Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-07
GOSSIP OF EUROPE.
Tie M9fier-Bismarck Controversy
siirs Up Wore Bad Blood.
GIFFOKEE Is RELEASED.
The old story of Evictions in Ireland.
Osman Digna's Chief Lieutenant
Deserts-He Says Emin
hey Is . Prisoner.

LoSDOx. Jan THE publication of the cor
respondenee between Sir Robert Morier and
Count Herbert Bismarck has caused a bitter
feeling here. While Sir Robert is held tc
blame for the tone Of his letter, Count Her
bert IS strongly condemned for his surly
and evasive rejoinder Tho dispute between
these gentlemen involves wider issues,
and threatens 10 lead to an international
complication. The queen, It is said, is much
offended at the publication of the charge
against her minister in The Cologne Gazette,
and still more incensed at the failure of the
German authorities TO officially contradict IL.
The matter touches her majesty and her
court nearly. Prince Bismarck himself has
already put on record the fact the Emperor
William ! and his encourage distrusted the
Crown Prince Frederick, and refrained from
communicating state and military secrets to
him for fear he would reveal them TO the
English court, which might impart the same
70 the French, to whom il was friendly. This ia
the sting of the charge against Morier, and the
insulting indifference with which German
officials allow il 10 pass enrages the most
exalted people in England. So great storm
has been raised that Count Won Hatzfeldt,
the urbane ambassador OF Germany at the
Court Of st. James, has gone TO Friedrichs-
ruhe to consult Prince Bismarck on the
subject The relations between England and
Germany have of late been so much closer
that this miserable controversy disturbs
them more than it otherwise would, and
might have disagreeable consequences unless
speedily and satisfactorily terminated.
- BERLIN, Jan. 6.-Prof ssor Geffcken, who
has been held in custody on the charge of be-
Ing responsible for the publication in the
Deutsche Rundschau of the diary of the late
Erc.larf.lr hos -a1a he
prosecution having been abandoned.
The Freisinnge Zeitung, after remarkine
that Professor Geifcken spent ninety -nine
days in prison, says: "Prince Bismarck re-
cords a grievous failure before the whole
world Such a thing has scarcely ever hap
poned before in the course of his ministerial
career
The release of Professor Geffcken, against
whom such formidable proceedings for pub
fishing Fredericks diary were just about to
begin at Leipsic after long imprisonment,
which almost wrecked his reason, astonishes
everybody. No explanation is given, but oc-
curing just at the moment of the breezy
blow up between Morier and Bismarck, the
sudden act gives rise TO oil kinds of surmises
and conjectures. The most plausible and
nmiable one Is that the Emperor William
has yielded to the prayers of his mother to
let the poor and really unofRending man GO
Another surmise is that it is diplomatic
move TO placate England
Count Herbert Bismarck gave diplomatic
dinner, at which Count Schouvaloff, the
Russian ambassador; NJ Herbette, the French
ambassador. and other heads of legations
were present During the course of the even
ing Count Herbert, speaking to Count Won
Hatzfeldt, the German ambassador to Eng
land, acting by order of the emperor, prom
ised to exonerate Sir Robert Morier, the
British ambassador TO Russia, from any
charges connected with the Bazaine incident
This result was communicated to Sir Robert
Mnrier. Lord Salisbury, in a personal COM
munication to Prince Bismarck, asked him to
order a direct statement that the whole
charge is absurd.
The Reiehsangeiger publishes rescript
written by Emperor William to Prince Bis
marck dated Dec 81. wherein the emperor
says: at is joy and solace to think that
you still stand loyalty by my side From
my heart / invoke upon you happiness and
blessings, and above all, good health trust
that may be long permitted to labor with
you for the welfare of the Fatherlandn
DUBLIN, Jan. 6-The evictions from the
Olphert estate in County Donegal were con-
tinued. OF those elected only the occupants
of one house offered any resistance and they
yielded after struggle of fifteen minutes
At the last house VIZ ted, however, the
evictors met with w.+s ri reception. Several
attempts were made e effect an entrance,
but the house was so strongly barricaded and
fortified that the magistrate finally ordered
a cessation of hostilities until Monday. re-
firing amid the derisive cheers of the de-
tenders of the house and a crowd of spectators
Orders have been sent to Gweedore, County
Donegal, from Dublin castle, directing the
authorities TO effectively use the soldiery If
the tenants oppose the evictions being carried
on there
SUAKII, Jan. 6--Osman Digna's principal
lieutenant has deserted the Arab camp and
arrived here he represents that the Arabs
nre enraged at Oslnan and when he left were
seizing the effects of their leaders wives be-
cause the women chewed tobacco, a practice
contrary TO the precepts OF Mahdism. He
reports that there are 1000 dervishes at
Handouh. The leaders of these forces are
continually squabhling with Osman Digna
on account of desire on the part of a
majority of the dervishes to evacuate Ham
doub aud take up a safer, il not more adj
vsntageous position. he reitsrates the asser-
tion made by other refugees that Emin has
been captured by the Mahdi, and says that
he Is q IEfSoucI al AuaEbOuAfis btOu8n wen
treated in every respect
PEsrH, Jan. 6.-During heavy storm, &C
companied by a high wind, which prevailed
in southern Hungary, railway train was
blown from the track near Fiume. Three
passengers were killed and many injured
At a banquet at Gran Cardinal Simon,
archbishop OF Strigoaia and primate of
Hungary, in reply to a toast to the health Of
the pope, delivered violent speech in de-
of the Italian governments, whose
action he characterised as infamous in the
extreme.
BERNE, jan 6-Fire has destroyed large
portion of Brancon, many families losing
their live stock and all they possessed A
mailman caused the fire.
BELGRADE. Jan. 6--The Servian ministry
has resigned
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan 6-Judge Lambert
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