Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-20
PRINCE BISMARCK.
His Reasons for Withdrawing from Public
Life-The Military Bill.


rRy Arclo-Americau cable TO tho Dlspaich.l
BERLIN, March 10 Prince Bismarck, in
| his note TO the Emperor rendering his
resignation, alleged that old age and fail
| ing health were his reasons for desiring to
Withdraw from public life. IO-days pa
pers call attention 10 the fact that while
| taking lunch yesterday with the delegates
| to the labor conference, Prince Bismarck
| gave cordial greeting to NJ. jules SIMON,
| head Of the French delegation, and bad q
| long conversation with him. lie has IN
vitod all the French delegation 10 dlue
| with HIM tomorrow.
The National Gdzte, in an article on the
resignation Of Prince Bismarck, SAYS 1t ex-
poets that the sentiment abroad VIII SUB
| side when tho conviction gains ground
| that the German will look 70 the future
with full confidence in the Emperor and
German national spirits.
WHAT TIE GAZETTE SAYS.
BERLIN, March 19.-The National CARTE
SAYS that General Won Caprivi, the new
! Chancellor, has also been appointed Presl-
| dent Of the Prussian Ministry.
The Gazcto also says that Count Herbert
Bismarck persists IN resignlng his post OF
| Imperial Foreign Minister.
Tue N0rOsfi approves the resignation OF
Prince Bismarck and SAYS it VIII result in
benefit to Germany and the other nations
OF Europe.
ASH BY THE BoOK.
BERLIN. March l9--The TGgebldh says
that the resignation Of Count Herbert Bis
marck has been accepted and chat his sue
cessor will probably be Count Berchen.
THE GERMAN MINISTRY.
BERLIN. March 19.-Herr Won Betticher
| becomes president of the Prusslan Ministry.
| Count Gutenberg, governor OF hes5e Mas
| sau. succeeds Herr Won Betticher as Minis
| ter of the Interior. Count Herbert BIS
marck Will receive an ambass@dorshlp.
Ministers Herr Eurth and Maybach have
resigned, the latter because he lost Prince
| Bismarcks support against the demands
| for increased strategic communications,
The Fretssini,e Zci'u,g statos that yeSter-
dav's military conference discussed the
question Of abolshing tho Septennate and
/ fixing the peace footing of the army an
/ nuallv. and reducing the term of service
| for infantry from three 70 two years. Inc
! conference also decides upon the new mill
! tary bill. which provides for the Organiza-
/ ton OF two now army corps, the matter
4 bearing upon the Chancellor crisis.
RUMoRs or THE DIFFERENCES.
BERLIN, March l9.-General Won Capriyi
the new Chancellor, will not assume the
I foreign portfolio. Among the many
rumors concerning the causes that led TO
| Prince Bisinarks resignation IS story TO
! the effect that tho Emperor minated his
intention 20 abolish the office of president
/ of the Prussian ministry. and that Bis
marck stoutly objected 70 such a step.
/ The Emperor asked for an interview Oh
/ the subject, naming ~ o'clock at night As
the hour for the meeting. The Chancellor
replied that he was too old to come ont al
| that hour. II was after this, the story goes,
I Il. al la fqrInrR6
signation.
The TagobldH SAYS that the Emperor has
dismissed Count Won Waldersee, his chief
Of staH.
TUE INV APFOINTRE.
LONDON. March 2O.-The Posts Berlin
correspondent says The appointment OF
Caprivi will unquestionably excite sur
prise Possibly he is only a stop-gap. His
| policy in the Diet has always been cOncilia-
tory His views are moderate and clear
| headed.
LONDON, March 1o.-The Standards Berlin
correspondent says; "Caprlu IS opposed
10 increasing the navy which, the Emperor
| favors. The Emperor likes nm personally,
| but he is intractable by nature and IL not
! likely to be chancellor long"
BISMARCK ASKED TO RECONSIDER.
Ioyp N, March 2O.-The Telegraph's Der
| lin CORRESPONDENT hears that the Emperor's
repeated conferences with Boetticher and
Yesterdays council were aimed TO induce
! bismarck toreconsider. Count Waldersee
has gone to Italy on furlough. but owing
10 a difference with the Emperor he will
resign shortly.
NEW MILITARY BIIL.
BERLIN, March let is said that the
new military bill, which will be submitted
to the next Reichstag. will be confined TO
the provision for the completion OF the or
Z ganization of the new army corps author
! lied by the last Reichstag. The demand
for credit for the formation of the new bat
teries will be abandoned.