The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-15

W tne eHect that any person publicly ex-
citing others to any act contrary to their
contracts violates the law, and is punisna-
Die for the offeuse. The president Of the
Dortmund district to-day convoked the pro-
Vlncial councillors to consider the griev-
ances or the miners Herr Bunte and
schroeder, the delegates of the men, we're
heard by the council, and they explained
the demands of the men.
BROKEN PROMISES REITERATED.
The President urged them to use their
influence with their comrads for an amic-
abe settlement of their differences, and
assured them that the authorities would not
fail to impress upon the directors the neces-
sity for meeting as soon as possible, the
wishes of the nen. Herr Schroede, re-
minded the president that the men had re-
lied upon government promises when they
abandoned the movement in the spring
strike, and that their promises had never
| been fulfilled. The conference ended
therefore without any encouraging result.
Many mass meetings to be held tomorrow
VIII probably approve the ma ifesto of the
| Bonne miners demanding increased pay, a
reduction Of the hours of labor, and the
abandonment OF all represSiYe measurs
| against the mems leaders.
The very general movements for strikes
everywhere has aroused discussion of a prof.
ect to import Chinese labors Economic
societies generally look upon it as thing of
doubtful utility. The Stettin Polico-Ec N
| omical Society adopted an address to the
authorities saying that, though the encour-
| agement Of Chinese immigration was not at
present advisable or opportune, it might be
In the near future desirable and necessary,
quaint menace on account OF which the
| miners will not lie awake at night.
PoRTUGALs DANGER.
ho
| to Frankfort and Berlin banks to negotiate
loan of 100000 milreis ostensbly for
use in the adjustment of the floating debt
| and for the execution of various public
works. At the veryfmoment almost when
| the contract was about to be completed the
bankers withdrew and refused to sligo.
They were 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 continues to doubt that there is
any danger in the agitations, yet in the
same breath almost they urge the suppress
sion OF liberal papers. Thus es a course
that may be only little stroke of business
throw doubt upon the value Of their
opinions as TO the political agitation. But
they not only want republican papers
upressed-they want also to have repub-
lcan clubs shut up, republican leaders i'm
PA IsOucus duu OIL euSpeCGou military I16u
transported. Official news strongly denies
that the Republican party has any strength
1t states that while disturbance is always
possible, yet the country is strongly con-
servative and the monarchy is safe.
BRAZu's ExILEs.
Viscount de Ouro Preto, the Brazilian
imperial premier, arrived at Lisbon to-day
with ex-Minister of Finance Olviara, Wis
count Preto wired to the Brazilian agent at
Hamburg that he will go to Paris after his
consultation with the emperor. Ex-
Emperor Dom Pedro is preparing a mani
| festo to the Brazilians defending the acts OF
his ministers and explaining the overtime W
of the emperor. He says he will await
TRANQUILITY the expression of the will of the
people, hopeful that in the coming elections
| the peopie will Pronounce freely in favor of
his government. In illusions to ex-Emperor
Dom Pedro, the semi-official press here
continues to treat his return to Brazil
as improbable and undesirable. the
ReichS6ote maintains the right of Germany
to dominant influence in Southern
over 200, 900 German colonists in the three
provinces of Rio Grande Dosel, Santa,
Catharina and Parana; that farming there
is exclusively in the hands of the Germans
that the language spoken is chiefly German !;
and argues that If emigration had not been
checked, the provinces would have fallen
ere this, as ripe fruit. into the hands of the
German government.
THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
Professor Virchow has recovered from
the influenza, Several members of the i'm
perial family have had it. TIE National
Zeitung denounces those VINO set forth
gloomy theories of an epidemic, shows that
the health of Berlin is good, and that the
| mortality is lower than in all the other
great cities, save only London. No
| official estimate has bean made
| of the cases Of the inhuenza that have oc-
Cured il this city. 1t is known that but
| few families have escaped, and it is thought
that third Of the population has been i'll.
The medical press discredits the theory that
| there is a correlation between epidemics of
| influenza and those of cholera, though it is
| vel known that several times cholera has
| followed the other.
Prof. Leyden, lectur1ug at the Clinical
| institute last night, traced the epidemic of
| infiueIz to the same causes which pro-
duced the dengue fever which prevails in
| the east. Clinical journals announce that
| the influenza is spreading.
The court returns from Potsdam to-
morrow. The fetes begin in the middle of
| January The Prince of Wales, Archduke
| Francis of Austria son of Archduke Charles
| Louis, and the emperor's nephew and heir,
and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, will
| be the guests of the emperor.
| DR.. Parke telegraphs that Emin Pasha
improves slowly, and that the bad
| symptoms are disappearing, though his
cough is still severe. and that he can now
| move his limbs more freely and with less