. uninterrupted good health.
trust God that may be still long permit.
ted to labor with you for the welfare and
greatness of our fstherland.
WILHELM"
THE hoRIER AFFAIR.
The papers to-day generally comment
Sn the Morier affair. Tue Vossiohe Lrit-
ung remarks: The accusation OF Morier
rests on the controversial assertion OF IA
man who has no standing. No evidence
san be adduced in support OF the charge,
therefore it cannot be regarded as convinc-
ing"
The Zeitunu says: at Ia only surpris-
ing that the plain contradiction between
Marshal Bazaines' statement to Major
won Deitz and the known history of the
facts should not have been preceded by
Won Deitz himself. who seems to have
been willing to forge weapon with
which to strike at the memory OF Emperor
Frederick"
The Fraissenige Zeitung says: "The
German people await what Count Herbert
has to say officially on the matter. As
the things stand. German diplomacy has
not covered itself with glory, over the
question"
The National Reitung holds that Morier
in his appeal to Count Herbert WAS over
confident Its comments suggest q similar
question as to whether he, Prince Bis
marck. and Count Herbert will come out |
of the affair as slanderers or towards
Morier according to the sentiment OF
the English mbassy here and the general |
feeling in official circles, will compel
Count Herbert to apologize. In the mean
time the semi.ofiicial press shows no sign |
of abating the attacks on Morier and are
rather trying to support the assault.
Tonight the Berliner Borsen ZeitunR
says it has vaguely wondered how the
official statement. declaring that the gov
lerument has proof as to the means by
y hich Morier obtained the information
concerning the movements and offensive
plans of the German troops, as also how
he made use of the information by sending
1t to the London Times.
The Freisenenge XeitunR, after remark
ing that Professor Geffeken spent ninety
nine days in prison, says that Prince Bis
mark records his grievous failure before
she whole world. Such thing has
scarcely ever happened before in the course
of his ministerial career.
The North German Gazette ignores the
Morier correspondence.
Conservative journals print the letter,
but none comment on the affair excepting
the Reichbats, which expresses the hope
that the era.of unedifyinR personal aspera-
tions will soon end.
1t is now asserted that the bill will be
presented in the reichstag for the credit OF
from 10000, 900 to $1,000. 900 marks for
the purpose of increasing the artillery
strength of the army.
&I,5OO,OOO Fire.
a LONDON, Jan. 5.-A dispatch from
,ochin, British India reports that Aspin-
wallis cocoanut oil factory has been burned.
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