Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22
CENTERED ON THE GEAR.
His Coming Visit All the Talk at Berlin
German Gossip.

Copyright 1882 by the New York Associated Press,
BERLIN, Sept. 2l.-The emperor will re-
| turn to Potsdam tomorrow. Count Her
bert Bismarck. all the cabinet ministers
and General Won Schwenits, the German
ambassador to Russia, are summoned to a
meeting on Thursday. This assembly of
political potentates is due to the car :
coming visit, for which definite arrange
ments are to be made. The Russian yachts
Dergava Czarina and the iron clad Gener-
al Admiral, conveying the car, are time 4
to reach KEEL on the morning of the 9th
inst.
Although the car has expressed an
earnest wish that his reception be as quiet
as possible and that no International sub
ject be pressed upon his attention during
his stay, Prince Bismarck appears deter
mined to invest the interview with all pos
sble Importance. If his plans are effected,
instead Of a short and unceremoniOus visit,
the czaa will be treated to a number of
court banquets and diplomatic dinner.
The absence of NJ. DE Giers. the Russian
foreign minister, indicates that the car is
determined to refuse Prince Bismarck a
political conference. In order to en-
phaSiZe his desire to avoid ditcussiOn Of
foreign affairs the car has ordered VI. De
Gers to leave St Petersburg on Tuesday
for fortDight's holiday which is to be
spent in the provences. Throughout his
soiourn here the car will ostentatiOusly
refrain from the transaction of all foreign
Office business.
The Novoe Vremva, Grashdanin and all
the Russian papers agree that the eX-
ceptiOnally friendly treatment of the car
ewitch during his visit to Germany and
the courtesies offered to the car do not
q ha at haty IA
countries.
The cars personal feelings toward the
emperor have recently been excited by an
incident rising from his comforting the or
der of Saint Sanislaus upon a Bulgarian,
Major Grueff, who kidnapped Prince
Alexander, of Battenburg, and who is now
a Russian peDsioner. The emperor at
military dinner in the course of converse
ton expressed wonder that the decoration
should have been given to traItorous
soldier. The Prussian soldiers who wore
the decoration of the order Of SAINT Stanis-
laus were present at the dinner and heard
tie emperor words. They forthwith re-
turned the insignia to St. Petersburg
with a collectively signed protest stating
that they could not wear all order that
had been given to mutineer.
The car was so eXaspefated that
he demanded through Count
SchOuvaiof the Russian ambassador
here, the punishment of the officers. The
emperor placed them under arrest for IN
authorized correspondence with a foreign
government, but after two days he ordered
their release.
The belief OF the foreign Office here is
that the ear designs to stay only Il few
hours at POtSdam and not to come to Ber-
lin, proceeding straight to Moscow after
an Interchange of formal ciYilities with
Emperor William.
The maneuvers at Hanover terminated
today. The emperor, commanding the
Tenth corps, assumed defensive position
behind Elsie, on the Altield railway. His
corps used SmokeleSs powder. Eight
Schumann iron clad towers armed with
machine guns, figured III the fight. The
Post publishes 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 800 yards Of the enemy without
the latter being able to determine the dis
lance. The latter were often taken on the
flank and were unable to guess whence the
fire came. If it had been a real battle
they would have been annihilated.
Minister Phelps. it is expected, will be
granted an audience with Prince Bismarck
on the Goth inst. and will be received by
the emperor on the 9th.
The constant squabbles between Mr..
Edwards, the United States consul at Ber-
lin, and the merchants have resulted in q
formal complaint being sent to the foreign
Office by the syndicate of Merchants So
ciety regarding the consulate's neglect of
business and incivil treatment The COM
plant has already been referred TO Count
Herbert bismarck who is indisposed to in
terfere on the ground that the matter is of
too little Importance. Consul Edwards, it
is said, has the approval of Secretary
Blaine in the general line OF his conduct.