Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24

The German newspapers are very much ex-
cited over the increasing severity of the
Government in regard to the press.
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BERLIN, March 23.-Count Herbert Bis
marck's visit to England, following so
closely upon that of Sir Edward Malet, the
British ambassador, has given rise to all
kinds of political speculations. The rum
ors that England is about to join the triple
alliance may, however, be dismissed sum-
marily, as may also the statements of the
official press that the Count is merely max
ing holiday visit.
The fact is that the visit has double OBJ
ject, the most important part of which is
the arrangement of details for the Emperor's
visit to England during the coming summer
and to ascertain the wishes of Queen Vic
toria as to whether the visit shall be merely
of domestic nature or shall assume state
character.
CHANCE TO SPREAD.
If it is to be the latter, Prince Bismarck
is anxious to arrange imposing accompani-
ments. 1t is even stated in some quarters
| that the Chancellor himself will attend the
Emperor, but this is doubtful. During the
past week Count Herbert has had series of
long interviews with the Emperor, at which
the matter of His Majesty's visit was fully
discussed.
In the second place Count Herbert will
take the opportunity to discuss with Lord
| Salisbury colonial matters affecting the two
nations. 1t is not improbable that some
kind of an agreement will be arrived at
embodying the principles ofa future colonial
policy where British and German interests
come in contact.
The Boerson Zeitung says that Count
| Herbert Bismarck will endeavor to bring
the differing colonial views Of England and
Germany into harmony. 1t instances the
South Sea Islands, where difficulty has arisen
through British annexation of the Herveys,
which, there is reason to believe, Germany
regards as contrary to treaty, and adds:
THE SAMOAN TROUBLE.
"Count Herbert will endeavor to arrive
| at an understanding on the Samoan ques-
ton, to which Lord Salisbury has shown
himself disposed, and will aim to conclude
an agreement in regard to East and West
Africa. 1t is believed in some quarters
that England's dispute with Morocco will
also come under discussion"
The Post tonight announces that the
Samoan conference will be postponed, prob
ably until the beginning of May. This may
be regarded as indicating a desire to await
| the outcome of Count Herbert's mission.
Prince Bismarck's reprimand of DR..
Knappe is much commented on. The
FreiSSinig Zeitung points out that DR..
Knappe was really driven into a state of
furor consularis by Herbert Bismarck's
dispatch of January 8, instructing him to
effect the necessary reprisals against the
rebels, who, he said. by attacking, had
brought about a state of war.
The seizure of the Volks Zeitung has
created great sensation, and legal decl-
| sion upon the right Of the police to suppress
the paper is awaited with considerable In
! terest.
ARROGANT POLICE.
Even the National Liberal press have not
a word to say in defense of what is generally
rated as a rash and impudent proceeding
on the part of the police, while the feelings
of the Liberal party are shown by a para
graph in the FreiSinnige Zeitung entitled,
Fearless and Enduring" and advising
steadfastness under threatened reactionary
measures of the Government, which look
! like a return to the times of King Frederick
William
The editor of the VoMs Zeitung has ad-
dressed letter TO the papers denying any
relations with the Socialists or connection
with either Liebnecht or Hazenclever. An
article in the North German Gazette limiting
at increased strictness of the press laws is
little relished by Liberal journals
Several of to-night's papers state that the
Prussian Government has already submitted
to the Landtag proposal for amending the
provisions of the penal code and press laws.
A Strasburg letter to the Cologne Gazette
states that the Government has resolved upon
stricter measure for the Germanizating of
the provinces for the dismissing of school
masters and tutors unable to teach the Ger
man language and replacing them partly by
Alsatians and partly by Germans.
;DEFAULTERs IN GERMANY, TOO.
A scandal has been caused by the bring
ing of serious charges against DR.. WEBB, a
member of the West Prussian Diet and
formerly President of the permanent COM
mittee of that body. DR.. WEBB is officially
charged with the fraudulent appropriation
of 1O4 900 marks which had been voted bv
the committee for certain work. He will
probably be compelled to resign.
The Emperor and Empress Yesterday
visited the Dowager Empress Augusta on
the occasion of the anniversary Of the birth
of Emperor William 1. The Emperor
signed several army promotions
The Inauguration of the Bismarck -Moltke
monument has been fixed for March 81.
The Boerse during the week was de-
pressed and prices were irregular, closing
frmer, owing to the better state of the Paris
market. The Boerse Committee are con-
sidering a proposal to raise the limit of
capital required of company asking official
marks. 1t is not likely that proposal will
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