Show THE GERMAN PRESSI Authors of Baseless Sensational News to lie Arrested THE PANAMERICAN CONGRESS ClosesThe Speeches of Secretary Blame and of President Harrison The Results of the Conference BERLIN April 19 Copyright 1SSO by the New York Associated Prcss1As the Emperor tarts tomorrow upon a tour of various points of the country which continues until the end of be meeting of the reichstag a council was held today to consider the ministerial programme Although the government officials now pretend to ignore the press reliable communications are obtainable whenjthe nrifiisters deem them Opportune In this may it Is known the coun cli considered the measures relating to reforms in the educational system the abrogation oC he remaining May laws and to the strike movements The late Emperors William and Frederick article which appears in the FreUinnuje Zeitung the organ of Herr Richter leader of the German liberals attacking Bismarckhas raised a crop of concurrent rumors which are of absorbing nterest here The Freiiinnifje affirmed that the exchancellor was unable to support three weeks of political abstinence summoned the editors of the Hamburger Nachrichten who dined at Friedricksruhe Tuesday and that coached by Bismarck the Jfacmctlen made attacks upon Chancellor von Caprivt sneering nt his speech in the landing and advising the deputies to maintain a loyal adherence to the exchancellors policy The Freizlnnige in ferred that Bismarck was through the press and parliament against General von Caprivi Thereupon the Post Conservative denounced the article as insulting to the prince denies that the 2fachricMtn is Inspired and expresses regret that that journals sympathy with Bis marcks policy leads it to play into the hands of his enemies The truth is that Bismarck summoned sum-moned the editor of the Aachricfiten to consult in ragard to the getting of u capable literacy man and reliable confidant to assist him in arranging ar-ranging and compiling his memoirs The day after the Interview Dr Lucanus chief of the civil cabinet of the empire was sent to Fried richsruhe This coincidence gave rise to a report re-port that Lucanus was charged to demand the delivery of documents relating to the Emperors Emper-ors aomgs mule awaiting the death of his father Echoes from the French papers make Bismarcks position critical the Emperor personally per-sonally going to threaten him Caprivi claiming the restitution of papers missing from the chancellery chan-cellery with other incredioie nonsense suitable to the French press Bismarck was ap preached on the subject but declined to speak A number of cable dispatches and letters from leading American periodicals and papers have been received at the American legation asking Minister Phelps to use his influence to get a contribution of any kind from the chancel lor Bismarck however prefers to maintain absolute silence and to disregard the calumnies which are being circulated concerning him It Is probably owing to the excited indignation over the attacks upon Bismarck that the government gov-ernment has issued a warning that persons putting put-ting into circulation lathe home or foreign press baseless sensational news will be arrested and not expelled as heretofore but tried upon the charge of fraud This order emanates directly from General von Caprivi The North German Gazette announces that Bis marcks commission as a cavalry officer has been made out in the name of Prince von Bismarck Bis-marck Duke ot Launberg The chancellor has not yet used his ducal title On Thursday Phelps American minister gavo dlnnerto Chancellor r von Caprivi The committee of beet root sugar refiners has resolved in view of the Increased cost of manu facture of sugar owing to the rise in the price of raw material to demand that the government continue the export bounties In accordance with the decision of the Ham burg senate all men employed on state works who take part in the demonstrations on May 1 will be discharged |