The Portland daily press., 1888-04-23
VOLETS TO GLADDEN. THE EMPEROR.
The Offering of the Crowds Gathered
Around the Palace.
Preparations In Progress for q
Change of Soverelgns.
Paris in a Turmoil on Account Of the
New Deputy.

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coughing, he enjoyed intervals of quiet sleep
which, in conjunction with a slight abate-
ment of the fever, had a strengthening eff
feet and put him in better spirits. Despite
his small appetite he took this morning a
fair quantity of nourishment, chiefly milk.
A bulletin issued at a. m, said the En-
peror passed quiet night. His fever was
| moderated and general condition better. A
bulletin issued at P, M, sad the Emperor
passed pretty good day with less fever than
| on former days, but his temperature began
to rise toward evening.
The doctors attending the Emperor de-
clare that he suffers no local pain whatever.
| Today has been one OF the pest since MS MS
| imperative. 1t is impossible TO predict
/ whether or not improvement will continue.
| Charlottenberg was full OF visitors today.
| An endless stream OF carriages moved 10 and
| fro between Berlin and Charlottenberg all
| day.
| A number Of flower girls appeared today
/ at CharlOttenberg selling vi0lets. Acting on
sudden impulse the crowd bought the
| whole stock and sent them as present to
| the Emperor, who was delighted with the
| gift. The Emperor recently summoned the
| old deaf servant, Becker, now pensioner,
! and after shaking hands wrote upon slip
of paper: "We are both unfortunate, you
cannot hear and | cannot speak But am
servant was deeply moved and kissed the
| EmperOr's hands.
1t is stated that the financial arrangements
| in reference to Emperor Williams estate
have been concluded. Each OF Emperor
Frederick's daughters will receive 100000
marks, and Prince Henry an estate Of the
! same value.
Queen victoria's Journey.
FLORENCE, April 22.-Queen Victoria,
with Prince and Princess Henry of Batten-
burg, attended divine service this morning
in the villa PALMER, the Dean of Windsor
officiating. Later they started for Berlin.
The streets were packed with enthusiastic
| crowds.
At Innsbruck preparations are being
made for meeting of the Emperor Francis
Joseph and the Queen. The town is gayly
decorated in honor of the occasion. The
Austrian Count Chamberlain, Prince Van
| H0pinlOpe Schillingsfurst and the British
Ambassador to Austria, Sir A. III. Paget,
have arrived at Innsbruck and will proceed
to Manzenbest to meet the Queen.
Preparing for the End.
BERLIN, April 21.-In a long interview
between the Crown Prince and his father
and mother Thursday, the Emperor referred
to the position Of the Empress after his
death. Prince Bismarck and the Empress
appear to have become reconciled, and the
Chancellor never fails, after leaving the En-
| peror, to hold long conversation with the
Empress. A report Is current and obtains
| credence that a council of ministers have al
ready discussed the terms of 1.-THE proclama-
| tion to be issued by the coming Emperor.
| The Empress has ordered rooms prepared
for her mother, Queen Victoria, on the
ground floor Of the castle in the right wing.
| which was built by Frederick the Great.
| These have been swept clean of many arti-
| cles which the Germans would like to see
| preserved. Three hundred workmen are
employed night and day renovating several
rooms in which will be reproduced interiors
of Balmoral. The style of renovating does
not suit the style of Berliners. and shows
want of tact on the part Of the Empress, or
an imprudent disregard Of popular feeling.
All on Account of BouIanger.
PARIS, April PA crowd Of anti Boulan-
gerist students to-day set fire to severaI
bundles Of the newspapers La Lanterne and
L'Intransigeant in wagon on the Boule'
ward street and then maltreated the horse
| and driver. About 1000 market porter:
| volunteered to defend the printing presses
| of the journals which the students threaten
to attack. 1t is estimated that 40, 900 persons
were parading in the Latin quarter last eve
| ming in favor of Boulanger, mainly trades
men and working people who gathered to
| defy the students who are all OppOrtunists.
| The police had hard work to keep the crowds
moving Premier Floquet made a tour of
| the police stations because he had an idea
| the police were only awaiting chance to
| declare for Boulanger.
Among the French Deputies.
PARIS, April 21.-On the reassembling Of
| the Chamber Of Deputies to-day, a commit
tee was appointed to consider the question
| of revising the constitution. The committee
consists of IL members, four of whom OPP
pose revision, while two are in favor of an
| immediate revision, and five desire revi-
| sion, but are willing to accept the proposal
of the cabinet to postpone action upon the
| question.
The committee having in change General
Boulanger's political affairs has issued a
statement that the general will remain de-
| putty for the Department of the NOrd.
Count de Lesseps has written letter to
| the Chamber Of Deputies urging the neces-
| sity of discussing without delay the pro-
ma Canal Company A committee on the
| loan was appointed and charged to report In
| favor Of the bill.
In the lobby of the Chamber to-day a group
| of deputies charged the .prefect of police
| with ill-treating persons who participated in
| demonstrations against Gen. BOulanger,
while showing leniency towards the Gene
RAILS supporters. The prefeet denied the
charge, and asked leave to raise the question
in the House. M. Goblet, minister of foreign
affairs, informed the Chamber of Deputies
to-day that he had protested against Eng
| lands proposed duty upon bottled wines. II
the protest was disregarded, said M. Goblet,
France would not be helpless. She could re-
taliate by withdrawing the "most favored
nation treatment" extended to England.
Buffalo BIlI's Rifle Woman.
LONDON, April 22.-Mrs. Birdie Grover,
the rife woman in Col Cody's company, dis
| agreed with the Colonel last week and
sailed for New York, Saturday. This morn
| ing, having relented, she landed at Queens
| town with the intention of returning The
| police and custom officers suspectlng her. to
| be Fenian disguised as woman, searched
| her baggage and seized three relies. Mrs.
| Grover Is indignant and Is trying TO regain
o'Brien at Feermoy.
DUBLIN, April 22.-Mr. O'Brien spoke at
| Feermoy today. He was not molested but
| declared that meeting would have been
| held if it had been proclaimed.
our Relations with Mexico.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 21.-The clerical
party newspapers have opened fire all along
the line against the administration, ON ac-
| count of its friendly sentiments toward the
| United States and the American people.
| There is a persistent attempt to identify the
| United States with Protestant crusade
against the Catholic religion in Mexico. To-
day the Monitor del Pueblo, penny paper
| circulated among the masses and bitterly
hostile to General Diaz, taunts the govern
ment with smiling while the Rio Grande is
being bridged by the enemies of Mexico, and
adds: eve would rather have desired that
our nation should have hastened en- masse TO
the Mexican bank of the river, and with
hands and nails, if it was not wished to use
American shovels and machinery, widen the
river until 1t became q sea, and then on its
shores raise wall higher than the Tower OF
Babel and hundred times thicker than the
Chinese wall. If we cannot live without
breathing oxygen that comes from the North
we should be content to die"
Another, the Journal Defense Catolica,
says that General Bragg's late speech was an
intimation of the subjugation Of the Mexican
people. and that the quarter century liberal
party domination had made it possible t.
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