Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
BISMARCK POPULAR.
His Petty Persecution by the
Government Now Making
a Hero of Him.
A SPLIT IN THE CABINET
Caused by the Proposal of Minister
Miguel to Do Away With
TAXATION ON LANDS AND MINES.
Germany Finds a Way to Spite America
in Commercial Treaty.
A SPLIT IN THE CABINET
TAXATION ON LANDS AND MINES.
Germany Finds Way to Spite America
in Commercial Treaty.
A TRADE CONVENTION WITH RUSSIA

BERLIN, Aug. D. - frlnce bismarck
studied avoidance of any open reference to
the Governments policy in the brief speech
which he delivered upon his arrival to-day
in this city has been a source of great re-
lief to the official mind, which had been
filled with forebodings that the Prince would
renew his attacks. Since the notable speech
which the e1-Chancellor recently delivered
at Jena, he has been made to feel official
resentment in various petty ways
The different railway stations in Prussia,
when the Prince was expected to pass, have
been virtually closed to the public. At Halle
where he had TO alight to change trains,
the railway officials refused to admit any
one to the platform, and asked the Prince
to at once leave the car and stay in the
waiting room until the train wss ready to
proceed Similar isolation had been at
tempted here, but the officials did not dare
to face the public wrath over further acts
Of insolence toward the ex-Chancellor.
Shabby Treatment Making Him Friends.
The ovations in his honor by his people
have become warmer, owing to the public
indignation over his bad treatment 1t has
trRnspired that the Government tried to in
fuence the Grand Duke of SaxeWeimar to
order the municipal authorities of Jena and
he ch iefs of the university to re fuse the
Prince public reception on the occasion of
his visit to that place.
Prot. Haekel, however, personally saw
the Grand Duke, obtained his assent to the
proposed popular greeting of Prince Bis
marck, and arranged for the distinguished
visitors reception before the Grand Dukes
Ministers, under promptings from the
Berlin .Chancellerie, sought to squelch the
ovation.
Liberal organs rightly boast of the revival
Of Prince Bismarck's influence, and pro-
claim him to still be the greatest ruling
personality in Germany, even though he is
never again invested in office.
Herr Herrfurth, the Prussian Minister of
the Interior, who, it is said, is to resign his
portfolio in consequence of the differences
existing between himself and DR.. Miguel,
Minister of Finance, delays the formal
resignation of his office until the return of
Emperor William from his trip to England;
but his Withdrawal from the ministry is al
ready practical fact
DIR. Miqueps Financial Scheme.
Herr Theilm, President of the Imperial
Board Of Railways, also intends to resign.
This rupture in the ministry is due to a ma
Jority of the members of the Cabinet sup
porting Dr.. Miquels financial reforms
DR.. Miguel proposes to relinquish the
taxation by the State of real estate and
mines, permitting communes to levy such
taxes for their administrative expense. He
would meet the shortage in this State
budget resulting from the loss of taxes on
real estate by an increase of the income tax
and the levyiIg of q tax on funded prop
erty. Herr Herrfurth contends that this
scheme is Objectionable, az relieving the
taxation of great land owners. His retire
ment from the Cabinet is regretted not
alone by his own friends and admirers, but
by his political opponents, even the Frei-
sinnige press according him homage as an
honest, high-minded statesman.
The negotiations for a commercial entente
with the Russian Government open with
the balance of advantages on the side of
Germany. The St. Petersburg Government
has not only taken the initiative in the mat
ter, but shows unusual anxiety to have the
arrangement completed.
A Boon to Both Countries,
State Secretary Rotherburg presided to-
dav at a conference of experts from the
different State departments called to discuss
the Russian proposals. These were en-
bodied IN the memorandum presented bv
Count Schouvalaf, the Russian Minister at
Berlin, TO Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein,
the Imperial Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The proposals intimated that the Russian
Government was ready to modify the Gus
toms laws in favor of the German iron.
steel and textile industries in return for the
withdrawal of the German diferentisl
duties on grain.
Count Shouvaloff asked for a definite
statement as to what extent Germany would
require reduction of the Russian tariffs
The conference of the experts has not yet
been finished. They are drafting a report
which is likely to form the basis of the pro-
posed entente. This new treaty will be a
boon to both Empires and to the whole of
Europe, as Strengthening the chances of the
maintenance of peace.
The reports which have been current of
late that the German Government would
favor new Russian loans after the con-
clusion of the treaty between the two coun-
tries is semi-oficially denied.
A Namesake OF the First French Defeat
The new ironclad Woerth, named after
the village Woerth-Sur-Sauer in Alsace.
noted as the point where the first decisive
encounter took place between the French
and German armies on August 6, 1870, and
where the Germans won their first victory
was launched to-day at KieL The Emperor's
sister, the Princess of Schaumburg- Lippe.
performed the usual christening ceremony.
The Empress Frederick wired the following
message:
Present in spirit participate in the cere-
mony commemorating anniversary
which year by year brings me such proud
yet such sad memories.
The Emperor has invited the King of
Saxony, the Regent of Bavaria, the Grand
Duke of Baden and the Austrian Arch
dukes William>and Albert to witness the
autumn army maneuvers.
The announcement that treaty of COM
merce had been concluded between Ger
many and the United States of Colombia
has been subject of congratulations by the
commercial press, as German success
against the fiscal policy of the United
States. The United States of Colombia
sends to this country tobacco, nuts coffee
and sugar in exchange for all kinds of Ger
man manufactures. The total annual value
is not great, but the treaty is hailed with
favor as hit at the United States pam
American principle
small Uaif, of Berlin Gossip
When the new treaty between &c many
and Spain comes up in the Reichstag, il
will be adversely criticized in vie of the
Spanish-American arrangements already
killing German trade in the Antilles.
The election of DIR. Virchow rs rector of
TIE Berlin University finally remedies a
case of political injustice. DR. Virchow had
repeatedly been refused this honor although
best entitled to ii.
Paul Wolf, the well-known Journalist,
has been asked by cable by Henry Willard
10 take charge OF German press bureau for
the Natianal Democratic Committee of the
United States during the approaching Pres
i"ental campaign in that country. Herr