New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-12
A BLOW TO FRANCE.
SIGNIFICANT SPEECH OF THE RUSSIAN
AMBASSADOR IN BERLIN.

! (Copyrighf; 1894. By he United Press)
BeXlin. Feb. 1.-THE banquet ao the Russian
Eml1ssy last evening Is bound to provide food
for objection in all the capitals of the Continent.
CouiA SthouvaoY Russian Ambassador TO Ger
mar1. took advantage of the occasion to speak
warmly OF the commercial entente just accom-
psted and to add q few words pointing to a
further understanding between Russia and Ger
mary in the interest of the peace Of Europe.
His kpeech was n blow to France, defeating all
the Expectations aroused in Paris by the naval
administration of the Russians at Toulon last
falH The Russian delegates In the treaty COM
m4lon will entertain Chancellor Won Caprivi
so4 at a dinner in the Kaiserhof. and several
co1spicuous Agraran Conservatives nave Dee"
INVITED to be present.
Upon the presentation of the commercial COLI
vkition in the Rechstag. Herr Won kardorIl' ACT
IL for the Agrarans. will propose sildihs sca'c
d. duties on rye and wheat the scale 10 De resu-
&ted according to the fluctuations or the rupie'
In lobbying for this proposal he got only s'"'S
Signatures from the 172 members VINO are sup
4nosed to be Arrarians. An analysis or the
treaty shows that the Chancellor got the pest
terms possible He has conceded only the tarlif
rates offered to Russia in June. 1891 prior to the
tariff war The Car leaves the ratification OF
the treaty open for one year Attached I'd inc
treaty. IS n curious stipulation that Prussia fhah
introduce in the Landtag a Dill proposing
monopoly in the production OF explosives ana
of MAGNESIUM ana potassium salts.
The Federal Council got the draft OF the treaty
only last Thursday. and 1t therefore VIII De III
rossibIe for the Rechstag to discuss 1t immedi-
atey With the treaty Caprivi presented pio-
posal IN abolish the so-called identity certhcaues
origin of wheat shipments lHc
Conservative newspapers say that Count 'otho
zu Eulenburg Prussian Premier told 'he reu
eral Council that the ConserVa.iN,es, arnnn;
found opposition useless. had agreed 10 accep'
as n whole the policy OF the Emperor ana the
chancellor. The Overwhelming" the organ Oh
the Ultra Conservatives continues heNe'"ie
less to attack the Russian treaty.
The KGinlsche Zeitung' published Statement.
ON Friday that the French Commissioners sent
,n I,arlin To negotiate for the domination oi
spheres OF influence in Northwest Africa r mau
accomplished their mission with success. ms
statement f. untrue. The French Commissions
ers started for home on Thursday. leaving the
matters exactly as they We're france ue
mands were refused. Chancellor Won Capri'i
suggested tn. appointment ~ new commits
sion to settle French claims to hinterland IN
IN. regions Of the Upper Nile and Lake Ichad'
but France replied that her sphere OF ihnueH'.
I'm those regions was already ackhowieused ana
could not be made subject OF negotiation.
Professor Wactzold who went German
school Commissioner to the Chicago Fair, has
made his official report. In !. he says: IN
their school system the Americans are In every
way SUPERIOR To the Germans. most notably IN
teaching languages drawing and modelling. IL
is surprising what command OF language the
American school children have German teach-
ers dwell too much upon style. while American
teachers aim to give the children "A command
OF dictiOn."
Count Won Hairach. an officer OF the Guards,
recently resigned his commission. and now has
been compelled 10 leave Bcrlin on account Of
his riotous cccentric!ty His actions had be-
come public scandal The Counts family APP
pcalcd - the Emperor for help In curbng the
young mans eXtravagances. and thus 1t came
about that the Count left his regiment and
finally Berlin. He is now in Dresden.
The Standardization has sent expert en-
ginccrs - examine the Corinth Canal. recently
opened In Greece. They will take measure
mcnts - show whether Or not tho canal can be
used by the Company's steamships.