Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-15

vice, has stirred up q good deal OF q
breeze in the upper world of politics,
and Bismarck complains in regard to il
that the highest interests of the Govern.
ment service are neglected for the per-
sonal interests Of individual Deputies.
The Centrists secured the victory by
rushing through the vote in the absence
of many members of the Cartel party,
who were doing what American poll
ticians call "taking care of their fences
The National Zeitwng announces that the
Government will not accept this decision
on this very important subject. Bismarck
has hauled Herr Boetticher over the
Goals for not preventing the vote, and
Boetticher has promptly responded by
throwing the blame on the Cartel COM
bination. Bismarck answers to the
effect that important Government, meas
ures must be settled in the Reichstag
before the middle of February, when he
desires to dissolve that body. Herr
Boetticher's task will not be an easy one.
Caucuses and conventions are being
held throughout the empire preparing
for the coming elections, and although
all parties are active the Socialists are
rushing things more energetically than
others, having brought forward 205
candidates. The comments of the
journals OF the Cartel party upon all this,
disclose apprehension in the Govern
ment group that the admirable organi.
zation of the Socialists will make them
troublesome customers.
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The strikes of the miners will be a
| matter of great moment in the electoral
game. In spite of the opposition that
the Westphalian strikers have been
appeased the strike is extending. In
the Ssar mines seven thousand men are
out, and it is feared that str ke Of the
remaining 80, ,0O0 is imminent. In lower
Silesia there will ba general strike the
first of the year, unless there is an ad-
vance of 10 per cent. in wages and con-
cession of the eighthour day. The
employers declare that it is impossible
to concede these demands. Herr
Boetticher in conference with the en-.
ployers has referred to the Importance
OF the speediest possible settlement in
view of the pending elections. Many
| mass meetings of miners are to be held
tomorrow.
The general movement for strikes
everywhere has aroused a discussion OF
the project to import Chinese labor, but
the economic societies generally look
upon it as thing of doubtful utility.
PoRTUGAL's CREDIT GOES BEGGING.
The Portuguese Government recently
applied to Frankfort and Berlin banks to
negotiate loan of 5000, 600 milreis, os.
tensibly for the execution of various pub
lie works. The bankers have now rs-
fused the loan, being alarmed by advices
from Lisbon touching negotiations there
that have for their objective point the
declaration of a Portuguese republic.
The monarchist press in Lisbon contin-
ues to deny chat there is any danger in
the agitation.
DOM PEDRO AND BRAZIL.
Dom Pedro is preparing manifesto to
the Brazilians defending the acts of his
Ministers and explaining the overthrow
of the empire. He says he will await
TRANQUILITY the expression of the will of
the people, hopeful that in the coming
election the people will pronounce favor
ably in favor of his Government.
In all illusions to Dom Pedro, the
semi official press here continues to treat
his return to Brazil as improbable and
undesirable. The Reichstote maintains
the right Of Germany to dominant
influence in Southern Brazil. It says
there are over 200 600 German oolonists
in three provinces, and argues that if
immigration had not been checked the
provinces would long ere this have fallen
as ripe fruit into the hands of the Ger
man Government.
INFLUENZA DYING OUT.
Influenza has about run it's course here.
At least a third of the population has
suffered from it, and several members OF
the imperial family had It.
EMIN PAsHA IMPROVING SLOWLY.
DR.. Parke telegraphs that Emin Pasha
improves slowly, and that the bad symp-
toms are disappearing.