Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-11
A CROWN COUNCIL.
CALLED ny THE KAISER TO COW
sIDER LEGISLATION.
THE FRlNCO-RUSSllE ENTENTE.
IL In Anything hut Agreeable Go
the German Mind-views In Ber-
lin Regarding the Outcome Of Oar
Election.
Election.

BERLIN, October l0.-The Kronrath, or
Crown Council. which was held az Hu-
bertusstock on Wednesday. at the sum-
mons Of the Kaiser. who Is spending
hunting season at that Pace. was very
important event. inasmuch as Il formu-
lated the policy Of the government I'm re-
gard to the legislation WHOA Is to be
submitted TO the Reichstag at the next
session Of that body. which VIII begin
on November 10th. Such council Is
very rare only two having been held
since 1890, when Kronrath preceded tina
dissolution of the Reichstag and tho re-
signation az Prince Bismarck from thu
imperial ohancellorship.
II is learned by the Southern Assocs-
ated Press that the council held this
week was summoned by tie Emperor
ct the direct instance Of Prince Hohen-
lobe, who believes that the gravest issues
depend on the coming session OF the
Reichstag. The ministers who attend
Ell the council were unanimous In the be-
lief that the present Reichstag Will re-
fuse to grant the naval credits which the
Emperor wants, but they differed as
to the expeciency of diss5,ving that body.
This Rsichstag will expire by limitation
In 1885, and many Of the ministers were
I'm favor Of waiting and allowing the
House to die natural death.
The council agreed TO convert the Ger
man per cent. bonds into Si-2 per cents
CAR AND KAISER.
The reply OF the Gear 20 the address
OF President Faure at the banquet given
In honor OF the Russian Emperor I'm
Paris was wired in full 10 the Kaiser.
who made no effort to conceal his irri-
tstlon upon learning that the words.
precious bonds were authentlc. AID
had actually been used by tho Gear In
referring to the friendship Of Russia Tor
France. thus allowing the existenss OF
no doubt that an alliance stronger than
a mere entente" hal been CONCLUDED
between Russia and France. II Is now
very doubtful whether the Emperor viii
meet tho Gar at Darmstndt and Hops-
burg. The Russian Ambassador to Ger
many, Count Won Ostensacken. declares
that he has not known OF the existence
OF any alliance between Russia and
France
The Crown Council held In Hubertus-
stock may result I'm a change I'm the
Cabinet. and this possibility Is causing
a great deal OF uneasiness In official cir-
cles
Observing the grand reception given
the Gar In Paris. German papers, lie
the Berlin Post. have trteA to boycott
the Partisan events OF the last few dsys.
describing the journals which printed tho
speeches and accounts OF the fetes In
fill as 'sensation-mongers" The Ma
tlonal Zeitung says that Germany looks
without either hate or love upon the
most remarkable spectacle that has ever
been witnessed-namely. that OF a re-
public worshipping an alien autocrat az
national hero. The Bismaroksan jour-
nails suggest that II Prince Bismarck
were Chancellor. Germany would not
now witness the virtual transfer Of tho
central pivot Of European politics from
Berlin 10. Paris.
MKINLEyISM EXPECTED
German exporters are generally con-
yInced that Mckinley will be elected Presl-
dent OF the United states. and that high
tariff In America Will follow. Dr. Bar;h.
the German economist. and nlefnbsr oc
the Relchstag, who is now In the United
States for the purpose OF studying ths
political campaign on behalf OF tho
Deutsohs Bank, wired this week 10 tho
managers OF the bank that thers was 10
doubt that Mckinley would % elected
The Berliner Tsgeblatt, in an article
In to-days Issue says:
Mckinley and a Republican Houss Of
Representatives may be at thar hottest
for a high tariff. but the silver Senate
will oppose them or handicap them with
a silver rider. which In turn will b. re-
jeoted by Mckinley. Therefore there
Is little danger that the American Gus
toms tariff will be altered for the next
few years"