Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-22
THE EMPEROR I'LL.
HIS MAJEsTYs WHiMS NOT PLEA
SAINT TO HIS SUBJECTS.
Portugal Claiming Attention-Gerran
CoIonists In Brazil Appear to BE Con-
tent and Hopeful Of the Future.
Copyrighted. 1870. By the New::York Associated
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with fever, and IT provoked arecurTence of
the old trouble with his ear. There WAS
also IN his throat more than the usual
trouble experienced in such cases. An IN
judicious note on The subject was printed
in the National IetNng. 1t was intended,
Of course, 20 reassIIrc the public, but had
an entirely contrary effect and caused
almost ncessant inquiries 10 be made at
the palace. The Emperor forbade the pub
location Of bulletins. and received III his
bedroom leading officials who called aud
treated his illness in testing spirit
This trouble originated in y cold caught
while the Emperor watched the effect OF
the night alarm IN the garrison at POtsdam,
ono Of his military amusement. beng 70
test the yapidity with which The various
regiments can be turned out at unexpected
moments But that IL not his Majc.iy's
only military Amusement. At the hel0
man0uvres at BOrn9tcdt a regiment Of
cavalry was suddenly ordered 10 advance
at full gallop. II rode heier-skelter down
the badlv-lighted streets Of Pot dam.
Some Of the horses were killed and several
Of the towuspcople were ridden down and
badly burt. This caused much public lrrl-
tat.on and was one Of the reasons why
there was very little sympathy with the
Emperor in his illness among his people III
that part of the empire.
For manv DAYS now the attention Of the
Z i
! VelODments in Brazil and the threatened
centre comp IN Portugal. Long daily dis
patches from Lisbon aud Madrid have con-
firucd the intelligence recently given IN
this letter that Portugal Is likely to follow
the example set by Brazil. The Govern
/ mCut here shares The uncaslness felt IN
every chanccnory in Europe. II Portugal
/ takes fire the movement OF the Portuguese
Republicans will. 1t Is believed, be the signal
for n rising in SpaiD. and this VIII be fol-
lowed 10y agitation IN Italy and by gene
I raj upheaval Of social forces through
/ out Europe. The militant attitude Of
the Portuguese Government towards Ing
! land over the Zambes. dispute Is recognized
here a. necessary to strengthen the posi-
tion Of tho King of Portugal al home.
where any accidental failure Of strength 40
this moment would be made much Of IN
the interest Of the Radical party.
! Prince Bismarck, according 70 report
afont IN ministerial circles, las written
directly to the Marquis of Sallsl my; *
/ pressing the hope that nothing viii be done
10 humilate the Portuguese Ministry, IN
view OF the imperial catastrophe IN Brazil,
and the position Of tho monarchy IN for-
tunnl. face 20 face with similar forces TO
those thas cast down Dom Pedro.
An article III the Nat0n0i ZdtmJ appeal
ing 10 the forbcarauce Of the English
Government SAYS that /erpa Pinto, like
]
/ his Instructions, bat Is statesman, iooklng
/ beyond special cape, VIII sec that other
/ interests than those relating 20 the posses
SION Of African territory should have me
/ mediate cOnsidt nation. The youth OF mo
/ Prince who has Just assembled the foriu-
euese throne. bis relationship 20 Queen
! Victoria and he conservative tendency ~
/ the Marquis of Salisbury policy should al
together assure such IA calm adjustment ~
the dispute as VIII not add % the difficult
! ties in the WAY of King Carlos. lhe
| Xc,hnTs article indicates that Bi--
marck favocs tho English claims IN
! tine difference between the Powers. Vi
( fetal bias 10 evidently toward England
/ This il due chiefly b the intimate rela-
tons Of courts and general concurrence IN
! foreign policy and also 10y attempts of the
/ French press 20 fOment an irritation m
PORTUGAL against England. Some German
officials experience with /crpA PINTO goes
% certain way towards confirming tAe
/ opiuiOu that the Portuguese have made
mistake. Xcrpa Pinto was the officer who
! while the Portuguese Consul 10 Zanzibar
c8u.ed She capture If tho Sultans yacht
/ bv a Portuguese cruiser. The German M
/ feryeution in that case at first supported
/ Pinto. but ended with the admission mat
! the sultan had been wronged ana mat the
quarrel had originated entirely ~ thercck-
/ lcssrashne-s of Xerpa Pinto. The Justice
or Injustice of England's demands is re-
/ gardcd es Of no importance to tne b"N-
| crnment here and little interest l. iclt save
| IN thepossiblhty that the dispute II IT. Is
pressed against the Ming, may auord me
Republicans I'm Lisbon q lever with winch
| To- oyerturn the monarchy. III that phA'o
/ the case causes some anxiety.
Advices received at Hamburg from tho
province Of RIO Grande DO sui, ~ hralii
/ are entirely contrary 10 the opinion that
| the German culonists desire The protection
of the Fatnerlaud. They seem - be- con-
tent TO await events. aud are hopeful that
tho federated republic viii increase thn
general prosperity. They desire 20 see a |
| fully developed self-goyornmout or S'ate /
sovereignty IN the province, and believe !
that the Republican Constitutional Con- |
yontion will Grant this and Will accord 10 |
them an enlarged control Of provincial |
finances All TINS accorded, they count |
upon the growth III the new world OF a /
erent German free State Inc oihclM /
world here is disappointed by tins adhesion /
Of the cOlonist- to the republic.
The miners strikes still remain NJ 81 |
lied. Several pits IN the Saadar district !
are working. but more are IDLE. HE dl- |
rectors sent out placards to-day proclaim |
lu. that all men who nave not returned fo |
thor ulaccs bv Monday Wlll he treated aa |
having rejected the terms offered them.
The Anarchists from Lece, IN Belgium. |
have been melting the men 20 refuse the
terms. Some arrests OF these men have |
been made. but TINS has failed % overcome T
the AGITATION. Many police agents nom /
here have been sent through all the as
tricts whore the trouble Is TO watch the .
oucratiOn. of this Anarchist propaganda. .
Although tn strikes are not directly trace
able TO the operations OF tue Socialists. the
Government j. possessed of Information .
that they are fOmented through Socialist .
committee.
The recent strike at Luckcnwalde was
directly due ~ the Berlin committee. The /
agitation thus active and demonstrated .
WILL be the basis of Prince Blsmarchs AZ
TO tue Reich,iag to pass the So
cialist bill entirely as 1t stands and
without the embedding qualification.
The Government expects 10 make
pressure enough the National Liberals
10 force the withdrawal OF ther opposl-
tiou. There are signs IN The National
Liberal press that th4t party VIII except the
emulsion clause. The ruth of the position
is that the National Liberals believe they
have done enough 10 justify themselves
10 their constituents before election
and thcy Will now Weld 10 the demands OF
the Chancellor. Although the mandate OF
the Re!chstag expires on February list
there JIG some doubt about the ante OF the
elections. The Journals are discuss ne TIE
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delay until autumn the convenins OF the
new Roichstae.
The renewal Of the agreement or CO.
alition programme known ~ the cartel has
not prevented some lively disputes between
the deputies Of the allied groups. 4 more
liberal end Of the combination IL accused
Of making itself subseryent 70 the royal
will.
The Socialist trial of Elberfeld is likely
10 result i'm the enforced absence from the
electoral struggle of a number Of the most
active Socialist leaders.
The Pubic Prosecutor demands that Be
bel be sentenced to fifteen months i'm
pIisonment, Gillenbergor and Harm TO one
year. and SlqsSacher To SIX months.
The Socalisi delegates III the reunion
at Risdorf, a suburb of this city, decided
90 join tho international demonstration of
tao 81 Of May in favor OF eight hours tor
days labor.
Count Won Moltke was i'll three davs
with fashionable epidemic. lie recovered
and WAS out on Tuesday. but ho bad re-
lapse and was taken down with bronchitis.
The doctors now prohibit his leaving his
bedroom.