The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
Won CAPRIVrS Departure
The Great Chancellor Quietly Steps
Down and Out.
RESIGNED OF HIS OWN ACCORD
German Politics Are Seriously Asitated
by an upheavaI in the Ministry-poli'
ticians FIockine 10 Berlin from All
Directions Successor Chosen.
By the United Press.

New York, Oct 2S.
A special cable to the Sun from Ber-
lin says: The dramatic collapse Of the
ministry has been followed by such a
scurrying to and fro as the capital has
not seen before since Bismarck fell.
Every train brings to the city poll
ticians whose parties are affected most
vitality by the change OF whose infiu-
ence Is needed In the reconstruction of
the government. Several federal en-
voys left town yesterday morning un-
der the impression that Thursdays con-
ference had smoothed away all threat
ening difficulties, but they are return
ing now. All are astounded and per-
picked by the sudden dismissal of the
chancellor, for to most officials behind
the scenes it came as Unexpectedly as
to the public at large.
Several facts proving the suddennesS
of the crisis have come to light today.
1t has been ascertained that the en-
peror on Thursday evening congratu-
lated Count Won Caprivi upon his sue
cess in obtaining for his support ma
jority Of the federal conference. In
the same audience the Emperor ap-
proved of the chancellol's policy of
mild repression of the Socialists. The
report that on Oct. 90 Caprivi already
thought of resigning was true only to
this extent: He intimated to the en-
peror on that day that he would resign
In case he should not get a majority of
the federal ENJOYS to support him in
the conference. The report that the
emperor censured Caprivi for an article
which the Kolnsche Zeitung launched
against the Prussian government is
without foundation and was discredit-
ed from the first in official circles,
where 1t was known that, upon his re-
turn from Lieberburg, the emperor
greeted the chancellor mos cordially.
When the whole story shall become
known 1t probably will be shown that
Caprivi insisted upon resigning against
the emperor's will. He is known to
have expressed his unwillingness to
| present DR.. Miquers new financial pro-
posals in the relchstag and to have
told the emperor, that, with another
chancellor, Miguel would have freer
mana TO accede to the demands Of the
Federal states. The emperor heard
lmpatlently this suggestion to reform
MS cabinet. He eventually offered to
DISMISS Count Botho zu Eulenburg, the
Prussian premier and the chancellor
most vigorous opponent but Capriv
! stu requested that he be allowed tC
| retire. -
Caprivi's Successor.
Berlin, Oct. 2S.-Prince Won Hohen.
lohe-Schillingfurst, governor of Alsace.
Lorraine, accompanied by Herr Vor
koeller, under secretary of the interior
for Alsace-Lorraine. arrived at Pots
dam from Strasburg Saturday morn
Ing. The prince was met at the rail
road station by the emperor, and the
two drove to the new palace In an oper
carriage. In a second carriage wa.
Herr Won Koeller and Lieutenant Col
onel Won Moltke, of the emperors staff
AT the palace the kaiser and Prime,
Hohenlohe had conference in regard
to the ministerial situation.
Prince Won Hohenlohe-Sch
as the result of his conference with tn,
emperor at Potsdam, has accepted tn,
appointment of chancellor, to succeed
General Won Caprivi, and also the port
of ministers, vacated by the resignation
Of Count Botho zu Eulenburg Th,
emperor's acceptance of Count Eulen
burg's resignation both as Prussial
premier and minister of the interior /
officially confirmed.
Freiherr Marschal Won Bieberstein
secretary Of state for foreign offars
has resigned, and DR.. Won Boettiche1
| secretary of the interior iS abnut n
follow. Marschal Is cordially hated b,
the high-tariff Conservatives becaus
he ably supported Caprivi in the strug
gle to pass the Russian reciprocit
treaty. Boetticher Is most unpopula
among the Bismarckian Conservatives
because the old chancellor has de
nounced him repeatedly for deceit an
| intrigue. The first impression produce
by these reports is that there Is to be
clean sweep of ministers distasteful t
; the Conservatives.