Omaha daily bee., 1893-01-23
COMING CAPRlVrS WAY NOW
Events in German Politics Shaping Them
selves in Favor of the Chancellor.
BlSMARCKS RUSSIAN POLICY POPULAR
Plans for Securing an Understanding Be
tween Hohcnzollern and RomanoT BE
ing lndustriously Pursued-Kumors
Heard In Bcrlin-The Wedding.
lcopwtgn,cd 1893 By Jom., GORDON Bsnasal

BERIlN, Jan. 60 NEW lOIh IltIulN Nldbl'
Special to THE BEE. Each day the
press contains denials as to the chancelor's
speech before the military commission. The
truth is Caprivi did what most politicians
do. he beat the big war drum when he
wanted to press his military bill. There is
one particular point upon which Caprivi
dwclt which is interesting. He said France
was nearer now than ever to dictatorship;
that NJ. Constans had stirred up all these
Panama scandals; that he was marked out
for the dictatorship. Such is the informa-
tion which has been sent from the German
embassy in Paris to the chancelery here.
All the chaucclor's remarks anent Russia
have been withdrawn, for, at the present
moment, everything is being done to bring
about an entente with Russia.
Bismarck Coming to the Front.
The fact that the kaiser is adopting Bis
marcks policy toward Russia is attracting "A
good deal of attention 1t means more than
at first sight appears. In the first place it
again opens the question of the possibility of
Bismarck returning to favor-I do not say to
power. Bismarck has most assmedly in
spired more faith in Russia than any other
German statesman. The question now is,
can his successor take his place! He will
undoubtedly have to try.
had short interview with an intimate
friend of Prince Bismarl He assured me
that, quite contrary to the report spread
about, the alliance with Austria had been
weakened not strengthened, as stated 1t
was owing to this that the strong efforts
were being made at present to bring about
an understanding with Russia.
Caprivi is Winning.
The right as predicted. has given way to
the desires of the emperor, and will give its
full vote for the government on the army bill.
Even the Gazette de la CroiX has abandoned
its attacks against the two years system.
Everything now depends upon the center,
but from all | hear there is not any chance
of the center accepting anything less than
the two-years service.
The kaiser is doing all in his power to fur
ther the efforts of the chancellor. Each
deputy who defends the project receives the
imperial thanks, as witness the attention to
Deputy Arthur Gehlert, who had supported
it. The deputies find it difficult to resist
such delicate attentions.
A host of pessimistically couched pamph-
lets have lately made their appearance All
| predict war One have read shows that
| Germany is on the eve of being attacked on
| two frontiers. Another that Russias route
to Constantinople is via Brandenburg Gate
as it was said Caprivi had himself stated in
u speech to the military commission The
| chancellor for that matter gives daily some
startling statement for public digestion, all
of which goes to remind one of the tactics of
| Bismarck when money was needed for mill
tary purposes,
Will Have a Monument.
The kaiser is to have his monument. The
designing is in the hands of Prof. Begas. The
professor had one idea-that was to orna-
ment the pedestal with an urn, as an emblem
! of the parliamentary vote to change from alb
solutism to constitutionalism, but when the
! design was submitted TO the kaiser his first
words were:
| "What is that pot meant to be9r
when the abashed designer explained
the kaiser summarily ordered it to be re-
placed by an ecclesiastical symbol.
The liberals pretend to be very much ex-
asperated over the matter, nevertheless the
Reichstag will vote the expense of the monu-
ment without demur.
Plans for tho Wedding.
Already the guests are beginning to arrive
for the royal wedding The civil marriage
will take place in the large reception room
of the Frederick palace. When that is over
the entire wedding party will adjourn to the
imperial palace, where the religious ceremony
| will 'be performed in the private chapel The
newly married couple will, after the cere-
mony, go to the Statschloss at Potsdam.
The program is materially the same as that
of the wedding of Princess Victoria to the
| prince of SAKE Meiningen.
a good deal of interest is shown here in
the future United States minister. For
some reason or another the idea has got
about that Dana is to be the man In the
meantime Mr. Phelps and family have gone
on a trip in search of warmth. When last
heard of he was at Gibraltar heading upon
| Tangicrs, whence he goes on to Cadiz
Mr., and Mrs Poulteney Bigelow have ar
rived here, They will remain over the we'd
| ding ceremonies,