The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-10
PRUSSIAN POLITICS
Parties Will be Regrouped When
the Landtag Meets.
THE MAY DAY CELEBRATION
The Socialists Preparing for it-Miguel Wants
to Treat it as Holiday-A Decrease
In German Trade

BERLIN, April 9.-[Copyright, 1892, by
the New York Associated Press When
the landtag reassembles April 28 an i'm
portant regrouping of parties will be eff
fected. The negotiations point to coalition
OF the moderate Conservative faction with
the Liberals. which will result in the for
nation OF Cartel party, having some of
the best elements of the old Cartellers
The split between the Ultra Conservatives
and moderates has practically destroyed
the Conservative majority in the lsndtsg
ana also places the party at tremendous
disadvantage for the general elections.
There is no hope of reconciliation, as the
divergence is too pronounced. If a strong
coalition is effected, the government
will follow its policy on dis
tinct Natio2al Liberal basis. The bulk
OF the Conservatives admit it is
their chance to avenge themselves on the
government for abandoning the primary
education bill. After the Easter holidays
the leaders will announce a new pro-
gramme, the spirit of W hich will probably
be defense of Conservative principles.
The public take the incertitude quietly
even reports OF Won Caprivi's retiring after
Easter in favor of yon Gutenberg do not
stir the public pulse.
The preparations of the Socialists for the
May day celebration are keenly watched
by the authorities. The Austrian Social
ISIS nave decided TO hold demonstration
on the End of May, and desire the Germans
to hold simultaneous celebration. Won
Caprlvl proposes to influence employers
TO refuse the men holiday May g Miguel
ADVISED his colleagues to treat the day as
recognized labor holiday, and if a celebra-
ton is held Monday, to close the govern
ment factories. He even suggested that
the prices at theaters be reduced and the
military bands be ordered to play in the
public gardens. The other ministers
did not go so far as Miguel, but
agreed not to oppose the demonstrations
la Berlin, number of meetings have
been arranged, but there will be no big
procession. If the Anarchists attempt to
create disorder, they will meet with in
slant and severe repression. In Vienna
Sunday will be celebrated by discussion
of the hour question. Another section
proposes to hold procession. Through
out Austria, excepting Vienna, the cele-
brations will take place Monday. In Pesth
the police have been ordered to prevent
meetings and professions.
dispatch to the Cologne Gazette from
st. Petersburg, says the Gar and Czarina
and family will leave tor Copenhagen
the King and Queen of Denmark. Tue &C.
couchement OF the Empress is expected to
take place in June.
The report that the Emperor and King
of SaXony will witness the Austrian army
maueuyers is untrue.
Consular repoit IS for the first quarter of
1892 show an increase in trade compared
with the same period in 1891. 1t is alleged
this is due to reciprocity treaties with the
United States affecting the German sugar
trade to the West Indies and South Africa.
From Berlin the decrease is S,COo,OO
marks, and from Hamburg 5.O0O,0 600 marks
in sugar exports alone. About LOCO, 900
marks of the Berlin decrease is in the
cheapest kinds Of fancy goods which
hitherto have been sent to the southern
states.
The Berlin schuetzen clubs will send
gold cup to the New York schuetzen clubs
in memory of the rife festival held in Ger
many in 1880. The cup is twenty inches
high and bears on the cover the figure of
a r1feman in oxydized silver