The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30
PLOT AGAINST RUSSIA
RAPPRoCHEMENT BETWEEN
GERMANY AND ENGLAND.
Interested Powers Jealous of Kaiser's
Projects In Asia Minor-MohaJn-
medans Object to Money Spent On
German Emperor - French Crisis
Anxiously Viewed In Germany.

been ruffied recently. This fact, al
though denied by the government or
gans, was obtained from a person in
high authority, and one Of the most
striking proofs of the accuracy of the
statement is that Count Muravieif, the
Russian minister of foreign affairs, has
Just visited Paris and Vienna, but ig-
nored Berlin The German newspapers
remarked this, and have commented
upon the omission. Other significant
facts are the almost outspoken hostile
tone OF the entire Russian press, in
which the rapprochement between Ger
many and Great Britain is described as
an underhand plot against Russia,
which the latter is justified in keenly
resenting in view Of her friendlineSS
to Germany in China. in the recent tar
if negotiations. Moreover, Emperor
Williams visit to the orient is charac-
terized as sn impudent attempt to I'M
dermine Russian influence in Turkey,
and the position of the orthodox church
in Palestine. The Russian clerical au-
thorities fear German Protestant rule
in Jerusalem, where the orthodox pill
grims are ten times more numerous
than those OF all the other creeds to-
gether. 1t is said that Russia, in order
TO counterfeit the Anglo-German agree
lllGlls has COilit " ClOoEA
ing with Austria, by which those two
countries and France will jointly OPP
pose the increasing influence of Ger
many in the orient, and viii in no case
permit Turkish cessions TO Germany.
The bulk of the German newspapers
express the opinion that Emperor VII
liam's trip will yield little tangible
good, but will create much jealousy
upon the part of the Interested powers,
who will endeavor to destroy any Ger
man projects in Asia Minor. The Ger
man comic papers are also poking fun
at the emperor and his new crusade,
leading, in some cases, TO prosecutions
on the charge of lese majeste. The po-
lice confscated the last number of
Simplicissimus. owing to its publica-
ton of a poem entitled, I'm the Holy
Land ironically congratulating Pal
estine on receiving such august visitors
and saying Golgotha viii be able to
boast not only of hearing the last
words from the cross, but the first Of
Emperor Williams.
HOSPITALITY OF SULTAN.
The German newspaper correspond
ents with Emperor William highly
praised the lavish hospitality of the
SULTAN of Turkey, which, however, has
created intense dissatisfaction among
the Turks. Placards have been posted
on the mosques and in the streets of
STEAMBOAT, denouncing the eXtraordin-
airy sums spent on the emperor, which
money, ii is further pointed out, comes
out of MOhammedan pockets.
1t is said the sultan offered to pre-
sent Emperor William, ON the occasion
of the latter's arrival at Jerusalem,
with the famous Chamber. of the Last
Supper" but that the German emperor
thanked the sultan, and declined the
mr. on ha 1at hui
ing also contained Turkish religious
relics. The emperor, it is further as
serted, will get some other valuable
presents instead. Another report says
the sultan insisted upon paying the
entire expense OF the enlperor's tour out
of his own private purse.
The German newspapers, in asking
for denial of this report declare that
while the emperor was at CONSTANT
nople he had, for reasons of foreign
policy, to be the sultan'S guest. But,
they added, as soon as his majesty
set foot in the Holy Land and, as a
Christian pilgrim, there was no longer
anything in common between him and
the sultan. and he could not remain
the latter's guest.
KAISER'S PROGRESS FATIGUING.
It appears that the progress of the
emperor and empress through Palestine
has been very fatiguing, especially to
the empress. There has been plenty of
color and picturesque tableaux, but the
heat has been intense. Thursday was
especially trying, and the terrific hot
march lasted 13 hours. The Turkish
cavalry escort lost four horses. Their
imperial majestieS have been receiving
addresses from the German colonies at
each town they have visited.
Replying to the Germans at Sarona,
he he ,,Ta II 70,
see that the good relations he had
maintained with the sultan and the
Ottoman empire had benefited his Ger
man subjects in the east generally |
Continuing, the emperor remarked that !
the more the Germans in the east !
chung to their native country the more
would they constitute a civilizing and |
useful element in the Turkish empire. +!
and ii was in recognition of this fact
that the sultan had extended his be- |
nevolent protection to the German 1
residents The march of the imperial |
party from Bah-El-Wady to Jerusalem |
yesterday was especially interesting, as
the route followed trayerses the valley |
of Ajalon, where Joshua defeated the |
five kings of ths Ammonites. Their ma
jesties also saw the cave of Makkedah, |
where they hid after the battle Also |
the travellers passed the spot Labron, /
where Dimas, the penitent thief, was |
born.
FRENCH CRISIS WATCHED.
The French crisis is anxiously |
in Germany. In the Fashoda |
question the German government, as |
well as the German newspapers. dis /
tinctly side with Great Britain, as !
British dominion over the Soudan is |
held to be in every respect better for /
German interests. especially from a
standpoint
The German foreign office and Prince /
the imperial chancellor, /
have received several memorials from |
the German chambers of commerce, |
including that Of Cologne, calling at
tention TO this fact and urging German /
support Of Great Britain.
There has been considerable of a
scare in Berlin owing to the plague
news from Vienna, and the government
deemed it necessary to allay popular
anxiety by announcing that no expert
ments similar to those which led to
the outbreak at Vienna had been per-
nitted in the Berlin laboratories. Dan
yerous experiments, in spite of this
announcement, are known to have been,
and are still being, carried on at a
number of the universities and pri-
yate research for Asiatic cholera germs
s proceeding in the private laboratories
81 scientists like Professors Virchow.
Leyden, Koch and others, and the Co
ogne Gazette urges the government to
AXE measures to prevent infection by
an official permit for such
experiments, which, it is claimed,
ated buildings.
BIG CANAL BILL
The big canal bill to which Emperor