The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-18
Rejoicing Over Passage Of the
Russo-German Treaty.
COLLAPSE OF THE AGRARlANs.
The People Alarmed by Rumors
About the Emperor's Health.
II hcssnsh Dies Before Reconciliation
With Austria, ~ seems Aikeiy. rhese
Will Ne Trouble In HunEary-r.r,r
Copyrighted. 1884, BY the Associated Pes.


BERLIN. March i-.-As mark Of "a, a.
faction AZ the passage OF the German corr.
inereial treaty Emperor William has Goa
ferred upon Chancellor Caprivi the chain
OF toe HoaenxolGern family order. and has
bestowed the order of the Red Eagle un,n
Won kieberstein. secretary of state f,r
foreign affairs. In addition the emn.,nr
decorated Herr Thielmann. who condne;as
she negotiations, with minor order. The
hnsslan delegates who were sent here 20
take part In the negotiations have also
been decorated
Beyond a tilt between Herbert Bismarck
ana taprivi yesterday in regard To VINO
MADE the statement attributed 10 Prince
bismarck. that the road TO Constantine o.
pie lies through the Rrandenhurg gate. -
the third reading of Rasso-German com
merciai treaty presented no features of
interest Tho agrarian opposition to the
treaty utterly collapsed, and did no, even
Challenge division.
Baron Ssumms luncheon to the emreror
on Tuesday was the outcome of a be. ma ie
long ago ii dinner given BY Carriyi.
where Siumm, although he supported the
treaty. spoke doiefuliy of ITS chances in
the reichstag. Emperor William there
uron be; Stumm n luncheon that the
treaty would pass, and last week his
majesty wrote humorous note to the
baron. reminding him that the prospect of
passage of the treaty had already pro-
duced increased activity in the coal and
iron industries of Germany.
frof. Bastian. the European authority
on geographic questions. has published a
series OF articles showing that the treaty.
welcome as 1t Is at present, will grow in
Importance TO German industry, in view
o! the progress made in the building of
Russian railways and the opening up Of
vast portions of Russia to civilization.
The National Liberalists have excluded
member of the reichs.ag, formerly p.l-
vate secretary to the Deutsche bank snd
Prince Bismarck's henchman, from men,
bership in the party because he did not
vote against the treaty. but IL il said his
Identification with the anti-Semite move
ment had much to do with his exclusion.
The trial OF Plaack, Schweinhagen aud
Waldt, who were sentenced to terms of
imprisonment today as a result of suits
brought against them by Caprivi snd
MIGUEL. excited the greatest interest
throughout Germany, AZ il was Thoughts il
might affect Miaue's political prospects,
he being charged with dishonesty. The
witnesses in the case against the directors
Of the Disconto Company and the Handsls-
Gesselschaft and Herr Mendelssohn and
other leading bankers all spoke with The
utmost contempt of tho defendants. and
showed that 1t was impossible that MIGUEL
could engage in the alleged transac-
tions. Plaack was charged with having
issued pamphlet entitled ''Pharise@s end
Hypocrites," the contents of which in
cluded repetition of the charges made
by Rector Ahlwardt. Piaack, when san-
fenced, in a three hour speech expressed
his determination to submit the matter to
Emperor William. even. rs he expressed
it. il he was obliged TO follow his majesty
on horseback for month. Waldt, who
was charged with selling the psmpnlets
written by Plaack and Schwein hagen, aud
who was sentenced 80 three months I'M
prisonment, said he had not examined the
pamphlets he exposed for sale, as he had
perfect confidence in Plasck. The sen-
tences were: Pisack twenty-one months.
Schucinhagen twelve months. Waidt
three months.
Emperor William has postponed his de-
parture for Abazzia until Tuesday morn
Ing, and thus he will arrive at the seaside
resort on Wednesday afternoon. The
lengthy official deniais OF rumor circu-
lated regarding the emperor's health have
by no means reassared the public, as IL is
considered that If the emperor's health
was SO perfect. as IL ~ claimed. there
would be no need Of ot'ic:a. aenials that he
is i'll. Although the weather has been
bad, the empress has expressed herself
with being much pleased with her stay at
Abazzla. and she has. in consequence de-
cided 20 prolong her stay there until the
middle of May.
A dispatch received from Trieste says
Emperor William and King Humber; have
arranged To reach Venice at the time when
the German and Italian squadrons will be
there. and the people of Venice are look
ing for some brilliant naval reviews.
A tariff war is threatened between Au-
tria and Russia on account of Russia's de
manding that the duty on Russian sorn
should he reduced to | form per double
hundredweight.