The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-17
WON'T RESIGN
ruE RECENT RUMOR ONLY PUT
OUT AS A FEELER.


E Aonointed When the Prince Finally
Laws Down His Office.
,.,,,j5bted 1899 By the Nelo York Associated
Press.
& RrRLrY, Feb. 16-The semi-ofilcial press,
1 f+sr initiating and fomenting excitement
AVER the rumored intention Of Prince Bis
,orcl, to retire from public life, now turn
kound and declare that the agitation has a
A,rrsv artificial origin. The hints thrown
4 pnt regarding his successor we're obviously
.,osioned TO influence the nationalists to re-
arm m that absolute submission to the
cbancellor against which recently they
ava been inclined to rebel But apart
i from the illusions of the semi-official
tross several coiucident facts have pointed
/ to coming oventful changes in the govern
,part organization. Public discussion of
! *beprobable results of diminution of Prince
/ Rismarcks functions has not produced that
! eaneral alarm which it was hoped it would
4 rreate, 50 instructions appear to have been
/ piyen to tie chancellor's organs to minimize
fbe Importance Of the current report.
POT HOUSE CHATTER.
"There is nothing in it at ALL ;" says the
/ <Cologue Gazette. "At best it is mere pot
/ house chatter. The prince is well and pos
sassos the fullest confidence of the kaiser.
/ No one in the country, excepting, perhaps,
4 Herr Richter, thinks it will either displace
cr overthrow him. No earnest political
4 Eparty would disturb itself by debating the
Finances of the chancellor's retirement.
b The North German Gazette to-day takes
less scaruful tone. 1t refers to the all-ab-
sorbng interest of the topic, and finds an
EXPLANATION for the ferment of the press in
4 theMpp0scd semi-ofiicial origin Of the arti-
III published in the Hamburg Ndchrichten,
e hnd quoted thence by the North German
Fl G1.ette, which gave unwonted prominence
h the article. The paper now declares that
/ b was not written, as was Surmised, by any
\ tue in Prince Bismarck's encourage. It's
& Suggestions that Count Waldersee would be
BE chancel Or's successor, in nowise ema-
b. from Wilhelm-Strass.
3 R0yT RETIRE AND CAN'T BE REPLACED.
The conclusion drawn from these contra
dctlOns is that Prince Bismarck, no matter
4 what mOmentary inclination be may have
bad 10 withdraw from the worries of official
4 te now means to cling to every post he
! holds The discussion has had an all
Emp0rtant result in revealing the expecta-
<tlns Of the imperial circle regarding the
y
/ XBsmarck. The emperor has not concealed
from his intimate circles his conviction that
Xlnnce Bismarck can not be replaced.
ZWhen he chooses to retire the en-
! peror will not appoint another
! {fechskauzler. The emperor believes
that lie himself ought TO exercise
! the function of the chancellor with soldier
! salesman as adlatus. The reference to a
/ sodier-statesman points to Count Walder-
1 3.
organs continue to advise the nationalists
h cultivate distrust. The "1'ranschauwem"
IToverb is thrust upon the government
! ErCups as a watchword.
III CAUSE OF THE WARNING.
Herr Fischer, nationalist deputy and bur
4 &E0master Of Ansbourg, has written a letter
% the Ansbourg A5en Post explaining
*What melted Prince Bismarck to warn the
&hatiOnalists The nationalist committee
fecently addressed to number of members
bt the group a letter advising great pru-
tence and reserve in their attitude toward
Pie internal policy of the chancellor, whose
Declining powers, said the letter, became
/ 1nore and more apparent. Prince Bismarck
BOT hold Of a copy Of the letter and raised
hurricane about 1t, blaming the committee
for Its treachery. He would have disrupted
fne committee, but he finally selected a line
p action aiming to show the party that his
powers were mistaken and that the country
could not do without him.
A COLLISION COMING.
An open collision between Prince Bis
narck and Count Waldersee is anticipated
pver the artillery credits during the debate
pn the Relchstag early in March. The re-
port Of Count Waldersee now before the
6undeSrath, demands a large extra credit.
Prince Bismarck opposes the demand and
Count Won Schellendorf sides with the
chancellor, denying that there is any neces-
h'y Tor the amount Count Waldersee
eepHmendS. The emperor is undecided.
blt ne shows tendency in favor of Count
I alerSee. Whether the internal crisis
urS'' INTO an open rupture or not, the fret
In certain that the influence of Count
Il l'leI,ee over the emperor grows, while
Flat Of Prince Bismarck wanes.
scHELLENDORFs WITHDRAWAL.
count Won Schelendorfs long pending
Uhlrawal from the war office will bo
a'Jeued by the dispute. The Waldersee
ee announce that Lis successor will be
~, H. haite1boeu-Stachan. The resignation
D'uNt Won Scnllllng, the Prussian min
''e' oI justice, IS also imminent. He has
Iohiaei his position by an Impru-
gII speech u the Landtag and by want of
thu,AL In responding for the members
.-5 iieichstag, when challenged by Prog
ss. Ierines in the upper house regarding
ken documents, Count Won Scuilling
- ,1' !Aprldence 70 question the right of
.'alIlas TO interfere, and referred them
l' statements in the keichstag. Pro-
@.s' AIuckcl had the house with him in
'"0cauon OF the right of the Landtag
teuaud an explanation. The position
.4il Won Sholz, minister Of finance, is
sIiHsn on account Of taxation propo-
...a.lu ou.lu caused dissatisfaction to both the
s'N'"A anu industrial parties.
FRANCES CRISIS.
j. 'he foreign Office officials faithfully re-
tleIr chiefs opionon the gloomiest
crs,. ,aAeh as TO the results Of the French
s., zen Boulanger is considered 10 be
".,' Tue situation. 1t is probable that
,u.IAg arrangements for the autumn
80, YES IN Westphelia will DO changed
W. VI1Vert the msneurves into a warn
-,'.'nsIration along the frontier. The
iNh shades OF opinion takes a pessi-
T'"' view OF the outlook
.le snow storms have abated and railway
NMuhication has been restored between
Nazony, Thuringia, Siltsi1 and Ber-
me block 20 tho southvard has baen
luIes passenger trains were showed
,.r Two days between Cassel and viii
W. muse. There are other instances
s-, passengers were snow bound for Sow
Jays without food or fire.
A., Won TGszA's POSITION.
T,,,'',.. 'e's from Vienna state that Herr Won
ar t' rlst!on causes great anxiety. Popu-
,Tros, o"ig Ia Hungary threatens TO over.
~. ur, ~ 'ne ministry, leaving a way for the
VA Icy y, r Couht Andrassy with foreign