Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12

menace to Germany. Further reasons are
also given why Bismarck should direct the
attention of France. 1t is asserted that he
will adopt this course in order to divert the
minds of the people from
his UNPOPULAR POLICY
regarding Russia, and to obtain renewal of
the military septennate and increased war
charges, among which is the cost of repro
duction of the new repeating rifles. The
factories in which these rifles are made have
been working night and day and have accu-
mulated a stock of rifles sufficient to arm
100000 men, the number that will he in
cluded in the next mobilization, and there is
a large surplus besides.
Herr Won Winthorst will endeavor to raise
| a question concerning the Poles in the east
ern provinces. 1t is thought improbable that
the government will succeed in limiting the
session to three days, in the face of the pre-
vailng excitement. The political and relig-
ious and Russian sentiment is increased by
reports of the
PERsECTTIoN OF GERMANS
in the Baltic provinces, under the energetic
carrying out of Il scheme to "Russify' those
| provinces. The judiciarics in Livonia and
Kourland have been CHANGED, and the Judges,
nominated through the German bourgers,
have been dismissed or placed under Russian
| Judges. The German schools are supervised
| by Russian inspectors, who insist that con-
| versation and correspondence shall be car
| rled on in the Russian language. Poles have
been appointed to administer German rural
] schools, while Lutheran pastors are en-
| cluded. These measures are resulting in the
| stagnaton of business and the emigration
| of Germans homeward. Many of these en-
| igrants are ruined financially and all enter
| tain the
| BITTEREST HATE TOWARD RUSSIA.
Prince Bismarck has ordered Baron Won
| Schlager, PlusSian representative at the
| vatican, to curtail his leave of absence and
return to Rome. The baron is instructed to ask
| that the pope'S influence be exercised to
| prevent arcsurgence of the Kuttcrhampf upon
the demands for the readmssion into Prussia
of religious orders. The Catholic press
claims the approval of the pope for
| the programme OF the Breslau congress-.
The papal brief on the 12th of July. 80.
IN FAVOR OF TIE JEsUIrs "a
is cited as having prepared the way for the
| decisions made by the conference of bishops
at Fulda, and for the resolutions adopted
| by the Bresleau congress. ...
| Prince Bsmarck's ready acceptance of NJ.
lerbette, the newly appointed French minis
ter TO Germany, as a personal grata, is be-
l
edge of NJ. Herbettc's character, his want of
subtlety and his inability to conduct delicate
| negotiations. the absence of which qualities
will render him mere cipher among the
skilled diplomats. Prince Bismarck will re-
| ceivc Nj. Herbette at once, and afterwards
consign him to Count Herbert Bismarck, un-
der secretary of state.
| PENDLEToN's RETURN.
| Mr. Pendeton, the United States minister,
who has been travelling in Switzerland, re-
turned to Berlin to-day and resumed the
| duties of his office. r..
I PRINCE WILLIAMS MISSION.
Prince Williams mission to. the czar at
| Litowsk is connected with the maintenance
of friendly relations between Austria and
| Russia, He is charged to ask the czar to alb
| stain for the present from sending military
envoy to Bulgaria in Difference to the repug-
nance of Austria to permit spec al governing
by Russian representative at Sofia.
| TAKING A VACATION.
Count Herbert Bismarck, who is in delicate
health, will go to Torquay where he will re-
side for several weeks, returning to Berlin
| about the end of October. ''t,,.-.
| CHEERING THE EMPEROR. a
Emperor William and Empress Augusta
were present to-day at the grand parade al
Strasburg of the fifteenth army corps. They
were heartily cheered along the route to and
from the parade grounds. The French popu.
lace do not take part in the fetes. Emperor
| William will leave Strasburg on the 10Th
Inst. He will go to Metz, where reviews and
festivities are to be held, and then return tC
Baden to celebrate the seventy-tifth anniyer
sary of the birth of Empress Augusta, which
occurs on the 18th inst. ..... =.
VISITING AN ACTRESS. -~.'
The Empress of Austria, accompanied by
Arch Duchess Valerie, has visited Charlotte
Walter, the tragedienne of the Burg theater
at her summer residence in Wassenbach on
the Attersee.
A BACHELORS CLUB.
A bachelors club has been formed in Ber-
lin. Neither married men nor ladies will be
admitted to the premises The minimum
age Tor membership is thirty years. Political
and religious discussions will be tabooed.
| DEATH OF THEoLOGUEs.
The death is announced of Herr Vielhotf,
rector of the Real sclIule at Trier, and DR.
Indreas Mense, Catholic theological profes
sor at Bonn.
BOUND FOR AMERICA.
Herr Barth editor of the Nation and mem
ber OF the reichstag and leading free trader
has sailed from Bremen for New York. Herl
Liebknecht the socialist deputy, who will de
liver series of lectures in the United States
has sailed from Hamburg. He expects tc
give his first lecture in New " ork on the 19tl
instant His tour will not extend further
west than Chicago.