The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-25
IN THE LANDS BEYOND THE SEA
What They Say in london About
Kaiser Frederick's Diary.
stanley's Interpreter Says BartteIot
BuIIIed the Natives.
British Troops Exchange Shots With
the ThIbetans at TukaIo.

LONDON, sept 24.-NOthing more sur
prising and important has been published
in Europe in many long day than the ex-
tracts from the diary Of the late Kaiser
Frederick, printed In the October number Of
the Deutsche Rundsehau. The section only
covers some eight months, beginning in mid
July, 1870 1t contains much new and valu-
able matter about the FrancO-German war
as seen from the headquarters, but its strik-
ing feature Is the disclosure that neither
emperor William nor Prince Bismarck
iiKed the idea Of founding a new German
empire and that Unser Fritz was the one
who carried the whole project through. Ia
boriously persuading his father and almost
bullying the Chancellor into reluctant
support OF lt. Everybody heretofore sup
posed tiiat Wiifiam and Bismarck had been
% tne sole and Joint authors Of the imperial
geheme. The diary shows the old Prussian
Ming who even then was 70 years Of age,
clinglng TO the HOhenzolern traditions and
insisting that the title Of King Of Prussia
was innnitely higher and liner than the new
tangled style OF Emperor. The sons argu-
ment In reply was that the Hohenz0llerns
/ mad been counts and electors before they
were kings. Bismarck's objections were
less sentimental. He was afraid the pro-
| posed idea would have the effect Of driving
Bavaria and Wirtemberg. perhaps even
Saxony, into the arms OF Austria, and ex-
pressed regret that the imperial plan had
even been suggested, wherrupon an acrimO-
NOUS dialogue ensued Ia which Bismarck
threatened TO resign and the Crown Prince
retorted with great vlgOr. The effect was
TO induce the Chancellor 10 take the matter
up seriously and he brought the South Ger
man Princes to terms by threatening that IN
they didn't offer the imperial dignity to VIII
/ do so.
Even greater than the surprise at these
dlsclosures Is the popular mystidcation as TO
why they were allowed TO be made at ali.
Ihey seem to have thrown the court circles
| OF Berlin into the greatest state OF perturba-
tlon. II Is taken for granted that the
kundschau received the young Kaiser's per-
mission to print them, but even that does
not prevent the National Zeitung, which
/ used to be Liberal and Is now Bsmarckian
from deploring the bad taste and worse pol
tics OF their publication. Naturally, the
| Vossische and Freisinniags Zeitung will,
with delight and eagerness. anticipate the ev-
en- more Important disclosures In the later
| sections Of the dairy. A good deal OF mys-
terry Is attached to the whereabouts and
coming, II Is safe to assume that sensations
| are ahead.
Pronounced Apocryphal.
BERLIN, Sept. 24.-Prinee Bismarck has
expressed the opinion that the alleged alb
straet Of the diary Of the late Emperor
Frederick, published in the Deutsehe Rund-
seham last week is apocryphaL This view
OF the Chancellor was given after he had
carefully examined the matter published In
the Deutsche Rundscham, and was In re-
sponse to definite question as to his idea Of
the authenticity Of the alleged abstract.
Major sartteIot's Temper.
LONDON, Sept. 4.-Farrah, Henry M.
Stanley's Syrian interpreter, has arrived in
London. He left Aruwhimi on account Of
illness three days before Major Barttelot
started on his journey. He confirms the re-
ports as to Barttel0ts hot temper and the
brutality shown by him to the natives and
says he expected that Barttelot would be
Killed. Stanley, he says. insisted upon the
natives being kindly treated. The acts OF
brutality began soon after Stanley left.
Earrah believes that Stanley reached Emin
Bey, but he admits that the anxiety felt con-
eerning the explorer Is justified. TippOo
lib, he says, hated Bartlel0t, and therefore
oDstrueted the progress Of the expedition.
Seventeen Sentenced to Death.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 24.-Seventeen
peasants have been sentenced to death in
kasson for killing three.policemen during
riot
Marshal Bazalne's Funeral.
MADRID, Sept. 24.-The remains Of Gem
eral Bazaine we're Inferred today in San JUS
to cemetery. The funeral was attended by
the sons Of the deceased and a few friends.
British Troops In Action.
SMLA, Sept "a. British troops have made
an attack upon the advanced positions ofthe
Thibetans at Tukola and Nimla. The Thib-
etans fled. No British were killed.
Foreign Notes.
One million spindles In the Lancashire
mills have commenced running on short
time, the mill owners object being to defeat
the American cotton ring.
French papers speak harshly Of Marshal
Bazaine while German papers insist be was
wT0nged by his own people.
The Cuban cigar makers strike threatens
to become general. The ringleaders have
been arrested and police are guarding the
factories.
IL Is raining again In Mexico.
The Royal Opera House at Pesth was
burning at a late hour last night and seemed
20 be doomed. There was no performance
last evening.
KinglLeopold will send Lieut.. Becker to
the Congo to organize strong expedition TO
relieve Stanley.