The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-13
IRRITABLE BISMARCK
Russian Troops Sent to
Central Asia.
FRONTIER STRENGTHENING.
The A meer and the Gear Preparing
for WARN. W Japanese Consti-
tution-O6aer Foreign Nsws.

BERLIN, February 12.-Prince Bis
marck's attack of neuralgia is com
plicated with rheumatism, venal dis
order, want of appetite and insomnia.
He continues TO work, against the ad-
vice of his doctors. His visits to the
Chancellory are marked with frequent
outbursts of passion and other eYi-
dence of extreme irritability. Apart
from his mcrbed physical conditions,
the party intrigues aiming to rob him
of his influence with the Emperor worry
the Chancellor more than ever.
Count Won Woldersee. whom ultra
Conservatives hope to sea succeed Bis
marck at no distant day, scored against
toe Chancellor By getting the En-
peror to assist in the stopping of the
act on against the Kreus Zeitung. A
court report says when Bismarck went to
Schlnss to protest that the action must
proceed, he was kept waiting a quarter
of an hour in an ante chamber, and
that in fit of violence and rage he told
Chamberlain Mirbach that the delay
was an Intentional insult, arranged by
the Cabai against him, and that the
Emperor. fearing broil, left his room
,hurriedly, apologized to the Chancellor
and succeeded in calming him. and OBJ
tanning his assent to tina abandonment
Of the prosecution. Bismarck, if in
sound health, would probably care
little for the enmity of the Ultra con-
servatlves, but he fears losing his hold
over the leaders of government groups
THE BoURsE WAS SCARED
by to-days news from Central Asia,
and sold foreign stocks largely, es-
pecially Russians. which dropped n per
cent. roubles declined from 2l7 to 2l5.
Reports, based on Moscow advices,
were circulated to the effect that Rus
SIAN troops had been ordered hurriedIy
on march from Chardjui upon Kerki
and from Aeri to Penjdeh, to reinforce
frontier ports. st. Petersburg tele-
grams concur in stating that govern
men.'s purpose is to retaliats upon the
a neer, who is executing, by whole
sale. partisans of Ishak Khan, forbid
dag commercial intercourse with Rus
SLAMS. strengthening the frontier ports
and warning clans of the approach of
war with the Gar.
inquiry by messages to London
elected reassuring responses, to the
effect that the Amer Is pledged not to
attack Russia without British assent,
aud he is probably exciting the anti
Russian feeling in order to. divert the
Afghans from internal conspiracies.
The snow blockade of railways in
Central Germany continues, and the
railway service throughout the country
is disorgsnized.
A NEW CONSTITUTION.
TOXIC, February IL The new con-
stitution was promulgated from the
throne by the Mikado. on Monday. The
establishes house of |
peers, the members of which are partly |
hereditary, partly elective and partly |
ated by the Aikado, and q house |
of commons. of 800 members. The |
right of suffrage is given to all men of |
the age Of 25 years and over, who pay |
taxes to the amount of S25 yearly. The |
liberty OF religion, freedom Of spesch |
and the right of public meeting are |
established. Parliament shall possess |
legislative functions and the control of I
finances, under limitation Judges |
cannot be removed except by special |
ST. PETERSBURG, February 12.-Gen- |
eral KomarOtf has been dispatched to |
the frontier to check Afghan encroach-
ments.
ROME, February 12.-It has been
proved that the recent riots were insti-
gated by French agitators.
PARIS, February I'm. deLesseps il |
i'll. His daily leyees have ceased and |
his family will not allow visitors to re-
fer to the Panama Canal.
PEsTH, February .12.--Students made |
smother 1iotous demonstration against |
the army bill this evening. Many ar
rests were made.