The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-26
MIGUEL TOLEAD THE FIGHT.
Won CapTiVi to Rest From Ministerial
LabOrS.

Triple Alliance.
Copyright 1894, by the United Press)
Berlin, March 25.-Chancellor Won Ca
privi has had his innings and won. The
heaviest burdens of ministerial work
have now devolved upon the shoulders
of DR.. Johannes MIGUEL. In the coming
session of both Lantag and Reichstag the
Prussian finance minister will lead the
government advance guard against pow
erful opposition, embittered by its recent
defeat at the chancellors hands, and
reused by the new tax bills to increasing
activity. The outlook for DR.. Miouel's
four-fold financial reform has grown worse
with erery passing day since the beginning
of the Easter recess. The holiday lull
in politics has been hardly observed by
the conservatives. Although men of
other parties have been willing enough to
suspend hostilities, the feudaI nobelem
of the Kruez Zeitung have declared un-
ceasingly their determination to continue
their campaign against the chancellorand
his associates. No opportunity to embar-
rass the government proposals will be
omitted In the Prussian Landtag, where
DR.. MIGUEL counts many conservatives
among his friends, he will find the party
intent upon wrecking his plans.
THE ELBE-TRAvE CANAL.
The great Prussian landowners will
oppose even the grant of 100000 marks
to complete the Elbe-Trave canal They
will do tAis, they say in public. merely in
the interest of economy, because the Prus-
sian budget has a large deficit In
private, they acknowledge virtually that
their purpose is to spite the emperor,
whose heart is set upon extending Ger
many's canal system, both for
military and commercial interests. DIR.
MIGUEL hopes TO checkmate this part
of the conservative plan by showing
an unexpected surplus in the accounts of
the state railways. The surplus, he
hopes, will cover the bnlk of the deficit
and cut away the ground from the con-
servative pretensions. There is little
sign that anything unexpected will occur
to help the finance minister in his contest
with the Reichstag, and the rejection of
the tax bills will surprise nobody
DISSOLUTION WON'T FOLLOW.
In the ministerial circle, however the
conviction is that the government will
not regard the defeat Of the bills as justi-
flying dissolution Of the Reichstag. A
defeat would be followed probably by a
revision of the whole plan, and the inser-
ton of proposal fora heavier beer tax.
DR. MIGUEL says that he is not determined
to pass the bills as presented. He is
ready to adapt himself to the political
situation, although convinced that his ex-
isting projects are the best possible, and
ultimately must be adopted.
THE PROTESTANT CHURCH.
When the Prussian deputies reassem.
~ 10 ll.NI
once the proposals to reform the constitu-
tion of the Protestant church of the
kingdom. Final decision upon this re
form must be made IN the coming session.
On this point conservatives will make an
exception to their rule of opposition. Chey
Will support the plan of revision
because it places the confession of faith
in the foreground, tends to exclude the
unorthodoX clergy, and gives the church
greater control Of purely ecclesiastical
affairs The national liberals and radi-
Gals will oppose the revision on the gen.
eral ground that it is reactionary, and on
the special ground that it increases the
power of the clergy. The liberal parties
however, will lose the fight, as the Cath
olics and conservatives will form the
familiar black ph2lanx which stood be-
hind the last school bill and thus will as
sure the revision plan safe majority.
NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
The old diplomatic plan of three en-
peror alliance is again the subject of gen
eral discussion. Whether it be realized
or not, everything points to the renewal
of a friendly understanding between Ger
many, Russia, and Austria Hungary. The
fact that Count Kalnoky, the Austro-
Hungarian minister of foreign affairs,
viii accompany Emperor Franz Joseph to
A0bazzia this week is interpreted
to mean that high policies are to
be discussed by the Austrian
and German sovereigns. The arrangement
of the Russo-Austrian commercial treaty
owes its success TO the personal interyen.
tion of the car. As in the negstiations
with Germany, the car overrulcd per-
emptoTily the prejudices of his advisors.
He ordered a cessation of the squabbling
over the rye duty which Dewitt de-
manded and Kalnoky refused to grant
and thus removed the last obstacle in the
way OF an agreement. But for the cars
determination to have peace with both
his powerful neis sh5ors, the negotiations
would have failed.
A POLITICAL ENTENTE.
The prospect of an understanding be-
tween the three emperors Is aue to EN-
peror Williams initiative for no sooner
was commercial peace in sight than the
eXpediency of political friendship was
suggested from Beriln. The car responded
readily to the suggestion The Munich
Algemeine Leituug, which gets inspiration
from tricdrichruhe, says that the entente
of the three empires will be based on Rus
sia promise to maintain TREND ly neutral
ity in case of war between Germany and
rance. At the same time Russia would
be accorded a free hand to deal as she saw
fit with Turkey in Europe and England in
Asia, in diplomatic circles here, the
cars present policy is dictated by his
ardent desire to preserve European
peace and unite the governments of the
continent ina league against socialism, an
archism and nihilism.
ANNIvERsARY OF SEDAN
Emperor William has decreed that tho
twenty-ffth anniversary of Sedan day
shall be celebrated by the creation of a
new order To be called the Veterans Of
1870" The decorations will be a bronze
medal struck from the guns which were
captured from the French armies. These
medals will be worn only by soldiers who
fought at the front.
The opposition dailies have spread the
report that Chancellor Won Caprivi is suf-
fering from diabetes and will 20 for treat
meut, shortly, 10 Prof. Kuelz, of Marburg
University Dr. yon Stephan, secretary
OF state for postal affairs, was said to
have the same disease and proposed ac-
cOmpanying the chancellor to Marburg
As far as The chant ellor is concerned, tie
DRY is made out OF whole clOlh He