The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-16
ITALIAN COMMENTS.
VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS MADE AS TO
OBTAINING SATISFACTION

Proposed to Have Nothing to Do with
the Worlds Fair--Popular Feeling
Very Strong Other Interesting News
and Gossip from Across the Sea.
LONDON, March 16.--Tbe latest advices
from Rome and other points in Italy state
that the Italian newspapers comment In
the strongest language on the massacre Of
Italians in America. Various suggestions
remade as to obtaining satisfaction, nearly
all uniting, however, in the assertion that
unless satisfaction is given the Italian
Government should have nothing to dc
with the Chicago exhibition, and should
withdraw the promise of support already
given. II is insisted that the Italian Gov
ernment shall spare no effort to have the
murderers brought to justice, whoever
they may be, and one paper significantly
adds that this Is necessary in order tc
make Italy safe country for. Americans
to visit. Popular feeling on the subject
Is even stronger than OH Sunday, and al.
most nothing else is talked of on the
streets. At Palermo, Sicily, II would be
dangerous for an American to be recog.
nized as such, and the few there have al
ready departed for southern France oi
places in Italy where their nationality is
not known.
The Italian embassy In London has
been besieged with callers and messages
to-day urging action on the part of Italy
to obtain satisfaction, and one excited
visitor was heard to propose an immediate
declaration of war and a raid by 1taly's
feet ON American commerce.
Much anxiety is felt in Berlin over the
future of the Russian embassy. Count
Shouvaloff, whois now in Russia enjoying
q furlough, has always been an earnest
advocate OF peace, and by his polite
course has done much to prevent friction
between the two empires. Count Shouva-
loft for this reason is not popular with
the Pan-Slavists, who wish to extend the
Russian dominion in western Europe.
Herr Windthorst will probably be sue
ceeded in the leadership Of the Catholic
party by Count Ballestrem of Breslau.
The Count has no resemblance to Wind
thorst, and is a quiet, somewhat con-
servative statesman. He is not given to
speaking, and has been heard of very
little outside the Reichstag, since his
election to that body in 1872. Marie, the
aged ex-Queen dowagcr of Hanover, has
Kaiser has also expressed his deep grief
for the death of the veteran.
DR.. Hoffel, member of the Reichstag
for Alsace-Loraine, had an interview with
the Kaiser Saturday at the same time as
the delegation from the Alsace-Lorainc
Parliament. DIR. Hoffel presented pic
ture of the trouble and annoyance caused
in the new province by the passport regu-
lations.
An interesting discovery is reported
from the town Of Brunswick, Germany
The famous indulgence box, in which
lnquisitor Tetzel is said to have carried
the money collected by him, and Of which
he was robbed by Rieterhagcn in the
Harz Mountains, has been found in the
Brunswick town hall. It was the tour ol
Tetzel that Is said to have paved the way
for Luthcr's success. Considerable inter
est is felt in the relic.
A Vienna dispatch says that smallpox
is prevalent in that city and suburbs, ac
companied by an outbreak Of measles.
A servant girl at Berthem, Belgium
has been sentenced to death for burning
n bastard child in crate.
A Berlin dispatch says that, whether
the Kaiser and Prince Bismarck become
truce in the relations between Bismarck
and Caprivi. The change is viewed Will
some alarm by the interests that hav,
favored liberal commercial relations will
Austria, as the landed and feudal inter
ests which have always favored Bismarck
are known to be opposed to the new treaty
of commerce now being negotiated lie
tween Germany and Austria Hungary.
A Calcutta dispatch saysthat the British
troops ut Wuntho, Burmah, found in tn
palace the chief who has been carrying OF
the rebellion. against British authority,
horoscope foretelling that the Primo
would Immediately become King o
Burmah. This prediction OF an astrologe
prompted the chief to begin the fight II
which he has been badly worsted.
The evictions Of the striking miners a
Silksworth, Durham, began again to-day
A large force OF constables is present /,
preserve order, and considerable excite
ment is reported.
The novelist, Marion Crawford, la
served legal notice upon the managers o
the opera against the production of II
Mage" and charges that the story j
This assertions denied by M. Bohepin.
The Times publishes advices from
Santiago di Chill which give the officia
account Of, the recent battle in Chill. I
| therein appears that Colonel Robles, VIII,
commanded. the Government troops OF
the 9Th instant, being short of provisions
rashly abandoned q streng position OF
Mount Sebastopol, and with force o
], 200 infantry, % cavalry and a few gun
| attacked $500 revolutionists. : Z
AT d critical moment of the engagement
| the rebels, under cover OF a decoy trncf
opened deadly fire, at close quarters
upon the Government troops, two-third
| OF whom were either killed or wounded
Colonel Robels persisted in remaining Il
| the field until he had been twice wounded
| when he was placed In an ambulance
The rebels captured the ambulance, an
| riddled Roblcs with bullets. A genera
massacre followed of the Goyernmen
forces. It is estimated that 800 rebel
| were killed and 400 wounded. Prcsiden
Balmaceda admits the gravity OF the tii.
nstcr, but says he still has $4,000 troop
and ample funds.
| The Times says of the seizure by til
Portuguese in South Africa Of the steame
Countess of Carnarvon: Portugal is
| weak and badly-guided State, and allowe
to- do things which would not be pc
| mitted TO stronger nations. But there al
limits to the immunities of feebleness an
| folly, and she must be called to accour
for the seizure of British vessel"