The morning call., 1891-03-30
rn1roRIAL NOTES.

The celebrated Guelph Eunu 10 WHICH iecVut
cablegrams have referred was created In 1865
in fulhllment of an agreement between OLD h'ng
william and the deIhroned King George oil ID an
over, by which the latter was 10 receive an IN
demuity OF 16, 10000 Ibalers for Ire loss Oh MS
sovereign rights, the capital TO De felalLeu III
trust by the PIussan Government ana tne ~, ~
terest TO be paid in perpetuity to the hefs ol lo
BrunswIck- Luneburg family bisni"IeN onNou -,
tared s,rnpp opposition from The llperals' VIM
n hiected not only on account OF tne iIasut'uue Va
,ha sun but because lie deposed hing had not
formally abdiealed. BY entering INTO the agree
n,ent brought about through the mediation OF
The British Government, Bismarck argued that
The exIed monarch bad :" in honor" renounced
his claim 10 his d0minions. However, but
short time after The vote was granted the pima
King made a public speech in which his royal
rights were vigorously asserted. The Govern
ment then impounded the indemnify luna, ana
the problem OF what to do with the accrulng lh-
terest was finally solved by placing IL al INC
Governments disposal as Secret Service fubu,
with lhe understanding that II was TO be used IN
frustrating the inIrigues OF The Guelph 1actlon.
Bfsmarck in one OF his piIhy expressions de-
cIared: "Thete is nothing of the spy In me, but
| think we deserve thanks If we follow evil rep
tiles into their hiding places TO watch what they
are doing" Consequently lie fund, something
like 100000 marks annually, was called the
"reptile fund" In course OF time the semi-otil-
cal press received the title of the reptile
press" 1t is now believed that the debate in
the Landtag the bill TO be submitted by the
Government viii result in some sensational dis
closures. The secret history attached to the
fund would furnish some very interesting
reading.
A short time ago ex- King Milan wrote a caus-
tic letter 10 NJ. Garashanine, eX-President of The
Seryan Council Of Minister'S accusing him Of
rank treachery and base lngratlude, and con
Guiding with the declaration: YCu should have
held your tongue, for in your political history
and on the banner which you BEAR there is
mystery which Will be more interesting for the
history of Servia than the fantastic prose IN
which you TO day are nduging. 1t viii be neces-
sary for you to explain (and This may be the
cause OF your personal attitude toward myself
In these later years and OF your actual attitude
toward the crown and toward those who, in the
Name of The crown, are governing the country
how IL was and why that afte the pistol shot
fired by Helen MaIkOYitch in the open Cathedral
OF Belgrade, under your government, the author
and accomplish OF that crime both died in prison,
strangled and the other smothered." The
latest adyices intimate that the SerVlan regents
have decided that a fun inquiry must be instl-
tuled into the charge OF double murder which he
eX King thus brought against GaraShanine. The
latter. 10 a sharp Ie0rt, hints that tn King had
more knowledge of The crime than his Ministers.
Gaashanine, who IS graduate OF the military
academy of st. Cyr, for some time cavalry
officer. He IS, however, more of journalist than
OF a statesman. As a Minister, he friend
OF Austria and Incurred the mplacabe animos-
lty of the Russophll factions by his unsparlng
denunciatl0ns Of OF Russian lntrigues
Tie International Miners Congress which
meets tomorrow in The halls of the Labor EX-
change at Paris VIII be ATTENDED by delegates
from most OF The countries OF Europe and from
America Profiting by the lessons OF The last
congress, delegates are 10 have but one yOIe for
each thousand miners represented and under
Tie notices given in compliance With The rules
but limited number of propositions will be con-
sidefed. Those submitted by the Begians
deal with new constitution for the Inlerna-
uonal Federation general international strike
for an eiehthour day and The attitude of miners
in different countries in ease disputes arise in
which members OF the International Federation
ale interested The British propositions reale
TO the egbi-hour question and an improved
scheme OF International federation.
Tie recent retirement of CrspI and publica- |
tions circulated in Germany and Italy have con. |
centrated more attention than ever on The pros |
poets of renewal OF The Triple Alliance The !
leader OF the Conservative party IN the Italian |
Chamber OF Deputies is numbered among The |
authors OF pamphlets ON this subject. lie !
asserts that the Kingdom vii! not renew her con-
nectIon with the Dnebuud. Although it is cOn-
coded that the alliance has maintained the
an enormous burden upon each OF the allied
powers, which. II much longer maintained win
cause irreparabe damage 10 Italy. France Will
do all size can TO encourage the dissemination Of
such IDEAS
In Egypt, with population Of c, 100000, there
a 200 o5UO arrests
for criminal ohenses 23Oo were dismissed as not
criminal. OF HE remainder more than one-half
were acquitted. Recent Investigations show
that the eases are imperfectly prepared for trial
and lie Judges shirk the responsibility Of con-
vicliug. The new Jud cIal Adviser is intent on
inaugurating some needed reforms, but in spite
Of encouraging assurances from The khedive has
encountered he determined hostility of a retro
grade patty.
The question has been raised whether or not
Sir Charles Upper VIII be regarded at Washing
ton persona non grata. 1t IS not the general
custom OF governments TO send as commissioner
10 = friendly power one who comes fresh from
In which one of his chief occupations
was 10 impugn the motives Of the chief officials
with whom he is to open negotiations