The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-04
CAPRIVI is ON TOP.
Passage of the Army Bill is
Assured.
REVOLT AGAINST CLERICAL LEAD.
The Vatican is Plainly Told to Keep Hands
OFF and that Clerical Attempts to lnflu-
ence Matters Must Stop.

BERLIN, Dec 3.-Events in the reichstag
and party movements which are less seen
by the public, all tend to consolidate Chan
-cellor Caprivis position and assure the
passage OF the army bill The Fyeisi7nigs
and other Bismarckian papers pretend to
believe the chancellor's position is unten-
able. Every day the opposition produces
fresh rumors as TO who his successor will
be. The fact is that the chancellor's posi-
tion becomes strengthened by the open ad-
hesion of some party leaders and the pri-
vate adhesion of others. DR.. &. ALL, Ma
tional Liberal, has won the chancellor's
thanks by promises that his party will sup
port all demands necessary for the safety
of the empire. Herr Koscielski, In the
name of the Polish group, has announced
that they would vote to grant anything as
far as the financial depression permitted
that would contribute to the united king
dom and strengthen the government.
With regard to the Center party. it is no
longer a secret that a majority of members
Of the group are resenting the Vatican's
proFrench policy and are treating the
clerical attempts 10 influence the party TO
defeat the governments scheme of army
reorganization as o hostile intrigue against
OF many Centsrists against the Interior
ence of the Vatican which IS attributed to
the popes hostility TO the triple alliance.
that certain Catholic bishops have ADVISED
Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary OF
state, that revolt OF the party against
clerical lead is imminent if interference is
persisted in. The Vatican has conse-
quently assented to leaving the Centre
party 10 follow whatever course il pleases.
The emperor's bill against immortality
and the emigration measure will be taken
up by the reichssag when the discussion of
the budget is ended. When scrutinized
the restrictive clauses of the proposed
emigration law do not operate so fayorabIy
as expected in sending good class of emi-
people will object to the preliminary
supervision and disclosure OF private
affairs demanded under the bill, while
criminals, frauds and impoverished per-
sons can go across the frontier and sail
from foreign port without any interfer-
ence from the police
The mysterious disappearance of Prince
Z ar of Bavaria is now known to be due TO
his liason with pretty ballet girl. The
regent of Bavaria disapproved OF it and
thereupon the prince applied for permls-
sion to contract q morganatlc marriage
with the girl. The request was refused
aud arrangements were being made TO send
the prince OH on Journey Wnen. Kari ana
the danseuse secretly LETT tne city. They
were traced TO a secluded retreat in the
Alps and brought back to Munich.
The VossiscN ZsitunG. referring to the
election of Cleveland urges the German
government TO take time by she forelock
and negotiate a reciprocity treaty admit
ting American products, such as wheat
cotton, pork, meats and leather into Ger
many free OF duty in return for reduction
of the American tariff on German manu-
featured goods