The age-herald., 1897-08-15
A BOND OF FRIENDSHIP
Now Holds the Two MOnarGhi0S Against
 John Bull.
BISMARCK DOES NOT LIKE IT
And Says It Will Not Stand-Princess' Marrow Escape From Death-HeIp for the Flood Sufferers Pouring ln--0ther
 Interesting Gossip.

Berlin, Aug. 14.-The visit of the em- peror and empress of Germany to Rus sia and the reception accorded them there is regarded in this country with divided feeling. Many people blame the emperor for humbling himself unneces- sarily before the czar. think his majesty again exceeded his proper limits and say that the czar showed much less empress ment than his guest in the shower of Ger man decorations and favors bestowed upon the Russian court and other off cials Finally they also consider N ex- travagant that there are now a dozen Russians who are chiefs of Prussian regi- ments. On the other hand the result of &he emperor's visit to St. Petersburg, so far as possible. are what the emperor wished. especially as regarded Great Britain Henceforth that country Z Il find upon all important questions Ger many and Russia in her way. A general understanding to that effect has been reached, not only by the two rulers but between Count Muraiveff, the Russian minister for foreign affairs. and Prince Hohenlohe, the German imperial chan cellor. and Baron Won Bulo.
 It is noticeable fact that the tone of the entire Russian press changed during the emperor's stay at St. Petersburg and became emphatically and frankly Anglo phoebe. The newspapers of Russ.a. which have been heretofore constantly hostile to Germany, like the Novoe Vrenya and the vidomlsti. now welcome Emperor William as new ally.
 Princess Frederick Leopold. of Prus- sia, who was nearly drowned while skat- ing last winter. was nearly killed early this week in the nejghborhood of Pots dam While out riding she slipped off her saddle and was dragged some distance along the road She was eventually rescued by an aide-de- camp and her hus- band
 Princess Glsela, of Bavaria, heiress to the throne of Bavaria, has taken to b. cycling in public. All the Bavarian princes and dukes are keen bicyclists.
 Subscriptions for the relief of the vic tims of the recent inundations in Ger many are pouring in, and all the cities of the empire are granting sums of money for the sufferers. The donation of the municipality of Berlin has been increased to a million marks: Bresiau has has given 100000 marks; Charlottenberg, 5O00o marks; E,herfield, 15.O00 marks. etc. The newspapers are collecting money every where. The vossische Zeitung collected 65 900 marks within a week, and dis patched the money to the sufferers.
 The provisional chambers are also making appropriations. but the govern ment will not call a special session of
 
 to appropriate money for relief work
 Through Baron yon Friedman, the for mer German ambassador at Washington who has just been appointed German privy councillor and the representative of the imperial chancellor in all financial affairs, the German government is en- tering into negotiations with all coun- tries injured by the New United States tariff, especially France and Belgium, to effect demand to have all disputed ,lnts sub mitted to a court of arbitration. The principal German grievances are the vio- lahon of existing treaties and the pay ing back to the United States of the ex- port bounties paid to producers. As substitute for the boersen reports, the central office of the Prussian agricultural department publishes reports which show sales effected in thirty Prussian cities as guide to farmers. The wos- ssche Zeitung promptly proved that these reports are wholly erroneous and grossly misleading They do not find favor even with the agrarians
 From Duke John Albrecht of Mecklen- berg, who has just visited Prince Bis marcle, the correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press learns that the prince dis approves of Emperor Williams visit to