New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-16
ANTI-ANARCHIST ALLIANCE.
UNCERTAINTY AS TO EMPEROR WILL
IAMS ATTITUDE.
THE BAYREUTH REHEARSALS-OTHER
TOPICS IN TIE GERMAN CAPITAL.


THE BAyREUTH REHEARsALs-oTHER
TOPICS IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL.
Berlin July IS Emperor William will sail from
Psrgen Norway. July 20, and will arrive on
August l in Whelmshaven. where he will be
met BY Chancellor Won Caprv After two
davs' rest In Potsdam he will start for the Isle of
Wight.
During the Emperors three days on German
eol all the important questions of domestic poll
t,cs now awaiting settlement will be submitted
70 him. 4 peculiar feature Of his present trip
has been the suspension Of most Government
h,siness in Berlin Heretofore he has received
and answered daily numerous notes and State
napers sent out ty telegraph from the Ministerial
Offices This year the Ministers have sent the
usual communications. but they have got only
reagre replies-often none at all 1t is therefore
uncertain what the Emperor thinks Of DR..
Miouers proposals for the repression Of Social
ism and Anarchism. OF revised plans for the
taxation Of alcohol and tobacco Whether he will
support the Chancellor In his opposition TO special
repressive laws will go over 70 the reactionsts
Of the Bismarck school is In complete doubt. In
the official circle there is a we-authenticated
mort that the Emperor. when bidding the Chan
cellor goodby in Kie. requested him to study
carefully the question of repressive legislation
opinion on the subject.
So far nothing indicates that the Chancellor
has TONED the reaction The newspapers which
he is supposed to inspire still oppose all plans
Of revivng special laws against Socialists or
Anarchists The exchange Of views between Ber-
n, Vienna Paris and Rome has resulted in a
common agreement to enforce the system of
surveillance recommended by Caprivi. The cor
persone Of this system is the harmonious CO.
oneration OF the police forces in all four capitals
The most effective part Of the agreement as far
as Germany is concerned, provides that any
foreign Anarchist. who seeks refuge in Germany
and whose presence is known to the authorities.
shall be placed at once at the disposal of his
Government In Of explosions the police Of
every country in the agreement shall be warned
ct once so that the exile may be shadowed wher-
ever he goes 1t is understood that the Brussels
and St. Petersburg Governments will cooperate
with the other four in This arrangement.
Count Hatzfeldt German Ambassador in Lon
don. will come here tomorrow 10 confer with
Canriyi as to England's attitude to the agree
rnent He has the assurances Of Lord Rosebery
that England will help the Continental PawHrS IN
the fight against the Anarchists. although nov
in position to enforce the provisions as to ex-
pulsions.
The Empress vii. return 10 Potsdam from the
North on July 20 She will visit her children az
Wihemshoehe near CasseL ana be PACK again
IN time to receive the Emperor at the New ial-
ace The Empress received last week letter
from Leberecht Won Kotze's wife. who appealed
for an audience that she might present her hus-
bands defence The Empress made no reply.
The Emperor is determined 10 squelch the scan
dal wholly for tho present and. as far as the
public IL concerned, forever.
The Supreme Court in Lepsic Has reversed
by new decision the principle Of judicial
autonomy OF the States in handling press Of
fences Newspapers are held 10 be Liable 20
prosecution not only in the place Of lNblica-
ton but also wherever they circulate within the
Empire The prosecutor. moreover may choose
the place Of trial to suit himself. This decision
has aroused the States rights people and the
editors Of all parties to stormy protest. which
will be repeated as soon as the Rechstag meets
In consequence Of the tariff war with Spain. all
Spanish goods imported into Germany are duti-
able at % per cent n addition bsomieI t" ,ne 20
large part Of the Cuban tobacco trade. The I'm
portation OF many Spanish products has been cut
of entirely.
The Bourse discovered on wednesday that a
large quantity Of forged Italian Government Sc
eurites had been unloaded in Berlin recently.
All the securities are per cents and most OF them
are thousand-lire bonds: A few dealers were ., de,
frauded but most Of the heavy losses will fall
upon private investors.
The Bayreuth rehearsais proceed almost daily
with Frau Wagner in constant attendance. The
orchestra consists of 120 selected players Nine.
Nordica's Elsa In "LOhengrn promises 10 be
fine performance.
Professor Won Helmholtz grew worse last night,
and all his family have been called 10 his bed
side
Rudolph Won Bennigsen. the veteran National
Liberal statesman has published a letter thank
Ing the thousands of friends who congratulated
him on his birthday last Tuesday. He tod a
friend yesterday that he most gratifed by
the warmth Of a letter from Bismarck
The harests in South Germany and Austria,
Hungary are good reaping Is well advanced ana
threshing Is In progress The wheat crop Is up
to good average and the quality is excellent.
The barley crop Is up 10 the average and OF hne
quality. The oai and maize crops are still In
doubt