Arizona republican., 1894-01-07
ROYAL RUNY0N Makes Eyes Stand Out
 With Wonder
 At the Gorgeousness of
 His EQuipage. -
The German-RuSSian Treaty
 Approaching a Crisis.
The Government Has only Margin of Twelve Votes With Which to
 Avert the Defeat
1891 by Associated Press.

Copyright 1891 by Associated Press.
 BERLIN, Jan. 6.-An agreement re- garding the Russian treaty of com merce has been reached on all points but the Russian side the understanding being that this will take some time. In order to prevent further difficulties an interpretation of the treaty in the German and Russian languages will be avoided. The whole will thus be drafted in French. The difficulty now remaining is the duration of the treaty. Russia favors short and Germany de- mands long period. Prospects of it's adoption by the reichstag are diminish ed. Marguardsen, Paasche and Burhlin, three influential members of the na- tional liberal party, have publicly an- nounced their intention to vote against | the treaty and It is feared that others will follow their example and as a change of twelve votes would suffice to defeat the treaty the impending crisis is brought nearsr. Herr Richter IS pre- pairing an attack upon the government on the Cameroons affair. The attack will be made mainly on the lines of an injudicious selectionof officials entrusted to represent German power in Africa. These officials are said to be mostly young and without colonial experience and the bulk of the troubles with the natives it is claimed originates in the mistakes they make.
 The raising of the American minister | tho uor Thoo punuop to bo ro,, 1y of am bassador has just been given it. ment paid by the emperor by driving morning and sending up his card and personally inviting Runyon.t to recep- tion. Runvon gave eclat to the event by driving up to the palace in splendid style with a coachman and two footmen in blue cloaks and white caps. The American eagle was painted on his car riage and the trappings of the elabor- ately embroidered equippage caused a great deal of curiosity among the peo- pie of Berlin, the colors not yet being familiar to people of the city
 l Cold weather causes the greatest misery in many quarters of the city and additional shelters have been opened for the accommodation of 2,000 more people who receive bread free. The thermometer has fallen since yee- terday and there seems no prospect of an immediate break in the extremely cold weather.
 The Reichsanzeiger prints @ letter from Caprivi written in reply to resolu- tons by the conservative association in | oh ho ohor ho ici aI to hear the non-oficial opinions of ex- perts in connection with the official in- quiry which has been oppened with a view to ascertaining opinions as to measures desirable in order to raise the depreciated values of silver.
 Herr Bloess' libel trial has led to con. siderable comment as to the difference between the respective regimes of Prince Bismarck and Caprivi. Lenien sentences, it is claimed, prove that an immense change has occurred in politi- cal views and opinions since the dis missal of the Iron Chancellor. People ask whether any court of justice would under Blsmarck's government have had the independence merely to fine an of. fender hundred marks for insulting him in similar manner.
 Herr Blechroger, we'll known banker, announces an attempt in Vi enna to defraud him by means of g telegraphic order to send stocks and money. He was only successful to the amount of about 5000 marks.
 A new insurance company is being organized here by body of responsi ble men, mainly jewellers, to insure mem. bers against losses at the hands oi | burglars,