The herald., 1895-09-29
THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE
Political and Business Notes
Sent Erom Berlin
AMERICAN GOODS. ABROAD
A Possible Change In the German
A Possible Change In the German
ChanceIlorship
Success Of Drummers Looking for Trade In
American Canned q Goods Gossip
Of Notable People
Associated Press Special Wire

AkbOCldteu fIesS opeCldl WIZ
BERLIN, Sept. s.-(Copyrighted, 1895.
by the Associated Press )-Prince Hohen-
lohe, the German imperial chancellor.
has abandoned the attempt to secure
majority in the reichstag through the aid
of the Centralist votes. The Centralist
party furnished ample proof last winter
of being both irreconcilable and unrelia'
BILE, and Prince Bismarck's advice on this
point is said to have changed the opinion
that Prince Won Hohenlohe formerly
held. Negotiations are now on foot be-
tween the factions OF the Conservative
party and the National Liberals and
Moderates to secure concerted action
throughout the next session OF the
reichstag on the most vital of the govern-
ment measures.
The movement which is almost certain
to succeed. will give the government a
more stable majority than ever Won
Uaprivi had.
Among these who haea haen arrested
in connection with the discovery that
secrets regarding the national defense
were being sold to the French is former
Bavarian army officer. Ludwig Pfeiffer,
in whose rooms in Berlin were found
models and drawings of German defense
works and letters from the French mill
tary bureau. Altogether some fifteen ar
rests have been made. The persons ac-
cused will be tried at Leipsic. The draw
ings and models seized are for the most
part descriptive of new heavy ordnance
and plans of Notifications, hut three let
ters found are reported to have contained
instructions from the war department. at
Paris.
K. Knille. representing r. G. Dunn &
tour through Germany He reports that
exports from the United States into Ger
many are constantly increasing, especial
ly in the lines of furniture and fruits.
bout 500 commercial travellers from the
United States are now in this country,
trying to open up fresh channels of trade
for American made goods, and are meet
ing with reasonable measure of success.
Tue relations between Emperor sWlll-
lam and Prince Won Hohenlohe are
so strained that itwould not be sur
prising if there shouldbe a new in
ship before the expiration of year
from the date OIL. which the prince
was appointed, which was on Octc Der 90,
1894. The visit of Prince Won Hohenlohe
to St.. Petersburg the early part of this
! month has proved an unfortunate one for
ulIu UluCidllys uOWcvoE ~ may udVe re-
suited recuniarily. 1t was alleged at the
time that the chancellor's errand, while
primarily of an official nature, had also
a personal side. Prince Won Hohenlohe
desiring to obtain permission from the
czar that his wifs might hold The estates
in Russia of her deceased brother, Prince
Savan- -Wittgenstien, which are said to be
worth 50, 600, 900 marks
The advances which the German i'm
peral chancellor made on this occasion
to the Russian government were not
m ore favorably received than were others
which had preceded them, and the fact
that under uch circumstances Prince
Won Hohenlohe should have asked per-
sonal favor of the ozar has, according 10
current report, greatly angered Emperor
William.
In This Connection itemay be added that
the effusiveness OF the exchange of COM
pliments between Prince Lobanoff, the
Russian minister Of foreign affairs, and
General Dragomiroff on one side, and
President Faurs and the French minis
ters and army officers on the other as the
recent army manoeuvres on the Vosges
have not soften,d the feelings of EN-
peror William toward the Russians.
There is, indeed, decidedly restrained
feeling at present existing between the
courts of the two nations.
The traffic OF the Baltic canal has not
developed in way to meet the expecta-
tions of its promoters. Owing to num-
ber OF accidents and the high tolls
charged, only 700 vessels passed through
the canal during the month of August.