Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-02
Riarnarck Is Unable to Attend
to His Duties.
REVOLUTIONARY FEELING ont WANE
The Emperor Causing Talk by
Remitting a Fine.
Gsrmany's Royal Family Very Much I'm
terestsd I'm New Years BAH, whsrsl
w All the Guests Have to Wear
Oriental Costumes.


BERLIN, Dec. 2s.-Prince Bismarck
under the weather, but is apparently nc
one Of the victims OF the inAuepxs. Hi
condition does NOT occasion any alarm
but he 10 i'll enough to compel him to Civ
up almost entirely any effort to transac
official business and to prevent his prssenc
at the court New Years day. His doctor
oppose his desire to reappear in the reich
stag and take part in the debate on th
socialist law, or the military credits, or an!
subject likely to irritats him.
In responding to the compliments OF tn
diplomatic reception ON New Years day
the emperor will make q short pacific
declaration. the presumption be
ling that the royal and imperia.
word on this occasion gives the key note
for Europe for the year.
On Christmas evening there were assem-.
bled 10 the new palace snly the royal
family.
The royalty ia now intensely interested
In the soming fancy dress bali, which the
emperor 10 to give at the Schloss palace,
where every one OF the guests must appear
In an oriental costume.
An exceedingly interesting discussion is
carried ON In private life everywhere, and
not without much heat, over the queer
proceeding OF the emperor in remitting the
fine OF 400 marks inflicted upon DR..
Bachler, editor of the Staatsburger Zsitung,
q conservative sheet, which libelled Hon.
Singer, the socialist. IL attacked
him vigorously because he posed
publicly as q Socialist AMI friend
OF the people. while in fact he 10 the head OF
o factory for making woman's closks and
similar garments in which the sweating"
system 10 practicsd at the ex lense of the
many girls employed BY him. Bachler ap-
pealed to the courts, the editor was CO 4.
dsmmed and paid tho fine in August. This
fine was returned by the emperor on Mon. |
day last. Such use OF the royal preroga. |
tive naturally surprises the people. Hith- |
erto the exercise OF royal clemency have |
been restricted to state cases. For the |
emperor to thus interfere and stand be. |
tN cen justice and the accused person in /
the mere case OF private interests is 90 /
plain O substitution OF royal caprice /
for the law OF the land that every body can |
understand il and therefore every body is /
moved by it. The journals can.
mot ignore the subject, but they are Obliged
to touch it with the greatest caution for i
fear OF prosecution. Liberals OF all shades
discuss 1t in private, however, and it liz mn
theme. The Nationalists in.
tensely regret the incident, as it plays into i
the hands OF Progressists and Socialiste on 1
the eve of an election, with clear demon
stration OF the gross abuse OF power. This /
incident will confirm the eNstional-Liberals /
in their inclination to refuse to vote as it |
stands, for the expulsion clause OF the So |
eiRlist bill. This party now proposes as |
sion clause IL the application OF that clause
10 limited to Socialists, az proven to |
have been engaged in the conspiracy |
against the state and il it |
shall not apply to mere
advocacy OF socialism in the press or |
ON the rostrum. 1t is improbable that |
Bismarck will accept this compromise and /
the immediate political future will take /
shape rom this as the starting point OF q /
liberal spirit Of National Liberal party, |
quicksned by the Bachler incident, will |
make it impossible for that party to yield |
ON this expulsion clause. Without this /
party ii cannot be carried. Prince Bismarck |
will therefore withdraw the bill and dis /
solve the reichstag.
An exchange OF views with the English /
regarding the decree OF the /
government In Brazil, concern /
ing naturalization has caused Prince Bis /
marck to abandon the intention to take /
any immediate action. Recent dispatchys /
from Rio Janiero have influenced England,
Germany and Italy to agree in ignoring the
decree and other irregular acts /
Of the revolutionary leaders. The general /
conviction grows here that the new gov
ernment 10 merely a military junto
which is unstable and will be swept away
even before the date to which it has post
poned the elections. The fear Of q repub-
lican uprising in Portup al consequent upon
the extension there OF the ierment originat-
ing In Brasil is much less since the char. |
actsr OF the movement in Rio Janeiro
has been received. Advices re.
ceived here from Lisbon state
In fact that the republican
propaganda has been paralyx. d by the
despotic doings in Rio JaneiTo, and that
there 10 strong popular reaction in favor
OF Q monarchy.
The epidemic Ia rapidly decreasing here,
but 10 Spreading In other places in Ger.
many. The malady has very seriously
affected the Christmas trade.
Visnna doctors Gays the disease has
reached the climax there.