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Show lilS.IMICL'K'H KKMUNATION. Chancellor ISismnrk's resignation, together to-gether with tho tendered resignation of the German ministry, causes great surprise. sur-prise. Tho breach between the young emperor and tho aged statesman has boon gradually widening for sometimo, but it was supposed that tliey had buried the hatchet, because roconlly Prince Bismarck accepted tho emperor's invitation to dine with him. Aflor dinner din-ner Bismarck smoked the emperor's best moorschaum pipe, at tho lattor's request. This was regarded as smoking tho pipe of peace, aftor tho Amorican Indian fashion. fash-ion. Tho troublo seems to liavo arisen over what is known as tho Guelph fund. Dr. Windhorst, leader of tho clorioal party, had mado a roquost that a large portion of this fund should bo rcutored to tho Duko of Cumberland claimant to the throne of Hanovtr. Tho chancellor opposed this proposition, whilo tho emperor, in order to win over tlio clerical party, and thus securo to tho government a majority in tho new roichstag, sided with Windhorst. The emperor has all along indicated that lie proposes to bo tho ruler of Gormany.and this fact no doubt has had more to do with BiHinarck's resignation than any other one thing. Tho situation In decidedly decid-edly interesting, and tho result will bo awaited with considerable interest. |