Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-03

WILLIAM IN AIcn FEATHER
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BEEL,S. July 2--Although no ssti-
mates a. to the ultimate composition u
he reichstsg may exactly agree. sll rs-
Liable reckoninss show . divergence of
only i've member In the estimates At
those who viii support the army bill.
the casculstors placing the number fav
oring the measure ct between 20 and
eio- As there arc 30 members of the
reichstag there calculations show suf
ficieutly strong majority to pass the bill.
II Is estimated that the opponents of
the government in the next house viii
number from 1877 10 1872 Whatever un-
certainty exists ~ 10 the definite
strength OF the parties arises from the
motley character Of the plsuks incor-
porated In the platforms on which some
~ the candidates stood. When a man
was elected under the designation Of =
national liberal. conservative or agrariap
supported by union with the freissin-
nlge party. IL became difficult 10 classify
him With absolute accuracy.
Professor Hasse, who was elected in
Leipsic and who was described in the
kreuz Zeitung AS national liberal. has
written letter protestirg against the
classification, and declaring that he will
only decide which faction he will join
when the reichstag opens. Although
elected as IA national liberal. he says that
he viii join either the rcichs party or
the conservatives.
Army Biii Has Majority.
Despite these minor difficulties the as-
..s~.I ..o..l- - al -, eAae
members will support the bill.
After the re.chsiay is constituted il
viii be necessary 10 proceed with six
elections. the ant -senites. Ahlwarlt.
Zimmerman and Werner: the socialists,
Behel and Wolgeir: aud the richterist.
Traeger, having each been elected i'm
two districts. DR.. virchow has been
offered the candidacy in the second
constituency. won by T'raeger. The re-
suits ~ these elections can not alter the
estimate above given.
The I'm ,eror and empress will start
on July efor n trip to Norway after as
sisting an the ceremonies attending upon
Prince Eitel entering the first regiment
Of the guards as lieutenant. The
princes entry into regular military life
will occur OF July 7. the tenth an niver-
SAT- VI ni> DsEtn. lIiUtt TsItci ~ tue
second son ot his majesty.
The emperor has held several in
formal conferences with Chancellor Won
Caprivi, and IL is surmised that his
majesty - shaping his speech from the
throne with which the reichstag will be
opened on July.
Eicntcr Is Anxious
Herr Richter and his supporters have
issued an appeal to the Richter faction
of the frrissinnige party asking that a
reunion of the members Of the faction
he held on july Il for the purpose Of re
arranging their platform 4 number Of
the members of the faction nave de
clined Ia attend the meeting. The yos-
sische Zei,ung rebukes Richter as aim
ing 10 control the party through coun-
Gil like that Of the vatican. The paper
denies his authority to call the meeting.
4 scarcity Of fodder is threatening the
arrangements that nave been made for
the army fnanuuvres in the autumn.
The emperor. Who ordered special re-
port on how tie vast number OF horses
employed would be fed. found thar the
districts where the man9uvres are 10 be
held were incapable Of guaran teeing a
chtitt'A~ caHItt Va
Srec.al stores must be erected for
housing asupply to be- carried to the
field ~ operations of the manruvres
must be curtai.ed The prince II Naples
and Arch,nke Ludwig of Austria will
attend the manruyres
Wheat harvesting has commenced in
South Germany. Austria and Hungary.
The d1ouih that prevailed for a long
time has affected the yield except along
the Danube river and in southern Hun
gary.
Russia Wants n Treaty
Russia proposes - resume the uego-
fEatious for commercial treaty in q
conference 20 TO held ia Berlin, and has
{ nominated ~ J'imeFiesof. director Of the
ministry ~ commerce.. and VI. RafeIo-
vich. Russian finance agent at Paris. ~
hef commissioners. Chancellor Won
7 Caprisl hesisates to accept the Russian
proposition No German commissioners
have yet been appointed.
The tine arts exhibition at Munich
opened today. The regent "a Bavaria
aud many members u the Bayariau
+ roJai family attended the opening. The
exhibits sre numerous. including many
works hy Alma 1cdema George Fred
eflek Watts. Sir Frederick Leighton
snd several American artists. besides
works q the modern school are repre-
sen'ed
Samuel 1. Clemens. Mark Twain. IL
+ in the city. He will take his daughter
10 Munich, where the family are stay
INK lie and bis daughters are the
guests ~ Secretary jackson % the
American embassy.
baron Won Sauna Jrlrch. the newly
appointed German ambassador 10 ths
( United States. had an interview with
Emperor William today prior 10 starting
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