The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-22
CROWNED HEADS QUAKE.
A CRAZE FOR REPUBLICS MAY
SPREAD OVER EUROPE.


Stands by the Republic - Military
Amusements of the Emperor.
copyrighted. 1850, bg the NeS York Associated
PreSs.l
BERLIN, Dec. 21.-The emperor has been
50 ill as to be compelled to keep his bed
since Thursday morning. He arose for the
first time today and received official re-
ports. His malady was catarrh, with fever,
and provoked a recurrence Of the old trouble
with his ear. There was also in his throat
more than the usual trouble experienced in
such cases. An injudicious note on the
subject was printed in the National
Zeitung. 1t was intended, of course,
to reassure the public, but had an
entirely contrary effect, aud caused
almost inces ant inquiries 20 be made at the
palace. The emperor forbade tho pub
lcation of bullet ms, received in his bed
room leading officials who called, and
treated his illness in a jesting spirit. His
trouble originated in a Id, caught VIII le
the emperor watched the effect OF night
alarm in the garrison at Potsdam, one Of
his military amuseme1ts being TO test the
rapiltv with which the various regi-
| meats can be turned out at unex-
pectet mo .nents. But that is
not his majesty's only military
amusement. At the field maneuvers at
| Bornstedt regiment of cavalry was sud
denly ordered to advance at full gallop. Ii
rode helter-skelter down the badly lighted
streets of Potsdam. S)me OF the horses
were killed, and several of the townpenple
were ridden down and badly hurt. This
caused much public irritation, AMI was one
| OF the reasons why there was very little
| sympathy with the nperor in his illness
among his people in that part Of the empire.
| WATCHING BRAZIL.
| For many days now the attention of the
| foreign office has been conferred upon the de-
velopments In Brazil and the threatened
coup In Portugal. Long daily dispatche'
from Lisbon and Madrid have CO fir ned
the intellige ce recently given In this letter
that Portugal Is likely to follow the exam
pie set by Brazil. The government here
shares the uneasiness felt in every monarchy
in Europe. IL Portugal take fire the move
ment Of the Portuguese republicans will, it
| is believed, bs the signal for a rising In
Spain. aud this will be followed by agita-
ton in Italy aud general upheaval OK the
social forces throughout Europa.
The militant atti ude Of the Portuguese
government toward England over thu Zan-
besi dispute is recognized here as necessary
| to strengthen the position Of the King of
| Portugal at home, where any accidental
/ failure of strength at this moment would
| be made much OF in 10 Interest OF the radi-
| cal party Prince Bismarck, according t) a
report afioat in Ministerial circles, has writ
ten directly to the Marquis of Salisbury.
| expressing hope th 1t n 'tnlng will be done
to humiliate the Portuguese ministry in
| view of the i'm erial catastrophe in Brazil,
| and the position of the monarchy in Portu-
gal face to face with similar forces to those
| that cast down Dom Pedro
AN APPEAL TO ENeLANp's FoRBEARANcE
An article in the NItionaL Zeitung, ap-
pealing to the forbearance OF tie Il glish
government, says that Z,rpa Pinto, like
other agents OF Portug gal. may go beyon
| his instructions, but a statesman, looking be-
yond a special coup, will see that other in-
| terests than those relating to the possession
Of African territory should have
immediate consideration. The youth
Of the prince, who has just ascended the
| Portuguese throne, his relationship to
Queen Victoria, and the conservative tend
ency of the Marquis Of Salisbury's policy
should altogether assure such calm adjust
| ment of the dispute as will not add to the
difficulties in the way of King Carlos. The
| Zeitung'S article indicates that Prince Bis
marck favors the English claims in this
difference between the powers. Official
bias is evidently toward England. This is
L
| courts and the general concurrence in the
foreign policy, but is also furthered by the
| attempts of the French press to foment an
| irritation in Portugal against England
| Some German official experience with Z5rpa
| Pin goes a certain way toward confirming
the opinion that the Portuguese have made
mistake.
CAPTURE OF THE sULTAN's YACHT.
Zerpa Pinto was the officer who, while
the Portuguese consul at Ia .zibar, caused
the capture of the sultau's yacht by a
| Portuguese cruiser. German intervention
in that case at first supported Pinto, but
ended with an admission that the sultan
had been wronged, aud that the quarrel
had originated entirely IN the reckless rash
ness of Zerpa Pi to. The justice or in
| Justice of England demands is regarded as
| of no Importance to t1e government here,
and little interest Is felt save in the possi-
bility that the dispute, IL ii
i, pressed against the king, may
bon lever with which to
overturn the monarchy. In that phase the
case eau ses me anxiety. Advices received
az Hamburg from the province OF Rio
Grand do Sui, In Brazil, are entirely con-
t ary to the opinion that the German
colonists desire the protection of tle father
land. They appear TO be content to await
| events and Dp6fui that tne Iederated re-
public will increase the general prosperity.
they desire to see fully developed self
| government or state sovereignty
in the provinces, aud believe that the
repub ican constitutional convention will
| grant this and will accord to ITEM an en-
larged control Of the provincial finances.
All this accorded, they count upon the
growth in the new world of a great Ger
man free state. The official world here il
dis pp jinted by this adhesion Of the col
onists to the republic.
STRIKE OF THE MINERS.
The miners strike still remains unsettled.
Several pits in the Saar district are working
but more are idle. Toe directors sent out
placards to-day proclaiming that all mer
who have not returned tC
their work by Monday viii
be treated as having rejected the terms Of
fered them. Anarchists from Liege, In
Belgium, have been iuciting the men TO re-
fuse the terms. Some arrests OF these men
have been made, but this has failed to over
come the agitation. Many police
agents from here have been sem
through. all the districts where thu
trouble exists to watch the operations OF
this anarchist propaganda. Although the
strikes are not directly traceable 10 tie op
erations OF the socialists, the government Il
possessed Of infor nation that they are TO
mented through a socialist committee.
LUcKEywALDE's STRIKE.
The recent strike at Luckenwalde wa
directly due to the Berlin committees. The