The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-29
DOH PEDRO'S SORROW.
The Banished Emperor's Queen
is Dead.
PRINCE BISMARCK QUITE III.
Peculiar Exercise OF the rarslanfnr
Fewer By the Enpesar-Rosalsy.s
Christmas Tree.

Brazil. who was visiting the city with Dem
Pedro. died today.
BKR2iS. Dec. as-Prince bismarck is
under the weather. but is apparently not
one Of the victims 0t infiuenxa. His con-
dition does BOT occasion any alarm. bat he
is III snough 20 be compelled 70 give mp
almost entirely the effort 70 tranSaes otlicial
business and 10 prevent his presence 81
court New Years day. isdoeiars oppose
his desire 10 reappear IN the reschstag snd
take part in the debate on the socialist law
or military rediss, or any subject likely 10
agitate aim
In responding to the compliments ef he
diplomatic reception On New Years day
the emperor viii make 4 short pacific
declaration, the presumption being that his
royal and imperial word on this occasion
gives the key note Tor Earape for tire yesr.
All society Is now intensely interested in
the coming fancy dress balI. which The
mperor Ia 10 give at SehloSs. where every
one of the guests must appear in oriental
costume.
An exceedingly interesting discussion Is
carried on in pFivste itie everywhere, and
not without muca heat over the qaeer pro-
ceeaiag OF the emperor in remitting the
fne Of 40 marks indicted upon 1T.
Baehler, editor of the SFaassasyger zsiinas,
conservative sheet, which libeiesi Hon
Singer, the socialist. Ii attacked him Sig-
oroasly because he posed publicly as 4
socialist ard friend al the people. while in
tact he IS the head OF factory for making
wonans eloaks and similar garments in
which the sweating system Is praetsced
at the expense OF mAny girls employed by
him. Bachler appealed to the courts. The
editor vas condemned and paid his line IN
august. This fine was returned By
the emperor on Monday last. Snch
use OF the royal perogative naturally sur
prises people Hitherto the exercise OF
royal clemency has been restricted TO state
Gases. For the emperor TO thus interfere
aud stand between justice and the accused
person in q mere ease OF private interests is
50 plain a substitute OF royal caprice for
the law of the land thst everybody can
understand il. and therefore everybody is
moved by it, The journals cannot ignore
the subject. bat they are obliged 70 touch
it with the greatest caution foE fear OF
prosecution. Liberals Of all shades discuss
il in private, however. and il is the uni-
versal theme. Nationalist journalists i'm
tensely regret the incident as il plays in.o
the hands Of the progressionists and social.
lists on the eve of election, with clear
demonstration OF gross abuse OF power.
This incident viii confirm the National
Liberals in their inclination 70 refuse 20
vote. as itssands. for theexpulsion clause oi
the socialist bill. This party now proposes
As compromise that 3 viii vots for the
expulsion clause i the application OF that
clause is limited 10 such socialists as are
proven 10 be engaged in conspiracy against
the state, ard II il shall not apply 90 the
mere advocacy Of socialism in the press
and on the rostrnm. II IS improbable that
Bismarck viii accept this compromise and
the immediate political future viii take
shape from this AZ the starting point.
The lihefal spirit Of the National Liberal
party, quiekened by the BachieT incident,
viii make il impossible for that party 70
yield on this expulsion clause. without
this party il cannot be carried. Prince
Bismarck viii therefore withdraw his bill
and dissolve the reichstag.
An exchange Of views with the English
government regarding the decree OF the
provisional government in Brazil concern
ing naturalization has caused Prince Bis
marck 20 abandon bis Intention TO take any
Immediate action. Recent dispatches from
gio Janeiro have influenced England. Ger
many ard Italy 70 agree n lguoFing tho
Datnralixng decree and other irregular acts
OF the revolutionary leaders. The general
conviction grows here That the new govern
ment Is merely military. ID unstable, and
will ha swept away even before the date TO
which II has postponed elections.
The fear OF a republican uprising in Port
ugAl, consequent upon the extension there
os the ferment originating IN Brasil. is
! much less since the character OF the move
/ nseut ia Rio Janeiro has been revealed. Ad-
vices received here from Lisbon state, In
I fact. that the republican propaganda has
been psralyzed BY the despotic doings
I in Rio IAnesro and that there u a strong
povHiar reaction in favor OF monarchy.
TIE epidemic Is rapidly decreasing here,
bat is sprsading in ether places in Ger
/ many The malady has very seriously af-
/ seeted Christmas trade The doctors Of
/ Vienna say the disease has reached les
I climax there.
Prince and Princess Leopold. Of Prussia,
/ and the nake and Duchess OF SAKE Meinin-
/ een are AZ Possdam. The iliHess Of Princess
I Feodora. their only child, prevented their
/ attending the family party.
/ Zach one Of the empefor's Eve sons had
I large Christmas tree. ai for himself.
placed on = tAhle In Shell bail. the tree Of
E The emperor and empress heing ca smother
table ia the center 8t the ball. The eHa-
+ psror passed tie greater part Il Christmas
( evening assisting IA The decoration q the
Z trees ard sraiicking with his children, ard
( LETT tie party 10 81 70 the theater 70 vii
ness paFnay's revivai 81 Hamlet