The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05
NOTES ON GERMAN AFFAIRS.
Cnprivi Confident or Carrying the Army BiI
Through.

BERLIN. March 4.-Chancellor Won Caprivi
shows no disposition to either daily with the
ngrnrian party or to surrender a single i'm
portant point to the opponents OF the Army
bill. II is surmised that. apart from resting
on Emperor Williams support. he has ns-
surances which enable him to rely on ultimate
coalitions securing The safety OF the Govern
ment IN easIre.
The agrnrlnn leaders arc failing to use the
strength Of tho party to the best advantage.
No practical rcsun can be obtained from re-
raising the question OF bimetallism In the
Neichstag. Herr Won KardorlT instances the
prosperity of France under bimetalIism. lie
Rssailed the Chancellor rs leaving England to
dictate tho German policy upon a question
that Germany was able to determine indie
pendent Of England.
Chancellor Won Caprivi fatly. refused to dis
cuss the general question. II England led the
way toward u reconsideration Of the currency
question. tho German Government might see
The Military Committee Of the Reichstag to-
dag resumed its tussle on DIR. Won Bennigsen's
s %f7a n neo tne aerm ]inisnsry q ta ahs s9%p, ths
latter 10 be formed only Gu n condition Of the
two years torn, Of service being adopted.
ion among both the Centrists and tho mem
bers q the TreisirniEe rarty. The, Chancellor
The committee will meet again on Tuesday
next. aud will probably then suspend is Sit
llnnS III Oru6F 10 1--WE TIC fnOmDeTB an OnnOf-
tunity Tor consIltin: their sections in the
The Programme OF the cholera conference.
to be held ut Dresden. is still the subject Of
communicable bet tween the Govern NJ on Is that
will te represented. The questions TO be dis
t fsssse nn T'li Tis rioma tho pMi ss 8 8 Of VII I'M L sG dsn:
sld.reh 1%clnln. Injected or suspected dis
tr.fts %n% 1 81 sdnis . AID "iA rassensc sy.' iront fsS
regulations. the inspnction OF railways. and
arm n 4 lion . n nrittnl.s n Mr. Will also ha die.
is:'its e aa2%i i Ike. int;ssatiSas %%s'hsdas
ier shiDs. and goods and TO- replace
ne arbitrary system which prevailed dur;
, "Mpec tsS ,S ssi1 ths conf e, nse3 will attain II h m%s
mony On nil the points that will come before
It. as the loral conditions Of some state. may
Amos; Justify their refusal to accept the
alien, OF a majority o! the dele
Cntes.
Emperor Williams speech at the banquet 81
tho Brahdenhurg Diet gu Wednesday night
Last nas n"en generally praised for its mod.
srecIal LOYALTY OF ErandenGurs Is hardly con-
Prince Ludwig, heir to the throne Of Bavaria.
dress ha made to The Munich Schutzcnverein.
IN the course OF which he said his royal house
pressed tho homo thai tho Iiayarians would
continue to fee! as one with his house for cen
,Nfho .HnH. William Walter Phelps. United
states Mlni.I"r to fermany. is sill Al, Naples.
Berlin newspaper would interview him aboard
the mail steamer at NuutiamIton, when he
was returning ~ America. has annoyed Mr..
Phelps. and no mas caused the report to be de-
MED.
Miss Phelps. daughter Of the American Min
ist,r. assisted by other members Of the Minis.
residence TO forty-eicht Americans. Adance
Miss Cleveland. President Clevelsnd's sister.
left Berlin to-day for Weimsr.
Mrs. Willard gave q, private theatrical on
tsrtainment a few nightsa ago. Mark Twain's
daughter, took the leading part In the play
presented.