The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-09
GERMAN NAVAL BILL GAINING.
CHANCES FOR IT'S PASSAGE NOW
MUCH IMPROVED.

Centrist Party no Longer n Unit in
Its ODpOSitiOn-Speeche of the
Kaiser and Prince Henry at I1iel
Entirely ExtempOraneOus The
EmperOr's Remarks Nearly Al
ways NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Trouble
Between France and Great Britain
Looked FOr-Kreuz Zcitung Down
on the Overbearing Yankees.
Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press.
Berlin, Jan. S.-The Reichstag will
assemble on Tuesday, and the budget COM
mittee will forthwith begin its deiber-
atoms.
The chances of the naval bill
are materially improved The con-
servatives, with the exception of
the agrarian wing. the national liberals
and fraction of the radicals now gener-
ally favor the measure, while a split
among the centrists is now in process of
formation. The Prussian members. under
the lead of Herr Lieber, are inclined to
vote for the bill with certain amendments.
On the other hand, the South Germans,
and especially the Bavarans, are unal-
terably opposed to it. If its passage is
effected the Emperor will have his big
navy, and the most powerful opposition
of the centrists, against whose wishes the
measure has heretofore been pressed in
the Reichstag, will cease TO be a unit,
and new party grouping be necessitated
in the Reichstag, which will materially
affect the elections in the spring, for the
new attitude of the center will influence
the higher Catholic clergy and epecially
Archbishop Stablewsk and Archbishop
Kopp.
! Yielding to the wishes of the vatican they
are largely responsible for the series of
important demonstrations preparing in fa-
vor of the bill. These demonstrations will
take place at Berlin and other places.
If the Emperor and government are will
ing to accept certain amendments, notably
in regard to the septennate feature, the
measure can be passed by the present
Reichstag though there will probably be a
close vote
From a gentleman in the immediate en-
tourage of the Emperor, the correspondent
here of the Associated Press learns that
both Emperor Williams and Prince Hen
rvs sensational speeches at Kiel were
wholly extemporaneous Prince Henry was
taken wholly by surprise and being quite
unused to public speaking, delivered his re-
marks In a manner which he would not
himself have approved of if they had been
submitted to him previously in writing No
control, however, being possible, owing to
the circumstances, the speech went forth
to the world to both his and his majesty's
chagrn.
In this connection the same authority
contradicts the oft-published statement
that every word of the Empero's public
utterances is carefully edited and approv-
| ed. On the contrary, it is said his mai
esty seldom prepares his remarks, and
| they are mostly impromptu, and delivered
on the inspiration of the moment. This
is true in regard to all the Emperor's SEN
sational and oft-quoted speeches.
The following was culled from book
in the court-martiaPs office: 1.-The EN-
| peror, in 1897 visited ninety places, trav-
cling about 34,700 kilometers. He went
! eight times to Kiel, showing his anxiety
| regarding naval matters, besides going 10
the harbors of Stettin, Dantzic, Bremen,
| Hamburg. Altoona. Elbing, Cuxhaven, He'll
goland and Brunsbuttel. His majesty
spent fifty-seven days in hunting killing
| S,764 large and small head of game. He
spent nine days in his trip to St. Peters,
burg, ten in his trip to Hungary and TWEEN
| ty-six on his North Atlantic trip. In ad-
dition to visiting the flood districts of ST.
| lesia, his majesty attended five dwellings,
six dedications of churches and seven 9TH
| er public ceremonies outside of Berlin"
The diplomats of Berlin expect serious
trouble between France and Great Britain
| as the outcome of the race for KhartOum
| They say that If France arrives there
first there is bound to be war, as Great
Britain could not submit to it as Lower
Egypt is valueless without this key of
| inner Africa.
| 1t is learned through a member of the
| ex-chancelIors household that Prince
Bismarck was much shocked through the
recent reports of his death. Heretofore
the Prince has smiled at canards and has
made sarcastic comments. But when his
son. Count Bismarck. told him last Satur-
day of the reports then current, saying:
| "Father they have again reported you
dead in Berlin" the aged statesman's face
clouded and he did not reply.
At a conservative national convention
| at Dresden on Feb. 2, the plan for the
spring elections will be decided upon.
The Empress has not fully recovered
from her relapse while suffering from in
fiuenZa.
Prince Joachim, the sixth son of their
| maiesties is suffering from a complicated
| case of influenza, which is alarmingly
widespread in court circles. A score of
members of the diplomatic corps are af-
| fected.
The Kreuz Zeitung, reproducing alleged
abusive articles from the American pa
pers. remarks: "It is not wise to handle
these overbearing Yankees too softly"
Continuing, the paper calls upon the
| government to fight the United States
| tariff, tooth and toenal," and 70 pro-
hibit the importation of American meats
| and cereals.
The United States Ambassador, Mr.. A.
D. White, win give receptions to the
| ierl oil To-
| About 700 guests are expected. The court
has specially ordered tnat all the gentle
men and ladies' presented at court attend
the first reception of the United States
! Ambassador. The department reception
| will be largely attended.
CHANGE IN CARTER COURT.