The record-union., 1898-10-30
The AngIo.German Agreement Described as
an Underhand Plot.
Said That Russia Has Come to
Close Understanding With Aus
tria, by Which Those Two Coun-
tries and France Will Jointly
Oppose the Increasing influence
of Germany in the Orient.


BERLIN, Oct 29.-The official rela-
tions between Germany and Russia
have been ruffied lately. This fact
although denied by the Government or
gans, was obtained from person in
high authority, and one of the most
striking proofs Of the accuracy of the
statement is that Count Muravieff, the
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
has just visited Paris and Vienna, but
ignored Berlin. The German newspa-
pers remarked this, and have comment
ed on the omission. Other significant
facts are the almost outSpoken hostile
tone of the entire Russian press, in
which the reapproa achment between
Germany and Great Britain is describ-
ed as an underhand plot against Rus
sia, which the latter is justified in keen
ly resenting, in view Of her friendliness
to Germany in China in the recent tar
if negotiations.
Moreover, Emperor Williams visit TO
the Orient is characterized as an impu-
dent attempt to undermine Russian in
f1uence in Turkey and the position of
the orthodox church in Palestine The
Russian clerical authorities fear Ger
|,
where the orthodox pilgrims are ten
times more numerous than those of all
the other creeds together. 1t is said
that Russia, in order to counteract the
Anglo-German agreement, has come TO
close understanding with Austria, by
which those two countries and France
will jointly oppose the increasing in
f1uence of Germany in the Orient, and
will in no case permit Turkish cessions
to Germany.
The bulk of the German newspapers
express the opinion that Emperor Will
! Jams trip will yield little tangible good
but will create much jealousy upon the
part of the interested Powers, who will
endeavor to destroy any German pro-
jects in Asia Minor.
The German newspaper correspond
ents with Emperor William highly
praised the lavish hospitality of the
Sultan of Turkey, which has created in
tense dissatisfaction, however. Pla-
cards have been posted in his majesty
| mosques denouncing the extraordinary
sums spent on the Emperor. which
money, 1t 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 the German EN-
peror thanked the Sultan and declined
the proposal on the ground that the
building also contained Turkish relig-
ious relics. The Emperor, it is fur
ther asserted, will get some other val
liable present instead
Another report says the Sultan in
sisted upon paying the entire expense
Of the Emperor's tour out of his own
private purse. The German newspa-
pers, in asking for a denial of this re-
port, declare that while the Emperor
was at Constantinople, he had, for rea-
sons of foreign policy, to be the Sui
tan's guest. But they added that as
soon as his majesty set foot in the
was no longer anything in common be-
tween him and the Sultan, and he could
not remain the latter's guest.
Their imperial majesties have been
receiving addresses from the German
colonies at each town they have visited.
Replying to the Germans at Sarona. the
Emperor said he was pleased to see
that the good relations he had main
tanned with the Sultan and the Otto
man Empire had benefited his German
subjects in the East generally. Con-
tinuing, the Emperor remarked that
the more the Germans in the East clung
to their native country the more they
would constitute a civilizing and fruit
full element in the Turkish Empire and
it was in recognition of this fact that
the Sultan had extended his benevolent
protection to the German residents
The march of the imperial party from
Bah el-Wady to Jerusalem yesterday
was especially interesting, as the route
traverses the valley of Ajalon, where
Joshua defeated the five Kings of the
Amenities.
The French crisis is anxiously watch
ed in Germany. In the Fashoda uues-
tion the German Government, as well
as the German newspapers, distinctly
side with Great Britain, as British do
minion over the Soudan is held to be
in every respect better for German in
terests, and especially from a CONNER
cial standpoint
There has been considerable scare in
Vienna, and the Government deemed it
necessary to allay popular anxiety by
announcing that no experiments SINH
lar to those which led to the outbreak
at Vienna had been permitted in the
Berlin laboratories. Dangerous expert
ments, in spite of this announcement.
are known to have been and are still
being carried on at a number of the
universities, and private research for
Asiatic cholera germs is proceeding in
the private laboratories of scientists.
like Professors Virchow, Leyden, Koch
and others, and the Cologne Gazette
urges the Government to take measures
to prevent infection by requiring an
official permit for such experiments,
which. it is claimed, should be re-
stricted to specially isolated buildings
The big canal bill, to which Emperor
William has publicly referred, is now
ready for introduction into the Diet
during the coming session 1t provides
for the expenditure of 100000. 900
marks. When the scheme is executed
the main water ways to Prussia will
be connected from the eastern extrem-