The record-union., 1895-10-07
Banquet.


their departmental duties in Berlin to-
morrow, consideration Of the legislative
programme for the coming session of the
Reichstag will not begin until the En-
peror returns to Potsdam, which he will
do on October 2lst. During his stay in
Rominten the Kaiser has busted himself
far more with foreign affairs than he has
with domestic matters, nevertheless he
has not neglected the latter. Apparently
with the desire OF sounding the represent
stives of the Agrarian and Prussian Con-
eervative party, he has successfully in
vited the President of the Agriculture
Union of Littaeun, Baron Seydol-Chel-
cen, and Count Frederick Doenhoef to
spend a dayln hunting with him, and
also to become his personal guests at
dinner. During his interviews with these
gentlemen his majesty made minute in
quiries as to their views upon various
political questions, and the Conservatives
are hoping that results may spring from
these conferences
The current talk of the approaching
formation OF new Conservative party is
completely in touch with what is sup
posed TO be the programme of the EN-
peror. According to the plans, the Con-
servative party will no longer seek an
alliance with the anti-SemitIc element.
but recurring to their old principles. will
attempt to build up a new cartel, con-
tenlplating the coalition OF the various
factions of the party, welding them into
common thought and action.
The Emperor, although he has en-
joyed splendid season OF sport al ROM
inten, where he has had remarkable sue
cess in bagging red deer and other big
game, has gone to his hunting box at
Hubertsock, to inaugurate the annual
Hubertsus hunt. On October 18th his
majesty will start for Wiesbaden, where
the Empress will join him.
The programme arranged by the court
Marshal, making out the progress Of the
Emperor and his party through Alsace,
including the ceremonies on the battle
field of Woerth, is now complete. 1t is
now arranged that the imperial party,
with the Emperor's full suite, will attend
gala performance in the Wies baden
Opera-house, after which, on October
10Th, the Kaiser will take train at Weis-
baden and proceed to Courcelles kursel,
near Metz. From there the imperial
party will drive 10 the Schloss at Urvills.
where they will remain two days. On the
journey from Courcelles Kursel to Ur-
vile, the Emperor will be greeted with a
popular reception which has been pre-
pared by the inhabitants of the local
towns. In addition to these receptions,
the exercises will be participated in by
the various German chenisl societies, and
the ceremonies will be ended with re-
view OF the troops by the Emperor. In
the evening the Kaiser will give a grand
banquet in the imperial palace at Stras-
burg, for which 800 covers will be laid.
On October 18th the Kaiser will inspect
the Strasburg Garden, and start for Ber-
lin on the evening of that day.
The unfounded gossip alleging that a
bitter quarrel has taken place between
the Emperor and his brother, Prince
Henry of Prussia, resulting in the vir-
tual banishment Of the latter for a year,
has received its final quietus by the an
nouncement that Prince Henry will ac-
company the Emperor during his tour
of Alsace.
Prince Hohenlohe has been visiting
Stuttgart for the purpose of seeing the
King of w urtemburg and consulting
with him, as he consulted with the Prince
Regent OF Bavaria and the Grand Duke
OF Baden last year by personal and in
formal visits. The relations of the En-
peror with the chiefs of South German
States were at the time of the Chancel-
lor's visits to Munich and Baden very
much strained, but the tension has be-
come decidedly ameliorated since that
time.
Herr Singer, the leader of the Socialist
party in the Reichstsg, was interviewed
by your representative to-day in regard
to the disagreements and possible rup-
lures among the delegates to the Socialist
Congress in Breslau. Herr Singer ex-
pressed his belief that everything would
pass off harmoniously and declared that
The discord which the enemies of the So
cialist party predicted and desired would
not end in q serious rupture. " hatever
differences of opinion might exist or
arise within the party, he said would be
met by the prevailing spirit of compro-
mise aud Cancellation, which was too
strong to permit factions bck ering 10
overthrow the principles and defect the
aims OF the party. The Socialist party,
be continued. WAS again placed in the
position OF facing probable measures of
repression, but be had no fear that the
Reichstag would assent TO any excep-
tional laws. He thought, however, that
the Landtag might go 10 the extreme of
enacting measures which would result u
an increase of legal prosecution through
out Prussia
"What then will happen?" asked the
interviewer.
"What then? Why, the Government
will find that socialism Will thrive under
such prosecutions. Let them imprison
our editors and speakers who are con-
ducting the propaganda. Where one is
slenced two will take his place and con-
tinue the struggle"
Herr Illge. the editor of the Leipsic
Td0ebidtt, was sentenced on Thursday 10
five months imprisonment for publish
ing an article in his paper commenting
upfavorably upon the Emperor's speech
to the officers of the guards on the occa-
sion of the Sedan Day banquet on Sep
tember I'd.
NJ. de Witte, Russia's Finance Minister,
is still the subject OF political gossip and
the object of much attention in The popu-
lar endeavor to ascertain the real reason
- t1se afa In Ana fiof-
ing loan for the purpose of founding q
great electrical plant in Russia, Nj. de
Witte has found time and opportunity to
sound the Berlin bankers on the subject
of their assisting in the conversion OF cer-
tain Russian railway bonds. Nobody
now attributes his long stay in Berlin 10
his desire 10 consult German physicians,
which 1t was given out was the reason OF
his coming here.
NJ Rothstein, the Director of the Bank
OF ST. Petersburg, who has been in Berlin
simultaneously with NJ. de Witte, has
had conferences with the heads OF several
German financial houses in regard to the
conversion of Russian railway bonds, and
IL the scheme is undertaken il Will In
volve operations representing upward Of
900. .OO0 900 marks. Although the decree
promulgated by Prince Bismarck when
he was Chancellor preventing the Reichs-
bank from making advances upon Rus
sian loans was practically repealed year
ago. Russian stocks figure very little in
the German markets. but any large deal,
such as is now talked about would lead
to an energetic revival OF financial trans
actions bstween Germany and Russia
and increase the interchange OF COIN
merce generally.
The German trade journals are COM
planning of the practice in vogue with the
customs officials in New York in arbi-
trarily altering the price of mohair yarns
frn,,orfod into the ITnitad States from