The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-29
Emperor William Soon 10 Have
q New Chancellor.
VISIT TO RUSSIA A MISTAKE.
Asked Favors of the Gar While Io-
banoff Was Feasting in France.
Germany and Russia Not ON Good
Terms-A Government Majority In
the ReichstaG Patched Up-Freneh
study OF the German Defense Works.
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Berlin. Sept. &--PTince Hohenlane, ina
German imperial chancellor. has ahan-
doned the attempt 70 secure Gla)a-ity
IN the TeschStag through the aid Of the
Centrlst votes. The Eentrtst party fEf-
niShed ample proof last winter OF being
both irreconcilable and unreliable. and
Prince Bismarck's advice on this point .
said 70 have changed the opinion tiIat
Prince Hohenlohe formerly held NeSo~
tiations are now on foot between the fac
tions OF the Conservative party and tina
National Liberals aud Moderates 10 se-
cure concerted action throughout the next
session OF the reichstsg on the most vital
OF the government measures. The move
ment. which is almost certain 70 succeed.
viii give the government a more stable
majority than ever Caprivi had.
Among Those who have been arrested
sn connection with the discovery that se-
crets regarding the national defenseS
were being sold 10 the French - 4 former
Bavarfan army officer. Ludwig Ffeiffer.
in whose room in Berlin were found mod
els and drawings of German aefenss
works and letters from the French msii-
tary bureau Altogether some flfteen ar
rests have been made The persons ac-
cuSed viii he tried al Leipsic. The draw
ings and models seized are for the most
part descriptive OF the new heavy ord
nance and plans Of forfificattons. hur
three letters found are reported 10 have
contained instructions from the war de-
psrtment at Paris
r. knine representing n. G. Dun q
Co. of New York has just completed his
tour through Germany. He reports that
exports from the United States into Ger
many are constantly increasing, espe-
ciaIIy in the lines Of furniture and fruits
About 500 commercial travellers from ths
United States are now in this country
trying 70 open mp fresh channels OF trade
ANA ~ nh q rF0fsriS and meets
ing with a reasonable measure OF sue
cess.
The relations between Emperor William
and Prince Hohenlohe are SO strained that
II would not be surprising If there should
be a new incumbent Of the imperial chan-
cellorship before the expiration of n year
from the date on which the prince was APP
pointed, which was on October -. 1894.
The visit Of Prince Hoheniohe 70 st. Pc
tersburg In the early part or this month
has proved an unfortunate one Cor him
officially however, IL may have resulted
pecuniarily II was alleged al the time
that the chancellors errand. while primar-
ilv OF an official nature. had also per-
sonal side Prince Hohenlohe desiring 70
obtain permission from the czaT that hs
wife might hold the estates in Russia or
her deceased brother. the deceased Prince
Savan- wfttgenstein, which are ssid to be
worth 50 900 900 marks. The advances which
the German imperial chancellor made on
this occasion 20 the Russian government
were not more favorably received than
were others which had preceded them. ard
the fact that under such circumstances
Prince Hohenlohe should have asked
personal favor Of the czar has, according
10 current report, greatly angered Efi-
peror William.
In this connection II may he added that
the efusiveness Of the exchanges Or COM
niirnents between Prince Isobanotf. the
RuSsisn minister Of foreign a0airs. ana
Gen. pragoruiron. on one side. ana Presi-
dent Faure and the French ministers and
army officers on the other, AZ the recent
army nnaneuvers OF the Vosges, have not
softened the feeling OF Emperor william
toward the Russians. There is, indeed,
decidedly strained feeling AZ present sx-
is,inr between the courts Of the two ia
tionF
,rhs irafso ~ Fhe Baltic canal has not
developed I'm q way to meet the expects~
,ions Of its promoters. Owing 20 the NUM-
her OF accidents and the high tolls charged
oot,- roo vessels passed through the canal
during the month of August.