Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-22

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tracts from the late Emperor's oisIy, is
also held to be probable. The friends Of
the lste Emperor are hopeful thst tie
high character Ct the ex-Empress will
tiud vindicstion in the devely pments OF
the Gefcken trial. Minister Friedberg,
who is stu fast friend CT the ex En-
press, desires to resign, bu! will remsin
In ofice st Ter request. rne semi
I; Official press have refused his retire ment
snu named Secretary S;helIing IS his
SUCCESSOR. The Cologne Gszstte, while
| admitting DR.. Friedoerg's devotlol 10
J the Empress Frederick, denies tina. ? eiuce
Bis narck 1ao's him to resign. The group
surrounding Ffiedberg is getting So nucn
strength 1t may coon have power 10 10
iuence the abandonment Of the p,osecu
zion CT Professor Geffcken. The charge
against him as nov ce1ned is reasonable
divulgerce Of documsnIs. Inc least SEN
i tence it would be possible 10 iLhtct on
COW .ctiol on tniS chsfge is two ye.rs'
| penal geryituGe. f np;ror Willism Is
| much less DESTROYS that the trial should
oe proceeded with thsn is Prince Bis
marck, whom the Emperor persuaded &c
| direct the abandonment Of the pr1secu
Iica Wsea y.ndic.ive actiCn appeared Il
| &c C. or himself
Toe Lsnossg electoral excitement Is on
the increase, as is also the activity Of the
police in
SURPRISING MEETINGS
hostile TO the government. sccialistic
reunion 81 which 5000 persons were pres-
emit wss recently Eeld. The addresses
made were pitiful II tone, though tervid,
nut the meeting 1ss summary closed
because Herr Sc1ippel, editor OF the
VoIks Tribune, criticised the electoral
methods. The police made iudiscrimi-
nate arrests. Tne coalition OF free con.
seIVstives Snd nationalist progresses,
and ID certain to result in homogeneous
N. rlty II the Laldtag, thus pleasing
Prince Bismarck. The North German
GsZstte in an article written with special
bearing on the election, discusses Elm
peror Frederick's domestic and foreign
policy in order to show that the Pro.
gress.sts were mistaken in suppUsin2
that the aspirations Of Frederick had
formed the oasis Of his policy IS En-
peror; for his
EXPERIENCE ON THE THRONE
soon Convinced him 1t would be utterly
impossible to'rule in accordance wi IN hi.
pet sentiments The article suggests tn,
concurrence Of the present Emperor on
the theory that nberal ideas are incom-
patiole with monsrchisl functions.
The coming session Of the Austrian
Reichsreith, which is convGked for
Wednesday next, is awaited with
kesnest expectations ss the opening O:
the Zeal struggle Of Germsn liberal sec
lions against the Czsci and other Sis
vsric national politics. II the Garmso
L!oeIals aye defeated the unity o! Austris
Will be inperilled. German clemens are
seeking Incorporation via the German
empire. The CZschs and the Croetisns
insist upon horne rule. The Ciericals
in Rsicasieith are ardent home
rulers, as autonomy in the Slavic
provinces would secure them supremacy.
The Czachs demand that Bohsmis be
constituted kly gdom AID thai the En-.
peEor be crCwIed King at Prague. Tie
Iiszs cabinet opposes the Taafe policy Of
concession to the NatiOIslists with the
might of despair. seeing that q Slavic |
rrtumph would involve disaster to the
empire. Count K3lnoky dssapprGves !
C0ult Tasfs's over concilistion If the |
S svists, especislly az G serious mensce to |
tbs Gsrn-a IN aIiiance. The vista OF coming |
evants II Aus!rii discloses CONFUSION |
between the opposing parties. the early
tail OF the Taste ministry, vio!en. inter |
81 councillors and continued colnplics-
lions in foreign relations. Emperor |
Willism e,igh:sd Count TaGis with good |
c.usp