Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-05
THE BERLIN BUDGET.
Leading Questions Before the Reichstag-
The Lottery Project.
Copyrighted, 1889. b y the New York Associated


BERLIN, January 4.-The State Council is
convened for Wednesday next. Prince
Bismarck. though still suffering from re-
currence of his neuralgia, Is certain TO be
present The reiissembling. OF the Reich
stag for the last eventful days before the
dissolution and the reOpening OF the Land
tag compel a general ministerial meeting.
The leading questions before the Reichstag
will be increase of the military credits and
the Socialist bill. Tho National Zeit1ng re-
minds the Cartel party that the time Is
opportune for a grand rally around the
Chancellor. and urges them not to fail 10
appear in their places on the first day.
Prince Bismorck's long-expected decla-
ration of the foreign policy. OF the
Government will probably be made
during the debate on the military credits.
The attitude of the Government on the
Socialist bill Is ;nhexible. The national
Liberals have been hopeful that Prince
Bismarck would upon the eve OF the second
reading accept such notifications as would
enable them to vote with the Government
without violating their scruples touching
the arbitrary aspects of the measures, but
the hitherto semi-ofiicial organs merely adj
wise all the members of the Government
groups to stand together for n solid vote.
Some topics involving the delicate. phases
of the Government service, ana likely 70 De
exciting. will come before the. Landtag:
One of these will be the consideration OF
the disposition of the sums contiscated du-
ring the Kulturkam-ka npf and diverted
into o secret-service fund.
Ii Is also thought the Landtag Will dlsap-
prove the lottery project IN regard to
monument of Emperor William. The
purchase and demolition of certain houses
in order TO make a site for monument are
necessary and the project Of raising money
for the purpose by lottery, while 1t IS no
doubt one form of making popular sub
scription, is form not much approved by
public opinion. IL is believe the Landtag
will favor a plan of direct purchase the
money to be voted by the State.
The wear opens with q universal peace
chorus. the National Zeitung declaring that
external tranquility is guaranteed, while
internal tranquility depends entirely on
the character of the next Reichstag. so
that the nation can vote forpeace by voting
into Office the chamber go subserylent TO
the will of the Chancellor that 1t shall
never cause any irritation by differing
with HIM. And yet despite tins lovely
prospect of peace abroad and at home upon
defined conditions, the Foreign once ltseir
was never so peryaded by the sense OF tne
insecurity of the continuance of the triple
alliance. Bismarck's refusal to support
Austria's policy in Bulgaria Is great
source of irritation and suspicion, and SIG
nor Crispi's persistent intriguing for the
cessiop of Trentis is another. Crispl 10
Thought TO be little disappointed just
now. He had counted upon another con-
ference at FREDERICKSBURG at the close
of the year. He attaches very great
Importance to the sort of repeated recog-
milton of him as adding much to his pres
tige among the statesmen or Europe. his
scheme to close the year with sucn an IN
dividual conference was upset by BIS
marck. who holds those favors at q high
rate. and who advised Crispi that the IN
teryiew would not be timely In view OF the
acute jealousy of Austria Diretto has
since urged direct settlement OF
the Trenteno AFFAIR with Austria,
abandoning the attitude OF complete
reliance upon BismMck's mediation.
The progress of the negotiation Tor
the meeting of Emperor William and the
the Gar on the Polish frontier In April IN
tensifies the official anxiety and Watchiui-
ness i'm Austria. In diplomatic circles there
is a lively discussion of the prospect OF a
renewal of the German entente with Russia,
rs Bismarck continues TO find a want OF
homogeneity in the Austrian empire and
growing discord between its various
natiopaiities an obstacle to good politics
and sees how greatly the reduced
value of an Austrian alliance. It's SAID ina.
he already contemplates o very radical
change of base in his policy, and speeu-
lates upon large application OF tue idea
of races that was the basis or so many
schemes and projects at the PERIOD when
Alsace and Lorraine were annexed TO Ger
many. His new application of the theory
of bringing all the German-speaxing
people under the German flag would
be ut the expense of Austria ana
at the expense of Russia, but Tor
Russia there would be q compensatiye
policy which would wipe out Austria as
that empire now stands tor Germany anu
it would take the Austro-Gsrma
duchies. and while Germany would aiS9
get the German Baltic provinces now neid
by Russia, Russia would get an equiyaieht
in Galicia and Burkomina and wouid DC
given free hand in Roumania ana the
Balkan countries. The Austrian Govern
ment knows that this is not a mere dipio-
matte dream but is one of the possibilities
of the Chancellor's policy and may become
q probability if the race feuds now per-
yadine the empire, combined witn tue nos-
tility To Germany, shall force the Cnancei-
lor to project alliances elsewhere
Dowager-Empress Augusta mas the lunu1
enza. accompanied with high fevW snu
severe cstarrh. Her doctors are somewhat
Dr.. Dollinger is worse. His fever =.
worse. He Is very weak ana occssion"i'y
delirious. HIS condition v CRITICAL
IMPORTATION or COAL.
Rrr.urrs. January 4.-The Governmens
-hss stonped the sxportatiou Of ooal uom