Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-14
A Polite But Firm Refusal to b,
Bulldozed by Bismarck.
ADVISED TO BE MORE TEMPERATE
Emperor William Recommends n
Less Dictatorial Policy.
ARISTocRATIc LOVERS SUICIDE.
Indy Acton browns Herself and Her
BethrOthed, Count Wnldcmar Blu-
mcnthai. Kills Himseif-Sup-
posed to Have Quarreled.
Switzerland Undaunted.

Switzerland Undaunted.
lCoppri1ht 1889 bp NciD York associated Press. !
BERLIN, July l3.--The reply of the Swiss
bundesrath was received at the foreign
office yesterday. Though civil in tone il is
none the less defiant. 1t does not recede a
step from the position previously taken by
Switzerland, and is throughout q vindication
of the rights of refugees and of Swiss action
towards the German police. The tenor Of
the reply was communicated to the German
minister at Berne early in the week. The
communication was the signal for the
adoption of stringent measures for the scru.
tiny of travellers crossing the Swiss frontier
baggage being mercilessly overhauled and
goods wantonly searched and delayed. To-
days National Zeitung denies that these
regulations are reprisals, and declares
they are due to directions from the
imperial customs officials, uninfuenced by
the government. The Swiss cantona
authorities, believing otherwise, direct tray
elers to proceed through Austrian territory,
The attitude of the Swiss government Is
probably strengthened by the knowledge
that Bismarck's menaces to Swiss neutrality
advised Bismarck to modify his Itone and
The North German Gazette tonight, COM
menting on the situation, explains that the
dispatch of June was the outcome of an un
derstanding with Russia, and proceeds to
show the object was given in tho tone and
tenor of the identical note presented
at the same time to accentuate
the impression it was intended to
produce. This purpose so far has been
attained. The Swiss authorities are giving
due consideration TO Russian representations
and it is expected they will ultimately
recognize Germany's claims, though IN less
friendly ana expeditions manner. The dlplo.
matte action of Germany is aimed at the
social democracy In Switzerland. Against
Switzerland itself its policy is directed only
in so far Us elements hostile to the German
empire are protected and promoted there To
combat these elements is the task of the i'm.
perial policy, and the fight will not be aban-
doned until the task is fulflled.''
1t is expected that the autumn session Of
reichstag will begin about the middle of Oc-
tober. 1t will be q revision of the present
reischstag.
The bundesrath will resume business at
the end of September, dealing first with the
press regulations and revising the socialistic
law. The progressionists intend to dilate
upon the abuses in the military administra.
ton. The corruption disclosed by the Hage-
mann trial furnishes abundant material 20
show the prevalent pratice among officers of
living to what extent they can upon sup
plies.
The emperor will return to Walhemshafen
on the Goth inst.
In accordance with the request of Emperor
Francis Joseph he will meet with the quiet
est possible reception on his coming visit to
Berlin. There will be no court festivities
and the city will refrain from giving his
majesty formal welcome. He will pass
through the capital on his way to Potsdar.
The municipal authorities will present him
with an address at the railway station.
There will be no fetes. The visit OF tho en-
peror will be devoted to witnessing military
reviews and naneuvers, while Count Kal.
noky palavers with Prince Bismarck
The official hopes that the car will come
TO Berlin have been abandoned. Even the
meeting of sovereigns at Kiel is doubtful
Prince Bismarck las ceased his communica-
tions with st. Petersburg regarding the in
terview, since hearing the czar had expressed
an unwillingness to come to Berlin so long
as the government organs assailed Russia's
credit and the war Office kept massing men
along the Russian frontier.
The details Of the emperor's life aboard the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern appear in the
papers. He comes on deck at = o'clock and
breakf fasts on coffee and eggs and cold meats
finishing with glass of sherry. After break
fast he walks the deck, chatting with the
Off .ers, and receives ana sends few dis
patches. He interchanges kilograms with
the empress at every station. The dinner,
which is served at o. Is a simple meal, con-
sisting of soup, fish and meat, with light
wines, German champagne and coffee. The
repast over, he promenades the deck smok-
ing, and retires at 9o'clock. The letters de-
scribe him as in splendid health and spirits.
After the Austrian emperor's visit, Emperor
William goes to Metz to lay the foundation
stone of monument to his grandfather,
thence to WestphalIa to witness military
maneuvers and then TO Athens. where he will
attend the marriage of his sister, Princess
Sophie, and the duke of Sparta.
Advices from Munich announce the suicide
of Lady Acton, sister of the German minis
ter at Washington. She was residing with
the family of Count Drechsel in a villa ada
cent to Tegernsee. Yesterday she took a
DOat anu Went rowing dlOne On Iue lake, anu
when she was some distance from the shore,
she jumped into the water. She had preyi-
ously shown symptoms Of mental disorder.
Her husband died recently.
The Catholic electoral congress at Munich
has been postponed until September 10.
Prince Lowenstein- Wertheim will preside.
Local committees are being formed in every
village throughout the south, giving promise
OF the most vigorous and best organized cam
paign that the center party has ever known.
The Berlin press is absorbed In a dispute
over the relative positions Of Prince Bis
marck and Count Won Waldersee. The
North German Gazette, in which Count Won,
Waldersee was attacked as trying To infu-
ence the German foreign policy, finds it
necessary to announce that the article In
question was not officially inspired. The
Cross GIzette, the organ OF Count Won
Waldersee, accused the North German
Gazette of trying 10 iniure the regulations Of
the chiefs of the army and Of incitipg u