Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
lSMARCK STILL CONSULTED
He Believes in Harmony Between
Germany and Russia.
King Oscar Given an Opportunity to
Enter the Drei Bund.
Buffalo Bills Show Visited by Embas-
sailors at Berlin.

BERLIN, July 26. copyright 80, New
YORK Associated Press(.-I Is reported
that Emperor William will visit Bismarck
before going to Russia. Besides the an
noyance arising from Bismarcks publish
ed interviews the emperor must have been
stung by the ex-chancellOr's personal sar-
casms and the question of how 70 silence
him probably occupies the emperor S
mind as much as the critical developments
in the east All idea Of adopting legal
measures to suppress Bismarck bitter
utterances have, however, been abandoned
The emperor will return from England
August s, and pass week at Potsdam
before starting for Russia. He will re-
turn from Russia on the 25th and within
a month, therefor, it will be known
whether the German Austrian relations
with Russia will be more friendly OF
strained to point of rupture.
The Grashdanin, of st. Petersburg,
which is credited with an occasional IN,
spiration by the czar. says the Russian
policy is on the eve of a change which will
cieS In the Balk ms. The basis of the ex.
pected arrangement appears to be the
czar's acceptance of Emperor William
candidate for the Bulgarian throne. The
event in Bulgaria, however, may precipi.
tate a revolution and nullify this diplo,
macy. In view of the possible rupture
with Russia, Emperor William during his
recent visit to Copenhagen and Christiana,
reviver the proposal for Scandinavian
coalition, including the transcription OF
Finland by Sweden. The Cars ukas IS,
tending toward a complete russifying Of
Finland, created a feeling of intense dis
content, which is ripening to revolt. The
emperor offered King Oscar as a
price of Sweden's entry in the driebund,
the prospective restoration of Finland
Prince Bismarck, giving the Novoe
Vremya correspondent second interview
deplored the menacing aspect OF affairs,
and said he felt it now more than ever his
chief duty to try to assure the peace OF
Europe. Why, be asked. should Germany
continue to regard Russia as an inevitable
enemy. At the present moment, he said,
there absolutely no reason existed for
a German war with Russia. and the
attack on Russia by the Germans were in
conceivable on any good grounds. Ger
many's energies ought to be concentrated
in dealing with the dangers of socialism.
The longer the state gave away TO the an
archists demands, the bloodier would be
the issue. The whole tenor of the inter
view suggested that Bismarck is unrecon-
ciled to the kaiser and will become form
liable opponent in any line of foreign
policy involving a quarrel with Russia.
The language of the Volks Tribune,
which is edited by the extremist Shipped,
forbodes an increasing friction between
the sections of the parties. The extremists
are impatient at Bebel and Liebknecht S
pacific policy.
The operation performed by Prof.
Fuchs, of Vienna, on the eyes of the shah IS
first wife has proved unsuccessful and she
is now totally blind.
Buffalo Bills wild west show is prosper
ing. M. He1bett, the French ambassador,
Mr.. Phelps, American minister and a
number of other diplomats and Ameri-
cans were present at the opening of the
performance. The health commissioner
insisted upon general inspection before
he would sanction the opening of the ex-
hibition.