The evening times., 1896-08-24

Berlin, Aug. 24.-Before the Reiclistag
reassembles in November II is certain that
there will be important changes in the
cabinet. The Boersen Zeitung states that
Chancellor Hohenlohe asked the emperor
for bis dismissal, but the emperor Induced
the prince to remain in office until after
the visit OF the czar and cZarina to BIesian.
The FreissiDnige Zeitung depicts the
emperor as the central figure in the in
trigues for change in the chanccllorship,
and this opinion OF the matter has obtained
the ready support of large number OF
persons in and out OF official life.
The feature Of the existing imbrogiio is
that two parties exist within the govern
meDt, which are fighting each other des-
perately. First, Freiherr Marsclal Won
Bieterstein, minis ter of foreign affairs,
whose inspired organ. the Cologne Gazette,
declares that it is impossible to consider
the kaiscr's military cabinet as identical
with the emperor himself; and, second, there
is the practically governing general, Won
Hahnke, the chief OF the kaisef's military
cabinet.
Freiherr Bierbersteu himself seems des-
tined TO be elbowed out OF the cabinet, and
DR.. Lucanus, the chief OF the emperors
civil cabinet, is mentioned as having a
very good chance of being promoted to a
higher office.
AUSTRIA AND GERMANY IN ACCORD.
The Berlin government continues to act
lively support the initiative OF Count Golu-
chowski, Austrian minister of foreign af-
fairs, toward the solution Of the diff
culties existing iu Crete. Since Lord Sails
I;.t,
blockade around Crete, Count Goluchow
ski has urged the porte 10 grant new
constitution to the island, the main fea-
lures OF which are the appointment OF a
Christian governor and the establishment
of Il Cretan financial autonomy, with the
pa yment of tribute to the sultan under tte
general guarantee OF the European powers.
The foreign consul at Canea communicated
the terms of Count Goiucbowski's pro-
posal TO the Christian deputies of Crete on
Friday, and IL is the opinion in diplo-
matte circles here that the Christians will
accept these conditions.
Statistics OF the current harvests indi-
cate that there VIII be q medium crop Of
wheat and rye in Germany, and fine har-
vest of both of these grains III Aust-.s-
Hungary. The agrarian newspapers are
| advising home producers TO hold on 10 their
grain with the assistance of bank advances.
In Russia the harvest is a failure. In the
basins OF the volga, Dnieper aud Don the
general average is very bad. 1t is reported
that famine exists in the KEerson dis
tricts of Southern Russia.
The Schunarktuj, the organ of the Ger
man shoeniakers, denies that single meri-
f.-t T., .,,.s
| United States Consul General Mason in
making the statement that such stores did
| exist, was wrongly informed.
CASE OF THE HERMANN.
The United States Attorney General has
taken up the case of the steamer Hermann,
which shipped at Libau, Russia, on January
| 80, 1896, thirty emigrants. 1t appears
| that six of the emigrants were locked IN a
| close compartment OF the vessel, and ex-
| pired from suffocation few hours after the
ship had left the harbor of Libau. The
bodies of the dead men were thrown over
board, and the survivors were thfea tened
with being brought back to Russia if they
revealed the fate OF their companions.
| The emperor gave a luncheon to the Third
Regiment of Foot Guard yesterday after
/
soldiers of the German army who had fal-
len on battlefields.
The Deutsche Landwirthschaft Prcsse de
mands that the government issue decree
completely locking out from Germany al
agricultural animals, from horsesto poultry
| coming from countries where protective
measures against Germany exist.
The Hamburg Correspondent, seml-of
| ficial organ, demands that energetic step.
be at once taken to protect German inter
ests in Samoa against the encroachment,
of American adventurers.
The Russian police will CO. operate will
the Berlin police in the matter of guard
ing the czar and czarina upon the occasion
Of their coming visit to Berlin.
The German government requests Ameri
cans desiring to visit the German schools
to make their applications for permit
i through the government in Washington in
stead of making them through the Unitet
States embassy in Berlin.