The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-29
GERMANYSCOURTCIRC
HOW CHRISTMAS WAS SPENT IN
THE PALACE.

OF flne Causes Political 6en5a-
ton.
copyrighted, 1889, By the Nsso York Associated
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BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-Prinee Bismarck is
under the weather. but he is apparently not
ono Of the victims Of influenza. His oon-
dition does not occasion any alarm, but he
is i'll enough to compel him to give up
almost entirely any effort to transact Off.
cial business, and TO prevent his presence at
court on New Years day. His doctors op-
pose his desire to resppear in the Reichstag,
and take part In the debate on several low
credits or any subject likely to irritate him.
In responding to com pliments at the
| diplomatic reception on Ne Years day,
the emperor will make a short pacific
declaration, the presumption being that the
royal and imperial word on thus occasion
gives the keynote for Europe for year.
CHRISTMAS AT THE PALACE.
On Christmas eve there were assembled
in the new palace only the Prince and
| Princess Leopold of Prussia. The Duke and
Duchess of Sake -Meiningen are at Potsdam,
but the illness of Princess
Fedora, their only child, prevented
| their attending the family party. Each
Christmas tree all for himself placed on a
table. The tree of the heemperor and empress
was ON another table ia the center of the
nan. Tho emperor passed the greater part
OF Christmas eve assisting in the decoration
OF the trees and frolicking with the children,
and left che party g. go to the theater
| for Barnay's revival of "Hamlet.n u
On. Christmas the emperor and empress
| and the Grand Duke aud Duchess of
1 Radpn dinpn with ~ n
her family. The grand duke did not re-
main, but was compelled to retire In conse-
quenca Of his illness with influenza,
The whole Bismarck family celebrated
| Christmas ct kreidrichsruhe Count Her
bert has the influenza slightly, but 1t did
not prevent his presence at the family gath
ering
RECEPTION TO MINISTER PHELPS.
Tonight Empress Augusta gave q special
reception to Mr.. Phelps, the United
States minister, in tho presence Of
ponchor, first lady OF honor, attended
the empress, and Count NesssIrode, as
| sisted by Baron Won Eude, made tho pres
entation. The empress, In the course of a
| cordial conversation with Mr.. Phelps, ex-
pressed her lifelong interest in American
| affairs and her great desire that the people
Of the United States should use their i'm
mense resou ces always in the interest Of
the peace OF the world.
All society is now intensely interested in
the coming fancy dress ball which the en-
peror is to give at the 6chloss,
where every one Of the guests
must appear in an oriental costume
Another notable social event will be ball
at the opera house on Feb H. This is pat
ronizsd by the imperial family. The nomi-
nal price of tickets is 20 marks, but the
price has risen 30 that tickets are now SELL
ing for 120 marks.
AN EDITORS FINE REMITTEp.
An exceedingly interesting discussion IS
carried on in private life every where, and
not without much heat, over a case Just
made by tho queer proceeding of
the emperor in remitting a
fine of 400 marks inflicted upon
an editor by the courts. DIR. Dachler,
editor of the StddtSburger Zettung, a con.
servative sheet, libeed Herr Singer and at
tackled him vigorously because he posed pub
licly as a socialist and friend OF the people,
while. in fact. he 10 the head Of q factory
for making women's cloaks and smaller gar
ments, in which the Sweating" system is
practiced at the expense of the many
girls employed by him. Dachler APP
pealed TO the courts. The editor was
condemned and paid his fine in August.
His fine was returned by the emperor on
Monday last. Such abuse Of the royal pro-
rogative naturally surprises the people.
Hitherto the exercise OF royal clemency
has been restricted 10 state cases. For the
emperor to thus interfere and stand be-
tween justice and an accused person, In a
mere case Of private interest in an ordinary
violation of one mans rights by another
man, is so plain asubstantiation of royal ca
price for the law of the land that everybody
can understand it, and therefore everybody
is profoundly moved by IL. The journals
cannot ignore the subject, but they are
obliged TO touch it with the greatest eau
ton for fear Of prosecution. Liberals Of all
shades discuss it in private, however, and
it is an universal theme.
TO BE USED POLITICALLY.
The nationalists intensely regret the Incl
dent as IL places in the hands OF the pro-
gressists and socialists on the eve of an
election clear demonstration Of
gross abuse OF power. This
incident will confirm the national
liberals in their inclination to refuse to vote
as IL stands the expulsion clause Of the
socialist bill. This party now proposes az
compromise that 1t will vote for the ex-
pulsfon clause il the application of that
clause is limited to socialists proved to be
engaged In conspiracy against the state,
and II it shall not apply to mere advocacy
Of socialism in the press or on
the rostrum. It is impracticable
that Prince Bismarck will accept this
compromise, and the immediate political
future will take shape from this as a start
ing point. The liberal spirit Of the National
Liberal party, quickened by the Dachler
incident, will make it impossible for that
party to yield On this expulsion clause
Without this party it cannot be carried.
Prince Bismarck will therefore withdraw
the bill and dissolve the Reichstag.
BRAzIL's NATURALIZATION LAW.
An exchange Of views With the English
government, regarding the decree OF the
provisional government in Brazil concern
ing naturalization, has caused Prince
Bismarck TO abandon his intention to take
immediate action. The chancellor favored
from the first absolute non-interference,
and refusal TO recognize the change IN
Brazil as valid until it should be ratified
by an election by the people, bur was
willing to act In concert with England and
Italy IN any measures necessary 70 protect
financial and commercial interests, and the
personal rights of the subjects of each
power. Recent dispatches from Rio
Janeiro have influenced the three powers
to agree in ignoring the naturalization
decree and other irregular acts Of the revo-
lutionary leaders. General conviction grows
here that the new government is merely
military one, which is unstable and will be
swept away before the date TO which it has
postponed the elections. The semi-official
press treats the revolution as the work Of
group Of politicians imposing themselves
upon the country by sheer audacity, and