Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-12

many antaPonistic, apparently trreconcilably
so, but the policy of the German chancellor,
who, 1t can not be questioned faithfully
represents his sovereign, has not been lately
OF a kind TO foster Russa's cordial feeling
for Germany. The triple alliance OF Ger.
many, Austria and Italy has been, without
any reservation whatsoever, but with almost
british fraukness, frequently stated by the
organs of Prince bismarck to be in restraint
of Russian ambition in the Balkans. That
alliance is a continuous menace to Russia;
it originated with Germany, ana the Ger
man chancellor planned and schemed ana
announced it par against Russian
progress to the east. This, how
ever, is not the only cause for
offense which the car may Justly consider
he has against the emperor. The latters re-
cent ostentatious visit to England was not
one of affection for the reigning family, that
only little while before he had nouted 1t
was one of business, meantto enlist the sym
pathy of the British sovereign and govern
ment in the purpose of triple alliance. The
great naval pageant prepared for the kaiser
became, by the subsequent cordial fratcrni-
zation of the emperor and the queen, a sug-
gestlon of force greater to Russia than to
Germany, for England also has cause to look
askance at Russia as she advances along the
debatable borders of Afghanistau and Persia
and casts longing eyes toward the Bosphorus
The emperor does not lag far behind
Prince Bismarck in giving cause for an
noyance to Alexander. While the govern
ment organs are assailing Russia TO the top
of their bent, the kaiser causes it TO be gwen
out that he IS about to visit the sultan, at
Constantinople, and go thence to Bucharest.
All this is open antagonism to Russ,a's plans,
and all intended for their Illustration. There
is evidently nothing except the requirements
Of kingly convention to induce the car to go
to Berlin. Between him and tine German
emperor there is no friendship. not even a
fair pretence of it, and, certainly, there are
no common interests binding them to render
the czar's visit more than one of strictest
ceremony The strangeness of the thing IS,
not that the visit has been delayed, but tha
1t should be made ut all.
49,
The Gladstonian home rulers have had
great cause of encouragement this week
Following the news of their brilliant vic
tory in the English borough of Peterborough
Monday came the announcement of an
equally important success in the combined
counties of Elgin and Nairn in Scotland
| Tuesday. In Peterborough the home rulers
| constituency the Giadstonians simply in
crease their majority and make what was a
doubtful seat secure one AT the general
| election of 1856 the liberal home rulers won
| the Elgln and Nairn divisions by only l19
| majority, the vote being 1891 for the Glad
stonian candidate to 1852 for the whig-tory
| candidate. In the election of Tuesday the
| home rulers increased their vote to 2,5I1-a
| gam of 5S0-and at the same time more than
| Quadrupled their majority, making it
| 532. They did this too, in face of some dis
| couraging circumstances. Their candidate,
| j. Seymour Keay, London barrister and
| journalist is a man of advanced opinions.
| He announced himself in the early part of
! his canvass as aarepublican and land re-
| former. This offended section of the home
| rule party. and 1t required the interpositon
| of MIR. Gladstone to prevent a bolt. He was
| not in the political sense a strong candidate.
| The tories, on the other hand, selected a
| Opular local man of large wealth They
| counted on winning the seat. They were
disappointed, as the result showed, while
the Gladstonans were far from being con-
| fident.
The assembly resulting from the recent
French election will apparently be more
| united and efficient body than the one pre-
| ceeding it. II will be so if for no other rea-
son than that the temptation to disunion
| constantly held out by Boulanger ana his
party will be practically withdrawn. 1t Is
| probable that there will be at once more
modest and quiet and more stable policy
! pursued. 1t can hardly be that there are not
| q good many of the conservatives, especially
amoung those who have looked to the Count
| Of Doe .;c IanH php ut liza
all hope of change in the form of govern
ment and devote themselves to making the
best of what they have. The extreme radl-
Gals must also be deprived of some of their
strength by the PROOF that the country Is
not with them, and the curious alliances that
have been formed so often between them and
the extreme Observation-Disclosures sure to
be followed by separation, if not by quar-
rel, and utterly barren--can hardly be formed
| as readily as in the recent past. All these
signs are favorable The most unfayorable
| one is the renewal of the talk of war, with
| Russia as an ally, based on the assumed
greater stability of the republic assured by
the elections, But this question much toe
complicated to permit anything beyond con.
lecture at present. Whatever the fates may
have IN store for the republic, it's friends in
this country will continue to watch its course
with sympathetic interest.
~
| Prince Bismarck Is in appearance now
feeble old gentleman. Measured by that oi
some of his contemporaries, his is not so very
advanced an age He will not be seventy
five until next April FOOLS aay, which means
that he is nearly fifteen years younger than
Count Won Moltke. who is still hale and
vigorous Bismarck, too, is six years younger
than Gladstone, seven younger than Cardinal
Manning, five younger than Leo Kill. anC
ten years younger than Prince GortchakOf
was when he died But he is not robust a
all, and he frets great deal over the fea
. that he may not last much longer His fact
is waxen aud fiabby, and his hands are those
of very old man-yellow and swollen il
tine joints and marked with unnatural biz
blue veins. He is once more becoming very
fat abdominally, and DIR. Schweninger Is a
| his wits end to keep this flesh down thi
time, for Bismarck is no longer able to wall
much. TO please his physician he tries from
! time to time, but his legs hurt him too mucl
to make this form Of exercise possible. Al
this tends to depress HIM, and the furthe
fact that his family have not been a long
lived race serves to deepen his conviction