The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-13
VENICE eREETs HER VISITORS.
THE CITY EN- FETE IN HONOR OF
THE KAISER.


Questions Discussed - Chancellor
Won HOhenIOhe 10 Meet the Kaiser
at Venice Tomorrow.
Berlin, April 12.-The programme of the
movements OF the emperor in Venice, as
received here last night, fixed the official
exchange of visits between the kaiser and
King Humbert for to-day, which formal
visits are to be followed by an inter-
view between the two monarchs the
highest members Of the Italian ministry,
the Italian ambassador to Germany and
the German ambassador to Italy. The
semi-of1cial press here do not deny that
the conference will be Of the highest i'm
portance.
1t is not alone intended to establish a
complete en- tente between Germany and
Italy upon affairs known to all the world,
wherein the common interest of the drei-
bund is concerned, but the less obvious
question Of the papal succession after
the passage away of Pope Leo XIII will
be the most delicate question discussed.
The newspapers here missed the fact that
Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe, prior to his
starting on his recent leave of absence,
sent upon a secret mission to the vatican,
DIR. kraus, the Catholic professor of the
university, with special Instructions re-
lating to the future conclave Of the college
of cardinals for the election of a pope.
The mission and the instructions given to
DR. kraus were assented to by Cardinal
Kopp, archbishop of Breslau. DR.. kraus
was also charged to develop in his visit
to the vatican the views expressed by the
emperor in the course of the two inter
views between the kaiser and Cardinal
San Felice on the occasion of his maj
esty's recent visit to Naples.
DR.. Kraus has seen several high eccle-
siastics and important personages since
his arrival in Rome, but the result of
his mission, which was merely tentative
and inquisitive, Is known only to the gov
erning heads. Althoughs the pope Is still
hale, and shows no diminution of his abil-
! ity to conduct the affairs of his office, IL
is not deemed premature in view of the
advanced age Of the pontin to form a con
cert of action with the aim of obtaining
! the election of a successor to his holiness,
who will be favorable to the interests of
the driebund. and less inclined to democ-
| racy, as well as less friendly to France
| than Leo XIII.
After the conference between the mon
archs, ministers and ambassadors, there
| will be a gala dinner at the rural palace,
| at which Emperor William, King Hum
| bert, the members of the ministry, Baron
| Won Bulow, the German ambassador to
| Italy; Count Won Eulenburg, grand mar
| shall of the Prussian court Count LAMA
| di Busca, Italian ambassador to Germany;
| Gems Engelbrecht and Grimli of the Ger
/ man army; Gen. Ponzio Naglio, minister
| of the Italian royal household; Admiral
| Brochetti of the Italian navy; Prince
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| mem bers of the Chamber of Deputies,
| will be present. Bands of music will play
in the gardens of the palace, and in the
| Piazza San Marco. In the evening there
| will be night fetes on the grand canal,
| when a great cortege of illuminated gon-
| dolas will pass through the canal and cho-
| raj music will be discoursed from various
! points, as well as upon moving boats
| Everything connected with the affair Is
complete exhibition Of festive Venice.
| Prince Hohenlohe will meet the emperor
| in Vienna on Tuesday prior TO the court
| dinner which will be given in honor of
| the kaiser. The Austrian ambassador
| here, NJ de Szogyeny- -Marich, will go to-
| Vienna to take part in the conferences
which will be held during the emperorS
two days stay at the Austrian capital
| The presence of NJ. deSZogyeny-M -Marich in
/ Vienna upon this occasion is regarded as
| further proof that grave political matters
are engaging the attention of the heads
| of the countries comprising the dreibund.
There is every reason to believe that the
! reason assigned for Prince Hohenlohe's
proposed visit to Paris shortly-that he de-
| sired to see and condOle with his wifes
| step-mother, the Princess of Sayn-Witt-
! genstein, upon the death of her grandson,
| Prince Chigi who was killed by the Abys-
sinians in the battle of Adowa-is abso-
| lutely true, but this has not served the
| son for the presence of the German chan
| cellor in the capital of the republic of
! France. French newspapers are filled
| with articles drawing fantastic deduc-
L tions as to Prince Hohenlohes motives in
| visiting Paris These journals declare
| that they have not seen a single prominent
| French politician who did not visit the
| German embassy when he had to do So
| in the Strictest incognito, yet they assert
! Price Hohenlohe is to visit Paris on a
| mission whose aim Is to cultivate the
| friendliest relations between Germany and
| France. ReSenting this view of the mat
| ter, the Berlin Post says that Germany
| has no need to ask anything of France
| being abundantly more able to give, and
| not desiring 10 receive support. The Ma
| uonal Zeitung says that the position of
Germany is so clear that it ought not to
| lend color even to French fantasies.
| The season of socialfstic congresses be-
| gan early and vigorously yesterday. The
| Saxon socialists. who met at Dresden
| discussed plan of action in opposition
| TO the new electoral franchise law which
deprlves the masses of their voting power
| an the Saxon unterhaus. A minority in
| the congress advocates a resolution that
! the socialist deputies in the unterhaus
/ make a demonstration against the law bv
| Immediately resigning their membership
| in that body and refusing to contest the
| vacant seats for reelection under the re-
| ed, however, to test the constituencies
| upon the new system at the next cleo
ton.
The commercial employees affiliated with
the socialists met in congress in Berlin
Their speakers were chiefly clerks in Ber-
lin commercial houses, who held that
ine iact that their class was support
ing Dhe SOCIALIST party furnished the best
proof Of the condition of things A new
organization of young merchants seemed
to be represented as the speakers
urged those of that class to
| JOIN the socialists or prepare for extinc-
! tion. Hamburg delegate resented this
He declared that he represented a num-
| erous body of young merchants and said
that he would not have taken any part
| in the proceedings If he had known that
| he was expected to assist in a socialist
| congress, with which he said he hence
forth declined to have anything to do
| The Austrian socialist congress was held
! at Prague. There was a great cOncourse
| Of delegates, proving the enormous expan-
sion of socialism in Austria On motion of
the Austrian socialist leader Dr. Vfcto-
ria Adler, it was agreed that the socialist
party committee should henceforth in
clude representatives of all the American
people-Germans. Czechs, Poles, and even
SlaVOnians and Italians. Herr Malken-
burgh, a member of the German reichstag
representing Hamburg, told the congress
that the socialists Of Germany rejoiced in
the progress of the party in Austria and
promised that all the practical support
possible should be given to them
Sporting circles are greatly disappointed
at the showing made by the German ath-
letes who took part in the Olympic games
at Athens last week. II was expected that
they would do much better. as they were
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