The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-19

BERLIN, July lS-The American consul
general, Mr.. Edwards, has invited all the
American consuls in Germany to confer
ence in this city with Wermuth, the i'm
perIal commissioner to the worlds fair to
be held at Chicago. The consular body
will also meet the American commission,
which is now in England Numerous pub
lie receptions have been arranged TO be
held during the presence of the commission
IN Germany. Mr.. Edwards hopes, through
the consular conference and public meet
ings, to dispel German misconceptions in
regard to the severity of the Mckinley bill,
and to show that it is mainly intended to
encourage American manufacturers. Mr..
Edwards proposes to facilitate the labors
of the American commission by centraliz-
ing the sources of information concerning
German industries. If the committee were
to visit every industrial center much time
would be absorbed. with probably less sat-
lsfactory results than if the information
was close at hand and readily accessible.
Lord Salisbury's adhesion to the triple
alliance appears to have been with due re-
gard TO the protection of English inter
ests in Egypt and India. The conferences,
OF the emperor and Won Bieberstein, Prus
sian minister of state (the imperial secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs), with Lord
Salisbury have materially altered the
whole course of German foreign policy
entente concluded at Hatfield house has
transpired, but enough is known to sug-
gest that Salisbury obtained assurances
from the emperor that the Franco-Rus-
sian projects against England's posses
sions in the east will be met with the
open German support of England. An
entente is thus established all around, the
arrangement aiming at an Asiatic as well
as European equilibrium. Democratic
opinion here concurs that Salisbury has
got the best of the bargain, securing pos
itive check upon French schemes against
the Egyptian occupation and Russian en-
croachfnents in India, without commit
ting England to armed intervention in
support of Germany. The porte, which
had become alarmed at the movements of
the French diplomats towards the reopen
ing OF the question of the Dardanelles in
the interest OF Russia, has communicated
with the German ambassador at Constan-
tinople, and it is understood that the
Turkish government received assurances
that the present position would be main
tanned
The French ministerial crisis is watched
here with more curiosity than with emo
ton. The German embassy in Paris does
not refuse to wise commercial travellers
passports. Necessarily the wise is not
granted to men who are known to the Off
cials of the embassy as members of secret
pOllIlCdl CluDS III VI WHO
are suspected of distributing revanche
badges, medals and pamphlets. In every
case the refusal of wise is duly noted and
is open to the inquiry Of the French for
eigu office, which knows better than to |
stir up an inquiry.
The latest rumor regarding attempts |
upon the life of the czar-which rumor |
causes monentary terrors in st. Peters
burg-was that an officer had tried to
murder the czar with an axe. The report |
arose from the fact that the czar was |
amusing himself in a forest chopping |
trees, when the head of the axe flew off |
and struck an attendant in the face and |
wounded him. The cZar went to the as
sistance of the wounded man and got some |
blood on his hands and clothes An officer |
of the guard appeared, and thought the
czar was in danger. de called upon the |
soldiers, and before an explanation was |
made, the wounded attendant was cut |
down by the over-zealous sOldiery The |
car caused the officer to be punished for
his action.