The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09

Invitation of her commander, who was
acting upon instructions from his gov
ernment. II is therefore believed here
that the many graceful and courteous
attentions which, during the past seven
or eight years the emperor has been in
the habit of paying to the French gov
ernment. have borne fruit. The emper-
or's act has been .sympathetically re-
ceived in France, though some see in it
only desire to visit the Paris exposi-
tion in 1900
The attitude of the French press has
caused much satisfaction here.
BERLIN DULL.
Dog day dullness has suddenly settled
upon Berlin. The diet has adjourned to
Aug. IA, and the herrenhaus to Aug. IT.
Nearly all the ministers have departed
on their vacations, and the political ex-
citement of the past week has given
place to a quiet which the papers can
only disturb by inyenting new rumors of
ministerial changes. The emperor is
yachting off the Norwegian coast No
exciting speeches may be expected from
him, and during his absence the public
has settled down for month of quiet
CABINET CHANGES.
In view of the more favorable outlook
for the election and canal bills, the talk
Of a dissolution and a reconstruction of
the ministry has died away. The press
now postpones the whole question until
the reassembling of the diet.
The rumors regarding cabinet changes
have brought Prince Herbert Bismarck
and his political future into discussion.
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out the memory of the past and put him
self in the way of an appointment to an
important place. His recent speeches in
the reichstag praising the government
and its foreign policy, have been inter-
preted as a bid for complete reconcilia-
ton with the emperor and his advisors
The papers generally expect to see him
in some high position in the near future
1t is understood his majesty is favorably
disposed towards the princes ambition.
as he wants to obliterate In the German
mind the remembrance of his estrange-
ment 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 VIC
tory.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung thinks he
| will return to Office only when convinced
that ne can carry out his ideas.
BISMARCK FOR CHANCELLOR.
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 prospect of that post being
| vacant in the near future as DR.. Won Hol-
| leben has been highly successful It is
| believed Prince Bismarck prefers Lon
! don, where he has many arIstocratic
| friends, including Lord Rosebery.
OTIS AMUSING.
The press comments upon the war In
| the Philippines and the decision of Presi-
dent Mckinley to increase the force Of
American troops there are not hopeful
| for American success. The difficulty of
| the situation is regarded as confirma
tory of the views expressed before the
rebellion. The Vossische Zeltung makes
merry over what it calls Gen. OTIS Ma
! poleonic art of Preparing bulletins" and
| adds: with negligence of the most OBJ
Vious facts he has been reiterating for
months that the resistance of the Taeals
was broken, their armies in complete
dissolution, and the end Of the war in
sight"
AMERICANS IN BERLIN.
Congressman Richard Barthold. of
Missouri, has arrived here The paper
prints his speech of July 4, at Leipstc
emphasizing the statement that the re-
cent meeting of German-Americans were
not held in the interest of Germany. The