The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18

iealousies, if not the corruption, prevalent
in the ranks of Berlin journalists
1t is not surprising that the report gains
credit that the Kaiser has set his face
against the whole system of oticial and
semi-official journalism, and has reque ted
all Ministers and leading officials to cease
communication with reporters of news
papers II greater latitude were allowed
| to the expression of opinion in the press
| and actions for lese majeste less easily
! brought the disappearance OF INSPIRED"
articles would be beneficial. Ministers
! have so long been accu toned TO supply
certain papers with views, upon the ap-
pearance of which other papers waited
! for the keynote of attack or defense, as
to make the entire cessation of the pir-
alton very EN- barrassing 10 some journal
lists.
The reception of Count Goluchowski,
Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs. by
the Emperor and Chancellor Prince Won
HohenIohe on Saturday was of the most
cordial character, and it is believed that
the assurances which lie will receive IN re-
gard to the status of the Dreibund powers,
in view of certain European complica-
tions. the pronosed increase Of armaments
and other matters, to obtain full informa-
tion upon which was the purpose OF his
visit. will be entirely satisfactory TO the
Austrian Government.
The report of the appointment OF Count
Muravieff. who is known to be an ardent
friend of France and pronounced Ger
manophobe. to the Office of Russian Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. has been made
the subject of an unworthy and very un-
identified discussion in the German press,
which was obviously under the influence
of q scare. The scare is now subsldlng,
however, as the announcement OF Count
Muravieff's appointment IN the 81. Peters-
burg Official Messenger discloses the TACT
that he has merely been appointed
"Gerant" OF the Foreign Office. and is not
officially STYLED Minister of Foreign AT
fairs, as the late Prince Lobanoff was.
The appointment of a successor 10 Prince
Lobanoff, the Messenger says, r mains IN
suspense. The fact is now recognized
that the promotion Of Count Muravletf
need not excite the least degree OF dis
quietude in Germany.
The number of German royalties who
are already booked for attendance at the
Queens jubilee in England includes a
large list Of names figuring in the Alma
mach de Gotha. II is in consonance with
the expressed desire of Empress Frederick
that there shall be the fullest attendance
of Qleen Victoria's German relatives. The
three eldest of the mperial princes Will go
with the Kaiser. The Grand Duke and
Duchess of Heese, the Crown Prince and
Coburg and Mecklenburg-St families
will attend the celebration. The Gar with
the Czarina. if her health permits, and
several princes of Denmark will also take
rart in he London festivities, but the
Emperor of Aus ria will not be present.
The opposition OF the produce hourses
to the new bourse laws is still confined to
the exchanges of Prussia proper. Opera
tions through the Berlin, Bres.au, Stettin
end Danzig organizations proceed, put
the record of dealings by no means comes
up to that of the same period in 1896. The
stock bourses are also feeling the pinch of
the new laws most acutely. II the dimi-
mutton OF transactions continues the
brokers agree that B Rim will lose her po-
sition as an international market for Sc
curities and become merely q sort of
minor local bourse.
Herr Geisin, editor of the Frankfort
Gazette. who was recently arrested for re-
fusing to disclose the identity of the
author of an article published in his
parer containing insulting reference to
EN- peror, has been released. The offense
of the writer was lese majeste, but the
officials were unsuccessful in their efforts
to induce Herr Gesin to disclose the au-
thor of the article and the matter was
dropped.
The edict dissolving the Austrian
Reichsrath is likely to be issued on the
31st inst, the negotiations to close by the
end of March and the Reichsrath to assem-
BILE the first week in Nav.