The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-22
THE OLD WORLD.
EXCITEMENT REIGNING AT THE
SPANISH CAPITAL
over the Insults Of Socialists Rnd Re.
publican Journals 10 the KinE-ITiSh
Waste Lands 10 be RecIAImsd-
Lawson aud LAbOucheFe In
COurt-Items from Russia.

telegraphs that considerable sensation was
caused at Madrid by the fact that few
hours before King Alfonso received the
news ol the assassination Of the Emperor
Of Russia, he had met party Of workmen
as he was returning from hunting in
Elpadio, who cried cut as he passed.
"Long live the Federal Republic, down
with the Ring" Only after nine days OF In.
Vestigation were the police able to discover
the offenders. The Governor OF Madrid
gave much oaenss 10 the courtiers and
conservatives by tolerating an anniver-
sary ,ot the proclamation oil commune,
and the banquet OF one hundred and fifty
federals and communists who feasted in
Madrid and sent telegrams to Rocheiort
and other French intransiglCants. The
King and RristoCraCy have been much
affected OF late by clandestine proClama.
tons and prints Of federal juntas dis.
tributed in the barracks OF large towns
and In naval arsenals, and that they have
found their way even into the Palace.
Marshall Compos on leaving the palace
one morning recently was much inCensed
to hear the lads selling Republican news.
papers, boldly crying out, "latest inteli.
gence OF numerous Republican banqueta"
under the windows OF the royal residence.
This led 10 a sharp remonstranCe by the
Marshall, and Alonzo Martinez and Vega
Armijo, Ministers OF Justice and Foreign
Affairs, who all objected to the liberation
shown by the provincial authorities 10 the
system OF agitation that spread from towns
to rural districts with such steadness that
II alarms the court, clergy and nobility,
and makes catholics Of the upper classes
to Join conservative opposition. Sagasta
and majority oil the ministers declared
they believe that the banquet mestings
and the journals OF Federal and RepubIi.
cans are harmless, because they glaTingly
reveal the divisions Of disputes and rivalry
between at least ten schools Of
the democracy at war with each other
even more bitterly than against q mon.
archy. The real object Of sagasta In tOler.
ating the spread OF this agitation is to Sc.
cure the allies inthe next general election,
and also create such powerful organiza.
tion OF democracy and liberalism as
would make an early return ol the can.
vass, or the Conservative policy Ia really
psrilous for the existing institutions. The
influence OF Marshal Serrano Ia also very
active in this toleration Of RepubllCanism,
as Sagasta Consults the Marshal as much
as the Democratic parties, and looks upon
Serrano with marked benevolenCe. The
Conservatives believe that on such ques.
tions sagasta will soon quarrel with his
military allies, who, like Oampos, are de.
voted royalists, and already dislike the as.
peCt Of the agitation.
vICToRIA's TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
LONDON, March 2l.-Qussn Victoria
sends with the Prince Of Wales, who de.
parts to-day for st. Petersburg, wreath
Of flowers to be placed on the Cars coffin.
THE RUssIANsI IN CENTRAL ASIA.
The Daily Metr correspondent, who was
q prisoner at Merv, but set free, says the
plain between Tjend and Merv Is useless
for an army. There is no water on II,
The Russians are now close to Tjend, but
will make no attempt on Mery this year.
IMPERIAL RESIDENCE IN MOSCOW.
A 81. Petersburg special says BaranoF
has succeeded FeordorafT in the prefecture
Of 81. Petersburg. The Czsr will make
Moscow his residence for the present.
RECLAiMiNG IRISH WASTE LAND.
It is reported that the Government will
make compulsory purchase Of one mil.
lion acres OF the best reclaimable portion
Of waste lands In Ireland. This will be
reclaimed at the expense OF q million and
a half pounds, and afterwards apDortion.
ed among tenants In thirty acre farms.
The project meets with general approval.
Measures for the general carrying out OF
the plan will be taken OF an early day az
possible. The proposition ID one Of the
features OF Gladstone's land bill, and
is opposed by the Conservatives.
LAwsoN.LABoucHER LIBEL CASE.
In the Court Of Queens Bench the Law.
son.Labouchere libel case is continued.
Lawson appealed to the court to stop La.
bouchere's Cross.examination on the
ground oil the importinent and personal
character 81 the questions. Lord Chief
Justice Colerilge refused, rematking that
Lawson had irritated LabouChere 10 an
equal extent by insulting answers. The
court room was crowded and the fight
was q source OF much amusement.
WILLIAM AND ALEXANDER AGREE ON PEACE.
BERLIN, March 2l.-Emperor William
and the Gar have exchanged peaceful as.
surances BY correspondence. It is agreed
that no changes shall be made In the
present international policy between their
governments.
POLITICAL AGITATION IN SPAIN.
MADRID, March 2l.-Ths Communists
had q banquet yeSterday,at which speeches
we're made extolling revolutionary doc.
trines. The authorities are REFRESHING the
sale Of republican papers Under the palace
wlndows' Many towns have had Com
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