The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-04
BERLIN CABLE LETTER.
A Breezy Budget From the
German Capital.
Gossip About Recent Events in
the Fatherland.
The Kaiser's Growing Friendship
for the Ex-Chancellor.
A Buel Between Herbert Bismarck and
Count Won Holstsin Nipped in
the Bud-Cominx Army
Maneuvers.

Special Berlin cable letter. copyrighted, 1884,
by the Associated Press.l
BERLIN, Feb. 3.-Every day adds to
the urgent desire of the emperor to have
it understood that HE attitude towards
Prince Bismarck is changing HE admi-
ration into friendship. His thanks, Off
cially announced in the reichsanzeiger.
his special thanks to the municipal au-
thorities, his renewed letter to Bis
lister OF war, all bear testimony to this
point. General Won Schellendorff, when
presenting his report Thursday last,
thanked his majesty on behalf of the
army for arranging reconciliation with
Bismarck. This caused the emperor to
exclaim, in tone of mingled surprise
and pleasure: "ln the name of the
army, tooW
DUEL NIPPED IN THE BUD.
The report WAS widely circulated in
parliamentary circles that a duel was
near at hand between Count Herbert
Won Bismarck and Count Won Holstein
of the foreign Office, and only prevented
by the mediation of prominent men,
who pointed out that this WAS no time
to create new excitement.
The new reichstag buildings are being
pushed forward and it is hoped the COR
ner stone will be laid April 1st
INDEPENDENCE OF RE:CHsLAND.
Before the provincial committee of
Alsace-Loraine, Friday, DR.. Petrie, ma
tional liberal, pleaded for the formation
OF Reichland into seif-dependent
federal state. He contended it WAS only
after being placed upon q footing OF
equality with the other states of the
empire that it would be possible to
repeal the existing exceptional laws.
DIR. Won Puttkamer, in reply, said the
fulfllment OF this wish was impossible,
as it meant grave constitutional
change, involving modification of the
rights of sovereignty definitely settled
by the Frankfort treaty, and OF which it
was impossible to see the far-reaching
consequences. Berlin has suffered for
twenty-five years from the einconvenience
of having court in its midst; this in
convenience consisted in police prohibit
ton against tram cars crossing Unter
den Linden. Thus the nortn and south
have been cut off from communication,
except by Omnibus. After years of
efforts this prohibition was removed,
trsmwsy company paying 100000
marks into the city treasury for the
privilege of joining its lines across this
100 yards of space.
THE BERLIN EXHIBITION.
The Berlin exhibition of 1896 is as
Stunning proportions almost justifying
the government to make it a national
affair. Already 5000 exhibitors have
demanded space in the exhibition build
ings, and the guarantee fund amounts
to 100000 marks. Chancellor Won
Caprivi and Count Won Eulen burg, pres.
ident of the PTussisn ministry, have
expressed sympathy with the popular
desire to make the exposition national
affair, but both declare no funds for this
purpose should be asked for of the gov
ernment.
COMING ARMY MANEUvERs.
The army maneuvera this year will
be held by the First and Seventeenth
east and west Prussian corps; the en-
peror will make his headquarters at the
recently restored Marienburg castle, 10.
Gated in proximity to the frontier of
Russia. The latter country, therefore,
has been officially notified of the em-
peror's intention, in order that it may
not cause uneaeiness. The projected
summer maneuvers will be located at a
great distance from the Prussian from
tier, probably in the district of Smo-
lensk.