New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
THE ARMY BILLS PROGRESS.
CHANCELLOR Won CAPRIvI NEGOTIATING
WITH THE CENTRE PARTY.

yEyTIoN-PERsONAL
Doom, Fob ,s-Tbe action OF the Army Is Com
r,@tee IN Thursday I'm rejecting the two years ScrN'
clause has by no means finally settled the question
al issue The committee had. on Successive oNi''o''
rejected Bennigs'iTs compromise proposals '"o
motions o.. Rickert and Rebel and a new 'iauS' Vi
the bill Yet Cnancellor son Capnvi priVa'1N az
cares that the committees action VIII not rrcjnoc
The decison Of tlc pc.chs az Tho Cove nWcht r'he'
uron the fact that The two years term Is so 'Huon
approved by the mass Of tie eec'cr' 'ha' toH VIZ
not permit Rcichsiag 10 reject the Opposition ""'
OF a Two years term II made a permanent law N'"i
cellor Won Caprlvi continues TO give plciecS 10 dpFH
the law practically for two years bh, he Dss's to
the Government shan retain the option to apply IL
for the threc-ye limit. The committee VIII r'Nu"'c
its hbors on Monday. when DR.. lAeDer VIII '""oui
that the Centre party will support 'on'p'o"'.
granting the peacc end war STANDARDS uoi""" -
the Government for five years
Active negotiations going on bc'"ce" '"'"
cellor Won Caprivi and leaders OF the Centrc parry
II is reported that thc Government offers 10 r"'''
the Jesuits 10 Germany. and 10 p:oHo''
school law making religious Instruction OF c'"'",e
compulsory The latter project Is Sinil"r - ''''
which last year caused Count Won Hediitl 10 r'sit'
.b neco ~ Nips,er O. Public Instruction and Worship
Dr Uossc the successor # Count Won Zcditz' III al
poupc,ng the revival OF the measure IN INC "pP''
house OF the PTussian Diet sail tiet p1SNc cree"
must he Taught the Children and that parents conid
not be admitted 10 have compiled Win 'H' Ia" wiz"
their children taught mere neSa'l rs
In the mean time the popular agitation III favor Oh
ff~ ARMY bill Is becoming acute throughout the
emn,re Professor Dcbrueck to-day presided al an
enthusiastic meeting IN Berlin, attenoca oy Low
representatives OF art, science and industry AT "'"
resolutions were adopted demanding that 'he I'i'is
tae effect an agreement with the Government on the
ARMY bill similar resolutions have been aaop'cu III
meetings held in all the chief industrial centres oil
Germany.
RIo AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS IN BERLIN
The revolt OF the Agrarian party In the Rerhs'ae
and Landtag against Chancellor Won Caprivis com
mercial treaties policy has been ora'orcaiy Noie''
but so far without practical result Inc maintenance
Of the policy which he Initiated Is necessary 10 'he
Chancelor's political existence The last week. oe
velopmens disclosed unexpected strength ana earnest
meas on the part of the Agrarans. The debates In
Parliament were a prelude to great a9rcu'"iai
copzress which opened to-day In T1voh Ifan be1h
Nearly 600 delegates, representing all parts OF ''
Empire, present at the opening OF the congress
The windows OF the meeting hall were thrown open III
order that dense of people OUTSIDE might c''oH
something of what said by the speakeIs Nivaciy
and eager interest in the subjects discussed claro
terzed the vast audience.
Herr Won Ploetz. in his opening address referred
to the depression In agriculture. and ended Win Il
call for cheers for the Kaiser and for the German
princes The assembage further testified to lis 10y
alty by resolving 80 telegraph Its greetings 10 the
Kaiser Then a resolution carried by acclaula-
ton which, while declaring that the farmers OF uer-
many prepared to make any sacrifice that wouid
tend to secure the military strength OF the empire
affirmed that commercial treaties concluded with for
eign countries jeopardlzcd the existence OF agriculture
at home that the conccding of further advantages
to foreign imports would do inolerable injury 10
home Industry and beseeching the Reichsag, there
fore 10 refuse to assent to further reductions OF Gus
toms duties. while bearing in mind the eXped:ency Of
fostering the expectation of German produce
THE RUSSIAN CONVENTION TO BE CONCLUDED.
While the agricultural meeting was In progress,
speculators the boerse We're largely buying Rus
sian banknotes on the strength of report that a
commercial treaty between Russia and Germany had
been de1aitey concluded. The report turned OUT 10
be premature. IL spite of the agarah opposition,
Chancellor Capiyt will not abandon, the Russian
convention OH III" verge o. conclusion. II is a
question. therefore, of the relative strength of the
Chancellor ana The agrarans. In his speech yes
terday the Chancellor showed consciousness OF
greater danger from the landowners and farmers party
than from chques In the Rcichsag
sPRINGLIKE WEATHER IN BERLIN.
Mild spring weather has prevailed here since Tues
day. Already fields becoming green and shrubs
are budding.
THE KAISER GIVES 4 BRILLIANT BALL.
The social season closed with the Kaiser's court
ball, for which 1900 invitations We're issued. While
Count Schouvalof, wife of the Russian Ambassador.
was driving 10 the ball she received Il scalp
wound from carriage shaft penetrating the back
OF her vehicle. In accordance with custom, the
Kaiser treated the guests at the Fasnachts ball to
Pannkuchen and punch.
PLEASEDF WITH JUDGE GRESIiAM'S SELECTION.
Recent conversations with prominent attaches OF
the German Foreign Office elected remarks showing
that the appointment of Judge Gresham rs secretary
OF state In President Cleveland's Cabinet will be
viewed with pleasure here, indicating, 1t will, that
Ilcvcland INTENDS 10 have the foreign ser
vice Of the United states freed from party politics.
The German Government l. also pleased with the
action Of the Washington authorities III deegating
Is charge Of the German state exhibits at
tho Chicago Fair.
MINISTER PHELPS RETURNING TO BERLIN.
William Walter Phelps the United states Minister TO
Africa he has recently been sojourning for the
benefit of his health, left Tunis Thursday for sicily
d." viii STAY In Palermo until SUNDAY. Mr.. Phelps
intends 10 visit Prince Bismarck nj Frfedchsruhe b.
fore returning to the United states.
DIR. KEMPsTER's CHOLERA INVESTIGATIONS.
Dr. Kcmpster. accompanied by his wife, has gone to
Dresden to attend the International Cholera Con
ference as n representative OF the United States. Dr.
business rag expectation and methods Of preventing
the conveyance of disease germs In rags.