Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
Switzerland Remains Firm in the
Face of Bismarck.
Lady Acton, Sister of German Minister
at Washington, Takes Her Own
Life by Drowning.
The Austrian EmperoE's Visit to Germany to be
a Quiet Affair-The Car VIII Not
Go to Berlin This Year
CABLE LETTER.
Pluel<y Little Switzerland stands Pat on
Her Rights.


Her Rights.
copyrighted by Associated Press.)
BERLIN, July 13.-The reply of the
Swiss bundesrath was received at the
foreign office yesterday afternoon.
Though civil in Intent ii is none the less
defiant. 1t does not reeede a step from
the position previously taken by SwitZer-
land, and is throughout a vindication of
the rights of refugees and of Swiss action
toward German police agents. The note
persists that the arrest and expulsion of
Wohlgemuth was fully justified, and saws
the bundesrath must further adhere to its
Interpretation of article second of the
settlement treaty of 1876 which in no
wise restricts the rights of the two gov
ernments to receive in their respective
territories any one they may see fit.
The bundersrath must insist all the more
on its rights being respected, as it is
firmly determined ito fulfill its inter-
national legislations. 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 strin-
gent measures for scrutiniZing travellers
crossing the Swiss frontier, baggage
being mercilessly oyerhaUled and goods
wantonly searched and delayed. To-
day s National Zeitung denied that these
regulations are reprlsals, and declares
they are due to imperial customs officials
uninfluenced by the government. The
Swiss cantonal authorities, believing 9TH
erwise, direct travellers to pro-
ceed through Austrian territory via
Bergensea. The attitude of the
Swiss government is probably strength
ened by the knowledge that Prince Bis
marck IS menaces to Swiss neutrality oc-
casioned dissatisfaction. The emperor
was not consulted concerning the dis
patches. His majesty has advised Prince
Bismarck to modify his tone and thus
avoid aggravatIng a difficulty. AS q re-
suit the semi-official papers are moderate
in their expressions of hostility toward
Switzerland.
The North German Gazette tonight
commenting upon the situation contains
no suggestion assailIng Swiss neutrality,
nor even denunciation of the settlement
treaty. The Gazette explains that the
dispatch of June was the outcome of an
understanding with Russia, and proceeds
to show that its object was, by giving it
the tone and tenor of an identical Rus
sian note presented at same time, to ac-
centuate the impression it was intended
to make.
Its purpose so far as has been attained,
the Swiss authC~ities giving due consider
alton to Russian representations, and it
is expected they will ultimately recog-
nize the German claims, though in less
friendly and less expeditions man
ner. The diplomatic action of Germany
is aimed at social democracy in Swift
erland against Switzerland itself. This
&c n tod Onl in
ments hostile to the German empire are
protected and promoted there. To COM
bat these elements is the task of the inn
perial policy, and the fight will not be
abandoned until the task is fulfilled.
It is expected that the autumn session
of the reichstag will begin about the
middle of October.
In accordance with the request of the
Emperor Francis Joseph he will meet
with the euietest possible reception on
his coming visit to Berlin. There VIII be
no festivities and they will refrain from
giving his majesty formal welcome. He
will pass through the capital on his way
to Potsdam. The authorities will pre-
sent him with an address at the railway
station. There will be no fetes. The
visit-of the emperor will be devoted to
Witnessing military reviews, etc., while
Count KaInoki talks with Prince Bis
marek.
The official hopes that the car will
come to Berlin have been abandoned.
Even meeting of the sovereigns at Kiel
is doubtful. Prince Bismarck has ceased
his communications with st. Petersburg
regarding an interview since hearing that
the car had expressed an unwiihngness
to come to Berlin so long as the govern
rnent organs assaulted Russian credit and
the war office kept massing men along
the Russian frontier.
AdYices from Munich announce the
suicide of Lady Acton, sister OF the Ger
man minister at Washington. She was
residing with the family OF Count Deschel
in a villa adjacent to Tegernze. Yester-
day she took a small boat and went row.
ing alone on the lake, and when some
distance from shore she jumped into The
water. She had previously shown symp-
toms of mental disorder. Her husband
died recently.
Court circles are talking about the
conversion of the Empress Augusta Vic
toria to the Catholic church. She made
a profession of faith before Able Radj-
iewski, who is attached TO the household
of Prince RadZiwill.
The Berlin press is absorbed in dis
Dute over the relative positions Of Prince
Bismarck and Count Won Waldersee.
The North German Gazette, IN which
Count Won Waldersee was attacked as
trying to influence the German foreign
policy, finds it necessary to announce that
the article in question was not officially
inspired. The Cross Gazette, organ OF
Count Won Waldersee, accused the North
German Gazette of trying to injure the
regulations of the chiefs of the army
and of melting a feeling of contempt
that tended to relax discipline, hence the
disclaimer