The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-09
UNDER THELINDEN TREES
BISMARCK TO RETURN TO THE
CAPITAL TODAY.


A Desire to Disentangle Themselves
from abe Morier Affair Shown by tho
Government Organs - Hx-Empress
Augusta Dragged In - The East
African Bill to be- introduced This
Week.
BERLIN, Jan. S.-The chancellor is now
in better health and is expected to arrive
here tomorrow.
Count Won Hatfield left to-day for
London.
The re'ult of Lord Salisburys remon-
strances in connection with the Morier
affair will probably appear shortly. The
government organs evince an uneasy desire
to disentangle themselves from the affair.
The ReichsGDzeiger tonight publishes a
letter tending to prove the truth of Sir
Moriers assertions that he sent no news
about Germans crossing the Moselle because
he had none to send
EX-EMPREss AUGUSTA INVOLVED
Capt. Knezback, the cabinet councillor Of
the ex- Empress Augusta, recently wrote to
Councillor RottenbUrg requesting that the
chancellor might cause a suitable denial TO
be given to the statement that the late Herr
in 1870, impaired to Sir Morisr at Darms-
dadt, owing to his friendlness, the contents
of secret dispatches from the Russian head
quarters during the presence of the empress
at Homburg Capt. Knezbeck states that
her majesty received no such secret military
views, but only such as was intended for
publication; and moreover that at the
time OF the crossing of the Alosee, her
majesty was residing in Berlin and that
she did not go to Homburg until the follow
ing October.
MISTAKES ALL AROUND.
While the liberal newspapers are reoic-
ing over what they call the Bismarchian
blunder, they do not fail to censure Sir
Morier for his want of decorum in sending
heated letter direct to Count Herbert Bis
marck, instead of communicating in the
usual manner through Sir Edward Maet,
the English ambassador. Sir Robert doubt
less desired, if possible, to avoid entangling
the English government in the affair, but
therein he made great mistake, retarding
the reparation that might otherwise have
been readily given. The charge Of forgery
has collapsed utterly. Statements that have
| come from several quarters prove that Gen.
Bazaine detested writing, and was habit
ually ungramatical, while the fact that
| French papers printed correct version is
easily explained, the letter having been tel
egraphed in English and retranslated for
the French press.
PROF. GEFFCHEN's' CASE.
| The splendid vindication of German JUS
| tice in the Geffcken case is the subject of
much rejoicing by all the independent or
gans. The kreuz ZeittJlg, referring to the
assertion made by the government journals
that the inquiry had revealed Geffcken's
| wire pullers for the overthrow of Prince
| Bismarck, boldly demands the names Of the
intriguers and asks how they proceeded in
their alleged efforts to overthrow the
| chancellor.
The Governments East Africa bill will
| be introduced IN the reichstag this week.
Nothing authentic has transpired in regard
to its provisions. The speech of Prince
| Bismarck is eagerly awaited. Lieut. Wiss-
mann will delay his departure for East Af-
RIGA until the result of the debate is
known. Several persons qualified, so as to
| train and command the colonial troops, will
accompany him. They will include Herr
| Gravenruth, who has just returned from
defending Bagamoyo against the rebels and
Staff Surgeon Schmalzkopf
INFRINGE ESENT OF TREATIES.
The Cologne Gagette draws attention to
| the infringement Of German treaties by the
| Cape colonies and the annexation of lands
around Lake Nyami. The paper asserts
that prior German treaty with the red
nation pTecludes English annexation.
1t is understood that Samoan affairs will
| not be made the subject of a special debate
| in the Reichstag, but will bs referred to
during the discussion of the naval budget.
| The disaster in Samoa has created deep
impression, and will strengthen the argu-
| ments Of the anti-colonial party in the East
Africa debate. The Keller ZeituILg states
that the Samoan losses are the greatest In
officers and men that the German navy has
ever experienced in a transoceanic expedi-
ton. The National Zeitung complains
that Americas recalling her consul some
time ago did no good, for it has been proved
that the natives were led from an ambus-
cade by an American.
The Nuremburg tribunal has condemned
Socialist Deputy Grillenberger to a fort
nights imprisonment for publishing a libel
lous article in his paper, the Idgespost,
rejecting on the private life Of Lieut..
Grandherr Of the garrison.