The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
Negotiations Responsible for Small
Part the Empire Took in
the Queens Jubilee.
CABINET CRISIS POSTPONED
UNTIL THE KAISER RETURNS FROM
HIS PETERSBURG TRIP.
Princess Chimay Causes Sensation in
the Tyrol-German Exports to the
United States Decreasing.
Especial Cable Lottery

serious import to be transacted during En-
peror Williams visit to the Car, the cor
respondent here learns, will be the forma-
ton of distinct understanding between
Russia and Germany regarding a frankly
antl-Brltish policy in the Orient, especial
ly in connection with Japan and China
and, in the event of possible complications
arising from the critical situation in India
Emperor William will pledge himself to
Systematically support Russian interests in
That part of the world, policy which, in
the main, is approved by Prince Hohen-
lohe, the imperial chancellor, and which,
it is hoped will further isolate Great
Britain. Russia, on her part, is to promise
the weight of her influence in favor of
Germany in the event of annexation plans
in Samoa and elsewhere maturing. The
Emperor hopes, Notwithstanding the nat
ural jealousy of France, growing out of
this programme, that entente with the
French republic in most cases will be also
possible.
1t was owing to this outspoken anti
British programme, the outlines of which
were sketched at the meeting between EN-
peror William and the Gear at Breslau in
1886, that his Majesty deemed it best to
show a great deal of reserve in regard to
Queen Victoria's jubilee. and the retiring
attitude of the German embassy in Lon
don during the festival was due to the same
cause. 1t was on this subject, too, that
Emperor William and Baron Marshall Won
Bieberstein, the minister for foreign af-
fairs, differed for some time and this is
said to have FASTENED the Baron's desire
to retire. On the occasion of the recent
visit of Prince Hohenlohe and Baron Won
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discussed at some length, and it is
said that the ex-chancellor heartily in
dorsed the programme Further develop
ments of the Cabinet crisis will be post
poned until his Majestys return from ST
Petersburg. 1t is probable Prince Hohen-
lobe will remain in office until the fall at
least. -
According to the latest information OBJ
tainable, Baron Won Thiemann, the Ger
man ambassador to the United States, will
be appointed the successor of Count
Posadowy-W ehner the imperial secretary
of the treasury, only in the event of an in
terView between Won Thelmann and the
emperor, when the latter returns from his
trip north, proving satisfactory. In the
meantime, majority of the German press
continues to severely criticise the govern
ment for handing over decisive influence
and power ito a small but unscrupulous
papers which have hitherto been on good
terms with the government write in similar
tone. A sensation has been produced by
an editorial article in the Cologne Gazette
saying that unless a total retracing of steps
takes place at Berlin the next elections
will bring O volcanic eruption of popular
indignation and terrible defeat for the
Ost-Elbisches- Junkerthum (the aristocracy
or nobility of the territory east of the
river Elbe. The Munich, Allgemeine lei
tung has published a scathing arraignment
of Emperor William and his policy, con-
demning his habit of meddIng with every
thing and saying that he thereby misses
a correct survey of the general situation.
Physically the Emperor is unusually we'll
When he started from Lubbock on his north
land trip, It was generally remarked how
healthy and sunburned he looked. The
Empress, with her seven children, at Te-
gernse, has stormed and captured the
hearts of the simple Bavarians. She and
her children are the objects Of ceaseless
spontaneous ovations: The two elder
of chamois stalking and grouse hunting by
veteran mountaineer hunters.
Terrible thunderstorms, hailstorms and
cloudbursts have devastated large districts
of Wurtemburg, Baden and Alsace. In the
district of Oehringen, Wurtemberg, alone
the damage is computed at 10, OOO 900 marks.
with no insurance. At BuchsWeiler AL
SAGE, the hail destroyed everything grow
ing, killing many cattle and injuring
scores of people. During the hurricane
which prevailed the largest trees were up
rooted and hurled long distances.
The Boyers Company's world-famed
chemical works, at Elberfeld, one of the
largest German exporters to the United
States, have been partially destroyed by
fire. All the goods We're burned, and the
damage done is estimated at 100000 marks.
We hirtVr Fl,
torpedo boats will be engaged in the au-
tumn German naval maneuvers.
Herr Beningsen, for years leader of the
National Liberal party, is to retire from
the government service in the autumn.
The Princess De Chimay, formerly Miss
Clara Ward. of Detroit. and who eloped
with Janos Rigo, a Hungarian Gypsy mu-
stefan, is now at Matrei, in the Tyrol, where
she has caused great sensation. She
wears the Tyrolese costume when driving
and her maid acts as courier on horseback.
The German exports to the United States
during the past three months show, with
few exceptions, a large increase over those
of 1896 In the consular districts of Magde-
burg the exports value S4,5S9, 231, against
81 949,959 in 1896, of which $3.SO6O12 are I'M
refined sugar. The Brunswick district
shows exports of the value of 81, 1854. 1859
against 81, SOS, 1888, of which amount 81, 100 765
are unrefned sugar. In the Hamburg dis
trict the exports foot up $4629,l 1885, against
81 6S5,297 in 1896, of which So, 3S9 are I'M
refined sugar. The Berlin district reports
81 43S, 649 of exports to the United States
against $9l3, 412 in 1896 Leipsic shows
81 $40 of exports against $3.50, OH for 1886
and Chemnitz has $1,S1, 1873 of exports to
show for the past three months, against
81 05S, 442 for the same period of 1896.
The Cologne Gazette advises German i'm
porters TO adopt extra precautions in cred
iting American purchasers, in view of the
commercial depression in the United States.
The new oleomargarine law will have a
tendency to restrict American imports of
oleomargarine materials, as, under the law,
the sale of Oleomargarine will be much
more difficult and less advantageous. The
law is closely modelled after the American
measure
The total quarantine against Russian
hogs takes effect on Sept. / along the
German Russian frontier.
The newspapers are full of dismal fore
bodings in regard to the new United States
tariff. The Liberal newspapers, however
for instance, the National Zeitung Tage-
blatt, Boersen Courier and others warn the
government against entering forthwith into
a tariff war with the United States, though
they have no doubt the Dingley bill will be-
come a law substantially as passed by the
Senate, and that German industries, nota-
bly, woolens, will be gravely injured.
Care of the Baby.