Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-16
NEWS FROM ABROAD.
The Weekly Budget From Berlin
Treats On Various Cur
rent Topics.
DOM PEDRo's MANIFESTO TO
THE sRkZILIANs.
Suicide Of Pennsylvania Lawyer
Flood at JOhnstOWn, Pa.-LiSt
OF Casualties.
81 Telegraph 70 the NEWS.
EEELIS LETTER.

The CeHfcr Pariy-Ehs Coming
Eleeti"n--DoIn Pcdro's Manifesto.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE success OF
the Center party in the vote on the
Reichstag relieving all theological
students from the obligation TO mill
tary service has stirred up good
deal Of a breeze in the upper world
Of politics, aud Bismarck COMPLAINS
. in regard to it that the highest in
terests Of the government service
are neglected for the personal in
terests Of individual deputies. The
Centerists secured the victory by
rushing through the vote in the alb
sence Of many members Of the Car
tel party, who We're home, doing
what American politicians call
"takiDg care Of their fences.''
The National ZeitlUig announces
the government will not accept the
decision on this very important
subject.
CAUcCSING AND CONVENTIONS
innumerable are being held through
out the empire, preparing for the
coming elections, and although all
parties are active, the socialists are
pushing things more energetically
than the Others, having already
brought forward 205 candidates.
The comments OF the journals of the
Cartel party upon all this disclose
an apprehension in government
groups that the admirable crgan-
iZatiOn Of the socialists will make
them troublesome customers.
The strikes Of miners viii be
matter Of great moment in the
electoral game. In spite Of the
suppOsitiOn that the Westphalian
strikers have been appcascd, the
strike is extending. In the Saar
mines 1000 men are out, and it is
feared that a strike Of the remaining
5000 is imminent. In Lower
Silesia there viii be general strike
the first of the year, unless there Is
an advance of 10 per cent in wages
and a concession OF the eight-hour
day. The employers declare it I'M
possible to cOncede these demands.
Herr BOetticher is in conference
with the employers and has referred
70 the importance Of the speediest
possible settlement in view Of the
pending elections.
The general movement for strikes
everywhere has aroused a discussion
Of the project to import Chinese
labor, but economic societies gen
orally look upon it rs thing Of |
doubtful utility.
THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT
recently applied to the Frankfort |
and Berlin banks 10 negotiate a loan 1
Of 100000 marks, ostensibiy for |
the execution of various public |
works. The bankers have now re-
fused the loan, being alarmed by |
advices from LisbOn touching nego-
tiaticns there that have for their Oh
jective point the declaration Of a
Portuguese republic. The monarch
isl press in Lisbon continues TO deny |
there any danger in the agitation.
Dom Pedro Is preparing a mani
iesto to the Braziiians. defending
the acts Of his ministers and ex-
planning the overthrow Of the en-
pire. He says he viii await tran
Iuilly an expression Of the will Of
The people, hopeful that in the com
ing election the people will pro-
nouncc freely in favor OF his govern
nent. Ia all illusions 10 Dom
Pedro, the semi-oilicial press here
continues to treat his return to Bra
I'll rs improbable and undesirable.
Influenza has about run its course
here. At least 4 third Of the popu-
.atiOn has suffered from il, and sew
sral members Of the imperial family
had il.
DR.. Parke telegraphs that Emin
Pasha improves slowly, and that
he bad symptoms are disappearing.