The morning times., 1896-07-19
.GERNANr's HAND IN CRETE
Conference of Powers Desired
at COnstantinople.
PORTE MAY NOT CONSENT
1t VIII Probably he Held on the
Terms Laid Down by the Dreibund.
Active Correspondence With the
EmperOr-NGtabIe Eye-EiectiOns
for the Reichstag.

Berlin, July 1S.-Prince Bisina
opinion upon The Cretan question as given
by the ex-cliancellor IN an interview
published in the Neue Freie Presse, OF
Vienna, that it interested him less inan
did the small plat or land iu lis garden.
is being widely quoteu by the German
press and quite as extensively touiiLenteu
Upon.
This opinion, however, is not shared in
the foreign office, where the expected
Developments OF the situation are best
appreciated, nor Is IL shared by tie eni-
perOr, who, during his Iortnefn Tip, IS
daily sendiug and receiving telegraIis
upon the subject. Until recently German
diplomacy has been kept III the back
ground 50 far as Cretan matters have been
concerned and the German ambassador at
ConsianiinOpie, Baron Sauna Won Jeltsch.
has acted strictly in conson ance with
Baron de Calice, the Austrian ambassador.
1t rs only Russia and France that want
wider basis OF consideration. In the
meantime the porte steadily opposes all
intervention on the part of the powers.
CONFERENCE LIKELY.
The general belief in diplomatic circles
here, however, is that conference will
be arranged upon the terms laid down by
held in ConstantinOple If the porte will
consent to it, and probably in Vienna, II
the Turkish government refuses TO have 1t
meet in the Turkish capital.
The notable bye-electiOns for members
OF the Reichstag have been held this week.
In the LOewenberg district the Freissinge
candidate was elected by 100 majority
over the candidates of the Agrarians and
Conservatives. The Agrarians explain
their defeat IN every way except tile true
one, which is that the once strong in
nuence OF their party is fast waning In
Loewenberg. and 10 that cause Is due the
last of their series OF defeats since the
general elections
In the SchwetZ district the German candi-
date beat the Polish nominee by only 81
votes after an exceedingly bitter contest,
in which number of free fights occurred
In one instance party OF German electors
assailed a Polish landowner while he was
on his way to the polls and attempted TO
prevent him from going to the voting
place.
The landowner drew a revolver and fired
into the crowd. killing one Of his assaii
ants and wounding another very seriously.
The Polish election Committee summoned
the Polish workmen from all parts OF the
district to uphold their national ticket
Won BOEsCHoTEN'S MISSION.
Under Secretary of State Won Boeschoten
of the South African republic, who has
been in Berlin for seine time. has left the
City and his departure has caused the is
suance OF semi-official communications
asserting that he was not charged with
any special mission to The German govern
ment. Nevertheless he made repeated
calls at the foreign office while here.
The fact is without doubt that the re-
newal OF amicable relations between Ger
many and England winch were in a slight
degree disturbed by the Transvaai troubles
caused by DR.. Jaineson's raid. roiled Won
Boeschoten in whatever purpose he may
have had in coming TO Berlin.
The Reiclisanzeiser. the official journal,
announces that IN the governments new
colonial bill there will be striking pro-
vision whereby young coionists liable to
military service in tie German army may
perform such services in the Colonial forces
instead.
The Standa ri Oil Company has purchased
nearly one half of the shares of the Syndi-
cate of the Nobel Bros, the great Russian
oil merchants, thus enabling the formation
of a union of the American and Russian
producers OF petroleum. TteGerman- Amer
lean petroleum syndicate las acquired by
purchase the business Of the Ruth Company
and the Baku Standard Company at Dussel-
dorf.