The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-15

authorities are aolng now that the en-
peror has given the word, the press is
becoming more guarded in its comments.
Many journals counsel the government
to seek TO remove the causes of discon-
tent which feed the socialist flame rathe r
ton. persecution only having served 10
increase the zeal of its proagandists.
The promotion of Count Won Waldertee
to be field MARSHAL has directed atten-
tion anew to q man who is destined to
| play leading part in the next great war
in in which Germany is engaged, Won
ablest pupil. His handling of the Ninth
army corps at Stettin proved him to be a
capable st.ateglst. while his corps was
shown to be one of the best drilled in
I the Prussian army.
1t is now admitted by the foreign
office that the visit of Prince Hohenlobe
to st. Petersburg had a semi-oificial
character. Prince Hohenlohe went in
the first place to seek private favor at
rhs bands of the cZar, namely, that his
wife might retain possession of the vas t
estates in Russia which she inherited a
few years ago from her bother, Prince
Say Wittgenstein, but he had further
mission. which was to confer with Prince
Lobanoff. the russian minister of foreign
affairs, with regard to the Russo German
entente in the event of further troubles
In the far east and to exert general un-
derstanding on the political situation.
1t is understood that the official mission
OF Prince Hohenlohe was measurably sue
csssful.
AS to his personal errand, he was en-
tirely successful, the czar readily grant
ing Princess Hohenlohe permission to re-
tain her Russian estates, which are said
to be worth 500 marks.
Tho late car vigorously enforced
the law which forbids foreigners to
own land in Russia, and if he had
lived, Princess Hohenlohe would have
been obliged to sell the estates for what
even they would fetch. 1t was improb ba-
bic one OF the younger sons of Prince Ho-
henlohc will remove to Russia to reside
permanently. and so qualify himself for
the WittgensteIn estates.
n The Conservatives are meeting the at
tacks of Baron Won Hamerstein impugn-
ing their political integrity with patriotic
vigor. A committee representing the
kreuz Zeitung publishes statement TO,
day which is signed by Count Won Finok
enstein, to the effect that Baron Won
Ii Hammerstein was suspended from the
position of chief editor of that paper in
July, and since then facts that have been
brought to light which have compelled
the committee to finally break off all re-
lations with the baron, and that the lat
ter has been placed in the hands OF the
public prosecutors. In addition the
kreuz Zeitung states that 1t is found
upon competent authority that Won
Hammerstein resigned his seat in the
reichstag and unterhaus on the 1lth inst.
caterpillar plague is destroying all
the green crops in the vicinity OF Berlin
and in SilesIa.
The first Berlin electric car line was
opened for business on Thursday last.
Julia Bulkiey of the University of Chi
cago has obtained the degree of doctor of
philosophy at the University of Zurich.
A great exhibition of Southern Califor-
mia fruit will be opened next week in the
old reichstag building under the manage
ment OF Joseph Schurts.