New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02
TON HOHENLOHE'S SCHEME
A COALITION OF PARTIES TO OBTAIN
THE NAVAL CREDITS.

THE NAVAL CREDITS.
RuMORs or RESERVATIONS PASSING HOW THE
KAISER HoNoRED TIE LATE AMERICAN
AMBAssADoIt-KNE OFFERED
BAH. NOT ACCEPTED
Berlin. Feb THE rumors which have been in
circulation hero OF the impending designations OF
Prince Won Hohenohe the Imperial ChahceHor'
Herr Won B6tlcher. Minister of the Imperial Home
ONCE and Representative OF the ChanceIlor' ana
Herr Holman. the head OF the Imperial Admiralty.
have been traced to journalists who claim connec-
ton with high official sources of information These
rumors OF course created great stir until they
were sem-offlclay denied. when the interest they
had awakened subsidized. If there is nothing behind
these reports the Government nave had themselves
TO blame for their circulation In choosing as me-
diums for spreading information upon previous oc-
casions men whom they now Obliged TO repudl-
ate But some responsible newspapers persist In
the assertion that ministerial cr.ss ~ me- iy
postponed. The 'Netstc Nachrichten' recalls the
circumstance that the late Chancellor. General xon
Caprvi, upon the of his dismissal from once
received orders from the Emperor to assure tho
Ministers OF the Federal States that the then
current stories Of Ministerial crisis were positively
without foundation. Nevertheless General Capriv!
was relieved within few days. The Hanover
Courier" insists that crisis IS latent
Within the Ministerial circle Prince Won Hohen-
lohe is credited with having taken more hopeful
view regarding the voting OF increased naval
credits By the Reichstag assuming that Il" j. ap'r
70 manage a coalition of the Conservatives ani
AErarlans or the National Liberals ana Agrarlans-
The chief difficulty in the way Of such comoih"-
ton however Is the fact that since the defeat OF
the Kanitz grain monopoly prop'sa! the mAJ'r.|
in the Reichstag bitterly hostile 10 the Ministers
The Government is now endeavor.ng 70 reconcile
the situation. and has chosen the tnierhaus ~ '"e
scene OF its first approaches TO an entente Herren
Ucydebrandt and Srrachwiz. Agrarian members
INF declared
Kan!,as pronosal had taken second place. the none
tarv question coming first. Herrcn Won futtkaher
and Plauth Conservatives, next declared that sHtA
a decision in regard to the legislative programme
ought in nowise to separate a party from the Gov
eminent Then Baron Won Hdmmcrsie.n LoN''A'
Minister OF Agriculture following his cue. assurei
the Agrarians that the Government was IN no re-
spoct hostile 70 them. Chancellor Won HohenIoae
watched his best chance for deal in furtherance Of
the Governments monetary scheme for nAFa! plt-
poses and seized the opportunity to say 'ha' ne
had always REGARDED the Agrarians As tho proper
,.,rosont,t,es Of the agricultural interests OF the
country and more in the slnc vein further
exchange OF cOurtcs!cs ~ THIS character ioHo"
e eG tg to e6rp"bore thcr that projec
is on foot looking to Il coalition with a We" TO
securing the desired navy credits ..
The public are clearly Indifferent - tho mhtter
OF constructing new warshlps a. 'N'cch'ed Dy ss"e
a large public subscription for the purpose o' build-
INK cruisers has collapsed the total sun, ,oyrv' ~
weeks hav.ns been insD'!r"ht 10 pay ''' 'Ni''''9
OF the required agitation.
DR.. s,6cker. formerly Court Chaplain. has re-
signed his nombcrsh.p in tho Conservative party,
owing 10 the opposition caused by his refusal 10
declare himself against ihs christian So''"l'''
movement
The Colonial Council arc discussing a new ont
grafton law. which proposes that all emigration
from Germany shall bee state directed. The aim Of
the bill is to regulate emigration 50 that the main
stream thereof shnh he guided 10 the herman
colonies instead Of foreign countries.
The Emperor has again offered 20 confer upon
Dr. MIGUEL. Prussian Minister OF Finance hercdl-
tary barony but are doctor has declined the dignity
upon the ground that he IS not sufficiently wealthy
to support the dignity and title after lac shall
TO be in Office Concerning his refusal the "Vor-
warts" the Socialist organ. malciously remarks
that Dr. Miguel refused the barony because he was
he was a young man he wrote TO the Socialist AL
tators Marx and Engel dcnouncing the nobility
tiers after death OF Enge and has since held on
TO them.
The Emperor paid a special honor to the late Am
bassador Runyon BY sending sixteen officers drawn
from each regiment Of the Guards now in Berlin 10
the memorial service held in st. Georges Episcopal
Church. all OF whom were attlrcd in parade uniform
This distinction corresponds with tho usage In Ger
many al the obscqucs OF brgadicr-generals who
have served In actual war. Mrs. Runyon liz rapidly
recovering from the shock caused by her husband =
sudden death. ana Il Is the intention OF the members
Of her family To give h"r cndiRf OF scene. win
this object she viii shortly 80 TO Dresden and Wies
baden
Robert r. Kncobs the American trotting horse
owner, who IS in prison here under conviction OF
having started ringer on the Berlin and other
German tracks. has offered n large amount Of bail
for his release pending the hearing Of his appeal
against his conviction. but the judge 10 whom the
application made refused and told the lawyer
who applied that hc wouldn't lot Kncebs out OF
prison IL he furnished 100000 bail.
At the grand court reception held AT the Palace
on Wednesday, Mrs. j. b. Jackson, az the wife OF
tho Acting Charge dAffaircs OF the United States
Embassy. was presented to the Empress. The pres
entation made through the Countess Won Brock
dorff, Grand Mistress Of the Court OF Her Majesty
the Empress and Queen. Mrs. Jackson was the only
American lady presented at the function.