New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
LIVE TOPICS FROM BERLIE
Berlin. September 10.

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egeerated as to draw dcnals from the Government
here which seriously feared that II such over
drawn versions Of tho affair obtained creoehco
Geruanv's friendly relations with Russia "ouiu NC
endangered.
The correspondent here OF The Associateu "9
has had several interviews with the Fofeish OiiOo
officials authorized by the Government 10 uisou's
the subject. The most significant statement
made by an official who has tho full commence oi
,ho Minister for Foreign Affairs. Baron Won Buiow-
II follows ,...,
"An understanding has been reached pet"ee"
ENGLAND and Germany on certain points "''o.
bavo long been under discussion, ana o" 'o
o,as,,ors Tho agreement u.s. limited ana lar iioi"
bo,ne Of the wide-reaching nature rcp'eS'n' -
the newspapers. The reports In the fls9" I..a.
,onnre ara mostly guesswork tho wish oeihs i''''
- 49, .horeb, There have been old questions III
1,e,,,c such as Togoland. in southwest Tii'0
,rhoe. ara NOW settled. besides othcF quo9'
which might have caused difficulty IN 'he 49,
such as Delagoa Bay and JOINT loan W 80.
THE significance of the agreement ho"e So,
not lie in the Importance OF the suoJcN. - cor
in tho fact that II furnishes the pas's io' -,
dial relations The Emperors telegram WIS uouD.
less sent after he had knowledge OF ,he 'or -. ..
NJ tho agreement and Is indicative OF MS in'e'. "
carry out the spirit OF the new UNDERSTANDINGS
agreement will Improve the relations eAis'''e
tween the two countries. There WIS ua' n r,t
tho political relations Of the two natio'e ~ r.
Africa which has now been removed ana al a.
of unpleasant relations there may H
carded' n,,. CARA
II will be observed that the German o'i'
fulIv avoid the use OF the word treaty
The news Of the understanding between oei'i
and Great Britain was received WIN -,
,nrs The Liberal press. which na'u'a"y 80
tates toward Great Britain, srce's II Wv"
srotan friendI,ness while the Conservatlye aiu
anal er
prove another edition OF the CaprNI 'condcmned
gardng Zanzibar. which "a s, so cxpressed that
The agreement may not mean the co'n ,ppHnonce in
donmSnt OF the Beers and German ihhuo"0' "
Even the vosssche zeituns which osherWSr
halls } oyiu"'R rtan' saws the surrender Of Ger.
with Inuence in south Africa would be fraggni
H Hd,m hos disappointed It's German friends.
There is much curiosity here in regard ~ 20 fr
msnys Gqd pro SH9 p for the publication OF
terms the Government does no. upon secrecy
them DU'" nSturaily il greatly interested IN the
Portueuese loans Of which she alreaay Sas only
pajd third Of the interest due meaning loss 10
Scr German creditors OF 100000 marks
THE CZAR's NOTE-A high official says 'nn'
tho agreement between Great Britain ana Germany
uas necessary preliminary TO their joining 'he
Czars conference In regard to the latter fne,i-
ber Of the Russian Embassy says ne docs nov 80
pet an cary or more OF the Powers refusing TO
ion. in which case Il would be droppeu'
ARMY MANd,UvRE INCIDENTs.-In tho big
80, rnonmuvres there were several occurrences
=, interest For instance. tho Emperor o' NOV
invite ex-Chancellor Caprvi TO attend theH'' NJ
,noueb he Is Honorary Chief OF the 18th Regiment
which took part in he aiaiE TnG naro 70 rracousy
Welcomed the delegation from me WesI t rn
Peasants Association. when rs no~ von Lands
bere a violent Agrarian. whom Two y ca,S o.
ms unS,! no, the Emperor's views have changed
Yavorably In regard to Agrarlanlsm
EMPERoR's SPEECH AT PoRTA'-Enip'IoI
Uul,aro.s remarkable speech at Porta on sep'e''U''
. -, x oo.,.ea with amazement even by the
ultra-royal newspapers. which express '''' V',.
H., IVA WA either Incorrectly reported or "e''
turtber than no really intended. The Foreign O'"0
,.s ~. rrnn4rors remark to the effect that GOO
army wa ,ed S"e II is added that His Majesty N
hs remarks vas in no way OPPOSITE sre IKE oce
pS,r,ies os merely proposition TO stop 'Ho '''
ther extension OF armament. o,.o hor. also said
that the German Government hopes ,a' ,Y ccs; By
states will Join in the pcace I '.n'''-''
sppo!ntn. delegates ac referendum"
,-.s,.pre TO PROTECT LABOR-lis
,fot.e,v speaking a. q banquet nj O'y ',I'A.'
,,,,,-,ce ~ Wcstphala. on the evening u "''s
- .o,M.d upon the Labor bill to he sup'''''e1
% tho Reichstag during tho present year -.
+, ,,o,,d uroyido FOR the imprisonment AZ "a'N 80
- 1891 o,. irving 10 prevent woTkFnen "no 40
OF , any % work from pursuing their Vocstlol 10
nII Iso nroyide for the punls hi.it y.
melted them tho TO I repres.naves Of people
the p,nort his efforts to protect nh,olha 90
The YorwTts ana 9 dis Msieseys previoGs
I,essons OF friendship for the Ghu % cerman la
add that such law WIZ dr.'e '''
cnsia
DECORATIONS FOR OFF1CERo'-iho Hp e.
ebowered hundreds OF decorations ana orue,' upo
ofvoers and Westphaan ofncias during inc 'iA
npuVreS
,,,Or-rr. on sUFFRAGE.-Dr Won MIGUEL tho
ycn president OF the Council OF Minis'ers' !" M "
,.rv,ev, said: The German tight 10 suffrage - M
exed by the Constitution for eieeuohs ~ '
uo,obs,,g and will not be touched. IN spite Oh uh
i,,a.icn IN mat direction The date Tor inc eiec
ions 10 the Diet has not been hXed but IL VIII I
aTn,t the end OF october. Tho Diet WIZ ass.inpie
IN January The date for the convenihg OF inc
Reichs.ag has not been fixed - l., ..s
This Is the first authoritative statement IN regard
TO the suffrage
,ropprDo- ROATs IN sTORMs-The torpedo flo
,illas which have been participating IN the ma
,Cuvres In the Baltic and North have suffered
heavily from storms. Besides torpeGo-boat sunk
on the Danish coast two new large ones or over 100
tons were completely disabled we've DINERS Wero
ecvcrpv Injured and seven lives wero lost during
the manGuvres.
FMPERORS BUILDINGS BURNED.-A number
of buildings on Emperor Williams estate at Orvile.
cern,an Lorraine were burned by an incendiary
this week 4 Frcnchman suspected OF the crmo
was arrested
KRI'PP ENLARGING HIS PLANT.-Herr Krupp
"a 10 purchase the Duke OF Atonburgs estate. PHO
where he will erect large gun factory and estab-
lish practice grounds.
AMERICAN IRON COMPETITION.-The Cham
Der OF Commerce Of Bochum. referring to the fact
that American pig-ron was recently sold In Ger
many expresses fear that this may be the begin
ming OF "A lively competition unless German rail
freights are materially reduced. The report de-
MES that the lower price OF the American product
is due to the greater technical excellence OF its
mining and says that II Is due to the low freights
In America. The German GOvernment g therefore