The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

BERLIN, Sept. 19-The army maneuvre:
which have been in progress for some days
concluded today with an attack by the
Fourth and Eleventh army corps, com
lnanded by Emperor William in person.
uDon the enemy under General Witch
The emperor left Mullhausen yesterday
and proceeded to Nolkemoda, where he
assumed command of the Eleventh army
corps The fourth corps, quitting their
bivouacs at a. M, Joined the Eleventh
and the united force, marching in three
columns, advanced towards Schlothelm.
The operations ended with the repulse oi
General Wittich's command and its re-
treat upon LangensalZa. Later the EN-
perOr started for Wilhelmshohe.
Military experts, in reviewing the recent
series of army maneuvers by the Austrian,
Bavarian and Prussian troops, all concur
in the opinion that grave defects were ex-
hibited by the Austrian troops, owing 70
the absence of generals capable of direct
ing their movements without blundeTing.
Emperor William is reported as having
told Emperor Francis Joseph that his men
and officers were fit to meet any enemy
that might be brought against them, but
that his generals were wautln Ssln the self
reliance associated with consciousness of
their ability to handle men. The Bayarian
and Prussian maneuyerrs disclosed less
serious defects. Last evening the emperor
grouped the officers of his army iD the field
near Schlotheim and made a brief speech,
in which he advised that less rigid sys-
TEN be followed in marching and that
freer methods be adopted in drilling High
military authorities are agreed that both
the Austrian and German armies are now
fully ready TO meet an enemy.
THE DARDANELLEs INCIDENT.
Finding the English government eagerly
fn 1aal l-af he Of bn
danelles matter a weapon of Defense Rus
sia has suddenly changed her diplomatic
tactics. The Russian ambassador at Con-
stantinople has informally advised Sir
William White, the English ambassador
to Turkey, that the alleged occupation Of
Sigri by the British does not in any way
concern Russia, and Count Won Scheuva-
loft, the Russian ambassador at Berlin,
has explained to Chancellor Won Caprivl
that Russia disclaims any special privilege
in the passage of the Dardsnelles. A re
markable inspired article, which appeared
in the st. Petersburg Novosti yesterday,
offers the hand of friendship TO Great
Britain.
The empire of Russia, says the No
vosti, SIS already too extensive for her to
desire to add to it by the conquest of India.
Ii she is forced TO undertake the enterprise
at some future date, it could only be as an
act of retaliation for the hostility shown
by Great Britain to the cars government
in Europe On the other hand, should
Great Britain reverse her anti Russian
policy. she would have nothing to fear
from Russia as regards India" The No
vOsti concludes by urging Salisbury's gov
eminent to enter into definite agreement
with Russia at the present moment, when
it could be done under more favorable cir
cumstances, perhaps, than it could at any
available later juncture. The article has
given rise 10 a suspicion here that the
cars government is about to attempt to
effect a compromise with England, with
the view of detaching her from the drei-
bund.
GENERAL NOTES.
According to the terms of the decree re-
scinding the prohibition on American
pork. the chancellor is allowed to make
re-examinations of the pork at the Ger
man ports where 1t Is entered as coudi-
tion of its admission. but the chancellor
has made and will make no use of this
right, preferring TO permit unrestricted
lmpOrtations upon American certificates.
There has recently been 50 much talk
concerning the efforts of the Standard Oil
company TO establish a German monopoly
that Hon. William Walter Phelps. United
States minister, believing that injustice is
being done TO an American interest. has
requested Mr., Libby, the European agent
Of the company, to present to him "A report
on the position of the company, with a
view of communicating the truth OF the
matter to the department of commerce of
Germany. The Standard Oil company
has bought out rival concern which was
lately organized in Stettin. and is erecting
large tanks ana other structures for use in
its business.
A large number of Italian emigrants are
taking sHp from Stettin 10y the steamers
which ply from that port. Over p 600 OF
these enllgrants have recently proceeded
by rail from the north of Italy 10 Stettin.
where they embarked for the United
States