Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-20
IN THE FATHBRLAND.
The Cabinet Crisis Not as Bad
as Reported.
A Calmer View Taken of the
Situation.
Caprivi Will Not Resign-Zedlitz's
Retirement Undecided.
Futile Attempt to Form q Compromise
on the Educational Bill-Inter-
est Awakened in the
Silver Topic.

Associated Press Dispatches.
BERLIN, March 19.-[Copyright, 1892,
by the New York Associated Press. J.
A calm review of the ministerial situa-
tion prevails everywhere tonight. 1t is
positively known that Caprivi will not
resign, and the retirement of Zedlitz,
Prussian minister of ecclesiastical affairs,
is still undecided. 1t depends on the
result of the emperor's deliberations
Now that the nature of the crisis is bet
ter understood, it ia seen that at no time
was it of the momentous character ru-
NOR gave it. Since the committee hav-
ing in charge the Prussian primary edu-
cation bill began sitting, Caprivi and
Zedlitz have been offering opposition to
tentative amendments to the measure.
Only last week the government seemed
bidding for an arrangement satisfactory
to the National Liberals and which
would break up the threatened coalition
with the Freissinnige party.
ATTEMPTS TO COMPROMISE.
Miguel, Prussian minister OF finance,
who, when the bill was promoted, was
only induced to retain his position by
the promise of the emperor that salts
factory modification would be made in
the bill, was empowered by Bennigsen,
the National Liberal leader, to inform
the emperor that the party retained no
hope that the negotiations would result
successfully unless the bill was so
altered as to deprive the Catholic and
Lutheran clergy of the special rights
giving them control ofreligious teaching
in the elementary schools. The en-
peror therefore, had to face the loss of
his ablest minister, MIGUEL.
Thursday last he instructed Zedlitz to
prepare a compromise on the basis of
the demands of the National Liberals.
Zedlitz consulted with the chancellor,
who urged that an attempt be made to
meet the emperor's wishes. Zedlitz
found that the attempt to alter the bill
to satisfy the National Liberals would
involve such radical changes as to make
the measure impossible Of acceptance
by the Conservative and Centrist ma
jority, and his only way out was to
resign. In order to think over the diff
Guilty in complete seclusion, the emperor
left Berlin for his shooting seat.
PREMATURE GROWING.
Meanwhile the members of the Ma
tional Liberal and Freissinnige parties
are Growing over their temporary sue
cess. The Post, however. admits that
victory is doubtful. The Tageblatt ad-
vises the National Liberals to remain
deaf to all solicitations, surrender moth
ing, but rather to draw strength from
the situation. The Kreuz Zeitung still
hopes the emperor will not abandon the
religious clauses. It advises the gov
ernment to resort to an adjournment
till October to keep the ministry intact
and insure the subsidence of the opposi-
tion clamor. The Conversative mem.
bers of the landtag feel that the step is
advisable. The crisis has not caused
any trouble upon the bourse and fnan-
cial houses have not given credence to
the rumors Of the chancellor's resigna-
tion, nor have they attached any i'm
portance to the retirement of Zedlitz.
ANOTHER FIRM EMBARRASSED.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg state
that another important firm is in fnan-
cial difficulties, but powerful efforts will
be made to prevent its suspension.
INTEREST IN SILVER.
The contemplated Austrian currency
agitation, the Bland silver bill and the
movement of the British bimetallists
have awakened interest in the silver
question here. The report of the
Reich's bank for 1891 shows that the
total stocks of coin held by that institu-
tien are 893, zoo, 900 marks. The amount
OF silver ia estimated at 200,000,O0
marks.
Experts estimate the silver in Austro-
Hungary at 420, 900 900 marks. Although
President Koch of Reich's bank, with
most of the financial leaders of Ger
many and Austria, now adhere to tine
gold standard, all agree that national in
terests would oblige them to take part in
an international monetary conference if
one were arranged by the United States
and other great countries. 1t is said all
that Germany could assert to in the
conference would be to increase the
amount of her subsidiary silver coinage.
The opinion here, including that of a
few members of the reichstag who ad-
here to bimetallism, is that an interna-
tiOnal conference would be of doubtful
value.
RIOTERS SENTENCED.
In the criminal court today eight per-
sons, convicted of rioting on the streets
February 25th, were sentenced to i'm
prisonment from fifteen months to three
years.
The porters at the granaries in Berlin
have struck for an increase of 80 per
cent in wages.
Deeming Arraigned.
PERTH, West Australia, March 49,
Frederick Deeming, alias Williams, who
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