St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-16
Germans Warned to Prepare
for the Coming Struggle
With Russia.
The Pope Gets Back at Prus-
Sia for It's Attacks on
The Vatican.
Vast Quantities Of Explosives
Being Turned Out in
England.

tnelr IaDOrS. William waiter fnelpS is
regarded by every one as the coming
United States minister. though he him.
self denies that he has been offered the
position. The official press is disin-
clined to dwell upon the matter of the
Samoan settlement. all of the glory of
which is lost to Germany, and brief
paragraph in the North German Ga
Zette on the conclusion of the confer
ence states that the agreement was ar
rived at with perfect unanimity by the
powers represented and to the
satisfaction Of all parties con-
cerned. To-day being the ami
versary of the death of Emperor
Frederick, memorial service was held
in the Friedenskirsch at Potsdam.
The exercises were conducted by DR..
Windall. All the members of the royal
family, the ministers and high officials
were present. The choir of the church
of the Twelve Apostles sang the late
emperor's fayorite hymns. The en-
peror and empress placed wreaths upon
the tomb and remained kneeling be-
side it for long time. The Reichsan-
Zeiger dwells upon the recollection of
Emperor Frederick's fruitful labors for
the empire, (which, in royal circles. in
German and Prussian history, and in
the hearts of all Germans have left in
effacea5le traces, which will ever be
the source of patriotic inspiration"
The majority of the papers make re-
specttul and reverent illusions to the
anniversary, but few revive the un-
seemly strife of year ago. The shah
o-day, instead of paying the expected
visit to Krupp's Essen works, spent an
other day at Wilhelmshoee, inspecting
all the points of interest, including the
room which Napoleon III. occupied
after Sedan. The statement that M.
Persiani, the Russian minister at Bel
grade, had opposed Russo-Servian
CAUSED UNEASINESS
here. The receipt of semi-Official tele-
grams from Belgrade tonight declaring
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 renewal of official
press attacks upon Russian credit
during the past week, which reacted
upon German securities.
The Russian minister of finance was
negotiating with leading houses here,
including the misunderstanding. in
relation to the conversion of certain
private Russian railways. The North
German Gazette pointedly referred
to the proposed operation as lille
gal, and even the liberal Vossische
Zeltung warned German 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
bourse is expected to deliver an opinion
tomorrow in the legality of the pro-
posed conversion, but it is felt 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 moth
ing would have been heard of the lille
gality of the conversion scheme.
The probability of the almost
immediate signing of a Russo-Ser-
Wan military treaty is growing stronger
daily. The Austrian press profess to
have authentic information that any
of the status quo on the
part of Servia will be met by immediate
action on the part of Austria, and the
activity observable in and
about the various Austrian camps dur
ing the last week certainly gives the
declaration of the sultan that Turkey
will observe strict neutrality in the
matter of any embodiment of her Bal
kan vassals. and the fierce attack of
Clement of Bulgaria upon
Prince Ferdinand, and the enormous
offensive
MILITARY PREPARATIONS
now being pushed forward in Russia,
have had the effect to disturb every
bourse in Europe and all of these hap
together with the cZar's mani
fest, intentional brusque speech, in
lorsing the prince of Montenegro, point
in the direction of war. 1t is Signifi-
can't, too, that the acts of the sultan and
Clement followed close
upon the heels Of the czar's declaration
that Prince Nikita is his only true
friend. The London Spectator, in an
article on the situation. declares that
war must certainly follow revolution
in Servia, unless Russia and Austria
) hall agree that the only alternative is
4 peaceabIe partition of the Balkan
states, an agreement hardly likely
TO be reached, since both empires
,Ovet the same advantageous territory.
The German inspired press observes a
silence on this subject which is to be re-
yarded as infinitely more ominous than
anything they might say. while the
Austrian press are cOnspicuOnsly out
spoken. The Pesther Lloyd and other
eading gAustrO-Hungarian journals call
attention to the growing estTangement
If Germany from reading the czar's
speech and unite in declaring that the
)ffense given to Germany thereby is
even greater than the best informed pO-
itical authorities have hitherto imag-
ned. The tremendous armament of
Russia, these papers assert, is now
purely offensive, and as it is perfectly
plain that nobody intends to attack
Russia. the inference to be drawn
rom her attitude is quite obvious.
The Cologne Gazette reprints
he foregoing extracts from the
Austrian papers without single line of
comment. The AustrO-Hungarian dele
cations met to-day to discuss the Servian
1pon VIII ON the responsibility of the
government of the dual monarchy de-
lolves can scarcely fail to widen
;he breach. 1t is noteworthy also that
n England there are indications that
t is thought necessary to be prepared
'or an emergency in the fact that the
of firearms at Birming-
ham are enjoying additional hands to
meet
A PREsUMABLE DEMAND
'or their products. One firm is en-
ragged in exacting hydraulic forge ca
oable of producing 10000 steel shells of
various sizes weekly, and there is also
greatly increased activity in the manu-
.acture of revolvers. torpedoes and new
patterns Of rifles, while vast quantities
If ammunition are being turned out by |
The firms with whom the government
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