St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-09
Salisbury's Remonstrance
Brings the Hireling Press
to It's Marrowbones.
Socialist Grillenberg Con-
demned to a Months Inn
ppiSonment for Libel.

row. Count YOn HatZfeldt leaves to-day
for London. The result of Lord Sails
bnry'S remonStranceS in connection
with the Morler affair Will probably ap-
pear shortly. The government organs
evince an uneasy desire to disentangle
themselves from the affair. The Reich
sanzeiger tonight publishes letter
tending to prove the truth of MOrier'S
assertions that he sent no news about
the Germans crossing the MoSelle. be-
cause he had none to send; Capt;
KneSebeck, cabinet councillor of
wrote to Councillor Rottenburg request
ing that the chancellor might cause a
suitable denial to be given to the state
ment that the late Herr Brands. Au-
gusta's councillor in 1870, impaired to
Morier, at Darmstadt. owing to his
friendlinesS, the contents of secret
dispatches from the Prussian head
quarters during the presence of the en-
press at uomburg. Capt. Knesebeck
states that her majesty received no such
secret military news, but only such as
was intended for publication; and,
moreover, that the time of the crossing
of the Moselle her majesty was residing
in Berlin and that she did not 90 to
Homburg until the following October.
While the liberal newspapers are re-
joicing over what they call
A BISMARCKIAN BLUNDER
they do not fail to censure Morier for
his want of decOrum in sending heated
letter directly to Count Herbert Bis
marck instead of communicating in the
usual manner through Sir Edward
Malet, the British ambassador. Sir
Robert doubtless desired, if possible, to
avoid entangling the English govern
ment in the affair, but therein he made
a great mistake, retarding the repara
ton that might otherwise have been
readily given. The charge of forgery
has collapsed utterly. Statements that
have come from several quarters prove
that Bazaine detested writing and was
habitually ungrammatical, while the
fact that the French papers printed a
correct version is easily explained, the
letter having been telegraphed in En-
gliSh and translated for theFrench press.
The Cologne Gazette now admits that
the statement made by Marshal BaZaine
that the information conveyed to him of
the movements of German troops was
received through Sir Robert ID. MOrier,
then stationed at DarmStadt, is to be
taken cum grano sails. since it was not
accompanied by corrobOratiye evidence
which the character of Bazaine required
to be attached to his assertions. As
further result of Lord SaliSbury'S S
remonstranceS, the National Zeitung
declares that the apparently inspired
attack upon Morier has little import
when viewed in connection with the
maintenance of
GOOD RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.
and II expresses the hope that the Incl
dent will be treated like the Mackenzie
affair and allowed to drop, adding:
''Without further material one must be
satisfied with verdict of non liquet."
The article concludes with cOmpli-
mentary references to England and
Lord Salisbury. a Semi-official cores
pondent of the Montags Revue, said to
be German official occupying promi-
nent position in Wilhelmstrasse, Ber
lin, states that the reason for the attack
on Sir r. ID. Morier is the latter's sup
posed hostility to the Austro-German
alliance. The Tagblatt says the Bis
marcbs are attacking England, not
Morier. and that they are ready
to go the length of seeking
an alliance with Russia, if that is
necessary, to ruin England's world
n
Vienna papers condemn the attack on
Morier. The Prester Lloyd says that
from moral point of view MOrier has
perfectly vindicated his character. The
Splendid vindlcation of German justice
in the Geffcken case is the subject OF
much rejoicing by all the independent
organs. The Kreuz Zeitung, referring
to the assertion made by the govern
ment journals that the inquiry had re-
vealed Geffcken'S wire pullers for the
overthrow of Prince Bismarck, boldly
demands the names of the intrlguers,
and asks how they proceeded il their
alleged efforts to
OVERTHROW THE CHANCELLOR.
The governments East Africa bill
will be introduced III the reichstag this
week. Nothing authentic has trans
pired in regard to its provisions. The
speech of Prince Bismarck is eagerly
awaited. Lieut.. WIssmann will delay
his departure for East Africa until the
result of the debate is known. Several
persons qualified to train and command
the colonial troops will accompany him.
They will include Herr Grayenruth,
who has just returned from defending
Bagamoyo against the rebels, and Staff
Surgeon SchmalZkOof. The Cologne
Gazette draws attention to the infringe
ment of German treaties by the Cape
Colonies and the annexation of
lands around Lake Ngami. The
man treaty with the Red Nation pre-
cludes English annexation. 1t is un-
derstood that Samoan affairs will not be
made the subject of special debate in
the reichstag, but will be referred to
during the discussion of the naval bud
get. The disaster in Samoa has created
a deep impression, and will strengthen
the arguments of the anti-cOlOnial party
in the East Africa debate. The Keller
Zeitung states the Samoan losses are
the greatest, in officers and men, that
the German navy ever experienced in
trans-ocean expedition. The National
Zeitung complains that Americas re-
calling her consul some time ago did no
good, for it has been proved that the ma
tiyeS were led from an
ANIBUsCADE BY AN AMERICAN.
Acc ording to the Boersen ZeituDg,
military bill will be submitted to the
reichstag providing for an extraordinary
credit of 13,000,000 marks and a perma-
nent credit of 100000 marks. Bis
marck's son William will enter upon his
functions as president of Hanover Feb.
Id. SOuilt AOu MOiilSs ClllCl VI lIC ull-
miralty, is dangerously i'll with inflam-
nation of the lungs. Empress Fred
erick is expected here about the end Of
January. The Nuremburg tribunal has
condemned the socialist deputy, Grill
lenberger, to fortnight's i'm
prisonment for publishing a libelous
article in his paper, the Tages-
Post, rejecting ON the private life of
Lieut.. Grandherr, of the garrison. The
director of Sicilian railways has con-
cluded an agreement with the HandelS-
the Bank of Trade and In
dustry and the Erlangers, for the issue
of gold bonds to the amount of 20,0O0.000 |
francs at per cent interest, free OF tax |
alton, the proceeds to be applied to new |
railways, which, when completed, will |