The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
TROUBLE FOR EMPEROR.
Events CoMerging Towards Grave
Crisis in Germany.
O RECONCILIATION WITH
HOHENL0HE REACHED.

His Retirement Which VIII Follow Visit
of Czar to Breslau Will Be sicnal For
General Uprising Against Williams Sc
cret Advisers and Various Cabinets.
Berlin, August 3O.-The temporary
silence of the German newspapers in re-
gard to the ministerial crisis does not
imply that the Emperor has arranged
with Prince Eohenlohe that tho latter
shall retain the chanoellorship nor does
the announcement of the Reichsanzeieer.
the official gazette, that the bill for the
reform of the military judicial procedure
is to be considered by the Bundesrath to
avert the resignation of the chancellor or
remove the possibility of conflict be-
tween tha Kaizer and the Reichstag. A
great deal depends unpon the nature of
the measure placed before the Bundes-
rath. II the Emperor assents to the re-
forms demanded by the Reiohstag, max
ing military tribunals independent pro-
ceedings, and supreme military courts
final proceedings, public. no constitu-
tioDal Struggle will arise over this quss-
tion. The Emperor will not assent to
such measure and everyone knowing
the exact situation still expects that the
matter will give rise to fight in the
ReiohstaR Of the grayest character, in
defence Of the constitutional authority
against court cabal5.
II Priuos Hohenlohe retres after seeing
the visit of the Gear to Breslau con-
cluded, his retirement will be the signal
for general rising against the Empe-
ror's secret advisers, his military cabinet
his naval cabineJ and ths civil cabinet,
which are now practically ruling the
affairs ofithe empire.
The Emperor gavesa prolonged audi
ence Friday and another Saturday to
Feiher Maschall Won Biebestein, the
minister of foreign affairs. The inter-
view resulted among other decisions in
the resolve not to assent to Great
Britain's conversion of the proteotorate
of Zanzibar into crown colony. 1t was
agreed in view of the fact that it might
prejudice German consular rights to not
otherwise that Seyyid Khalid, the
ursurplng Sultan, who escaped from the
burned palace at Zanzibar and took re-
fuge at the German consulate, should be
surrendered to the British authorities if
he is guaranteed treatment as a prince
and prisoner of war.
TagebIatt Worried About Samoa.
Berlin, August 0.-Tageblatt is still
pursuing the question of safeguarding
German interests in Samoa. In an article
published. yesterday the paper says that
IN consequence of American intrigues in
Samoa the German cruisers Bussard and
Fake and the dispatch boat Move have
been ordered to Apia.
New Bank for Venezuela.
Berlin, August 30,-The Disconto
Gesellsehaft is at the head of a syndicate
formed for the purpose of esta blishing a
new bank In Venezuela to which institu-
tion will be assigned the receipts from
the Venezuelan customs. The scheme has
for its object the conversion of the inter-
nal debt.
The Emperor Rebuked.
Berlin, August 30.-There are court
whispers that the Empress Frederick has
written the Kaiser rebuking him for
Ignoring the visit to Germany of She
Duke and Duchess of Sparta, the latter
the Empress's sister who hns been stay
ing with the Empress Frederick at
kroberg. Ths Emperor quarrelled with
his sister over her conversion to tha
creek church upon the occasion of her
marriage to the heir of the Greek throne,
and has since given the cold shoulder to
her and her husband.
Warned Against America.
Berlin. August 30.-The Catholic Con-
gress which closed it's five days session
at Dartmund Friday, passed resolution
proposed by DR.. Porsch. warning the Ger
man Catholics against emigrating to
America under the present economic con-
dition. Among other resolutions adopted
we're those deploring the faou that no
Christian power has effectively espoused
the cause of the Armenians Resolutions
were also passed advocating the repeal
of the anti-Jesuit law and the prohibition
OF the employment of women in factories.