The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-28
TN THE KAISER'S REALM.
RECIPROCITY BETWEEN FRANCE
AND AMERICA SUGGESTED.

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BERLIN, Sept. 2L-rhe completed report
of Herr Miguel, the Russian minister of
finance, will be presented to the emperor
Tuesday.
Information received from the German
embassy in Paris that NJ. Ribot, the French
minister of foreign affairs, had negotiated
with Whitelaw Reid, the American
minister, for reciprocity arrange
ment between France and the
United States, has summarily setted the
project Of Count Kalnoky, the Austro-
Hungarian prime minister, for combined
reprisals against the United States in rotal-
iation of the Mckinley tariff bill. Em-
peror William never entertained the idea
of reprisals. Chancsllor von Caprivi ap-
pears to have dallied with the project until
the ompsror's return from the m tneuvers,
whel the suggestions of the ssmi-official
press here aud in Vienna for a customs
coalition suddenly ceased.
AMERICAN PORK.
Chancellor Won Caprivi had a conference
with Miguel and accepted his scheme
to lessen the cost of living to the masses by
principle involving the early reopening of
the German market to American pork
The official impression here is that Minister
Phelps overtures for settlement, If renewed,
backed by some easy concessions on Ger
man exports to the United States, will find
ready response from Chancellor Won
Caprivi
Advices from Vienna indicate that the
Austrian government also accepts the
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having instructed the Austrian minister at
Washington to make representation in the
matter Of mother of pearl and other Aus
trian industries affected by the Mckinley
bill, with a view to the negotiation of a
treaty.
MILITARY REFORMS
Herr Miguels financial statements have
dccisively influenced military reforms and
led to the retirement of Gen. Vordy du
Vernois from the war ministry and the
preferred resignation of Gen. Count Won
Waldersee, both of whom urged Emperor
William to adopt Herr Scharnhorst's plan
for the reorganization Of the army. This
plan entailed large additions to the ar
tillery and cavalry, and a consequent heavy
Increase in the war budget. Gen.
du Vernois. believing that the em-
peror would assent, announced in committee
of the Reichstag last session the Scharnhorst
tons proved that the carrying out of
-Sohornhorst's plan and the budget of $780,
100000 marks would render the kaizer's
aims In the direction of social amelioration
hopeless Despite the popularity of Scharn-
horst's scheme in military CIRCLES the chan
cellor has thrown the whole weight of his
influence against adding to the war budget.
The emperor's definite approval of Herr
Mgueps ideas made the retirement of Gen.
dY
Waldersee inevitable.
SILENT ON THE DRETBUND.
The semi official press maintains silence
in regard to the renewal Of the triple
alliance. A communication published in Pes
ther Lloyd announced that an agreement
had been obtained. The scope of the agree
ment is, in the meantime, withheld from the
public. The communication adds that the
strengthening of the alliance has been fully
achieved.
Preparations against the socialist mani
festations on Oct. l, are equal to the con-
tingencies of civil war. The police have
been ordered TO act on mobilized system,
and have been reinforced ia every populous
center where it is supposed they will be
required. Troops will be kept in readiness
in their barracks The committee of the
socialist ridicule the expectation OF an out
break, knowing the pacific character of the
arrangements.
THE SOCIALIST PROGRAMME.
There will be no public mass demonstra-
ton. Delegates from the Berlin committees
will await the ARRIVAL at the stations of a
number Of socialists who were expelled.
twenty-six of whom have signified their
intention OF returning out OF several hun
dred who were expelled. They will be con-
Quoted to a reception room, where they will
be welcomed and banquet given them
A number Of congratulatory speeches will
bo made. Several extremists will |
be excluded from the proceedings
in order to prevent the police having any |
excuse to interfere, and to avoid subsequent |
prosecution under the common law. Those |
taking part in the celebration will wear |
medals that have been struck off in com |
memoration of the expiration of repression |
law. Great assemblies will gather here, in |
Leipsic, Hamburg and Frankfort, but |
everywhere they will be organized TO pre- |
clude disorder or breach of law.
The centrIst papers announce that this |
will be an opportune time to issue a state
ment on social questions, signed by all the |
Catholic bishops in Prussia.
THE voLKsPARTI CONFERENCE.
The conference of Volksparti, which was
attended by 200 delegates, has been held. |
Herr Knober presided. 1t was decided TO |
maintain an independent party existence. |
A number OF delegates advocated that the |
party he merged with the progressists.
Lord Rosebery and Count Herbert Bis |
marck arrived here to-day from Friedrichs- |
ruhe, where Lord Rosebery has been
soiourning for several days. He obtained
from Prince Bismarck promise that he
would visit Scotland in the spring IL the
political situation permitted.
BISMARCK WILL ATTEND THE DEBATES
In letters to several members Of the Her.
renhaus, Prince Bismarck states his inten-
ton to attend all debates on questions Of
national Importance The BTestGueT
Zeitung, in report Of an interview with
the ex-chancellor, made him say that he is
still vice president of the Staatsrath, hold
ing an unmovable position. Semi-official |
communications In the press affirm |
that the office in question was
held by virtue Of his official |
function, and that IL ceased on the day of |
his resignation from the chancellory was |
accepted. The point debatable Is whether |
Bismarck's honorary rank qualities him for |
the Staatsrath.
The recent scandals involving members Of |
the arstocracy is gravely discussed by the |
press and are tho theme Of guarded pulpit !
allusions The Kreuz Zeitung mourns
the decadence Of the nobility and |
warns members that they must lead |
better life of they do not wish |
to provoke the masses to revolution. Ger
nl0aid on the other hand protests against .