The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-08
BETWEEN TWO EVILS
The Germans Choice in the Matter Of
the Late Lamented Election.
BISMARCK IN A SOUR MOOD
His Paper Has Piled a Heap of
Trouble on the Old Mans Mind
Emperer William Has Been
Hunting Boar.
Copyright 1896 by Associated Press.

Berlin, NOV. 1.-For many years
past no American election has excited
such universal attention In Germany
as the one just over. During the week
preceding the day Of election papers of
every shade of opinion published daily
articles discussing the issues and can
didates. the universal tenor being that.
so far as Germany's interests are con-
cerned, II was a choice between two
evils. the Mckinley evil being the
smaller one. Financial circles here, es-
pecially. were greatly interested in the
election. and unheard-of pains were
taken to obtain early and reliable in
formation concerning the results. Sew
eral banks and financiers received fire.
quent cablegrams on Wednesday. and
as the news began to pour in the same
day things became lively on the stock
exchange and brokers did a good bust
ness In American securities. Railroad
shares climbed up three or more points
by noon.
New revelations Of the Hamburger
Nachrichten continue to absorb a great
deal Of interest. The replies appearing
in the Reichsranzeiger were joint ef-
forts Of the chancellor, Prince Hohen-
lohe, and the minister of foreign af-
fairs, Baron Marschall Won Bieber-
stein. Ex-Chancellor General Count
Won Caprivi. who remained in solitude
on his estate, New Skyrow. has repeat
edly been urged by his friends to vim
dicate himself against the reproaches
OF the Hamburger Nachrichten. but he
has fatty refused to do so, and means
to adhere to his reserved attitude.
Prince Bismarck Is still In a bitter
mood, although the presence of his
younger son, William, at Friedrlchs-
ruhe during the past week has tended
to modify him. Physically Prince Bis
marck is better just now than he has
been for months. News received here
from FREDERICKSBURG and Hamburg
says that strict surveillance Is being
maintained upon all the princes move.
ments and the persons he receives. and
II Is added that even his correspon-
dence IL watched. This espionage pre-.
sumably is at the instance of the gov
ernment. and is being performed by o
small corps Of the best detectives from
Berlin. under Lieutenant Bodmer OF
the political police. The Hamburger
Nachrichten. In another article to-day
f-sdys: Prince Bismarck's adversarie.
are the newspapers more than the peo'
pie. Former liberals have been con
verted by the social and semi-officia
democracy. and the last named is the
chief fomenter Of hatred of Prince Bis.
marck.
The correspondent Of the associated
press here learns that the replies Of the
Reichsranzieger to the Hamburger
Nachrichten were intended more fol
the benefit Of the courts of Rome and
Vienna than Of Prince Bismarck. Ir
both these quarters the wording OF tn,
exact terms Of the Russo German
agreement. concluded by Prince Bis
marck, Is not known even now, ant
there Is very strong wish there to b,
fully Informed on the subject. Tn,
German government maintains the Sc
crecy enjoined when the treaty wa
made is binding even to-day.
Under command OF Prince Henry O
Prussia a German squadron will sal
within a fortnight for Stockholm an,
Christfana. Prince Henry will have
long interview with King Oscar an,
ne has full powers from Emperor viii
lam to discuss the adhesion of Nor
way and Sweden to the drelbund.
China has ordered torpedo destroyer
at Elbing. They are to have a spec,
OF 80 knots and will be completed with
In a year.
The election to the relchstae In We,
Haveland- -Brandenburg has resulted ii
the socialist. Pruess. replacing a ma
tlonal liberal. Priess received 9,72
votes and the conservative candldat
received 6,720.
Emperor William has been huntin,
deer and bear In Gross-Stenetlitz. Their
will be court chase on Nov. Il and IA
A series OF articles appearing in tn
Vossische Zeitung. understood to b
written by high foreign officer,
exciting general attention. The write
surveys the political prospects and re
sources Of the West Indies and tn
status Of the Monroe doctrine regard
ing them. He deprecates the right O
the United States to interfere in DO
htical affairs of the West Indies an
| speaks Of the probable purchase Of tn
Danish West Indies by Germany in tn
| near future.
Secretary Olney's new regulation re
| garding consular certificates unde
| oath OF invoices il received with livel
satisfaction In German export circle:
| A book written by Z. Won Halle an
dedicated to the government has bee
published. 1t surveys the importanc
| Of the American elections toward
| Germany and assumes that fairl
prohibitive tariff will be passed by IN
next congress and in view of the FAC
that Germany In 1895 imported Amer
| can goods to the value OF II ,000, ,0(
| marks he proposes that early steps
taken to counteract the injury TO Ger
man industries.