Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-11
RUSSIA GERMAN ALLIANCE
Complete Understanding Said to
 Exist Between the Powers.
AN ENTENTE WITH FRANCE
Is Also Being Considered by the Czar-The Princess De Chimay Creating sensa-
 tons-Destructye Storms.

Berlin, July 10.-The main business Of serious import to be transacted during Emperor Williams visit to the ezar, the core spondent of the Associated Press here learns, will be the formulation of a distinct understanding between Russia and Germany in regard to a frankly anti British policy in the Orient, especiallyin connection with Japan and China and in the event of possible complications aris- ing from the critical situation in Greece, Germany will agree to support Russia s interests insthat part of the world. Rus sia on her part is to promise to exert her influence in favor of Germany elsewhere. The emperor, notwithstanding the natur- al jealousy of France, growing out of this plan, believes that an entente with the French republic in most cases will be also possible.
 Further developments of the cabinet crisis will be postponed until his majes- tvs return from St. Petersburg. It is probable Prince Hohenlohe will remain in office until the fall at least.
 A sensation has been caused by an ed- itorial article in the Colonial Gazette. saying that until a total retracing of steps takes place at Berlin the next cleo tiors twill bring a volcanic eruption of popular indignation and terrible defeat for the Ost- sches-Junkerthum the aristocracy or nobility z, the territory east of the River Tlbe)."
 Physically. the emperor is we'll. When he started from Luebeck on his north land trip it was being generally remarked how healthy ard sunburned he looked.
 The empress with her seven children, at TerginSo was well received by the simple Bavarlans.
 She and her children wsre the objects of continuous ovations. The elder princes a heincr iD61lPtpd thn T1V Earips of chamois stalking and grouse shooting by veteran mountain hunters.
 Terrible thunder storms, hail storms and cloud bursts hav- devastated large districts of Wurtemburg, Baden and AL sace.
 In the distric. of Oehringen, Wurtem- burg, alone, the damage is computed at 10000,000 marks, with no insurance. At Buchsweiler, Alsace, the hail destroyed everything growing, killing many cattle hurricane which prevailed the largest tres were uprooted and hurled long dis tances.
 The Princess De Chimay, formerly Miss Clara Ward, of De.roit, and who eloped with Janos Rigo, a Hungarian gypsy mus sician, is now at lM.atre, in the Tyrol, where she has caused a great sensation. She wears the Tyrolese costume when driving and her maid accompanies her on horseback.
 The German eXports to the United States during the past three months show, with few exceptions a large in creas, over those of 1896. The news papers are full of dismal forebodings in regard to the new Uni.ed States tariff
 The liberal newspapers, however. for instance the National Zeitung, Tage- blart, Boersen Courier and others warn the government against entering forth with into a tariff war with the United Stat;s, though they have no doub. the pending bill will become law substantial- ly as passed by the senate. and that Ger man industry notably woolens, will be gravely injured