Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-12-08
A WEEK OF WAR.
OR WHATCAN BE goNsIDEREDAs
SUCH.
In Continental Eurore-Every Country
Has Experieced Defeat or confusion of
the Statesmen.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-This has been
a week of such excitement as Eu-
rope has not experienced before
since the days immediately pres
ceding the Fransco-Prnss ian war.
Every continental power except
Russia Las seen its statesmen in
defeat or Co, fusion. Falling and
fallen cabinets in Western Europe
two ministers in Central Europe
fighting Tor political existence, and
the growing conflicts between
church and State, people and gov
eminent in southern Europe make
an historical spectac as melans
choiy. as it is interesting.
SPAIN S PUBLIC THIEVES.
For a second rate state, SPAN is
but little behind France in the
dimensions OF her public scandal.
Alcalde Bosch, the ward of the
lettering ministry, and his munich
pal. colleagues, appear to have
taken everything they could lay
their hands on. Had there been
more they would undoubtly have
taken it. The investigation of
their conduct has revealed, as
nearly as can be a~scertained, that
Bosch has prof.ed some $50. OOOf
at the city's expense. The city
councillors, with his have
acquired in various ways from 90
OOOf to 30,OOOf each. How they
did this is shown by the item Of
10.000f granted to two councillors
for two days expenses while seeing
the Huelva fetes. The newspapers
| have raised such a bubbub about
the scandal that their reporters are
now excluded from the council
meetings. The cabinet, under
whose immediate supervision the
alcade stands, has been too supine
to move a finger toward adequately
Furnishing the rascals who still
continue TO plumber the people.
The taxes at the city limits are
collected or omitted according to
a scandalous system of bribery and
extortion. The poorer farmers
and market women are plucked te
the extreme, while the well to dc
are let in free after paying small
brides, which 60 into the pockets
of the officials. In this way two
thirds of the taxes sometimes are
Incorporated in less than 9
month,
The ministry tried to escape the
indignation of tho people by drop,
ping the minister of the interior:
the immediate superior of the city
government, but the ruse was toe
transparent. The people have al
ready rioted in the streets to show
their hatred of the present gov
eminent and unless Canovas de
Castillo and his cabinet retire with
in a few days there will be more
serious trouble in Madrid.
BITTERNESS IN AUSTRIA.
The bitterness Of the Austrian
cabinet crisis is due to the everlas:'
ing hatred existing between Czech
and Germans In Emperor Fran,
Joseph's dominion. Count Taafi
who has been conqueting with th'
United German party for some
time. has suddenly swung Over t.
Czechs and this too at this tim
the Germans were elated by tn
secession of the liberal d.. Wekir
Ito the premiership of Hungary
The excitement iii the Austrian
chamber surpasees anything ex
perienced recently in a dignife'
Legislative body. The vote yester
day against Count Taaffe on tn
secret service fund appropriation
showed that the German
can make a majority agains
the government. Under tn
circumstances the fall O
the Tsafe cabinet can be a matte
of but a few days.
On Thursday when Herr vol
Pieler announced that the Ger
mans had gone over to the uucom
promising opposition, a youni
Czech member jumped at hir
screaming, Ego then, you dirt
tramps."
DIRTY tramps yourselves,
shouted back the Germans. Th
president was powerless to sti,
the tnmult. Members shook thei
fists under each others noses, will
fled their opponents, and gave th
lie, while the galleries were in
, similar uproar. When the hcus
was brought back to order, fou
duels had been contracted an
more to come.
GLADSTONE MAY FALL.
During the scenes of bitterness
and disgrace in other countrie
John Bull has set back in cas-
complacency thanking Heave'
that he is not as other people ar
hot heads, anarchists, The oul
continental matter in which he hs
had a finger has been the Brussel
, silver conference and as in Eng
: land, this gathering is regarde
predestined to failure, the interel
has been more academic. The r.
tirement of Henry Labouchel
from the Daily NeaOs is probabl
r the most significant event of tn
uaok in T,ondon + eupoesfa tbs