Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-31
ENTRAP UNITED STATES
into a European squahbIs and Seize
Cuba
Is What the Willy Bismarck Aimed
to Do
In the CarOlinss Disputs---Ths
msisr Meeting.
The Afghan Boundary Question
Wound Up,

LONDON, August 29.-Additional seuSa-
ton was attached to the Spanish German
difficulty BY ruuor giving Prince Bis
marck S reason for the seizure Of the Caro-
line Islands.
This rumor attributes to the Chancellor
a determination to obtain possession OF
Cuba and explains his conduct in taking
the Carolines as use to secure an under
standing between the United States and
Germany in regard TO outlayiDg Spanish
possessions as the result Of which Germany
would permit the United States to secure
Philippine Islands if the Washington Gov
erument would consent TO Germany 3
annexation Of Cuba. 1t is strongly main.
taired in some quarters that Bismarck
mas for long time had his eye on Cuba,
and that he has assured himself Of the sup
port of certain Western American sugar in
rerests in this scheme. Epglishmen of mod
crate views scout the idea that the United
States will permit any German occupation
of Cuba and affect to perceive in this re-
ported Bismarck project deeply designed
intrigue
To Involve the American Government
in European squabble This story comes
from Paris, where it is extensively discuss
Cd. The Spanish colony in the French cap
ital are indignant over the whole thing.
The Tagblatt of Berlin in referring to the
matter today remarks that the beautiful Ia
dies Of Cuba will soon be the lovely subjects
of Emperor William.
King Alfonso has been informed By tele-
graph Of the reported Spanish occupation
Of zap, the principal Of the Caroline Islands.
He will return from San Fldefonso to Ma
drid on Monday to preside over the special
meeting of the Spanish Cabinet called to
consider the Caroline affair.
The Meeting at Kremsier.
1t is stated that after the imperial meet
log at Kremsier last Wednesday, the Car
ard his immediate family appeared to be
unusually pleased over what had TRANSFERRED.
The conference between NJ. De Giers Russian
Foreign Minister, and Count Kalnoky, Aus
,rian Minister for Foreign Affairs lasted
four hours, and it is believed that
vt this conference NJ. DeGiers obtained
promise of Austrian interest in securing
Turkish neutrality in the event of war be-
tween Russia and Englaud in accordance
with decision arrived by Prince Bismarck
during his conference with Count kslnoky,
at Varzin. 1t is certain that during the
whole time OF the imperial conference at
Kremsier kilograms were being constantly
passed the Schloss and Berlin.
The Afghan Boundary Question.
The Russian embassy in London has for
several days been busy in the work Of wind.
ing up the amicsble negotiations between
Russia and England concerning the Afghan
boundary question.
Belief That Gordon Lives.
NJ. Lessar, the Russian special commits
sioner on the question, will soon start for
Askabad. The beliefs growing among the
military and other friends of General Cor
don that he really escaped alive from Khar-
toum, and succeeded in fleeing to the equa-
tor. So strong has this faith become that
mission has been organized to search for
him. The work Of preparing this mission
for its enterprise is almost completed.
The Olivier Pain Case.
1t becomes daily more apparent that the
agitation started in France about the al:
legged murder of Olivier Pain by the British
IN the Soudan is hypocritsl scheme to
organize an anti.Engish sentiment among
the French people. NJ. Henri Rochtort,
the principal sgitator in this movement,
hated Pain, and to those who knew Of the
bitter enmity which existed between them,
the demagogue's artificial horror over
Pain alleged murder is very amusing, if
not disgusting. For months before
Pain last departure from France Rochfort
absolutely cut Pains acquaintance. The
EDITOR gave as the reason for his contemp'
| tuous treatment OF the adventurous Bohe-
mian, the statement that Pain had
been dismissed from the staff OF the Intran-
sigient for opening the editors private
etters. Rochefort also accuses Pain of be-
irg secret traitor to the French radical
cause and alleged that while he went to
| tnc NOuuhn OelsnelOly dS u Wal COllSspOu
dtut for the Figaro, he really took with
bin large sum Of money entrusted to him
by the French Government, to induce Ell
Mahdi to continue in his revolt against
he Khedive by holding out to the prophet
promise OF subsidies from unknown
| quarters
The Romance of Two Ladies.
Two ladies belonging to families of rank
in Mezzens, in Epirus, European Turkey,
were some time ago abducted BY brigandS
from Epius mountain. The sbductors de-
mauded ransom amounting to $50, 900
for the return Of each or either captive. The
families of the two women have just paid to
the agent Of the brigsnds the $4,000 de-
manded and the ladies have been safely re-
turned to their homes. They say they
were we'll and honorably treated by their
csptors, and made as comfortable during
their durance as the circumstances Of the
robbers would permit.
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