The Portland daily press., 1888-09-14
PRICE THREE CENTS.
CARL SCHURz TO THE GERMANS.
American Politics Not the Kind De-
scrIbed In the Kreuz zeItune.
Wedding Festivities Attract Some
Attention to the BonapatIsts.
Forty Lives Lost by the Sinking Of an
italian Steamer.

BERLIN, Sept. 13.-Hon. Carl Sehurz has
written a letter to the National Zeltung,
combating the article which appeared re-
Gently in the Kreuz Zeitung on the cOrrup-
tion incident to American elections. Schurz
attacks especially the assertion that a presi-
Dental election Is, from first to last, merely
an affair Of money. He declares this dis
honoring suspicion cast ON the American ma
tional character Is unjust, and denies that
political life in the United States Is In any
wise so corrupt pandemonium as the Kreuz
he and
respecting.
Medieval splendors.
LONDON, Sept. 13-It has been many years
since Turin has seen grander festivities
than those attending the marriage OF the
Duke dAosta to his neice, Princess Letltia.
The ancient Piedmontese capital has been
weeks preparing for the event with magnif-
cent floral decorations, triumphal arches,
lines OF trimmed barges on the river front,
and great display Of tapestries hanging
from windows and balconies. The ceremo-
mics. both religious and civil, we're private,
the former being held In the chapel adjoIn-
AAAo VIZ NAN W ~ RaAaSO VI tAC 1LtOy uIuao-
ty, and the other In the palace itself. They
were attended only by the ministers and a
few invited guests, members OF the royal
families chiefly interested, that Is, OF Savoy,
Of Braganza, and Of Bonaparte. These in
cluded the King and Queen Of Italy, the
King and Queen Of Portugal, and Prince
Napoleon, Princess ChlOtilde, and some dOz-
en- OF their children and cousins, not forget
fnTQA mn 81 L-tl
There were some very beautiful effects Sc
cured Dy a novel arrangement Of the caval-
cade escorting the carriages. which was COM
posed OF officers clad In medieval Savoy COS
TUNES, and divided into four troops, dressed
respectively in blue and green. These. with
trumpets, performed the equestrian quad
rille In the plaza. in the presence Of a vast
throng OF sightseers, Of whom II Is estimated
that 60O00 belonged outside Of Turin.
The marriage has no interesting political
features. 1t Is the first time since 1858 that
member of the house Of Bonaparte has made
marriage into one Of the reigning families
OF Europe, and this might be important II
any prominent guests from France had been
present. This was not the case, however.
the few whom the father Of the bride invited
being obscure Bonapartist mobiles Of small
weight In their party. What further robs
the event Of political significance Is the ab-
sence Of the brides elder brother Victor.
She was anxious that he should come, but the
royal family OF Italy all took her fathers
side, who refused to ask the unflial Prince
unless he would eat humble pie and admit
his fathers authority. Victor declined the
condition and staid away; so there Is not
even a united B0napartist party to meet
whatever prestige might accrue from the
wedding.
Fighting a Corner.
1t is reported that the cotton mills In Lam
cashire and other counties will commence
running on short time Monday with the OBJ
iect Of defeating the New York cotton cor
ner. Many mill owners, replying to the cir
cular Of the United Spinners Association,
agree 70 work on half time. The operatives
generally are willing to assist the employers.
Sunk In Collision.
MADRID, Sept. 13-The steamer Laurance,
when entering Port Luz, Canary Islands, at
O'Clock this evening. ran into the Italian
steamer Sud-America. from Montevideo.
The latter vessel, which was lying at anchor,
sank In a few minutes, in ten fathoms Of
water The Sud-America carried PIG pas
sengers and had crew Of 81; OF these, 1SO
passengers and 63 Of the crew reached the
covered.
Foreign Notes.
At meeting yesterday Of 500 telegraphers
In Paris fund was formed 10 Communicates
| with telegraphers throughout France, and a
committee was appointed to petition the
postofhce authorities TO remove certain
grievances. A general strike Is threatened
unless the grievances are removed.
Captain Van Gere, chief Of the Stanley
falis military expedition, and Ross TrOup, a
member OF the Stanley expedition, have ar
rived az Lisbon from the Upper Congo.
They bring no news from Stanley.
A despatch from Innspruck says the
Adige river Is subsiding. There are ten feet
OF water In the streets Of Trieste.
Michael Davltt has revolted against the
Parnellites. In his letter to the Daily News
he somewhat attenuates his recent utter
ances, but says he thinks the praise Of Mr.
Gladstone by the Nationalsts Is absurdly
excessive, and complains that he has nine
times been put into prison under Gladstone's
administrations.
Reports from Mexico reveal heavy damage
to crops and the loss ----s' lives during
the recent storms.
The total number Of deaths reported as the
result Of the recent hurricane Ia Cuba Is 8OO