Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
THE SITUATION CRITICAL.
Emperor ShortenS His Voyage Be-
cause of Impending Danger.
Capriyi Petitioned to ReScind the Duty
on American Pork.
One Thousand Buildings Destroyed by
Fire in COuStautin0ple.

BERLIN July 10 Copyrighted by the
New York Associated Press. 1890 Em-
peror William, on arriving on the Eide
Thursday, sent a dispatch to Chancellor
Caprivi. announcing his intention to
shorten his voyage and return TO kiel
July q. The gravity of the situation in
the Balkans and the increased prospect of
trouble with France over the English
agreement makes necessary the emperor s
presence and keeps both the chancellor and
Minister Miguel from taking a holiday
Although the prospects of permanent
peace in Europe begin to appear doubtful,
official confidence remains strong. Even
the PROBABLE abdication of Prince gerdi-
uand with subsequent revolution in Bul
garia, will not be allowed to involve inn
mediate European war The maintenance
of peace according TO the official view, is
certain until after the conference between
/ Emperor William and the ear when the
resources of diplomacy will be exhausted
in a final effort to harmonic Austrian aud
Russian relations In the Balkan peuinsu-
la.
The Berhner Tagebiatt has a telegram
which purports to give information drawn
from Prime Minister Cuspi In this it
ing the time opportune, insist upon war
The ifs of the Dreibund, the telegram
adds, will make united efforts to maintain
peace.
MIR. Phelps. the American minister. has
| received from Hamburg a copy of the petit
ton which has been sent TO Chaucelloryon
Caprivi, and which bears the signatures
Of various steamship companies and lead
ing firms and corporations. The petition
ers ask for the resembling of the proaibi-
! ton against American pork They urge
that Germany cannot produce enough pork
| 10 satisfy her own wants. The price of
| pork has risen so enormously that the poor
people cannot buy it. The wholesale
price of German sailed bacon is 100 marks
| per 100 Kilograms, while American bacon
can pay duty and be sold at s. marks
/ The pork imported from the nelghboring
states although bringing high prices, are
not as good as the American article.
/ When the prohibition was enacted there
was no official examination of pork in
America, whereas, the United States
/ government is now ready to make what
ever inspection Germany may
TASK When American pork is
allowed to enter the country
no ease of illness has ever been adduced
to its use. If the American inspection
should be insufficient there could be one
made in Germany as well.
The official feeling against Prince Bis
mlrck is heightened since the report of
the interview with him appeared in he
| Frankfort Journal Even his friends adj
init that he has been indiscreet in
/ the revelation of the knowledge
obtained by him while in office.
His statement that the emperor's labor
program as originally sketched, was
much more eXtravagant than as issued and
that his majesty supposed the program
would tell al the elections, have incensed
! Chancellor Caprivi and other ministers md
! the considered certain statements will lead
to energetic circumstances on the retan
of the emperor.
TANGER July II. News is received Of
a rand 10y the Zemmour tribe on the camp
| of the sultan son near Saee The camp
was taken completely by surprise, the
troops and slaves were merclessly slaugh
tered by the raiders and fifteen prisoners
were burned alive.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, July IA great fire
/ is raging in the STEAMBOAT quarter of this
city. The eonAagration began in the tim
! Der yard and spread rapidly to the adjoln-
1 ing property Fully one thousand houses
and shops are already destroyed.