Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

lOr Ir0uDle are SIlll DClLS pusHSN'
less powder is declared to be great MILL
tary acquisition. A formal protest has been
made AGAINST the American Consul at Ber-
lin but he is understood to be supported by
Blaine
rcorYR1GHT, 1859, BY THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED
PRESS
BERLIN, September 21.-The Emperor
will return TO Potsdam tomorrow. Prince
Bismarck will come to Berlin on Wednes-
day. Count Herbert Bismarck, all the
Cabinet Ministers and General Won Schwen-
ietz, the German Ambassador to Russia, are
summoned to a meeting on Thursday. The
assembling of political potencies is due to
the Cars coming visit, for which definite
arrangements are to be made.
The KiFer Zeitung announces that the
Russian yachts Dergave and Czarevna and
the ironclad General Admiral, conveying
the Gar, are timed to reach Kiel on the
morning of the 9th instant. Although the
Gar has expressed an earnest wish that his
reception be as quiet as possible, and that
no international subject be pressed upon his
attention during his stay, Prince Bismarck
appears to be determined to invest the inter-
view with all possible Importance.
THE CHANCELLOR PLANS.
II his plans are effected, instead of
short and uncertain visit, the Gar will be
treated to number of court banquets and
a diplomatic dinner. The absence OF NJ. De
Giers, the Russian Foreign Minister, indi-
Gates that the Gar is determined to refuse
Prince Bismarck's political inference.
In order to emphasize his desire to avoid
II ! L
ordered NJ. De Giers to leave St. Petersburg
on Tuesday for a fortnight holiday, which
is to be spent in the provinces: Throughout
his sojourn here the Gar will ostentatiously
refrain from the transaction of all foreign
office business.
The NoUierrenlyal GrdShdanin and all
the Russian papers agree that the excep-
tionally friendly treatmento of the Czarowitch
during her visit to Germany and the courte-
sizes offered to th- Gar do not affect the
relations between the two countries. The
Cars perso rai feelings toward the En-
peror have recently been excited by an
incident arising from his conferring the
order of St Stanislaus on a Bulgarian,
Major Cruof, who kidnapped Prince Alex
ander, of Battenberg, and who now is a
Russian pensioner.
CAUSE OF oFFENSE.
l0e Emperor al military Ol0n6I, IN the
course OF conversation, expressed wonder
that the decorations had been given to a
traitorous soldier. Three Prussian officers,
who wore the decoration of the order Of St.
Stanislaus, were present at the dinner and
heard the Emperor's words.
They forthwith returned the insignia to
st. Petersburg with a collectively signed
protest, stating that they could not wear an
order that had been given to a mutineer.
The Cars evaporation was so intense that
he demanded through Count Schovaloff, the
Russian Ambassador here, the punishment
OF the officers. The Emperor placed them
under arrest for unauthorized correspond
ence with foreign Government, but after
two days he ordered their release
The belief of the foreign Office here is that
the Gar designs to stay only few hours at
Potsdam and not to come to Berlin, pro-
ceeding straight to Moscow after an inter
chaiEG of formal ciyilities with Emperor
William.
snioKELEss POWDER.
The maneuyers at Hanover terminated
to-day. The Emperor, commanding the
Tenth Corps, assumed defensive position
behind Flsee, on the Alfeld railway. His
corps used smokeless powder. Eight
Schumann ironclad towers, armed with
machine guns. figured in the fight, the plan
Corps, firing the ordinary powder
The Post publishes a military report on
the maneuvers, which is conclusive as to the
necessity of smokeless powder henceforth
for both artillery and infantry. The corps
using the smokeless powder got within 200
yards of the enemy without the latter being
able to determine the distance The latter
were often taken on the flank and were una
BILE 10 guess whence the fire came. If it had
been real battle they would have been an
INITIATED.
The report dilates upon the demoraiizing
and bewildering effect of this smokeless fire
OF the infantry upon their opponents, and
also refers TO the increased certainty of aim
arising from the absence of smoke, espe-
clally IN the case of artillery
IT WILL BE ADOPTED.
The War Office is preparing to supply |
smokeless powder to ali of the troops. in |
cluding the second-class Landwehr. The |
latest perfected smokeless powder leaves no |
sign after hring by infantry and only a |
slight gray mist after firing by artillery
General Won Blumenthal, who was sun-
posed to be under the displeasure of En- |
peror William, was present at the maneu-
vers to-day and was cordially received by |
the Emperor. The popular demonstration |
so gratifed the Emperor that he told the |
Burgomaster OF Hanover that he hoped to |
pass several days yearly among the Han |
overainS. His Majesty distributed l6O dec
orationS. In accordance with his wish. The |
municipal authorities of Hanover will fill |
an album with photographs of the leading
incilents of his visit.
Minister Phelps, it is expected, will he
granted an audience with Prince Bismarck
on the 10Th inst, and will be received by
the Emperor on the 9th. The constant |
squabbles between Mr.. Edwards, the United
States Consul at Berlin, and the merchants
have resulted In formal complaint being
sent to the Foreign Office bv the Syndics Of
the Merchants Society regarding the Con.
sulate's delay of business and uncivil treat
ment.
BACKED BY BLAINE.
The complaint has already been referred
to Count Herbert Bismarck, who is indis-
posed to interfere, on the ground that the
matter is OF too little Importance. Consul (
Edwards, it is said, has the approval of Sec
retary Blaine in the general line of his con.
duct
The Government has finally decided to
make the amended anti-Socialist law which
has hitherto been renewed every two wears
a part of the permanent penal code. A
commission of the Ministry of Justice has
revised and slightly altered the bill. which
will be one of the prominent questions of
the coming session of the Reichstag.
The National Liberals, recently credited
with determination to offer independent
opposition to the measure, show tbrouph
their press organs disposition to ioin the
Conservatives in support of the Govern