Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-21


been confined to France or Italy, the CONT.
nent, or Europe. They have stretched across
oceans and ruined the prospects Of families
all over the civilized world And all this
evil has been allowed 10 flourish simply that
a little family might be allowed to reign in
Monaco without laying its own subjects
under contribution.
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II Is reported from Berlin that Count Her
bert Bismarck recently made a secret visit TO
Italy for the purpose OF consulting with Pre-
mer Crispi about the proposed meeting Of
the emperors OF Germany and Austria with
King Humbert at Naples. According to this
account the emperor of Austria will decline
TO go to Naples unless the Italian government
shall change its policy with respect to the
pope and suppress such demonstrations as the
recent unveliug Of the statue of Giordano
Bruno at Rome 1t is said, moreover, that
King Humbert is to be informed by an agent
Of Bismarck that tho other parties to the
triple alliance will "constrain'' him TO respect
the wishes Of the vatican in these respects.
The loss of his independence rs sovereign
would be poor exchange on the part Of
KING Humbert for such protection as he can
obtain from the triple alliance, it that alli-
Germany and Austria, a Catholic and a
Protestant country, can beat him into antag.
onism with the nineteenth century and the
liberals of his own country in order to pleas Q
a representative Of the middle ages.
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The anniversary of Mexico's independence
has just been celebrated in all the chief cit
les of our sister republic and the onthus-
lasm of the national holiday this year has
been almost equal to that of the Fourth of
July in the United States. There is good
reason for it. Mexico, which has so often
suffered from internal disturbances, is now
enjoying long period of profound peace;
her prosperity is increasing in remarkable
way; new element is being added to her
population by Immigration from Italy. and
there is unusual activity in the development
of her vast resources. The Mexican gov
ernment has sent an official delegate to the
congress of the Three Americas that is soon
to assemble IN Washington; and there need
be no doubt that the acts of that congress
will be advantageous to the commercial in
terests of Mexico as well as to those of the
United States.
Brazil Is making steady progress toward
more liberal government. Latest advices in
regard to the general elections held two
weeks ago show that of the one hundred and
twenty-five members of the house of repre-
sentatives the liberal party has elected
ninety five, thus having an overwhem ing
majority. The latter part of May there was
clash between the emperor of Brazil an
the conservative cabinet, which resulted in
the dismissal of the minister in power, the
dissolution of parliament, and an order for
new election, which was held August 81,
with the indicated result. This IS an en-
dorsemcnt of the cabinet which was formed
June by Ouro Preto, the leading liberal in
Brazil, ana also of the advanced IDEAS of the
emperor and of the reforms propose by
Premier PreJo
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Siam is the latest of the countries to en-
brace the civilization which railroads bring
IN their train, Surveys are now In progress S
for intended lines for Bangkok to the north
ern and eastern provinces Of the land whicn
is notorious for it's claims to the possession
of white elephant, and it Is believed that
the laying of rails along the routes marked
out by the engineers will be speedily fol-
lowed by the formation of companies for de-
velopiug the mineral wealth Of the country
on large scale. At present malaria is the
principal thing that threatens to hinder the
opening up Of the interior cf Siam to exten-
sive commercial intercourse with Europe and
the United States.