The herald., 1896-03-15
Unexpected Outcome Of the De-
feat OF Italy
GERMAN-ENGLISH ENTENTE
Cordial Relations Promise 10 Strengthen
the Dreibund
Germany Has Suffered From Heavy Storms,
Entailing Damage to Property and
Suffering Among the Poor
Associated Press special Wire


by the Associated Press. All the sur
roundings of the visit of Count Goluchow-
ski, the Austrian minister of foreign
affairs, to this city testified to it's signifi-
cance. Emperor William personally
showed him the greatest consideration and
closest attention, of which the fact that
he bestowed upon the count, as decora-
ton, the diamond-studded cross of the
Red Eagle was only one proof. After the
banquet Emperor William conversed with
the Austrian minister for about an hour
and half in private and naturally every
body understa ands that the dreibInd was
the main subject of their conversation.
There is no doubt that the Italian crisis was
also discussed and number of import
ant dispatches we're exchanged between
Berlin and Rome during the stay of Count
GoluchowslIi in this city. The count of
course refused to be interviewed during
his stay here, but the Associated Press
correspondent learns upon reliable author
ity that the main objects of his visit we're
attained, that in view of the the weaken
ing of Italy, the Austrian-G German under
standing has been widened SO as to en-
brace armed assistance from Austria in
the event of French or Russian attack
upon Germany; Italy's share in such an
event will be a passive one.
Count Goluchowski, the Associated
Press correspondent is reliably informed,
has received promises that Germany will,
in the future, adopt more friendly atti-
tude toward Great Britain, whose entente
with the dreibund Austria regards as an
important factor in the situation. There
has been no formal written expression OF
this re.adjustmeIt, and none will be made.
Both Austria and Germany regard the
fall of Sgnor Crispi as all irreparable loss
and it is admitted that the new Italian
premier, the marquis di Rudini. is only
passively friendly to the dreibund.
The details of Emperor Williams Medi-
terannean trip are still kept secret, but
it is understood that ne will join the im-
perial yacht Hohenzollern at Genoa where
his majesty may meet the emperor OF
Austria and Kipg Humbert.
Emperor William will then make sew
eral trips, accompanied by the empress,
and the HoheDollern will return to kiel
about the middle of May in order to take
her majesty north again during the sum-
mer. 's-.
Germany throughout the week has been
visited by snowstorms and heavy rains,
and as a result there are floods almost
everywhere. There is much snow in the
northeast and central parts of the country,
and telegraph and telephone coinmunica-
The Alsatian diet has voted the sum, of
100000 marks for the relief of the suffer-
ers from the floods in the province, and the
diets of Baden and Wurtemburg have done
the same for the relief of distress In their
provinces. The hereditary grand duke of
Baden was in danger of drowning. The
kinzige dam at Baden collapsed and whole
districts we're flooded The Vistua has
also overflowed and there has been much
damage done in the nCrth.
Prince Bismarck has consented to re.
ceive on his birthday, April st, a big torch
light procession from Hamburg
Ex-Chancellor Won Caprivi is writing his
memoirs, but they will not be published
for some time.
The hereditary grand duke of Oldenburg,
who was offended at his recent treatment
by the emperor, OH the occasion of the
death of the grand duchess CT Oden burg,
has resumed command of the Nineteenth
cavalry brigade.
A formal indictment for breach of the
law of associations has been found against
Herr keur and forty-seven other socialist
leaders. Their trials will begin next week.
The seventieth birthday of Herr Lieb-
knecht will be celebrated on March 22d by
the socialists throughout Germany. There
will be grand commers in this city.
The strike of 12,5OO Berlin joiners was
ended this week. The workmen had OBJ
The Chinese government has purchased
10000 Bavarian army rifles of the type of
1854, for 81 apiece.
AT the request of the state department at
Washington, the United States embassy
here has formally invited all the German
universities to send delegates to the Prince.
ton celebration in October. Some of them,
including the university of Goettingen,
have accepted.
The United States charge d'affaires, Mr..
j. B. jackson, attended the banquet given
by Prince Hohenlohe, in honor of Count
Goluchowski, on Thursday last.
Mr.. Dean B. Mason, the United States
vice-consul at Frankfort, has received his
eXequatur.
The military jubilee of Prince George of
Saxony was grandly celebrated at Dres-
den. He received letters of coDgratula.
ton from Emperor William and Emperor
Francis Joseph.
Herr Braun, editor of the Vorwaerte, has
been declared innocent OF perjury.
1t is stated that Roentgen experiment
with Emperor Williams arm has revealed
the nature of the malformation. The pho
tograph taken is said TO have been sub
mitted to eminent surgeons who are re-
ported to have expressed the belief that
simple operation will restore the partial, If
not the complete Use OF the arm and hand.
The DIR. Peters exposure in the reichstag,
resulting from the charges brought against
the former imperial commissioner in
Africa, by Herr Bebel, has had great ad-
verse effect upon the colonial extension.
DIR. Peters is the head of the colonial jim
goes and one of the leaders of tho agitation
for large increase in the strength OF the
German navy.
A leader of the Centrists has already an
nounced that the revelations will consider
ably modify the attitude of that party
toward the colonial policy of the govern
ment. adding that in future they will be
unable to give the same support to it as
hitherto.
Dr. Peters ia now drawing 5000 marks
from the exchequer yearly, and Ii said to
be doing nothing for it. Consequently
people are all the more inclined to believe
the charges brought against him, especially
as his book on the German Emin Pasha ex-
pedition showed that he treated the natives
brutally, and it is pointed out that an Arab
would have been Immediately hanged if he
had been found guilty of much less.
DR.. Kayser, director of the colonial
office, announced in the reichstag today,
tina. in view of the charges made by Herr
Rebel, who accused DR.. Carl Peters, ex.
plorer, of causing a negro and a negress to
be hanged without trial, while he was inn
perial commissioner in Africa during SOL,
that a fresh inquiry will be held into the