The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
OUR berlin CABLE LETTER.
EMPEROR FIGURING ON A DIS
TINCTLY RUssO-GERMAN ANTI
BRITISH COMBINATION.
FIGURING ON FRANCES SUPPORT
Mt st. Petersburg-Princ
Chimay Is the Sensation in
the TyrOI-Cabinet Crisis.

Berlin. uly 10.-The main business OF
serious import to be transacted during
Emperor Williams visit to the czar, the
correspondent of the Associated Press
here learns. will be the formation of a
distinct understanding between Russia
and Germany in regard to a frankly anti
British policy in the orient, especially in
connection with Japan and China, and, in
the event of possible complications arts
ing from the critical situation in India.
Emperor William will pledge himself to
systematically support Russian interests
in that part of the world, the policy which
in the main is approved by Prince Hohen-
lobe. the imperial chancellor, and which
it is hoped will further isloate 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
natural jealousy of France growing out
OF this program, that an entente with
the French republic in most cases will be
also possible. 1t was owing TO the out
spoken anti-British program, the outlines
of which were sketched at the meeting
between Emperor William and the cZar
at Breslau in 1896, that his majesty SEEM
ed to show great deal of reserve in re-
gard to Queen VictOria's jubilee The re-
firing attitude of the German embassy in
London during the festival was due to the
same cause. 1t was on this subject too
that Emperor William and Baron Mar
schall Won Bierberstein. the minister for
foreign affairs, differed for some time and
60 To hnc
desire TO retire. On the occasion of the
recent visit of Prince Hohenlohe and
Baron Won Bulow to Prince Bismarck this
matter was discussed at some length and
it is said that the eX-Chancellor heartily
endorsed the program.
A further development of the cabinet
crisis will be postponed until his majesty's
return from st. Petersburg. 1t is prob
able Prince HOhenlohe will remain in
office until the fall at least. According to
the latest information obtainable Baron
Won Thielmann, the German ambassador
to the United States will be appointed the
successor of Count PosadowskyWe
the imperial secretary of the treasury,
only in the event of the interview between
Baron Won Thielmann and the emperor
when he latter returns from his trip north
proving satisfactory. In the meanwhile a
ajority of the German press continue TO
severely criticise the government for
handing over decisive influence and power
''to a small but INSCRIPTIONS agrarian
party" Even the influential papers, which
hitherto have been on good terms with the
government, write in n similar tone.
A sensation has been produced by an
editorial article in the Cologne Gazette,
saying that unless at total retracing of
steps take place at Berlin, the next cleo
tons will bring volcanic eruption of
popular Indignation and terrible defeat
of the Ost- Observation-Disclosures 1.-THE ariS-
trocracy of nobility of the territory east
of the river Elbe).
The Munich Algemeine Zeitung has
published scathing arraignment of EN-
demning his habit of meddling with ev-
erything and saying that he thereby miss
ed a correct survey of the general situa-
ton.
Physically the emperor is unusually
WELL When he started from Lubbock on
his northland trip it was generally remark
cd how healthy and sunburned he looked.
Terrible thunder storms, hail storms
and cloud bursts have devastated large
districts of Wurtemburg, Baden and
Alsace. In the district of Oehringen,
Wurtemburg alone the damageis computed
at a million marks with no insurance. AT
Buchsweiler, Alsace, the hail destroyed
everything growing, killing many cattle
and injurng scores of people During
the hurricane which prevailed the largest
trees were uprooted and hurled long dis
tances.
The Boyers company's world famed
chemical works Mt Elberfield 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 1,25OOOO
marks.
Twenty-four warships and thirty-four
torpedo boats will be engaged in the au-
tumn grand naval maneuvers.
Herr Benningsen, for many years lead
er of the national liberal party, is to re-
tire 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
musician. is now at Matrei, in the Tyroi,
where she has caused great sensation.