St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-22
RUSSIA IS AROUSED.
Unwelcome Information Re-
eeived From the Land Of
the Cars.
Diplomatic Circles Protest
Against an Honor to Pres
ident Carnot.
The Won Boettieher Incident
Causing a Good Deal Of
Comment.
EX-EmpreSS Frederick Graft
fed With Her Reception
in England.

ceived by the foreign office from ST.
Petersburg convey very unwelcOme in
formation. pointing to the conclusion of
aformal treaty of alliance betwee
France and Russia. Until recently the
czar had resisted all attempts at going
beyond an entente with France. The
draft of a treaty prepared in Paris in
1887, and approved by NJ. de Giers, the
Grand Dukes Nicholas and Vladimir,
and the other chiefs of the imperial
council on the part of Russia,a which
was then rejected by the cXar, but was
again presented to him after the last
elections in France had confirmed the
permanency of the republican form of
government in that government, and
was again rejected, has finally
received bis sanction. As an
event of such immense international
importance as this cannot be Kept Sc
cret Is expected that NJ. de Giers, min
lister of foreign affairs, will cause some
Informal notification to reach the gov
ernments of the drebund Asa corol-
larry of the alliance,th ear. it is stated.
has signed decree bestOwing upon
President Carnot the grand Gordon of
the Order of st. Andrew. the highest
Russian decoration, and one limited to
members of the imperial family. This
decoration has hitherto been conferred
as an exceptional honor on sovereigns
nearly connected with the Russian
throne. If the foreign office here has
precise knowledge regarding the terms
OF the reported RuSSO-French conven-
nlannn ha
been allowed to share it. The honor
conferred
Upon President CarnOt
is the open talk of the diplomatic circle.
The announcement that it had been
conferred has been telegraphed here
under the sanction of the st. Peters
burg authorities. No open dispatch can
be obtained regarding the conclusion of
the treaty. The interest i'll the Won
BOettlcher incident was increased after
it became known that the emperor Wis
tied the minister to-day and remained
over all hour. cOnverSing with him and
Madame Won BOetticher. Chancellor
Won Caprivi afterwards called upon the
minister. Both visits were designed to
signify that Minister Won Boetticher re-
tanned the confidence Of the emperor
and the government. 1t implied also
the determination of the emperor
to stand by minister whom
Prince Bismarck is attacking.
The eX-chancellor is persistent
hater, and will never forgive what he
looks upon as DR.. Won BOetticher's in
gratitude in Joining with his Bis
marck'S) enemies on the eve of his fall.
1t was Undoubtedly through Prince Bis
marck that Dr. Won Boetticher secured
the donation of 100000 marks which
enabled him to meet the liabilities in
Cured through his bankrupt brother-in-
law. DR.. Won BOetticher'S friends say
that the doctor supposed the gift was
from the private purse of Emperor w ill
lam l., and not from the Guelph fund
under the disposal of Prince Bismarck
as chancellor. The fact is that Minister
Won Boetticher took the money from
Prince Bismarck without asking him
from what source it had been OBJ
tanned, and received from the pres
ent emperor the high honor of
the decoration of the order of the
Black Eagle for afterwards helping to
bring about the downfall of Prince Bis
marck. A public discussion of the af-
fair will doubtless incite in the reichs-
tag a movement to regulate the use of
the Guelph
Secret Service Fund
The members of the Freisinnige party
will seize this opportunity to lead an
attack on the government on the ques-
ton of the conceaIment of the fact of
misrepresentation of the fund. The
member of the Centre and number of
the Conservatives will support the
FreiSinnige party in this matter with a
view to deprlving the government of the
use of these vast secret resources be-
yOnd the control of the reichStag. The
prospects of the renewal of friendly re-
latiOnS between the emperor and Prince
Bismarck have become more remote
owing to his maieSty'S ostenta-
ious favoritism of the eX-chancellor's
enemy. 1t was Just year yesterday
since Prince Bismarck resigned the
chancellorship. The Kleine Journal
sarv of Prince Bismarck'S retirement
ioyOusly, seeing that since he has left
the control of affairs he has succeeded
in mixing the cards and creating numer-
Gus difficulties for the government.
During the interval several ministers
have retired. DIR. Won Boetticher is dis
graced. DR.. WindthOrst is dead. and the
prince himself is about to re-appear in
the relchstag. acclaimed by 4 powerful
combination The Borsen Courier
holds that the years developments have
IOWcC6U L IluC6 DlSlldrCk IN the eyes OF
the country and says: at would have
been better had the eX-chaucellor not
allenated his admirers by his methods
of combating the government" The
pope's brief to the leaders of the CEN
triSt party in eulogy of DIR. Windthorst
eXhOrts the Catholic party to follow in
the footsteps of
Their Dead Leader
and to remain united for the prosperity
and glory of their native land and their
church. Cardinal Rampolla, papal sec
, rotary of state. and other cardinals and
! prelates gratified the German Catholics
| in Rome to-day by assisting in services
! in memory of DR.. Windthorst, ceIe
! brated in German church in Rome. in
! the presence of throng of Germans
! ana Austrians. The report that Count
| Ballestrom will become president of the
| Center party in the reichstag. and that
i Herr Won Hermann will be chosen for
| a similar position in the laDdtag. is pre-
: mature. Herr Won POrsch is the most
; active member of the party and is the
! favorite, but he is too young for leader.
The recognized ability of Herr Schor-
lemer Alst commends him to MANY.