The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-13
CAPRIYI MAY RESIGN
Universal Opposition to the Ger
man Chancellor's Army Bill.
THE EMPEROR NoTlN FAVOR OF 1T.
The Franeo-Russian Alliance Denied as Also
the Story That Troops We're Being
Massed on the Frontier.

BERLIN, Nov. 12.-At the concurrent
meeting Of the centrests in Bavaria, Baden
and Wurtemburg unanimous sentiment
against the army bill was expressed. This
attitude OF the centrests has shattered the
confidence OF the ministrialists. In the
reic1stag in accordance with this measure
the centrist reverted to former denuncia
tions of the bill and no single organ of the
Centre party now advocates anything but
uncompromising hostility to it. Popular
opposition to the measure is also growing
among the people who are becoming more
alive to the fact that the bill will entail
upon them financial burdens by raising the
price of tobacco beer aud spirits. A dis
closure Of the fact that Prussia is tinan-
cialy embarrassed taken with the the
proposal of DR.. Miguel, the Prussian min
lister of finance, to levy tax on capital
has contributed to revolution against the
government financial policy generally
The bill will be Introduced in the reich
stag on the 24th, and if defeated Caprivl
viii resign. The emperor is not an enthu-
sisstic adherent Of the project. and his
mai sty is credited with giving financial
assent TO it with the remark to the chan
celor: You risk much over this" Mem
bers Of the reichstag and landstag, who are
now gathering here, concur on reporting
that their constituents dislike the prospect
of increased taxation for army purposes,
though willing to agree to the two years.
service provision. Count Won Eulen berg,
president of the Prdssian council OF sminis-
ters, and Prince Hohenlohe Stattnalter Of
Alsace- Lorraine, are the favorites in case
Caprivi is compelled to resign.
official information from st. Petersburg
conLradicts both the reported conclusion OF
the F'ranco-Russian alliance and the SEN
sationAl stories that Russian troops are
being concentrated upon the frontier. The
weakness of the French government in
dealing with the socialists and the pros
poets of the radical ministry in Paris has
intensely displeased the car who has or
dered g suspension of all negotiations for
the treaty The rumor regarding the
movement of Russian troops had it's origin
in the Paris Matin. 1t is due to thu fact
that garrisons were removed from the
frontier stations during the cholera period
and are now returning 10 their posts.
| Many German papers. in welcoming
Clevelsnd's election to the presidency of
the United States, seem TO think that his
advent win involve the early disappear
ance of the Mckinley tariff. Better-In-
formed journals discuss the election from
another standpoint, paying due respect to
| the grand sight OF a free people peacefully
declaring their sovereign will
The VoSsische- Zeituag calls America the
mightiest nation in the world, because she
has no reason to either ask for or fear any
thing from any other nation. All the
papers agree in hoping that the Mckinley
tariff will be modified, aud some OF them
point out that the tariff has done less harm
| to German exports ths1es was exnectsd,
/ only the textile manufacturers OF Sexony
having suffered much.
The Berlin Merchants and Manufacture
ers' club have decided to organize Ger
man exhibition to be held in 1895 or 1897,
in lien OF the abandoned German worlds
exhibition. The official register of Ger
man exhibitors at the Chicago Colum bian
exhibition shows that $500 firms will be
represented. In the book trade 800 houses
will be represented, but the mining, iron
working aud textile industries VIII be
sparsely represented. Another less pleas
! ing enterprise connected with the fair has
| been discovered in the country districts
where agents y ere trying to entice girls tc
| go to Chicago, and the authorities mad
short work of this
The will of the late dowager queen Of
Wurtemburg bequeathed 81, 000,0 G0 marks.
Of this sum 10000, 600 marks were given to
her neice, the Princess Veras of Wurtem
burg, aud several million marks TO the
Princess Veras' two daughters. The king
of Wurtemburg received $4,000, 600 marks
and the remainder was widely distributed
among other relatives.