Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-19
Chancellor Won capd1 Resires
With the Army Bill.
THOSE WHO MAY SUCCEED HIM
Arton HAs Oneresi so Surrender. hut
Bourgeois l. siirns--Choiera
Brcaks Out in Russia


The feeling that at the last minute the
emperor and bis chancellor would con.
eeslc few thousand recruits rather
than submit a. dishcartening defeat
IN the army bill was current throughout
the empire. until the announcement was
made that the national liberal offer IL
5000 more recruits had been finally re.
fused IL then became apparent TO all
that not only in the committee. but also
in the plenary sitting Of the reichstag.
the army bin was deemed The govern
ment is doing its beet 10 defer an appeal
10 the people who would he likely 10 re.
turn "A parliament fully as much op-
p,sed 10 the bill a. the present one. be
sides electing many anti -scmetics and
social democrats. the bitter enemies IL
all decent parties. Even the conserva-
tiyes agree that Chancellor Caprivi has
been too unbending in his attitude
towards the parties. and IL is believed
that his arrogance will cost him his
oi'ice. Twice during the past week he
has borne sharp reproofs from the em-
peror, who was especially chagrined 10y
his chancellors failure 10 close with
Herr Won Bcnigsen. who was willing to
deliver the forty votes of the central
liberal party IL the chancellor would
abate demands about II per cent.
Won Caprivi's Doom.
News of this interview was widespread
throughout the city on "Wednesday aft
ernoon. two hours after IL took place.
The withdrawal 81 the army bill was be
lieyed To- be assured. and despite the ac-
companying reports that Caprivi would
resign. prices on the bourse rose several
points. A conspicuous Bering street
broker gave good index ~ the sifua
tion when he said that nothing would
help the prices of German securities
more than the immediate retirement OF
Caprivi and his army bill.
That the retirement of the successor
AZ Bismarck is at hand few persons
doubt Chancellor Won Caprivi in
formed an east Prussian conservative to
day that he was weary of Office and after
the tate of the army bill was decided. he
would retire. IL is not believed. how
ever. that the emperor will wait for
final decision on tho bill before calling a
new man to the chancellorship. Lieu
tenant Won Huelsen has already been
dispatched 10 Altona 10 convey letters
from the emperor to General Won Wal
dersee. and the report is abroad that
this able soldier is the coming man.
Possible succc<sorr-
The national liberals are pushing for
ward DR.. MIGUEL, Prussian finance min
lister. as their preference for Caprivi's
place. but MIGUEL has too little TAMIL
iarity of the requirements of the Office
10 suit the emperor. Some 81 the con
servatives are booming Count Botho
Zuellenburg. Prussian minister. but he
has shown so little readiness in the
landtag debates that his appointment
would be highly improbable. The ma.
jority 81 the conservatives look 10 Wald-
crsee as the rising sun i'm German poll
ties. not only on account of the latters
close relations to the emperor. hut also
after Capriyi. he il the only well known
German who is at once capable sol
dier and an astute politician. The radi
cal press hints that April !. or at the
latest May ]. will see the fall of the
present chancellor. the appointment of
"A successor. and general parliamentary
election approaching in the near future.
The conservative newspapers. led by
the krcuz Zeitung. suggest the same
eventually. The democrat editors say
plainly that the Caprivi regime is a
failure and that the emperor awaits
only a favorable opportunity to end it.
Not Anxious for Arton.
The pursuit OK Arton. the Panama
lobbyist. is being continued in Italy On
Tuesday dispatch from Palermo stated
that he had been found in bed in n
house ~ ill-fame in that city. but this
was proved false at once by the discov.
cry made by Mueller. the detective
watching Miss Lille Mcrz in Genoa.
that the soubrette had met Arton on the
outskirts - the city oB Monday evening
and had passed the night in his society.
Miss Merx Acknowledged eventually that
she had seen him on Monday. She sail
that he had offered 10 give himself up
10 the French authorities in case they
would guarantee him immunity fror,
punishment IN consideration ~ his turr-
ing states evidence. His offers were
communicated by letter to NJ Bnur-
geois. who as yet las paid no attention
20 them. Miss Merz said that mos, ~
Arton's papers had been burned. but
that he carried on hispcrson few docu.
ments which would ruin every pubic
man in France II they were produced in
conrt. Miss Merz Is making fortune
ont - the notoriety she has gained is
her relations 20 Arion.
Cholera I'm Russia.
Frauiine Rosa Peck. the beau'isal
young actress who threw herself before
n train AT pileen on Friday and was cut
a. pieces. lett letter explaining her
l-ofiee Her life bad heeu ruined. she
SAID because an army oficer whom s1e
ioved had been prevented BY his family
from marrying her.
Reports from western Russia shfw
that The cholera has got hoidon sevesai
CITIES and many villages In Slavrornl
the fresh cases IN The iast week haze
Numbered On the average fftesn
daily and the deaths between seven and
eight N Astrakhan los caees have
heen developed sinee Februstv p II
both critics he authorities have calia-f
the disease dy~entsty sn,i deny thar aay
cholers has appeared there ,n the isst
faur months, tset private alvicsS re
ceived IN Odessa from physicians resi
dent IN the infected disfricfa lezve 90
deslbs - = the eholeric nature - The
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