Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
EAST AFRICA.

ne Mulle UODb Oh East M IN 49,
to-day, preparatory to Mondays debate.
1t gives q dispatch from Major Wissmann,
stating that Emn Pasha strongly desired
to place his experience at the disposal OF
the German service. and begged that his
offer might be placed tefore the Emperor
and Prince Bismarck. Prince Bismarck
replied: "Emins offer is welcome: In
form me exactly of his wishes" Wiss-
mann thereupon arranged the existing en-
gagement with Emin. who from his hrst
contact with Major Wissmann had been
EAGER to escape from English influences.
The white book describes the progress
of the consolidation of German powers
until the capture of kilwa.
Chancellor Won Caprivi is expected 10
inform the House as to the position OF ne
cotiations with England on the dellmita-
ton OF bounda les In Africa
The English Envoy. Sir Percy Anderson,
declines to admit Germanys claims extend
ing her frontier and influence TO the Congo
Free State He claims that English infiu-
ence extends from the Victoria Nyanza to
the Albert Nyanza, including the whole ba-
sin of the White Nile. 1t is obviously the
aim of the Salisbury Government to grasp
a territorial line from South Africa to the
Soudan.
BISMARCK ANE THD EMPEROR.
Prince Bismarck during the week re-
ceived several communications from the
Emperor couched in friendly terms but
practically suggesting that his retirement
from office should involve political mac
tivitv. Bucher and Poschenger stayed two
DAYS at Friedrichruhe and left impressed
with the conviction that the ex-Chancellor
considered himself still the most potent
influence in the empire, believing that the
Emperor ere long will be obliged to recall
him TO extricate the Government from
difficulties into which he will have plunged
il. He freely expressed his discomfort be-
cause the Emperor In his speech from the
throne omitted reference to his dismissal.
The Emperor denies that " dismissal ls
the phrase. If the Prince had not several
times offered TO resign the Emperor would
not have taken advantage of the last threat
TO part with him. The threat was first
made verbally and was not accepted. Then
request for permission to reslgn was made
in writing and was granted. -,
The Freisinniqe ZeiiuRg is gaining bad
notoriety through its publication Of scan
dals in regard to Prince Bismarck. 1t de-
clares that a medical specialist knows that
the ex-ChanceilOr Is suffering from alcohol
ism and not the morphine habit. Bis
marcks friends do not heed the attacks
and even his enemies are disguised by
them. The Emperor will go TO Silesla TO-
morrow to shoot on the estates OF Count
Hockberg.
QUEER ISSUE.
A queer issue has arisen with the Gar
over the meeting with Emperor William at
coming manGuvres at Krasnistaw. Last
year at the imperial meeting their Ma
iesties spoke French. Emperor William
recently instructed General Won
Schweintz, German Minister to Russia, to
ask the Gar to use the German language.
Schwelnitiz preferred the request TO 81. de
Giers, Russia's Prime Minister, in the Rus
sian language. promising that at the next
visit of the Gar To Germany Emperor
William would speak the Russian language
and would cause everybody around the
Car to use the same tongue. De Giers
pleads that the Gar don't speak good
German, and says that if Emperor William
ignores French he must have recourse to
Russian.
The story that Prince Henry, the En-
peror's brother. was n disgrace and had
been given a months enforced leave OF
absence is not true. He was present at
the opening of the Reichstag and has
STAYED at the Schloss IN the friendliest in
tercourse with his brother.
THE LABOR SITUATION.
Minister Won Berlapsch has called a
meeting of the inspectors OF mines TO as
sist in the preparation Of new miners
law. At Hamburg four thousand masons
and carpenters are on a strike. and at Stettln
eight thousand masons and carpenters are
out. At Cologne the brewers workmen
have quit work. The shoemakers demand
a minimum of fifteen marks weekly and a
working day of eleven hours. AT Leipsic
the employers have formed a permanent
union to fight the strikers. The Berlin
iron-masters and metallurgists have signed
on agreement by which they bind them
selves not TO employ strikers. The yoiks-
bat denies that an international committee
is keeping up the strike agitation. 1t says
that in view of the solidlfcatiOn Of work
men there is no need Tor such committee.
Dispatches from Vienna of doubtful au-
thenucity assert that NJ. Constans, French
Minister of the Interior, has made over
lures TO the Austrian and German Govern
ments for united action against the An
archists. At the Foreign Office here no.
thing has been heard of the alleged pro-
posals.