The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-30
KAISER AND CzAR. WILL DISCUSS
TURKEYS FATE WHEN THEY
MEET.
PRESENT CRISIS MEANS THAT THE
POWERS MUST SOON
STEP IN.
SPECIAL GUARDS FOR THE GEAR
Extraordinary Precautions Being
Taken to Protect Him While He
Is In Germany.

BERLIN, Aug 29-The main SUBJ
ject of the discussion between the Rus
sian minister for foreign affairs, Prince
Lobanoff- Rostovsky, and Prince Ho-
henlohe, the imperial chancellor, and
between the czar and Emperor William
will, the correspondent of the Associat-
ed Press is informed, be the Eastern
question, and especially it's Armenian
ana Cretan features. A thorough en-
tente between Russia and Germany is
probable, and 1t is expected that Prince
Lobanoff-Rostovsky will arrive at
Goorlitz with the entente of Austria on
this subject in his pocket. During the
week there has been a lively exchange
of notes between Berlin, St. Peters
burg and Vienna, and Thursday,
when the alarming news of the upris-
ing In Constantinople was received,
Prince Hohenlohe was communicated
with on his estate at Work.. The opin-
lon prevails in diplomatic circles here
that the Eastern question has now
reached point requiring vigorous and
concerted action upon the part Of Eu-
rope and that such action is impera-
tive.
All the preparations are now made
for the army manoeuvers which will
begin on Sept. and last unfit Sept
15. The most extensive precautions
have been taken for the safety of the
car. The chief Of the Berlin political
police, with 1870 picked men, will guard
his majesty, and mounted police from
Berlin will accompany the emperor
everywhere In addition, a special
corps Of detectives from ST. Peters,
burg is coming to take part in pro-
tecttng the car during the manoeuv-
ers.
The police of Berlin and Silesia dur
ing the past fortnight have expelled
a number of Russians suspected Of
Nihilism, and a number of others are
under strict surveillance. The men ex-
PEELED include six students Of the Ber-
lin university and four students Of the
Breslau university Capt. r. K. Evans,
the United States military attache here
will represent the United States gov
eminent at the manoepvers. AS his re-
call takes effect on Oct. 1, Capt Evans
will have a special farewell audience
with the emperor during the ma
noeuvers, and will sail for home from
Antwerp on Sept. 26. There is some
comment on the fact that Poultney
Bigelow has not been invited to the
manoeuvers. During the progress Of
the army evolutions general traffic of
the railroads of sGeerlitz and BresIau
will be suspended, and the public will
be excluded from the depots of both
cities. .#@sG
The general plan of the manoeuvers
Is that the East army will meet the
West army near Hochkirch, where a
battle which was fought in 1878 be-
tween the Prussians and Saxons and
the Austrians will be reproduced to
some extent There will also be a night
attack with search lights Prince
George of Saxony and Gen. Count Won
Waldersee will oppose each other near
Breslau, and an enormous cavalry en-
gagement will occur.
A number Of letters were exchanged
between Emperor William and Prince
Hohenlohe, before the former agreed
to consent to the Introduction of a
military reform bill, which. however.
was modified by the new minister Of
war, Gen. Won Gossler and will not
meet with favor in the reichstag. The
amendments make the principle of
publicity at trials illusory and retain
the emperor's right of confirming the
sentences. If the reichstag rejects the
bill, 1t is stated that the emperor will
dissolve that body. The German news
papers continue to discuss the Samoan
question. The vossische Zeitung says:
"A tripartite agreement providing for
abnormal n nnYf nd
lon of the Berlin treaty will shortly be-
| come necessary, and the annexation of
! the island to one Of the treaty powers
will probably be the best solution of
the riddle
The Catholic congress at Dresden
was less sensational than usual The
agrarian question was lightly touched
upon; but the restoration Of the tenn
poral power of the pope, the readmis-
sion Of the Jesuits into Germany and
| the equality of Catholics in public Off
ces were demanded. The colonial coun-
Gil meets next month, and a large in
crease in the subsidies of every Ger
man colony will be asked for, espec-
| tally in the case of the Cameroons.
According to the statement Of an ex-
pert, the Berlin and Austrian EXPOSE
tons will close with a deficit of a mill
ion marks.
The owner Of the Hotel Schwan, at
Frankfort-on-Main, has sued the city
for the sum of $4,000 marks, claiming
that amount as a bill for housing EN-
peror William and his suite during the
peace festival in June. It was decided
that the city must pay the hotel
keeper.
| According to the Deutscher Handles
Archive, Germany's import Of Ameri-
can cattle and meat products during
| the past year was much smaller than
during the preceding year The impor-
tation of butter 1t seems virtually dis
appeared and lard was the chief item.
| footing up 8,48S,653 marks.
Herr Bartha, member Of the reich
stag, has sailed for the United States
on board the Havel in order to study
the political situation In America, es-
pecially the currency fright