The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-22

BERLIN, March 21.-Dispatches received
bv the foreign office from st. Petersburg
convey very unwelcome information point
ing to the conclusion of formal treaty OF
alliance between France and Russia.
Until recently the cZar resisted all at
tempts of going beyond an entente Win
France. As an event of such immense IN
ternational importance as this cannot be
kept a secret, it is expected that NJ De
Giers. the minister of foreign affairs, VIII
cause some informal notification TO reach
the governments of the drelbund AS a
corolIary of the alliance, the car, IL Is
stated. has signed decree bestowl. 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. The decoration has
hitherto been conferred as an exceptlonai
honor on sovereigns nearly connected Wild
the Russian throne The honor conferred
upon President Carnot is the open talk OF
the diplomatic circle The announcement
that it had been conferred has been teie-
graphed here under the sanction Oh the
ST. Petersburg authorities.
Interest in the Won Boettlcher lncldenG
was increased after it became known that
the emperor visited the minister today
and remained over an hour conVerSlng
with him and Madame Boettlcber. Chan-
cellor Won Caprivi afterwards called upon
the minister. Both visits were designed
TO signify that Minister Won Boettlcher
retained the confidence of the emperor ana
the government. They implied also the
determination of the emperor to stand by
a minister whom Prince Bismarck Is at
tacking. The eX-chancellor is a persistent
hater, and will never forgive what he
looks upon as DR.. Won Boetticher's in
gratitude in joining with his bismarck s.
enemies on the eve of his fall. 1t was un-
doubtedly through Prince Bismarck that
DIR. Won Boetticher secured the donation
$50. 200 marks which enabled him to meet
the liabilities incurred through his bank
rupt brother-in-law. DR.. Won Boetticher's S
friends say that the doctor supposed the
gift was from the private purse OF En-
peror William /, and not from the Guelph
fund under the disposal of Prince Bis
marck as chancellor.
Ths fact is that Minister Won Boetticher
took the money from Prince Bismarck
without asking him from what source it
had been obtained, and received from the
present emperor the high decoration of the
black eagle for afterwards helping to bring
about the downfall of Prince Bismarck. A
public discussion of the affair will doubt
less incite in the reichstag a movement to
regulate the use of the Guelph secret serv-
ice fund. The prospects of the renewal OF
friendly terms between the emperor and
Prince Bismarck have become more re-
mote owing to his majesty's ostentatious
faVoritism of the eXchancellorS enemy.
IL was just year yesterday since Prince
Bismarck resigned the chancellorship.
Mr. Loefler, the Chicago fair commits
sioner, is now in this city making arrange
ments for Germany's exhibits at the
Columbian exposition. He is receiving
very encouraging reports from all sides,
and there is a great desire manifested on
the part of traders and manufacturers
everywhere TO send specimens OF their
goods to America.
Prince Henry of Reuss, the German
ambassador at Vienna, maintains his re-
fusal to accept the challenge to duel of
NJ. Vacaresco, late Roumanian minister at
Vienna He based his refusal to meet
the ex-minister on the ground that the
princess of Reuss was right i'll rebuking
NJ. Vacaresco's son for appearing at the
reception held 10y her at the German
embassy. NJ. Vacaresco, the younger, is
charged with having borrowed jewels
from a circus rider and with pawning
them without the consent of the owner.
This is gwen as the cause for the public
rebuke administered by the princess.