The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-04
Caprivi Has Secured Enough Ad-
herents to Make Certain the
Army Measure.
Leaders Of Groups Openly and in
Private Coming to His
Support.
The Crisis In the French Ministry Not
Passed-Leo Leans to France aud
Russia.

copyright Associated Press. 1892. New York;
BERLIN, Dec. 3.-Events in the reichstaR,
and party movements which are less seen
by the public, all tend to consolidate
Chancellor Won Caprivis position and as
sure the passage OF the army bill. Freisin-
niee and Bismarckian papers pretend to
believe the chancellor's position is unten
able. Every day the opposition has pro.
duced fresh rumor as to who his sue
cessor will be. The fact is the chancellor's
position has become strength ened by the
open adhesion of some party leaders and
the private adhesion of others. DR.. Buhl,
national LIBERAL has won the chancellor's
thanks by promising that his party will
support all military 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 weuld contribute
to unite and strengthen Germany. With
regard to the centre party, it is no longer
secret that majority of the members of
the group, resenting the vatican's pro-
French policy, are treating clerical at
tempts to influence the party to defeat the
governments scheme of army re-organiza-
tion as n hostile intrigue against German
unity. So marked is the feeling of many
centrists against tho interference of the
vatican, which is attributed to the popa's
| 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 ls
imminent if interference is persisted. The
vatican. consequently, assented to leaving
the centre party to follow whatever course
it pleases.
The emperor's bill against immortality
and the emigration measure will be taken
up by the reichstag when discussion of the
budget is ended. When scrutinized the
restrictive clauses of the proposed emigra-
ton law do not seem to operate 30 favora-
bly as expected in sending good class oi
emigrants to America. We'll to do, orderly
, people, will object to the preliminary po-
J lice supervision and disclosure of private
affairs demanded under the bill, while
criminals, frauds and impoverished person,
cgn 90 across the frontier and sail from
! foreign port without any interference from
the police.
The mysterious disappear of Prince
Karl, of Bavaria, is now known to be due u
linsion with Il pretty ballet girl. The
regent Of Baravia disapproved of it. There
nron the prince applied for permission tt
contract u morganatic marriage with the
girl. The regent refused and was making
{ arrangements to send the prince off on
journey abroad when Karl and the danseust
left the city. The pair were traced to
secluded retreat in the Alps and brough
} back to Munich.
The Vossische ZaitunR, rererrin9 to tn
I election of Cleveland, urges the Germa,
{ government to take time by the foreloc
5 and negotiate Il reciprocity treaty admit
J ting American products such as wheat
I cotton, pork, meats and leather into Ger
( many free of duty. in return for reduc
81 ton of the American tariff on Germa
) manufactured goods.