Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-29
COPYRIGHT, 1889, BY THn NEW YORK ASSOCIATED


Schwerein on Tuesday, as the guest of thu
Grand Duke of Mecklinburg.
THE EXPECTED VISIT.
According to the National Zeitung, tn,
Cars visit is officially fixed for October 9
The absence of M. De Giers, the Russian
Prime Minister, who is now staying in .
remote part of the province of Tambor, doe
not appear to affect Prince Bismarck's de
termination to have an audience with the
Gar.
The week has been signalized by an out
break of the war clamor by the semi-oficial
press. The Cologne Gazette publishes an
alarmist article on the extension of the
Russian strategic railways on the frontier
which the North German Gazette promi.
nently quotes. There is a simultaneous
temperance of war notes in the Chancel-
lor's organs.
The Vienna papers foment the scare by
statements that the Russians along the from
tiers Of Galicia and Bukovina are in active
motion. Six regiments of cavalry and four
of infantry have, they say, arrived from the
interior.
SUSPICIOUS PREPARATIONS.
Observation towers are being erected
close to the Galicoam frontier, the whole
aspect of the country giving the impression
that the army is making strategic march.
These reports have been directly suppressed
BY the Vienna and Berlin Ministers
Bismarck's motive in re-creating agitation
over the Russian armaments on the eve of
the Cars reception is variously interpreted.
Recalling the incidents prior to the last in
terview the Gar accorded him here, it is
obvious that the Chancellor aims to place the
Gar again under the necessity of granting q
political conference.
The reports also serve other purposes, as
they tend to balk Russia's efforts to nego-
tiate loan for the payment of the cost of
the repeating rifles ordered in France, and
prepare the Reichstag to accept the new
military bill, which is now known to in
volve an extra credit of 240, 900, 600 marks.
But if the indifference shown by the Boerse
over the attempted scare forecasts the feel
ing of the Reichstag, Prince Bismarck will
find the members less susceptible than
formerly to the old trick.
A POSITIVE AVERSION.
The Cars aversion to meeting the Chan
cellor or to giving his visit any character
other than that of a formal courtesy, has
been intensified by the projected journey OF
Emperor William to Constantinople. The
programme of the Emperor's tour is now
announced to include visit to Bucharest,
which will further annoy the Gear.
The Moscow papers ask if Bismarck
dreams of detaching the Greeks from the
traditions of Russian alliance. The Greeks
attach superstitious import to the marriage
of the Dukeof Sparata and Princess Sophia.
An old prophecy is recalled by the papers
of Athens and reproduced here to the effect
that the Mosque of st. Sophia in Constan-
tinople will be restored to the Christians
under the rule Of Greek Emperor named
Constantine, with a wife called Sophia.
The coincidence of the Duke of Sparta's
name, Constantine, and that of the Princess
Sophia, is exciting the Imagination of all
Greeks as hopeful augury of coming
events, feeling which Bismarck will take
advantage or The Empress will accom-
pany the Emperor to Constantinople and
will stay on the Imperial yacht while the
Sultan entertains his Majesty.
GERMAN POLITICS.
The Reichstag is expected to meet on
November 4. A regrouping of the parties
is inevitable. The ra-Conservatives an
nounced their determination to break from
the Cartel party, as it is becoming too lib
eral Herr Miguel, speaking in Frankfort,
declared that it was necessary to reconstruct
the groups.
Thr existing parties, he said, were pro-
ducts of the past and out of date. The pres
ent party programmes are utterly unadapted
to deal with the questions of the immediate
future. The Progressionists understand
Miguel as foreseeing the breakup of the
National Liberals, but the Nationals are
sanguine that the party will be strengthened
by the absorption of a section of the Center
party and a close union with the Liberal
Conservatives.
Bismarck is favoring the aims of Herren,
Bennigsen and MIGUEL, and other leaders of
the Nationals He will offer Herr MIGUEL
the post of Finance Minister, replacing
Herr Scholz, whose eye malady grows
worse. These prospective changes DO not
threaten seriously Bismarck s hold over the
Cartel party, though they are likely to
weaken the Governments majority in the
new House.
SOME CURRENT RUMoRs.
The Post tonight semi-officially denies
that Count Won Munster has resigned as
German Ambassador to France. A report
to that effect was part of the current rumors
that Count Hatzfeldt would be transferred
to Paris, Count Won Waldersee going to
London. The Post does not contradict the
Won Waldersee rumor.
Bismarck is again intriguing with the
Emperor to send Won Waldersee to high
Diplomatic post, in which Bismarckian
craft will succeed in exposing him to adverse
criticism. Won Waldersee was last year Of
fered the Vienna Embassy, but got the EN-
peror's permission to decline it. The Chan
ceIlor is now reported to be urging the EN-
peror. ii he designs Won Waldersee to be-
come Chancellor, that he must train him in
craftsmanship through diplomatic expert
ence.
The Emperor has instructed the Ministry
of Justice to report on the subject of execu-
tion bv electricity. He is in'fayor of this
method of execution if it will produce pain
less death with absolute certainty. He reads
everything attainable on the scientific side
of the question and has sent the Ministry
copious notes on the American and Euro
pean scientists inquiries into the matter.
ELECTRICAL EXECUTION.
His personal conclusion was that electri-
city ought not to be applied unless the pre-.
parations for the execution be short and
simpler than for hanging or beheading. He
thinks that the methods hitherto suggested
are clumsy.
The report of the German East