The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
OUR berlin CABLE LETTER.
ANOTHER CURIOUS STAGE HAS
BEEN REACHED IN THE PEND
ING CRISIS.
BULON MAY SUCCEED HOHENLOHE
II He Can Prove His Ability-Further
Precautions to Be Taken Against
American POrk-The Heat
Has Been Oppressive.

Berlin, July 3.-The cabinet crcis which
has been dragging fer weeks has reached
another stage, hardly less curious than the
previous one. 1t is believed in political
circles that Baron Won Bulow, if he shows
the necessary capability and ability to Sc
cure the support of a majority of the diet
and the recistag, will be Prince Hohen-
lohe's successor, the post of foreign secre-
tary in that case going to Count Won Kin
derlen- Wachter, the emperor's favorite,
and the present German minister at Co
penhagen.
The Yossische Zeitung advanced lib
eraD compares the conditions here with
those prevailing in Turkey and Russia,
saying that ''in Turkey pasha is today
hnance minister, tomorrow a general
and the day after minister for foreign af-
fairs. The same condition is with us to-
day."
One OF the most curious features of the
present situation is that Price Hohenlohe
and the emperor have not agreed on the
subject. Prince Hohenlohe refused point
blank to countersign the appointment of
Gen. Pedbielsky as the successor of the
late DIR. Stephen as imperial post master,
and left Berlin for his estate in Ahuff On
the other hand it is reported in official and
Prince Hohelohe at Schillingfuerst later
in the summer.
The visit of Prince Hohenlohe and
Baron Won Bulow simultaneously to
Prince Bismarck is taken as an indication
of another reconciliation and the whole
of the Bismarck press is writing on the
subject in tone of satisfaction on recent
events. claiming that the old Bismarck
force Of politics, especially foreign politics,
n md ct N-n trk,Gt
solicialsm will be resumed. 1t is certain,
however, that the whole situation has been
cleared up and additional surprises may be
expected at any hour.
The letter which the emperor addressed
to DR.. Won Boetticher the retiring wise
president of the council of ministers, and
minister of the interior, is taken to indi-
cate that his majesty proposes to make
DR.. Won Boettischer president of Prus-
sian province, probably Hanover.
1t is rumored that Won Wede, the for
mer German minister at Stockholm, will
succeed Baron Won Bulow as minister at
Rome.
1t is stated that Count Wilhelm Bis
marck, president of East Prussit, will be
transferred to the presidency of Schles-
wig-Holstein and that he will be succeed
ed in his present Office by DR.. Won Koeller.
The bundesrath has again rejected the
| overwhelming majority, to grant per diems
to delegates, this being the fifth rejection.
Prince Bismarck's health is good, and
he has declined to follow the advice of his
physician to take the waters of Gastein.
The naval budget being prepared by
Admiral Won Tirpitz, the new secretary of
| the navy, provides for a loan of 100000
900 marks, of which 90,OO0.0OO marks is
| to be devoted to the construction of battle
ships and 60,000,O00 marks for building
| iron clad cruisers. The bill will be pre-
scented to the reichstak in the fail
| There have been an unusual number of
accidents and deaths from sun stroke at
| the army maneuvres and field exercises at
various points owing to the intense heat of
| the past week. At the inspection parade
of the Fourth infantry, fifty men belong
thirty-seven were disabled on a similar oc-
casion at Stettin; forty-three collapsed at
| Mayence; seventeen were overcome at
Posen, and 10 were sun struck at Bonn
| berg. Many of the sufferers subsequently
died.
At present the emperor's plan is to re-
| turn from the northland trip about Au-
gust 4, and start for st. Petersburg by sea
| about August Z, accompanied By Prince
Hohenlohe and Baron Won Bulow. He
will not visit the empress and his family
at Tagerusee, Bavaria, but there may be a
brief meeting further north. These ar
engagements, may, however, be modified by
further plans of the ministerial crisis.
Herr Ernest Possart, intendant of the
royal theater at Munich, who has made
several professional tours in America, has
been ennobled and granted high decora-
ton by the prince regent of Bavaria.
The Prussian minister of the interior has
again ordered the local authorities
| throughout the country TO nav narticulor
attention to American pork, and TO
especially note whether each package is
accompanied by a certificate of origin and
to promptly report each case of finding
| trichinae in American pork, most especial
| ly in salt pork.
The New York Independent Scheutzen
corps participated on Saturday at Nurem-
berg in the national sharp shooting fes-
tival. Thence the visitors so to Muorz-
burg, Munich, Strasburg, Bingen, Maence
and Frankfort-on-the-M Main.
The Fourth of July will be celebrated
with special services at the American
church by the singing of patriotic songs