The morning times., 1896-11-29
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Russian administration is to he reformed
Ia carrying out the reorganization the
Grand Duke Michael himself proposes To
resign his position as president of the
COurCl of the empire in favor of the Grand
bake Vladimir, who will rcinquish his
command ufthe imperial guard. The Grand
Duke sergius is to be transferred from th
go"ernorship of Moscow 10 the command
of the guards In the plaC" Of his brother
the Grand Duke Vladimir the appointment
being attributed To th. influence Of the
CZarina. whose sister Is the wife Of the
,irand Duke Sergius. In addition L. these
changes the cousin and bTothcr-iL-law, 3,
Grand Duke Alexander MchailovitCh, is
Ia Ice appointed to an important naval com
maTd.
Among the changes outside of the i'm
perial family Gen. Kuropathin is mentioned
for The CON mand Of the imperial troops in
the Caucasus and Gen. Dragomirnff, now
in con- mand at hieff, for transfer 10 War
SAW as military governor OF that depart
ment VI. Dclyanuff is also to retire from
the fsrHd of the ministry Of public instruc-
ton and will be succeeded by NJ. De Sahler,
Who. until recently, has been acting a.
secretary to Il. FobiedonoStseff the pro-
cuTltor of the Holy Synod.
In regard to the leading ministries of the
Russian empire. the imperial chancellor
snip. minister of the finance, minister of
foreign affairs, and the others, ii does
no, untter whether they are filled by VI
NelidOn. Count VorontZoff-Dlshkof or any
other of the shining lights of Russian poll
tics and statecraft. the cZar will be prac-
ucallN his own minister and the others Will
be merely such n name.
DOCK LABORERs' STRIKE.
The strike of the deck lat orcrs in Ham
burg and Bremen is interesting the German
public much less than il Interests the peu-
,f tnrpion This f..1ira,s *
largely due To tie knowledge of the home
public that strike agitatiGns are futile in
the face Of the legislative restrictions, as
under the law of Germany an International
federation of worfinemen are Illegal and
the police are empowered 10 seize circulars
and dissolve meetings and also 10 summarily
cxpel foreigners concerned IN such Sgita-
tlOr.
The demands which are being made by
seme Of the English papers for recognition
of claims for indemnity on the part of Tom
Mann, the English labor aeitator, on &C
count OF his expulsion from Hamburg the
other day. are sheer nonsense The cx-
pulsion of Ben Tine;t, another English
labor leader, some time ago, was not made
the subject Of English diplr matte protest,
although the English papers nave asserted
that it was.
The London foreign office knew better
than 10 give the matter official notice
The German shippers are taking the
strike very quietly and are confident
that il viii not materially iniure the flow
of trade.
AGRARIAN INTERESTS SAFFECTED.
special bourSe committee has been
appointed TO watch the operation of the
new hourse laws, prohibiting time deals,
etc. The Agrarians are finding that the
laws restricting deals in grain are af-
fecting agrarian interests iniuriouSly and
Count Won rnim, at the head of a repre-
sentative deputation of AgrarianS met
the special bourse committee few days
ago to discuss the situation in regard to
operations in grain on the bourSe. In the
course of the conference Count Won Arnim
became involved in a severe alteration
With the committee which resented the
interference of the Agrarians with the
coruse of business on the bourse
The producers Of raw sugar in Hanover
are Initiating movement contemplating
the formation of q syndicate which shall
operate throughout Germany in favor of
the abolition of sugar bountieS and the
reduction of the tax on sugar for hone
consumption.
An Anglo-American golf tournament
was concluded here on Wednesday in Which
MIR. c. a. Springg Rice, one of the secrn-
taries of the British embassy, won the
cup in playing off a tie with Mr., H. G.
Squires. second secretary of the United
states embassy, who won Diamond
scarf pin.
The New York Life Insurance Company.
having complied with the requirements
OF the Prussian laws governing foreign
insurance companies doing business in
Prussia, is about to receive permission To
resume business IN Berlin.
Mr.. David Uhl, son OF United States
Ambassador Uhl, arrived here on November
&c on visit to his father.