Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-04


the Austrian legation ut Berlin. who's
name for obvious reasons Is withheld. in
an interview today said: Since tn
perhdy of Emperor William and tn,
treachery of the German conservatives in
their endeavoTs to ouSt Prince BiSmarcl
from political life and from the hearts OF
his countrymen, especially in the matter O
defeating the socialist bill in the has
reichstag, have become pretty well known
a strong reaction has set in toward tn,
eN-chancellor, which may in the
near future prove very dis
aStrous politically to the emperor;
aspirations. Were Prince Bismarck les,
| loyal to his emperor and loved Germany
less, he could by raising his mighty voice
or by welding his pungent pen. make the
political life of the emperor and his con
servative enemies of short duration in
deed.
But the ex-chancellor sees clearly the
| political horoscopes of those who sought
his downfall, and generously tried to put
| off the day when their intrigueS against
him will prove a boomerang politically.
for those who foStered them. it was the
| knowledge of the means used to force
| Prince Bismarck Intoretirement more than
any other factor. that made the
! hearts Of even the great socialist populace
| of Berlin go out in sympathy toward him.
and was the cause Of the imperiaIiStic
reception which greeted him on the oc-
! caSlon of his visit to the emperor and
Berlin on Wednesday last. No such dem
| onStrauOn of love and esteem has been ac-
! corded any man IN Berlin in recent wears
| 1t clearly indicates the feelings of Germans
IN general for the great ex-chancellor.
who spent the best part of his life in max,
! ing Germany great and glorious Very
few OF the leading politicians IN Berlin
| believe that the emperor will succeed in
obtaining working majority in the new
relchstag. asst Is thought the concessions
which will be asked for such services will far
exceed his expectations. Of course the
usual routine government measures will
pass the reichStag without any difficulty
but there are some doubts about the extra
war and naval credits receiving the same
treatment. The opinion is growing that
If the relchStag were dissolved by the em-
peror for refusing to vote extra war and
naval credits. his imperial majesty could
not rouse the country to that enthusiasm
for the army and navy which Prince Bis
marck excited when he dissolved the reich
stag on the September bill IN 1897, and
that instead of the Cartel parties return
ing with working majority, rs on the
latter occasion, they would return with
further declnated numbers.
Mr.. Gladstone is immensely gratifed
with the recent progress Of political events
and thinks the Irish claim has made more
progress III the last month than its friends
could have expected Both inside and out
side parliament this progress has. in the
opinion of the oldest parliamentary hand.
been very evident. The government now
have done and done badly with the report
Of the special commission, and the docu.
meut, together with their handling of it.
has greatly added to the popularity of Mr..
Parnell and the Irish members who were
accused with him. The business of the
session. from no fault of the opposition is
in almost unprecedented arrear and confu-
sion. By no possible feats of management
can the government repair the conse-
quenCes to their bills of the late conf
mencement of the session.
Lord Randolph Churchillis always upon
a rise or fall in Tory opinion. When he
rises 1t Is fair weather with the govern
ment; when he falls there are clouds on
the ministerial horizon. Just now he is
very low indeed in the estimation of his
own side. lie Is accused of playing into
the enemy hand and OF beng IN active
league with the adyersaries of the minis
ters. It's freely said that he is working
for a dissolution, and there may we'll be
some truth in the suggestion. 1t is Obvi-
Gus that Il general election could not fail
to improve his parliamentary position. The
report that he will not be acceptable to
South Paddington is pure nonsense.
He resides in Paddington, and there
are plenty of tories there who are dissatis-
ted with the course of the government,
and who are quite willing to see the in
terests of the tory party through Lord
Randolph Churchill's eyes. The govern
ment have made a great mistake in the
treatment of Mr. Parncll and his friends.
and in this fault the. attorney general has
been the most conspicuous offender.
Lord Randolsh intends to repair that
error to the best of his ability. He sees
that III an election at present Mr. Parnel
would have, for the injustice he has suf-
tered, a popularity in England most per
ilOus to the tory party, and he thinks very
little of the perspicacity Of the govern
ment for not seeing that which is at once
so palpable and injurious to themselves
Queen Victoria has begun at Aix-les-
Bains the usual treatment for rheumatism.
t0IlG IL Iuhll8 tue DdIiiL regularly. ana
spends an hour every day swathed in
flannel bandages, with a towel tied round
her head. Those who have seen her re-
clining on a bed after the bath. wrapped
up to the chin and looking thoroughly un-
comfortable, find i. hard to realize that
she is queen Of Great Britain and
Ireland and empress of India. From her
bedroom window her majesty looks out
upon one of the finest views in Europe
Her rooms are in the second story of the
hotel annex. and are 800 feet above the
sea level. The air and baths of AK have
always benefited Victoria but she is suf-
fering at present from the most obstinate
case of rheumatism she has ever had.
LONDON. April lit is now stated on
the highest official authority, as well as
being a matter Of common gossip in par
lament and at the clubs. that the queen
is seriously considering the step of abdi-
eating the British throne. The reception
of the prince of Wales by the German
emperor has had a great effect on the
aged queen. who Is now convinced that
her son ought to nave chance to play the
leading role in England during the
rest of her life, which is GER
tain to be short. The queens s
DCAlllN IIuTullIN Is increasing. ana Sfc Is
so rapidly running to flesh that massage
Is necessary to assist ner breathing. One
strong objection the queen has to nbdicat-
ing Is the contingency of being called the
ex-queen. She wishes to assume the title
Of queen regent for the rest of her life A
special bill viii be introduced in parlia-
ment when she is willing to resi- On the ac-
tuaI throne, and the prince of Wales will
be crowned king of England and emperor
of India.
BERLIN, April IA committee com
prised Of influential members Of all shades
Of political opinion has invited the public
to subscribe to fund for the erection Of a
national monument In Berlin to Prince
Bismarck. The committee will invite the
emperor to become a patron Of the under
taking.
BERLIN April 1.-The Vossisch Zeitung
says that IN replying to an address from
citizens of Dreshen expressing regret that
he had resigned at so critical a time.
Prince Bismarck declared that his retire
ment was not Of his own seeking. The
reply has caused great excitement in
Dresden The Vossisch Zeitung adds that
public opinion demands true explanation
of the circumstances Of Prince Bismarck's
resignation
BERLIN, April To-day Is the 18th
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