The herald., 1896-11-08
IN The KA|SER'S REALMS
Intense Interest Shown in Amer.
lean Politics
AS BETWEEN THE TWO EVILS
The Election OF Mckinley Was Con.
sidered the Lesser
Bismarck Grumpy, But His Health is
Good-Germany Anxious About the
Monroe Doctrine and Protection.
associated Press Special Wire


BERLIN, Nov. 7.-(Copyrigt, 1867
For many years past no American
election has excited such universal at
| tention in Germany as the one just
over During the week preceding the
day of election, the papers of every
shade of opinion published daily articles
discussing the issues and the candi-
dates, the universal tenor being that. so
far as German interests are concerned
it was a choice between two evils, the
Mckinley evil being the smaller one.
Financial circles here, especially,
were greatly interested in the election,
and unheard-of pains were taken to OBJ
tain early and reliable information con-
| corning the results. Several of the
banks and financiers received frequent
cablegrams on Wednesday, and as the
news began to pour in the same day,
things became lively on the stock eX-
change, and the brokers did a good bust
ness in American securities. Railroad
shares climbed up three or more points
by noon.
The new revelations of the Hambur-
/, ger Nachrichten continue to absorb a
great deal of interest.
The replies appearing in the Reich
sanzieger We're the joint efforts of the
chancellor, Prince Won Hohenlohe, and
the minister of foreign affairs. Baron
Marscfaii Von Bieberstein. The eX-
chancellor, General Count Won Caprivi,
who remains in solitude on his estate
near Skyrow, has repeatedly been urged
by his friends to vindicate himself
against the reproaches of the Hambur-
ger Nachrichten, but he has fatty re-
fused to do so, and means to adhere to
his reserved attitude.
Prince Bismarck is still in bitter
mood, although the presence of his
younger son, William, at Friedrichs-
ruhe, during the past week, has tended
to mollify him. Physically Bismarck is
better just now than he has been for
months.
News received here from Friedrichs
ruhe and Hamburg says that a strict
surveillance is being maintained upon
all of the princes movements. and the
persons he receives, and it is added
that even his correspondence is watched.
This espionage, presumably, is at the in
stance of the government. and is being
performed by small corps of the best
detectives from Berlin, under Lieuten-
ant Bodmer of the political police.
The Hamburger Nachrichten in an
other article today says Prince Bis
marck's adversaries are the newspapers
more than the people. Former Liberals
have been converted by the social, cleric
al and semi-official democracy and the
last named is the chief fomentor of ha-
| +ro<, 80 Io,.;poe T1;s,,,oroIr
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here learns that the replies of the
Reichsanzieger to the Hamburger Mach
richten were intended more for the
benefits of the courts of Rome and Wen
ma than Prince Bismarck. In both these
quarters the wording of the exact terms
of the Russo German agreement con-
cluded by Prince Bismarck is not known
even now, and there Is very strong
wish there to be fully informed on the
subject.
The German government maintains
that the secrecy enjoined when the
treaty was made is binding even today.
Under the command of Prince Henry
of Prussia a German squadron will sail
within a fortnight for Stockholm and
Christiana. Prince Henry will have a
long interview with King Oscar and he
has full powers from Emperor William
to discuss the adhesion of Norway and
Sweden to the dreibund.
China has ordered torpedo destroyers
at Elbing. They are to have a speed of
thirty-two knots and will bee ompleted
! within a year.
A series of articles appearing in Vos-
sische Zeitung, understood to be written
| by high foreign Office official, is ex-
citing general attention. The writer
surveys the political prospects and re-
! sources of the West Indies and the sta
: tus of the Monroe doctrine regarding
them. He deprecates the right of the
| United States to interfere in the political
affiliations Of the West Indies and speaks
of the probable purchase of the Danish
! West Indies by Germany in the near
future.
Secretary Olney's new regulation re-
/ garding consular certificates under oath
of invoices is received with lively salts
faction in German export circles.
! A book written by E. Won Halle and
! dedicated to the government has been
published. 1t surveys the Importance
/ of the American elections towards Ger
many and assumes that fairly prohibi-
tive tariff will be passed by the next
congress and in view of the fact that
Germany in 1895 imported American
goods to the value of 511 900. 900 marks,
| he proposes that early steps be taken to
counteract the injury to German indus
tries. He advocates denouncing the
most favored nation clause a passing a
tariff paragraph and also to try in the
main to cooperate with the rest of
Europe in sweeping retaliatory measures
against the United States. The govern
ment has taken notice of the book and
score of copies have been bought for
use in the different foreign offices.
The Rev. Mr.. Dickie, the American
pastor gave reception on Tuesday
last to the entire American colony. The
United States ambassador. Edwin F.
Uhl, and Mrs. Uhl. Mrs. Patterson, wife
of the governor of Manitoba, and all the
prominent members of the American
colony were present.
SILVER MINING RESUMED.
CARSON, New, Nov. THE News,
a Republican paper, this evening states
that the only important silver mine III
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