The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-22
THE EMPEROR'S RETURN.
WILL. CALL THE
CABINET TOGETHER.
Leading Russian Papers Much
Pleased at the Friendly Treat
Iment Accorded the Czarewltch
During His Recent Tour.

tleaSeO at the FTlGuuly AECdt-
nent Accorded the CzarewitcIs
During His Recent Tour.
Copyrighted 1889 bv N. Y. Associated Press.
BERLIN, September 21.-1 he Emperor
will return to Potsdam tomorrow.
Prince Bismarck will come to Berlin
Wednesday. Count Herbert Bismarck,
I'LL the cabinet ministers, and Gen. Won
Schweinitz, German ambassador to Rus
$ia. are summoned To Il meeting Thurs
day. The assembling OF these political
potencics is due to the Car coming visit
for which detinitive arrangements are to
he made.
The Keller /eltung announces that the
Russian yachts DerSava and Czarevna
and the ironclad General Admiral, con-
vcying the Gar, are timed to reach keil
on the morning of the 9th instant. AL
though the Gar has expressed an earn
est wish that his reception be as quiet as
possible, and that no international sub
icct be pressed upon his attention during
his stay, Prince Bismarck appears to be
determined to invest the interview with
all possible Importance. II his plans are
effected instead of short and uncere-
mOniOuS visit, the Gar will be treated to
IA number of court banquetS and diplo-
matte dinner.
The absence of Giers, the Russian for
eign minister, indicates that the Car is
determined to refuse Prince Bismarck
:; political conference. In order to en-
phasize his desire 10 avoid the discussion
If foreign affairs, the Car has ordered
Tiers to leave st. Petersburg on Tuesday
lor fortnight S holiday, which is to be
spent i'll the provinces.
Throughout his sojOurn here, the Car
will ostcntatiOusly Y refrain from transac-
tions of all foreign Office business.
The Novo Vremya, Grashdanin, and
all Russian papers agree that the excep-
tionally friendly treatment of the Care
witch during his visit to Germany, and
the courteSies offered to the Car
10 not affect the relations between
the two countries. The Cars personal
feelings towards the Emperor have re-
Gently been excited by an incident arising
from his comforting the order of st. Stan
islaus on the Bulgarian Major Gruef1',
who kidnapped Prince Alexander of Bat
tenberg, and who now is a Russian pen
Sioner. The Emperor at a military dinner
in the course of conversation expressed
wonder that the decoration should have
been given to a traitorous soldier. Three
Prussian officers, who wore the decora-
ton of the order of St. StanislauS, were
present at the dinner and heard the En-
peror's words. They forthwith returned
the insignia to ST. Petersburg, with a
collectively signed protest, stating that
they could not wear an order which had
been given to a mutineer The Cars
evaporation was so intense that he
demanded through Count Schauvalott,
the Russian ambassador here, the pun
iShment Of the officers. The Emperor
placed them under arrest for unauthor-
lied correspondence with a foreign gov
ernmert; but after two days he ordered
their release. The beliefofthe foreign office
here is that the Gar designs to stay only
a few hours at Potsdam, and not to
come to Berlin, proceeding straight to
Moscow after an interchange of offormal
civilities with Emperor William.
The maneuvers at Hanover terminated
to-day; the Emperor, commanding the |
tenth corps, assumed defensive position |
behind Elze on the Alfeld railway. His |
corps used the smokeless powder. Eight |
Schuman iron clad towers, armed with
machine guns, figured in the fight, the
plan of which involved the retreat of the
seventh corps firing ordinary powder.
The Post publishes military report on
the maneuvers which is conclusive as to
the necessity of smokeless powder hence
forth for both artillery and infantry. |
The corps using smokeless powder that
without the latter being able to deter
mine the distance. The latter were often
taken on the flank, and were unable to
guess whence the fire came. II it had
been real battle they would have been
The report dilates upon the demoraliz-
ing and bewildering effect of the smoke
less fire of the infantry upon their oppo-
nents ana also refers to increased GER
tainty of aim arising from the absence of
smoke, especially in case of artillery.
The war Office is preparing to supply
the smokeless powder to all troops, in
Guiding the second class landwehr. The
latest perfected smokeless powder leaves
no sign after firing by infantry, and only
a slight gray mist after firing by artil-
lery.
General Van Blumenthal, who was sup
posed to be under the displeasurc of
Emperor William, was present at the
to-day, and was cordially
received by the Emperor. The popular
demonstration so gratItied the Emperor
that he told the Burgamaster ofHanover
that he hoped to pass several days yearly
the Hanoverians.