The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-17
BERLIN CABLEGRAM.
Won MOLTKE RETURNS FROM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Where He Calamity Performed the Mis-
sion of Presenting Bismarck With
Boquet-Serious Charge Preferred
Against Two American Hams.

talked OF visit to Prince bismarck, who
is now at Friederiscnrhue. This visit
has been postponed during the Christmas
holidays owing to the fact that Prince
Hohenlohe has been suffering from an
acute attack of neuralgia in the face.
Prince Bismarck, in spite OF his intense
grief at the loss of the princess, his wife,
remains in fair health. The reports pub
lished in some newspapers that his mental
powers are failing are quite unfounded.
Count Won Moltke, aide de camp to the
emperor, returned to Berlin today after
accOmplisOn the imperial mission of pre-
senting Prince Bismarck with n gift of
flowers, this being the anniversary of the
princes memorable speech in the reich
stag advocating an increase of the strength
of the German army. The cmperor's aide
de camp brought back from Friederisch-
rhue letter in which Prince Bismarck
heartily thanked the emperor and eX-
pressed regret that his health prevented
his coming to Berlin in person.
A certain newspaper of Berlin processes
to know that the emperor intends to visit
Prince Bismarck at the beginning of March.
This statement, however, lacks contirma-
ton.
1t was rumored today thar the minister
Of commerce. Herr Won Relepsch, is about
to resign and that be will be succeeded by
Herr Studt, governor of Westphalia. 1t
is also reported that Herr Marschal Won
Bieberstein the imperial secretary of state
for foreign affairs and minister OF state,
has the same intentions and Count Won
Hatzenfeldt, the German ambassador at
London, is spoken of as his successor.
The position of DR.. Carl Won BOet-
fischer, vice president of the Prussian
council of ministers and imperial secre-
tary of state for the interior, is also de-
clared to be shaken. These designations,
in view of what is credibly affirmed TO
have occurred at cabinet council early
this week, need not cause surprise.
During the debate on the anti-revolu-
ton bill in the riechstag on Tuesday
Prince HOhenlohe presided at q meet
ing of the ministry, and the question of
dissolving the reichstag was for the first
time openly discussed at the instance of
the chancellor.
DR.. Won Boettischer who, like Herr
Won Bieberstein, has not lifted up fin
ger in behalf of the passage of the bill,
declares that it was his conviction the
measure in its present shape was sure of
being defeated in the reichstag.
Herr Won Bieberstein expressed the
same view, and hence the reports of
further changes in the ministry.
The statement of the members of the
Center party during the debate on the
ant-revolution bill, will bear out the
previous understanding that the support
of the Centrsts in the attempt to pass
the measure will only be given if the
government comedies their demands,
notably the return of the Jesuits TO Ger
many, and after important modifica-
tiOns have been made in the bill itself.
That some legislation in the Agrarian
interest will be submitted by the govern
ment appears now to be pretty certain
in view of the utterances for the past
few days.
His majesty is known to have Impress
ed the ministry at a recent meeting with
the necessity of providing for the needs
of husbandry, and on Wednesday night,
Hussar Body Guard at Potsdam, he re-
marked: Something must be done for
our tillers of the soil or the prosperity
of the whole country will be seriously
1t is a significant fact in connection
with the Agrarian question that the
Agrarian leader, Count Won Morbach,
whose name, it will be remembered, was
struck from the list of the emperor's
guests at the banquet at Koenigsburs
last autumn, has Just issued an electoral
address in which he says that he was
greatly pleased during his recent stay
in Berlin to perceive that the high au-
thorities are now convinced that only
by working in unison with the views of
the Conservative party can they accom-.
plish any good for the Fatherland.
The following remark is attributed 10
the emperor, and is said to have been ut
tered by him during the course OF an adj
dress which he delivered on The German
navy last Tuesday, when he represented
to his hearers that in view Of the fact that
hn MOI ms
the second largest in the word, the Ger
man navy should be increased by Il num-
Der of fast cruisers.
He is quoted as saying: "As my
grandfather made the army what il is
l want to make the German navy"
The drawing of map in which In
peror William illustrated his speech or
the navy has been deposited among the
archives of the herrenhause of the Prls-
sian diet.
The Socialists continue making a hard
fight against the government.
The NorwaertS announces thar during
the past month 40 Socialists nave been
sentenced for various offenses, such as
les majestic and for insulting public of
ficers
The American consular reports from va
rious districts of Germany for the last
quarter are favorable to Germany y ex-
port interests. The Hamburg district
shows an increase of 5000 900 over The
same quarter of 1894; Bresau shows an
increase of $3.50. 900; Mayence, S150,O0G:
Chemnitz. 100000; Glauchan, $525. COO;
Berlin, $2j0,000. FIR ON nearly all the
other districts Il great increase is re-
ported.
Emperor William has caused huge
lawn tennis court for winter use to be