The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09
HERBERT
TO GET A PLACE
Bismarck's Son May
Enter the Cabinet.
BIDS FOR RECONCILIATION
AND THE EMPEROR WILL AID
HIS AMBITIONS.
Various Positions Suggested, and 1t
Is Thought That the Cian-
cellorship Will, Finally
Be Secured.
Copyrighted. 1899, by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.
BERLIN. July S.-The rumors regarding
Cabinet changes have brought Prince
Herbert Bismarck and his political future
into discussion. 1t is believed he is now
anxious to wipe out the memory OF the
past and put himself in the way of an
appointment to an important place. His
recent speech in the Rechstag praising
the Government and its foreign policy has
been interpreted as a bid for complete
reconciliation with the Emperor and his
advisers. The papers generally expect
to see him in some high position in the
near future. 1t is understood that his
Majesty is favorably disposed toward the
Princes ambitions, as he wants to obNt-
crate in the German mind the remem-
brance of his estrangement with the Iron
Chancellor and wants TO associate the
name of Bismarck with his reign.
The Agrarians, claiming Prince BIS
marck as one of their men, would well
come his return to public life as a victory.
The Deutsches Tages Zeitung thinks he
Will return to office only when convinced
that he can carry out his ideas.
The papers have not yet agreed as to
what office is to be given to Prince Bis
marck. Some of them give him one of the
highest diplomatic positions. where he can
train. for the Chancellorship. His name is
mentioned in connection with Washington,
but others point out that there is no pros
pect of that post being vacant in the near
future, as Dr. Won Holleben has been
highly successful. 1t is believed Prince
Bismarck prefers London, where he has
many aristocratic friends including Lord
Rosebery. Some regard his appointment
TO high home office more likely.
The Vossische Zeitung does not believe
the son of the great Chancellor would ac-
cept anything at home less than the
Chancellorshp, and the opinion is ex-
be in his reach at no distant day.
-, The n. press comments on the war in the
Mckinley to increase the force of Amer
lean troops there are not hopeful for
American success. The difficulty of the
situation is regarded as confrmatory of
The Vossische Zeitung makes merry
over what it calls General Otis "Napo-
adds: with negligence of the most OBJ
vious facts he has been reiterating for
months that the resistance of the Tagals
was broken, their armies in complete dis
solution and the end of the war in sight"
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung prints a
letter from German at Manila complain
part of trade and industry in the Philip
pines and deceiving their countrymen at
home by sending false news"
Congressman Richard Bartholdt of Mis-
souri, has arrived here. The papers print
his speech of July at Leipsic, emphasiz-
ing the statement that the recent meet
in the interest of Germany. The German
citizens in the United States, he adds, are
loyal Americans, but insist on the main
tenance of the historical friendship be-
tween their native and adopted countries,
both Governments having been given pos
tive assurances of the cordial relations
existing, which the people would sustain.
Divorce proceedings in the case of
Count Won Moltke begin shortly and
promise TO be sensational but part Of the
trial will be in private.
The Rev. DR.. Dickie met with good sue
cess on his recent visit to the United
States in raising money to build an
American church in Berlin. The fund now
amounts to $4,000. Work on the church
begins in the fall
The transfer of the Carolines and other
islands to Germany takes place in the fall.
A warShip will be sent to the islands to
take formal possession of them and hoist
the German flag. She will be accompa-
MED by a steamer having on board the
administrative officials.