The record-union., 1895-11-11
The Sultan in Dread of Action
Which Austria May Take
ENGLAND MAY BE FORCED TO JOIN
THE DREIBUND.
The Holding of the Projected In
ternatfonaI Exposition at Berlin
Next Year Found to Be Impossible
A Disastrous Fire Occurs In
Suburb of Hamburg, Causing Loss
of Two Million Marks.

A@SSs
of Two Million Marks.
RERIIN. Nov. 10-The declarations
of Lord Salisbury in his speech upon
the occasion of the banquet OF the Lofu
Mayor of London last night, and the OF
fetal statement made by NJ. Berthelol'
the French Minister of Foreign AL
fairs. in Paris, sum up everything that
is known here in regard to the Eastern
situation. The reticence OF our Forelsh
Office remains nearly absolute, ana no
information conveying the snghtest
idea of the general position is perfnltteu
to leak out. Since Austria, under the ap-
prevail of Germany, entered the Eulo-
pean concert, the semi official press
saws the situation has cleared up mate
rally. The Sultan knows Austria
power and disposition to take lmrneuia' &c
action, and breads that more imam any
other thing that has yet menaced hiiii'
and. in consequence, these papers as
sert. is prepared to concede anything
that may be demanded of the Porte Al
though Germany has Joined the EURO
mitted herself to any project colllell l-,
plating a European protectorale oNei
Turkey the occupation OF Armenia ny
Russia. or any other scheme that WouIu
involve any interference at the present
time with the powers OF the DuIta ti
within his own domains, and the NO It
German Gazette declares that Inc
Christian inhabitants of Turkey IN the
meantime will be in no wise endangered.
1t is thought that paramount interest,"
in the present position to the hlgneSt OIL
fetal circle here lies in the hope that the
policy now being pursued VIII LoIce
England into the Dreibund. Englahu
has always been ready 70 selZe aue va. az
taees from the Central European coal-
ti0n. without committing herself TO any
thing. but the time has come when she
is confronted with the alternative or
choice between fatal coalition and
definite union with the continental
powers
A semi-of1icial paper in Hamburg, the
Corresponds, asks what practlcal
meaning lies in the declaration OF the
English Government that England Will
maintain her policy. What pollcy
The triple alliance, the paper continues,
has not wanted, nor does it now want,
war. and Russia and France would not
so very far merely to help Armenia
The situation in Eastern Asia mas alSo
situation England ought least OF all
to be disposed to drift into war. Her
ultimate fate therefore, must be TO
choose allies.
The Emperor has been shooting on
the estate of Count Won Wedel-Ples-
dorf. chief Of the imperial household,
at Piesdorf. and Prince Henry of Prus-
STA and his wife, Princess Irene, 1t Is
announced, Will spend the winter IN
italy. Consequently they viii not be
able to appear at court this season
AS the rumors of discord between
the Emperor and his brother are likely
to be revived because OF the latters alb
sence. it is given out that the reason
for his absence is the delicate state OF
health of the Princess, which state
ment is partly true.
The Emperor Will review the naval
recruits at Kiel about the middle OF
December, and has promised to go to
Buda Pesth to be present at the Hon
we'd minennial celebrations.
The projected international exhibit
ton in Berlin in 1896 has been found
impossible. because of the project of the
German National Exhibition which the
managers thereof endeavored to sub
stitute for the internatiOnl exposition
The scheme, however, is also failing,
and has so far dwindled into a mere
Berlin trades and art exhibition.
SUUaDUle mas HOW ARISEN w Ci the oiIC
OF the exhibition, one clique wanting to
have it located at Charlottenburg and
another in TreptoW Park, on the Spree
The latter clique have gained the day
under the influence of pressure brought
TO bear upon the committee by the Gov
eminent in representations that the
working people ought to be primarily
benefited by the exhibition. The sign
ers of the guarantee fund in the mean
time refuse to provide lights for the eX-
hibition. and it viii consequently have
10 be closed after dark, unless some sa-
gacious spectators benefit themselves
and the public by arranging to put il
an electric light plant.
The head of the management or the
Roval Opera house has always been re-
garded as high court official, but 1t ap-
pears that the present incumbent, Count
Won Hochberg, is not. The post is de-
sirabIe one to a financial aristocrat. as
the dictum of the incumbent is absolute
in dealing with rows between actors
actresses. singers and others, an6
therefore the manager is regarded by
himself and everybody else as a mighty
personage. The actual mana cement OF
the opera house has of late drifted into
The hands of the director, Herr Pier
son. who is an energetic and refined
gentleman, and a good musician.
II is announced that Count Won Hoch-
berg is about to be appointed the sue
cessor of Count Won Wedel-Piesdorf as
Minister of the Imperial Household. anC
that Baron Won Hiolsen, now manager
of the Royal Theater at Wiesban, vii
succeed Count Won HOchberg, taking the
ectiVe management of the Royal Opera
house in Berlin. Outsiders may think
that these changes amount to very lit
tie. but they have no idea of the inter
est and Importance which aristocratiC
circles attach TO them.
The delay of the telegraph in supply.
ing Berlin with good reports OF Lore
Salisbury's speech at the Mansion
House banquet in London last nigh
has seriously retarded the publication
of press comments. Several special cor
respondents were able to furnish thei1
papers with summaries of the speech
but they are not sufficiently compre
hensive to serve as the basis of elabor
ate editorials. In official circles, how
ever, the statement of the British Pre-
mier is regarded as being as explicit a:
the situation viii permit and is gener