Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-02


The clericals can only be won by con.
oessione 10 the demands Of the church,
and the church grows more and more
arbitrary each year in Its terms. Bis
marck will be compelled to go out of
the clerical ranks for at least 40 votes,
and this means q renewal of the acrid
debates and fruitle.s discussions which
have made up most Of the recent ses-
sions of tAe landtag.
All Europe Is suffering severely from
the floods, which, beginning with a
serious overflow Of the Rhine, have
extended to the Garonne and Seine in
France, and to the Thiess in Hungary.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth Of property have already been
destroyed. Cologne and Coblentz suf-
fered most severely In Germany, and
great damage was done to public stores
and railroad embankments. The scene
of last month's foods in Italy have
been repeated, but on q larger scale.
Much distress among the peasantry
who were driven from their homes is
certain to result, and government aid
Is likely to be invoked to alleviate the
misfortunes Of the sufferers.
Europe is still stirred up by the
Vaccinations of the socialists of the
continent, particularly those of Franco.
Switzerland, however, Is the harbor of
refuge for these agitators. Some two
months ago old Castle Wydep, In
Switzerland, wa sold to five foreign.
ers, three of whom are well known.
One of them 10 o prominent Swiss So
cialistic sgitator and two of the five
are Russians. It Ia understood that q
large printing Office has been set up In
the castle; that numerous strangers
have already arrived there to make it
their abode, and, at any rate, the cas-.
tie yard has been surrounded by an
impenetrable and an insurmountable
wall. The castle is off from the regu.
lar paths Of travel, and the fact hat 1t
Is only two hours from the German
frontier, is regarded as significant.
The German merchant marine pre-
sents q satisfactory increase in the
German trans-oceanic trade for 1882.
The number of steamships alone ia
the German merchant mar
inc shows an increase of ninety.one
the past year, with an addition
OF 10000 register tons to their carry
ing capacity. The steam marine of
has risen from 1875 vessels
to 143. The fetal number of steamers
Of more than 1000 register tons, which
in 1879 did not exceed twenty in all
the German ports, has augmented to
forty.eight up to December, 1881,
some of them reaching 5000 to 5000
tons. As compared with the number
Of steamers Of the merchant mariue
Of ENGLAND and the United States, the
number Vi German vessels Is 3548 and
BIO, respectively, behind that of the
two nations mentioned.
The city authorities of Panama
have been so impressed by the recent
earthquake shocks that they have re-
the ordinance establishing fire
limits and prohibiting the erection of
frame buildings in the central part of
town. No stronger proof could have
been given of the terror inspired by
shese terrible visitstions. Panama
been so often visited by destruc-
i've conh agrations in the past that
,othing was more firmly impressed
lpon her : business community
han the necessity for building in a
lyle best suited to prevent the spread
# fires. In fact, it Is stated that fire
las caused greater damage in Pana.
ma In the last dozen years than earth.
have caused on the whole coast
n a century. Still, the liability of
Masonry to go to pieces under the vi
,rations of the seismic force has been
ately shown, and the municipal leg
are inclined to let the risk to
ife outweigh their anxiety for the
afety of property. One can run
I'M away from a fire, but lodging an
earthquake is not so easy.
Bonnet Duverdier, whose death
sill cause a sensation in Frence, was
UGH q figure in the republic as Garri.
ON or Wendell Phillips. He was a
epublican when i tcost fortune, friends
md liberty to profess the creed OF hu.
nan equality. An exile during the
and fraudulent term of the
he returned to France In
but WAS too earnest in the as
ertion of the rights Of men
o meet q favorable reception.
later to the municipal coun.
lis of Paris he attracted the generous
chool Of political Missionaries who
trevs for . millennisl condition OF
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