The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-15
THE CRISIS COMING
Between Emperor William and
Prince Bismarck.
HE EX-CHANCELLOR TALKS
THE
Too Freely to Suit His Young Master, and
il He Doesn't Stop 1t, He Will
be Prosecuted.

BERLIN, Feb. IA Copyright 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. THE
official invitation of the United States to
take part in the Worlds fair at Chicago
has been referred to the different states in
order that commercial interests may be
consulted before reply is made. It's ex-
pected in official circles there will be a rush
of German exhibitors for whom it will be
necessary to secure the largest possible
space.
The crisis IN the feud between Bismarck
and the Emperor is becoming acute. in
conversation at an official dinner last night
the Emperor remarked that the attacks
inspired by Bismarck were aimed at him.
He feared he would soon be obliged to take
severe measures to suppress these attacks
which were dangerous to the government
and empire. 1t is reported that Chancellor
Caprivi has been instructed to publish a
warning to Bismarck's paper, the Ham
burger Ndchrichten, to cease publishing its
pretended revelations of government affairs
on pain OF prosecution.
The Ndclrichten published yesterday an
article which caused a sensation. 1t de-
clared the recent changes in the army gen
eral staff were due to the fact that Wal
dersee and other officers were working to
bring on war with Russia. The article
repeats other charges that Waldersee has
| already denied, but which have acquired
fresh significance from the removal of his
intimates, Majors Zahn and Seibert, from
the general staff.
The Emperor had aprolonged conference
yesterday with the chancellor and minister
of Justice 1t is difficult to believe the
Emperor means to go to the length of
prosecuting Bismarck, yet his uncontrolled
intensity OF irritation supports the ru-nor
that he will do so. The tone of an in
splred note in the North German Gazette in
olcates milder form of repression will be
tried before Bismarck is personally chal-
lenged. Developments of the feud are
watched with the keenest interests. The
adherents of Bismarck say the prince does
not fear prosecution, is ready to meet and
perhaps wants to provoke it.
At an official dinner last night repre-
sentatives were present from every politi-
cal party in the reichstag except the So
cialists The Emperor gave them his opiu-
ions on all topics of the day regarding leg
islation, cts.
a German-American composer named
Seifert, who was formerly a piano maker
in San Francisco, has been on trial here or
the charge of levying blackmail on {
wealthy American widow, Mrs. Mcguire
with whom he had an intrigue, after ht
had been divorced from his first wife. Tht
evidence submitted to the court showed
that for a long time Seifert has lived in al
extrav agant manner at the expense of tn;
widow. The iason attained crisis whei
Seifert transferred his affections an,
married the widows maid. He con
tlnued, however, to retain his gri
3 upon the widows purse, threatening
5 to publish the story of their iptrigu
/ in the Police Gazette, and furnishing
their portraits to illustrate the article
unless he was supported wit
money. Friends of the lady assisted i
laying trap to capture the blackmailel
, Detectives were hidden in the widow
room during an interview she had arrange
wife Seifert. They heard Seifert threate
to shoot her if she did not submit to hi
eXactions. They bounced upon him an
placed him under arrest. The trial +,
suited in his conviction and he was ser
fenced to two years Imprisonment.