The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-24
GOSSIP IN BERLIN.
Bismarck Expresses Some
Opinions Over His Coffee.
BLAME ATTACHED TO OFFICIALs
Several Interesting Things Foreign
Discussed by the German Papers
Samoan Matters-Etc.

BERLIN, February 33.-[Copyrightee
1889, by the New York Associated
Press. Diplomatic and ministerial
dinners are now the order of the day
and are eagerly discussed. as affordins
indications of personal and inter
national relations.
BISMARCK AT DINNER.
Bismarck yesterday gave q
dinner to the members of the
Lower House of the Prussian
Diet; and during the serving of coffee,
complained of the heavy labors created
for him by what he termed so called
colonies. He ascribed the blame for
no small portion of his difficulties to
the action OF the colonial officials, who
he said, frequently acted without
requisite knowledge of the circum-
staLces,. and especially did not know
how to treat the natives. 1t was i'm
possible, the c2anc sllor said, to allow
trivial disputes to introduce any dis
cordant element into Gerlnany's rela-
tons with great friendly powers.
The slightest disturbance of the har-
mony prevailing between the Imperial
government and foreign States might
have prejudicial effects upon German
commerce and business relations.
he IS ANNOYED.
Bismarck is said to have been greatly
annoyed at the consul's proposals to an
mex Samoa. The VOrSich Zeitung's ques-
ton as to what would be thought of the
consul who telegraphed the proposal to
annex Zurich or Luxembourg is be-
lieved to be identical with the opinion
of the chancellor.
RESPECTING SAMOA.
In explanation of the reported order
ing of German squadron to Samoa, the
National Zsitatng observes that the i'm
pending punishment of Mataafa will
have no effect upon Germany's reia-
tons with England and America. TIE
right of Germany to intervene in the
matter is not being contested in any,
quarter. The report must, however, b5
received with reserve. The squadron
is provisioned for Port Said, in order,
probably, to be in readiness to proceed
to East Africa or to await developments
of affairs. 1t may at least be assumed
that the squadron will only go to Samoa
in the event of the American govern
ment proving exacting or unreasonable,
Bismarck's desire to avoid colonial
troubles is due in q large measure to
the uncertainty of European politics,
es peCially those of France,
PRESS PREDICTIONS.
The North German Gazette and other
leading German papers predict the
overthrow of the Tirard cabinet within
q few weeks. That Bismarck is of the
opinion that the crisis will re5uItin the
accession to power of General BouIan-
ger is well known, and there are few
persons who do not regard his triumph
as near probability.
HIS AILMENTS.
The Emperor is far from being free
from painful earaches. and recent
changes in the weather give him much
trouble. He is obliged sometimes to
have recourse to morphine in order to
obtain few hours sleep.
He will honor by his presence the
Count Won Achellendorff's farewell
dinner as minister of war on the 9th
Instant.
SOCIALIST LITERATURE.
The pol ce find the utmost difficulty
in preventing the entry into the country
of Socialist literature printed abroad.
During the past week numerous domi-
ciliary visits have been made to the
chiefs of the Socialist party and search
ers have discovered quantities of
pamphlets. etc., ready for distribution,
and intended to influence voters in ia
vor of the Socialist propaganda.
The King of Wurtemburg is suffering
from severe catarraI attack.