New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
POLITICS ACTIVE IN GERMAN1'
TEMPORARY DEFEAT FOR THE GOVERN
MENT ON AN IMPORTANT BILL
,n,up,p1r ORGANIZATION OF THE SOCIALIST
P,Rry-EUMoRs OF A PORTUGUESE REPUb'

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p,,, roo 1.-THE success Of the Centre party
n ,h ,,o IN the Rechstag relieving all theological
students Of the obligation 10 military service ma,
stirred ND considerable breeze IN the upper "oriu
., nolrics and Prince Bismarck complains III regau
- a. tbat tbe highest interests of the Government
service are neglected for personal interests OF lhdi
vlduaI Deputies. The vote was II appears rather
= nan v;ctorv for the Centrsts, and does not imply
that they have been able TO make any political com
bination which would give them the CONTINUING voice
I'm legislation which that vote seemed 10 Imply 'hey
had secured Many men of the Cartel party were ao-
sent and the Centrsts seized the advantage que 10 'ha
nanny chance. The National Zeung' announces
that The Government will not accept the DECISION
and Tins tbe accident Of the absence Of Cartel Deputies
will not change the first policy OF the "oNcrihch'
on this important subject.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF THE SOCIALISTS.
There Is great political activity. Ihough All
narties arc active the Socialists pushing things
mole encrgeiically than the Others. Ihey nave d.
ready brought forward 2O5 candidates. Iher Ma
tional Committee which is strong one, assumes
absolute authority for the party. In districts Whcrc
tho party is poor TO face the expenses Oh eIec
ton the faithful must make their appeal 10 INC CONF
mittee before January ], and must name tle sum "
q
received careful instructions from the committee.
The comments of the journals of the Cartel party dis
close an apprehension in the Government groups tha
the admirable organization of the Socialists ana ther
party discipline may enable them to carry many seats
The Socialists themselves are hopeful on tls point.
Much depends upon the that Prince Bismarck
makes of the appeal OF the miners Tor OOVe hlheht
Aid and encouragement In their strike
THE STRIKE MOVEMENT SPREADING.
If I'm he
electoral game and Prince may have his inning.
the Socialists are having theirs In spite of the sup
position that the Wesphaan strikers had been APP
peascd that strike is extending. IN the Saar mines
30 900 men are employed, and 1000 Of these are
now out, while a strike of the whole number Is daily
looked for In Lower Silesa It is decided there shall
be general turnout upon January 1, unless there
Is an advance of 10 per cent in wages and the con
cessim that eight hours is days work Employers
declare that it is impossible to meet these demands
Complaints have reached the Government that the
Socialist agtators taking great part in the strike
movement and have been addressing meetings OF
strikers at several places.
RUMORS OF \ PORTUGUESE REPU BLIC.
The Portuguese Government has applied TO the
Frankfort and Berlin banks to negotiate loan Of
100000 milrcs ostensbly for in adjustment of
the floating debt and for the execution of various
public works At almost the moment when the con
tract about TO be completed the bankers refused
TO sign IT, They were alarmed by adviccs from Lisbon
touching the negotiations there that have for their
objective point the declaration OF Portuguese rc-
public. The MOEarchist press in Lisbon continue to
deny that there any danger in the agtatons and I'm
the breath urge the suppression of Liberal papers
They also to have the Republican clubs shut up.
the Republican Leaders imprisoned, and all suspected
military men transported The official News stoutly
denes that the Republican party has any strength.
DOM PEDRO PREPARING MANIFESTO.
padr Il N a ma IN he :
defending the acts of his Minister'S and explaining the
overthrow Of the Empire lie says he Will awai
TRANQUILITY the will of the people. hopeful that in the
coming elections the people will pronounce freely in
favor Of his government. In all illusions to Dom
iedro the semLofcial press here continues treat
his return TO Brazil as improbable and undesirable
The Reichsbote7 maintains the right Of
Germany dominant influence in southern Brazil
The NiscOun de Quo PfctO, the brazilian Imperial
Premier arrived at Lisbon to-day, with cNMinstcr Of
Finance oliveira Preto teleglaphed to the brazilian
agent at Hamburg that he would 20 10 Paris after
his consultations with the Emperor.
THE INFLUENZA As \ PRECURSOR OF CHOLERA
Professor Vlichow has recovered from the influenza
Several members Of the Imperial family have had IT,
The National Zeitung denOunccs those who set forth
gloomy theories Of the epidemic, and shows that the
health Of Berlin is good, and that the mortality is
lower than IN any other great city only London
No official estimate has been made of the cases Oi
Influenza that have occur ed in IN, city. II Is known
that few families have escaped and II Is thought that
third Of the population has been III. The medical
press discredits the theory that there is correlation
between cpdemics Of influenza and those of cholera
although 1t IS wei known that several times cholera
has followed the influenza.
EMIN PACIIA SLOWLY IMPROVING.
Dr. Patke telesraphs that Emin Pacha improve,
slowly that the bad symptoms disappearing
although the cough Is still severe. and that Emn can
now move his limbs more freely and with less pain
THE SOLID DOPONt