Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-02


here today publish less favorable re-
ports regarding Prince Bismarck's
health. 1t was the intention TO remove
him to his home at Friedrichsruhe yes
terday, but he was not in condition to
make the journey. The Berlin papers
quote as a confirmation Of the reports
that the Prince is not doing so we'll as
anticipated, the urgent requests made
by the Hamburger Ndchricbten that the
Prince should not be the object OF pop
ulsr demonstrations or private greet
ings while on his homeward journey.
Conflicting reports regarding the
nature Of the Princes sickness are so
many and varied that 1t is useless to re-
peat them.
The correspondent has his own theory
as TO the condition OF the Prince. Inc
facts remain that the great statesman
is, on the whole, in very poor health,
and that while he has frequent rallies
which give encouragement to his family
and physicians, there is no real gain In
strength, aud each attack OF the neu-
ralgia and inflammatory symptoms are
said to be more severe than the previous
attack; finally, the Princes power OF
regeneration is undoubtedly diminish
ing under the strain OF his long illness.
While the discussion regarding Prince
Bismarck's health continues, and the
prospect of reconciliation between the
ex-Chancellor and the Emperor grows
slighter every day, the feeling OF re-
sentiment against France on account OF
her alleged extra demonstrativeness 10
connection with the visit of the Russian
fleet TO Toulon, another subject OF irrl-
tation, has cropped out.
1t is claimed that the military at
taches of the powers composing the
Dreibund have been very much shown
the cold shoulder by the French officers
and, as a retalatory measure, the mill
tary authorities here propose TO with
draw all German military attaches from
France. In order to force the French
government to withdraw its military at
taches from Germany, Austria and
Italy. The German authorities are said
to be all the more determined TO take
this step, as the military
attaches of the French embassy here
are said to have been keeping up reg
ular spy system on the basis Which
France has always accused Germany OF
adopting previous to the war OF 1870
II. There are people, however, who
claim that the "spy" agitation Is the
work Of the military party in Germany,
who anticipate opposition In Parlia-
ment to the demands whs h will be
made for an increase in the army and
navy expenditures. as previously out
lined in these dispatches.
In any case, the military authorities
are making the most OF the alleged In
suits to German military attaches in
France, and Of the alleged spying OF
French military attaches In Europe, all
of which goes still more TO confirm the
statement to the effect that the feeling
OF irritation against France, and the
latter's spirit of pugnacity are increas-
ing, and that unless matters change de-
cidedly before long things will focus to
point which may cause the long looked
for spark to fy which will set fire to
Europe's powder magazines.
In the meanwhile, the arming OF the
legions of Europe continues, and the
day OF the general conflagraton seems
to be approaching more rapidly day by
dav. In fact, there are people here
who hint that there may be serious
riots in Paris and elsewhere In France,
upon the occasion Of the visit OF the
Russian fleet to Toulon, for tbs claimed
that the "fre-cracker party" in France
is almost certain to make the Russian
visit the occasion for demonstration
against the Germans and Italians, not
to mention the English, against which
cou0try the extra demonstratiVe class
OF Frenchmen claim 10 have well
founded cause for resentment
The Russian government has antici-
mated the possible riotous demonstra-
tionS for some time past, and 1t is with
the object OF trying to prevent them
that the Car and his ambassador In
Paris have been throwing cold water
upon iuflammatory France and warning
President Carnot and his advisors
against tho danger OF being TOO demon
strative.
But all the warnings In the world
will not prevent the French from max
ing a tremendous fuss over the Russian
visit. and no amount of argument will
convince the French people, as whole,
that the visit OF the Russian fleet to
TouIon is onlys return visit, out OF
common courtesy, for the visit OF tue
French feet to CronBtsdt. Frenchmen
in general insist that the visit Of the
Russians is intended TO warn Europe
that Russia will back France up against
her enemies, and nothing will at pres
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