Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-20
BERLIN GOSSIP.
The Kaiser Going to Tour
the Provinces.
More Reforms Aimed at by the
Government.
All Sorts of RumOrs Circulated About
Bismarck.
The Ex-Chancellor Will Not Write for
American Periodicals-Phelps
Dimes Caprivi.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, April 19.-ICopyrighted, 1890,
by the New York Associated Press. l-As
the Emperor starts tomorrow upon a
tour of various points of the country,
which continues until the eve of the
meeting of the Reichstag, council was
held today to consider the ministerial
programme. Although the Government
officials now pretend to ignore the press,
reliable communications are obtainable
when the ministers deem them oppor-
tune. In this way it is known that the
council considered measures relating to
reforms in the educational system, to
strike movements, and to the erection of
monument to the late Emperors William
and Frederick.
An article which appears in the
Freisinnige Zeit,ng, the organ of Herr
Richter, leader of the German Liberals,
attacking Bismarck, has raised crop of
concurrent rumors which are the absorb
ing interest here. Freisinnige Zeitunq
affirmed that the ex-Chancellor, unable
to support three weeks of political
abstinence, summoned the editor of the
Hamburger Nochrichten, who dined at
Freidrichsrhue, Tuesday, and that,
coached by Bismarck, the Nachrichten
made series of attacks upon Chancellor
Won Caprivi, sneering at his speech in
the Landtag, and advising the deputies
to maintain loyal aherence to the
x-Chancellor's policy. The Freisinnige
Zeitung inferred that what Bismarck
meant was, through the press, to put
Parliament against General Won Caprivi.
Thereupon the Post Conservative de-
nounced the article as insulting to the
Prince. 1t denies that the Nachrichten
is inspired, and expresses regret that
that journals sympathy with Bismarcks 8
policy leads it to play into the hands of
his enemies.
The truth is that Bismarck summoned
the editor of the Nachrichten to consult
in the getting Of a capable literary man
and reliable confdant to assist in arrang-
ing and compiling his memoirs. The
day after the interview DIR. Lucanus,
chief of the civil cabinet of the Emperor,
was sent to Friedrichsruhe. This coin
cidence gave rise to the report that Lu
canus was charged to demand the deliv
cry OF documents relating to the En-
peror's doings while awaiting the death
of his father.
Echoes from French papers make Bis
marck's position critical-with the EN-
peror personally going to threaten him,
ers missing from the Chancellerie, and
other incredible nonsense suitable to the
French press. Bismarck, when ap-
preached on the subject, declines to
| speak.
A number Of cable dispatches and let
ters from leading American periodicals
and papers, have been received at the
American legation, asking Minister
Phelps to use his influence to get con-
tribution of any kind from the ex-Chan-
cellor. Bismarck, however, prefers to
maintain absolute silence, and to disre-
gard the calumnies which are being cir
culated concerning him.
| 1t is probably owing to its excited in
dignatiOn over the attacks upon Bis
marck that the Government has issued
the warning that persons putting into
circulation in home or foreign papers
baseless sensational news, will be ar
rested, and not expelled as heretofore,
but tried upon the charge of fraud.
This order emanates directly from Gen
eral Caprivi.
The North German Gazette announces
that Bismarck's commission as a cavalry
General has been made out in the name
of Prince Won Bismarck, Duke of Lauen-
berg. The ex-Chancellor has not yet
used the ducal title.
On Thursday, Phelps, American Min
lister, gave dinner to Chancellor Won
Caprivi.
A committee of beet-root sugar re-
finers resolved, in view Of the increased
cost of the manufacture of sugar, owing
to the rise in the price of raw material,
to demand that the Government con-
tinue the export bounties.
In accordance with decision of the
Hamburg Senate all men employed on
state works who take part in the demon
stration on May 1st will be discharged.