The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-20
The Crisis in the Prussian Cabinet
Not as Serious as at First
Reported.
William Willing to Accept Modif1-
cations OF tho Primary
Education Bill
Caprivl Did Not Resign and Won Zediitz
May Stay In the Cabinet--scottlsh
Homo Rule.

BERLIN, March 13.--A calm review OF the
minlstrial situation prevails everywhere
tonight. 1t is positively known that Ca
priv did not resign, and the retirement of
Zedlidtz, Prussian minister of ecclesiastical
affairs, is still undecided. 1t depends on
the result Of the emperor's deliberations.
Now that the nature of tho crisis 10 better
understood, II is seen that at no time was
II OF the momentous character the rumor
gave 1t. Since the committee having in
charge the Prussian primary education bill
began sitting, Capriyi and Zedlidtz have
been Offering opposition to tentative amend
ments to the measure. Only last week the
government seemed bidding for an ar
rangement satisfactory TO the national lib
erals, and which would break up the
threatened coalition with tho freisinnige
party. Miguel, Prussian minister Of
finance, who, when the bill was proposed
was only induced to retain his position
BY the promise Of the emperor that
satisfactory notifications would be made
in the bill, was empowered by Bennicsen,
national liberal leader, to inform the en-
peror that the party retained no hope that
the negotiations would result successfully
unless the bill was 80 altered as to deprive
Catholic and Lutheran clergy Of the special
rights given them in the control of religious
teaching in elementary schools. The en-
peror. therefore. had to face the loss of his
ablest minister, Miguel. Thursday last he
instructed Leulitz to prepare compro-
mise on the basis of the demands of the
nationel liberals. Zedlitz consulted with
the chancellor, who urged that an attempt
be made to meet the emperor's wishes.
Zedlidtz found the attempt to alter the bill
to satisfy the national liberals would in
volve such radical changes as to make the
measure impossible Of acceptance by the
conservative and centrist majority. and his
only way out was to resign.
In order to think over the difficulty in
complete seclusion the emperor left Berlin
for his shooting seat Meanwhile, mem
bars of the national liberal and fresinnige
success. The Post however, admits that a
victory is doubtful. The Tageblatt ad-
vises the national liberals to remain deaf
to all solicitations, surrender nothing, but
rather draw strength from the situation.
Ths Kreuse Zeltung still hopes the emperor
will aiot abandon the religious clauses of
the bill, thus running the hopes of conserv-
government resort to adjournment till
October to keep the ministry intact and in
sure the subsidence of opposition clamor.
Conservative members of the landtag feel
that this step is advisable. The crisis has
not caused any trouble upon the bourse,
and financial houses have not given cred
ence to rumors of the chancellor's resigna-
nation, nor have they attached any impor-
tance to the retirement of Zedlitz
Dispatches from st. Petersburg state that
another important firm is in financial diff
culties but powerful efforts will be made
to p, event suspension. The contemplated
Austrian currency agitation, the Bland sil-
yer bill, and the movement of British BIZ
metalism, have awakened interest in the
silver question here. The report of the
Reichs bank for 1891 shows the total stocks
of coin held by that institution, e93, ,700,0 0OC
marks. The amount Of silver is estimated
at 100000 900 marks. Experts estimate
silver in Austria-H hungary at 100000, 0Ot
marks. Although President Koch, of the
Reichs bank, with most of the financial
leaders of Germany and Austria, now nd-
heres to ths gold standard, all agree that
national interests would oblige them tc
take part III an international monetary
conference if one is arranged by the United
States and other great countries. II is said
that all Germany could assent to i'll the
conference would be to increase the amount
of her subsidiary silver coinage. The
opinion here, including that of a few mem-
bers of the reichetag, who adhere to BIZ
metalism, is that an international confer
ence would be of doubtful value.
In the criminal court to-day, eight per-
sons convicted Of rioting on the streets
Feb 25, were sentenced to Imprisonment
from fifteen months to three years.
Porters at the granaries III Berlin have
struck for an increase Of fifty per cent. III
wages.