St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-27
WILL CAPRIVI RESIGN?
Sensational RumOrs Concerning
the German Chancellor.

the German Chancellor.
BERLIN. Nov. &c. "A decided sensa-
ton was caused here today by the an
nOuEcement that Chancellor Won Ca
priv will. IN all probability, soon re-
sign the chancell0rshipof the German
empire. This unexpected news was
circulated this morning by the Wochen-
blatt, newspaper edited by Deputy
Arendt. In announcing the approach
ing retirement of the chancellor the
paper saws, in explanation, that the lat
ter is weary of holding office. and that
this fact has caused him to arrive at the
decision referred TO. 1t is inferred that
the retirement of the chancellor is not
definitely decided upon, but that it is
among the strong probabilities.
The chancellOr'S enemies. so soon as
this report gained circulation, started
the rumOr that Won Caprivi and the
emperor have had a serious misunder-
standing and that he has adopted the
old BiSmarckian tactics OF threate ming
to resign unless he has his own way.
They add that he will find that ''yOung
William will not put up with any such
bluffin9," and that Won Caprivi must
remember that, though he has been
thigh favOrite," he is far from being
the historical parsonage Prince Bis
marck was and still is, in spite OF
everything. Coupled with this rumor
is the report that, should Won Caprivi
retire, Prince Bismarck may be recalled
to power. The accuracy of this rumor
is very much doubted here.
LONDON, Nov. 26. - A report has
reached here from Berlin to the effect
that Won Capriyi has either resigned or
that he perhaps will soon resign. There
have been so many sensational rumorS
set afiOat recently for the purpose of
affecting stocks that this one is received
with great many grains of salt. 1t is
also recalled that in June last two brOk-
erS on the Berlin bourSe named Herr
Arendt and Herr Wolff, the latter of
the recently collapsed firm of HirSch-
field 81 Wolff, were fined for starting
false rumors in regard to the health of
Emperor William in February last, with
the object of depressing the values in
stocks. 1t is said that the Herr
Arendt Of this occasion and Herr
Arendt, editor of the paper
responsible for the Won Caprivi rumor,
are not one and the same. 1t is sup
posed that they are entirely different
people, but the coincidence in the
names has further increased the doubt
expressed at the accuracy of the Berlin
papers statement.
Il
that Chancellor Won Caprivi is soon to
resign the Office he holds and is to re-
tire to private life. Ill-health is given
as the cause of his retirement. In this
city it is regarded as somewhat strange
the report of the German chancellOr's
retirement should be circulated at the
same time that De Giers'. the Russian
minister OF foreign affairs. is SAID to
have ''cemented the friendship existing
between Russia and Germany"
The news from Berlin has caused a
number of sensational reports to be
placed in circulation. Among them are
peror have had serious disagreement
in regard to NJ. de Giers' visit, and that
the latter addressed the chancellor in
very warm and not highly compliment
airy terms. The chancellor is said to
have resented this treatment to the eX-
tent of informing his majesty that he
could no longer. without lowering him.
self in his own estimation, continue to
hold the Office Of chancellor. The whole
trouble. it is claimed here, arose out of
the chancellor's desire for peace and the
emperor'S comment upon the manner in
which he was willing to step to at
is added, is undoubtedly anxious
not to be compelled to declare war with
either Russia or France: but. it is
added. he would dearly like to have
either of these countries attack Ger
many, or so humiliate her as to cause a
popular feeling which would enable the
emperor to carry out the desire of his
life, that of leading the armies of Ger
many in triumph against the enemies of
his country. The chancellor's Efforts
to curb the young emperor are said to
be the cause of this trouble.
VIENNA, Nov. 26.-No faith Is placed
in the rumor originating in Berlin that
Chancellor Won Caprivi has resigned or
that he intends to. The report is be-
heved to be either the work of stock
manipulators or of an unfounded re-
port printed without investigation in
some sensational newspaper.