The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-18

the Associated Press. las a mark Oh
satisfaction at the passage of the Ger
man commercial treaty, Emperor Will
liam has conferred upon Chancellor
Won Cs.privi the chain Of the Hohen-
zolloPn family order and has bestowed
the order Of the Red Eagle upon Won
Biebersetin, secretary of state for for
eign affairs In addition. the emperor
decorated Herr Thielmann. who con-
Quoted the negotiations, with a minor
order.
Beyond the tilt between Herbert Bis
marck and Won Caprivi, yesterday. in
regard to who made the statement at
tributed to Prince Bismarck, that the
road to Constantinople lies through the
Brandenburg gate" the third reaG1ng
of the Russo-German commercial treaty
presented no features Of interest. Inc
agraian opposition to the treaty ut
terly collapsed and did not even chal-
lenge division.
bismarck Wins "a Wager.
Baron Stunts luncheon to the en-
peror on Tuesday was the outcome OF
a bet made long ago at dinner given
by Won Caprivi, where Stunn, although
he supported the treaty, spoke doleful-
~ of its chances in the reichstag.
Emperor William thereupon bet Stunn
a luncheon that the treaty would pass
and last week his majesty wrote a nu-
morous note to the baron, remnulhs
him that the prospect OF the passage
of the treaty had already produced IN
creased activity in the coal ana aron
industries of Germany.
Prof. Bastian the European author
ity on geographic questions, mas pun
lished a series of articles showing tHaI
the treaty. welcome as it IS at present,
will grow in Importance to German IN
VIA of
Che building of Russian railways anu
the rand opening up of vast poruoiS
of Russia to civilization.
The national Liberalists have eXclud-
ed in the reichstag member Oh me
reichstsg and formerly private secte-
+srv to the Deuchy bank, and Prince
Rismarcks henchmen, from member
shin in the party because he did not
vote against the Russo-German com
mercial treaty, but 1t Is sald ms luelI-
tification with the anu-SeInite liIoE S
nent had much to do with his eAclu-
sion.
The Trial of the Trio
The trial of Plaack, Schweinhagen1
and Ewaldt, sentenced TO terms ~, oa
IMPRISONMENT today as result OF the
suits brought against them Dy on
Caprivi and MIGUEL, excited the SIe -
est interest throughout germany llIe
Ie1ief being general that the proceed
I7oIitical career, as he was charSed
Win dishonesty in connection with the
Rornanian loan but the presence oL
Fnperor William at Mlqueis dinner
party, implying the emperor con 90 az AZ
ned confidence in the hobeSty OIL MI
o,jeI. nave dispelled these fears.
The witnesses in the case lnaugur-
a+ad AGAINST the directors Of the Dis
conte company and the Handels Tres
selschaft and Herr Mendelsonh ana
other leading bankers an I SpohS go ~
the utmost contempt OF the oeIeno-
ants and showed that it was Impossible
that MIGUEL could engage in the al
legged transactions.
Plasrk. who was charged with haN-
ing issued a. pamphlet entitled "Pharl-
SOS and Hvpocrites,'' the contents of
which included a repetition of the char
res made by Rector Ahlwardt when he
was sentenced to % months lmprson-
1nenr. in a three hour speech today
EXPRESSED his determination to submit
the matter TO Emperor William even,
as he expressed it. if he was obliged to
follow his majesty on horseback for a
month
Ewalt. who was charged with sell
ing the pamphlets written by Plaack
and Schweinhagen. and who was SEN
fenced 10 three months Imprisonment,
said he had not examined the pamph-
lets he exposed for sale and he had
perfect confidence in Plaack. The sen
fences were: Plaack, twenty-oue
months; Schweinhagen, twelve months;
Ewaldt, three months.
Postponed His Departure.
Emperor William has postponed his
departure for Abazzia until Tuesday
morning and thus he will only arrive
at the seaside resort on Wednesday
afternoon.
The lengthy official denials Of the
gumor circulated regarding Emperor
Williams health have by no means
treasured the public as il is consid-
cred that if the emperor's health was
so perfect as it is claimed. there would
be no need of official denials that he
is i'll
Although the weather has been bad
the empress mas expressed herself with
being much pleased with her stay at
Albania. and she has, in consequence,
decided to prolong her stay there until
the middle Of May.
General News Notes
A dispatch received here from Triest
SAYS Emperor William and King Hum
bert have arranged to reach Venice at
the time wfell the German and Italian
suuadrons will be there and the people
of Venice ere looking for some bril-
liant naval reviews.
A dispatch received here from Turin
tonight announces the condition of
Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, as ex-
tremely grave.
After a stormy sitting of the Hun
garian Cnterhaus today, the petition
in favor of restoring Kossuth's right to
citizenship and allowing him to return
to Hungary, was shelved until after
the Easter vacation, Premier DR.. We
kerle deprecaung haste as likely to in
cur the danger or rejection of the APP
peal
There is little doubt that if Kossuth
dies without a reconciliation with the
emperor or without reparation there
Will be serious public demonstrations.
A tariff war is threatened between
Austria and Russia on account Of Rus
eia demanding that the duty on Rus
san corn should be reduced to form
per double hundred weight
Emperor William, in addition to dec
roating the Germans who nave been
instrumental in negotiating the Ger
man treaty. and pushing it through
the reichstag, has decorated the Rus
sian delegates who were sent here to
take part in the treaty negotiations.
RoSEBERY RECEIVED ROYALTY