Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24
OUTWITTEl TIE ANARCHISTS Despite Their Efforts to Mar the ] KieI Festivities. EMPRESS IN RETIREMENT over-Anxiety to Witness the Fetes Causes Se-
 were Illness.
AN OLD SORE ABOUT TO BE REOPENE0
Action of Frances Representatives at Kiel Severely Criticised Germany Hope ful of Salisbury's Return to the
 English Premiership.

Berlin. June 23.-It has generally been supposed that the illness of the em- press last week was due to her condi- tion of coming maturnity, but it was really caused by an attack of neuralgia, to which afiiiction she is at all times subject upon the slightest change in the weather or indulgence in the least ex- citement. As her majesty was about starting for Hamburg a furious attack of neuralgia set in and she was conse- quently prevented from going there. Her physicians advised her to abandon the idea of her going to Kiel, but slight abatement of her pains, com bined with her eager desire to see the fetea, led her to make the venture. The imperial circle at the admiralty ball saw a recurrence of her sufferings and saw them born smilingly, but the emperor on Friday insisted upon her withdrawal from the remaining festivities and her retirement into absolute privacy. After taking a short rest at Kiel castle her majesty will return to Potsdam.
 The officials, especially the high off cefs of the police department, are con graduating themselves that the pre- sumed anarchist plot to spoil the fetes by the commission of .outrages peculiar to the sect, were baff1ed. According to current report the anarchists had ar ranged for a grand coup at the outset of the proceedings by blowing up the artificial island in the Alster river Anonymous letters were received by the Berlin officials, warning them that such an attempt was contemplated and would be made If the most rigorous precautions were not taken.
 Small importance was attached to these menaces at first but repeated in- applicable accidents to the electric wires. which were laid to illuminate the island. caused the authorities to believe that there were some foundations for the re- ports and to resort to extreme precau- tionary measures. Boats were forbidden to approach the island and the police patroled the river in steam launches night and day, and the same precautions wee taken at Kieh The consequence was that if there really was any serious intention to commit outrages the plan Was frustrated. Nobody who was not known succeeded in getting anywhere ne:sr any of the royalties present, nor did they get very close to the scenes of the various ceremonies.
 The Berlin and other German news papers are unceasng in their laudatory reference to the fetes and their praises of those who made them so completely successful Some of these journals, however, cannot resist the temptation to attribute the government desire to carry them out to success to complete ulterior motives. The Freissinnage papers declare that the government designed the fetes upon so magnificent a scale in order that they might use the popular sentiment thus created in the interest of getting the reichstag to assent to a proposal for q considerable increase of the navy. "Doubtless," says Herr Richter's organ, If the reichstag were sitting now the effect of the national feeling might be the governments opportunity to obtain a large naval credit. but before the chamber meets again just estimate of the value of the canal to Germany will control the discussions and decisions of the reichStag.
 Discussing the commercial uses of the canal, the industrial press concur with the resolutions passed at the recent meet ing of the German Nautical association, at which the leading German ports were represented. These resolutions declared that advantages could be secured only in the event that the duties assessed made the passage of the canal more profitable than the average trip around the Skaw. Most ship owners agree that the tolls. including plotting duties, ought not to exceed % pfenninss per registered ton, instead of the present tariff The government does not expect any great influx Of traffic immediately, and in view of the necessity of testing the trading capacity of the canal, they do not desire any sudden thrush of shipping Before long, however, when traders have learned the advantages of the canal, and the government feels that the water way Is secure lower charges will induce traders to avail themselves of the inn mense benefits of the new route
 The Russo-F'renc convention, which the Paris newspapers allege has been concluded, is said to have agreed that if Germany should attack Russia France W0nld intervene in similar The reports of the conclusion of such an agreement, however, are received in off odal circles here with incredulity.
 The Hamburger Nachrichten, Prince Bismarck's organ. in an article comment ing on the reports. repeats Prince Bis marck's s saying, that Russia is only fiirt- ing with France and that no serious al- liance between the two countries is con templated. Limited references to the al- legged agreement are also made in the simi-official press, who admit that an entente exists, but contend that there has been no formal Russo French con- veption.
 The cabinet crisis in England and the formation of new ministry in Vienna are the factors which held the emperor to policy of suspense. The Berlin gov ernment expect and hope for Lord Sails bury'S return to power, which would re- store the practical adhesion of England to the triple alliance. In regard to the Austrian ministry the German clerical leaders are of the opinion that 1t win not last more than three months. an opinion which finds almost general assent. Count Kielmansegg has good official record and has displayed marked ability in his administration of the office of governor of Lower Austria. He has carried his schemes of Austrian unification to Vi- erna, but the Austro- Hungarian cleri- calls won't very long endure Calvinist premier for Austria concurrently with a Lutheran premier for Hungary Count Kielmansegg is also strongly opposed to anti-semitism and is, generally speak, ing. moderate. It is understood that 1t is the intention of Emperor Francis Joseph to dissolve the reichsrath in Sep