The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-19
The Coke Strikers Resort to Dynamite to
Garry Their Point-The State
Troops to Be Returned
A Frightful Railway Accident Near
Cleveland, 0hio-Eine Men Crushed
to Death-Ths Alton Boycott
Liable to Develop into
Widespread Rate Var
Kansas and the Big
Fair - Notes.

BERLIN, April 1s.-Prince Bismarck has
tacitly consented to stand a re-ballot in
Geestemunde, but he also consents to be-
come a candidate in the Lepe district,
where he is certain of a returning, the
electorate being almost purely Conserva.
tive. His motive is obvious. Returned
from Geestemunde, as he doubtless will
be when opposed only by Socialist candi-
date, he will refuse the mandate, accepting
that of constituency. which will return
him with one accordat voice.
The satisfaction in court circles over the
check of Prince Bismarck has been allayed
by the revelation Of the Socialist strength.
1t is known that state officials actively in
terfered in the contest, especially in the
rural parts Of the constituency, using the
severest pressure against Prince Bismarck.
Their action largely contributed towards
keeping a host of supporters OF Bismarck
from the polls.
Prince Bismarck, in receiving deputa-
tion of kiel conservatives who called on
him at Fredrichsruhe yesterday, said that
the emperor would do well to desist from
the conservative policy maintained by his
grandfather. The prince insisted upon
his right to express an opinion on current
affairs. 1t was absurd, he said, to ask him
to abstain from doing so. His opinion
might not agree with the ministerial opin-
ion, but it would not always be conserva-
tive. He contended that the union OF the
German states was a conservative act, be-
cause without it Germany would have
perished by discord among the various
states. Instead of allowing affairs to come
to such pass he had assisted German
unity by tanning into flame the spark of
national feeling which had been glowing
under ashes. This speech presages the in
domitable opposition of the former chan
cellor to the government.
Prince Bismarck, in repudiating the
charge of abandoning Conservatism be-
cause he destroyed old forms and founded
new, said that the value Of these things
must be weighed against each other. He
entered at length into the matter of the
union of Germany. He said it was un-
necessary to belong to a particular party
to be conservative; therefore in the last
years of his official life he had taken the
trouble to coalesce the National Liberals
and the Conservatives He would much
regret if that coalition fell to pieces. He
hoped the Conservatives would distinguish
between those with whom it was i'm
possible to live in political concert and
those who were honestly ready to do so.
The emperor is credited with the inten-
tion of dissolving the relchstag should
Prince Bismarck succeed in forming
Conservative National Liberal coalition
tion would certainly imperil the seats of a
number of BiSmarckians, and new house
would have an influx of Freisinnige
members, upon whom, in conjunction with
the Centrists, the government could rely.
The reichstag will speedily dispose ofthe
trades regulation bill. The most import
ant amendment to the bill introduced
during the weeks debate enacts that
workmen breaking their contract with
their employer by leaving their work with
out due notice, ETC., must pay an lndem-
nifty. The reactionary character of the
is emphasized by the absence
of a reciprocal clause providing for the
protection of workmen against unfair
treatment by their employers.
The ceremony of mailing the new colors
of several regiments to the staffS occurred
today before the royal schloss. 1t was an
imposing affair. There were present the
and empress, all the imperial fam
lily, a number of Prussian and German
princes and noted army generals.
union, having, amongst its leading aims,
retaliation upon the American, French
and Russian tariffs, it is said, will be
shortly the subject of a conference at
Vienna, to which Germany, Italy, Austria,
Hungary, Switzerland and Belgium will
send delegates.
Emperor William has interfered in the
quarrel between Prince Henry of Reuss,
German ambassador to Austria, and NJ.
Varesco, late Roumanian minister at
Vienna. His majesty has expressed his
of the affront offered by the
wife of the prince of Reuss to the son of
NJ. Varesco. and has advised the prince to
make reparation for the insult.