Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-11
A PEACE CONGRESS.
Well Established Peace for All Europe
What Germany's Emperor Aims At
Imposing Ceremonies Attendant Upon the
Formal CrssIon Of Heligoland To- Day
The Medical Congress.
Result OF the Family Caucus.
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Result OF the Family Caucus.
Copyrighted by Associated Press
BERLIN, Aug. 9.--One of thu results
OF the interviews at Osborne between
Queen Victoria and the Emperor WILL
lam, prince of Wales and Lord Sails
bury, is the withdrawal of the candi-
dature of Prince Waldeman for the throne
of Bulgaria. Family reasons, notably
the protest of the king of Greece, In
tiuenced this decision. Under the
prompting of the Emperor william, both
the queen and the prince of Wales are
beginning to take active part in the for
eign politics of England.
1o-night's Post gives suggestive
prominence TO a special London dis
patch, saying that just as the emperor 8
visit to Osborne in 1888 afforded the
starting point leading TO the Anglo
German agreement, and as the visit of
the Prince OF Wales TO Berlin was not
without bearing upon the treaty, so
foreign office circles now believe there
was political significance in the present
visit of the kaiser, the outcome of which
may astonish the world.
The Posts illusions, as read hare
under the light of reports circulating in
the official world, point 10 project of
the kaiser's TO obtain the cZar's assent
to another Berlin congress aiming ct
GENERAL EUROPEAN PEACE,
implying Limitation of armuments.
Lord Salisbury's declaration at the man
sion house that Europe was never more
pacified and that nations were growingly
I'D fN 1isa ind fsOt rod "a
strain of bis communications with the
powers.
The kaiser going TO Russia ms an
apostle of peace now desires the empress
TO accompany him. The car ignored
the approaches OF Gen. Won Schweenits.
the German ambassador, regarding the
reception of the empress. so the grand
duke of Hesse on solicitation of Emperor
William has started for St. Petersburg
10 arrange for the empress visit. The
belief in official circles here is that the
ear Will treat the league of peace as n
futility unless associated with the res
toration of Russian dominion in the
Balkans and the permanent satisfying of
France.
WANTS TO TAKE HIS WIFE.
Whatever the kaiser's peace ideas
may be, his movements tend to
strengthen Germany in event of ar.
His visit 10 Norway was imminently sue
cessful In inducing the government TO
consent to recruitment of SwedeS for the
German navy, an ample supply of fine
seemen being thus afforded. King Oscar
also received an invitation to be present
at the grand land and sea maneuvers
which will take place in September.
King Leopold similarly marks the intent
achieved at Ostend by promising his
presence to attend the maneuvers.
The screeches OF the French press
over the extension of German alliances
are not improved.
The ReichsenZeiger publishes an order
from Gen. Won CaprIvi quoting an i'm
perial decree placing Heligoland under
the control of Chancellorie making
Capt. GeIseler governor and Priyy
Councillor Wermuthe, commissioner.
As soon as the lantug meets laws will
be passed making the island part OF
Prussia The under officials will be ap-
pointed by the governor.
GALA DAY ANTICIPATED.
The Inhabitants OF HeIigoland are maxi
ing extensive preparations for the recep-
ton of the emperor Tomorrow. Interest
i'll the cession has grown intensely
throughout Germany, and steamers
chartered ut Hamburg, Bremen aud
Haven are taking thousands to the
island. 1t Is improbable that there will
be sufficiency Of food to satisfy the
wants of the visitors. The imperial
yacht HohenZolleru is timed TO arrive at
10 in the morning. The landing stage
has been richly deco ated with flags
garlqnds and palms, and q guard
.
the kaiser. The German national HYMN
will be intoned by the naval band. The
cession of the island will be proclaimed
and addresses from the leading inhabi-
tauts will be read. Boquets will be given
to the Emperor William 10y Heligoland
residents in picturesque island costume.
The kaiser will walk all the way from the
landing stage to the government house
under flag draperies and floral festoons.
His majesty will preside at luncheon to
be gwen by the leading authorities, and
will spend five hours in viewing the is
land before his departure. Among the
decorations are huge floral keys pendant
from the cliffs. These are symbolic OF
the fact that the island has become the
keystone of defense of the coast of Ger
many.
GRAND SUCCESS.
The festivities attending the medical
congress have constituted the heaviest
work that most of the delegates have
had. There has been q constant sue
cession of uauquets, balls and recep-
tions. At O banquet tonight Ministers
Gossler and Botticher were present. DR. &.
Leiden proposed the health of Minister
Phelps, who in his response pointed to
the presence of the 623 Americans as a
most eloquent testimony to the interest
taken in the congress by the medical
profession in America. Tonight Mr..
Phelps marked the close of the congress
with a dinner given TO Surgeon General
Hamilton aud other army and navy OFF,
Gals. The minister said the congress
brought together the greatest number of
scientists ever oongregated. The pro-
ceedings, he said, had been in every way
worthy of medical science and had been
characterized by brotherly regard.