The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-10
BIsMARoK's POPULARITY.
More Demonstration In His HonOr-His
Opinion Of Duels-GermRn Politics.

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BERLIN, April 9.-Prince Bismarck
has been keeping up his birthday cele'
bration all the week, holding daily
lsvees. The number OF visitors to
Friedrichsruhe is now falling of. The
prince insists upon spending his even
ings with his family in quietness, re-
celying visitors only in daytime. The
torchlight procession in his honor has
again been postponed TO April 10. which
is the anniversary OF the birth OF
Princess Bismarck.
The text OF the Princes speech in re-
ply to the congratulations OF the Bonn
students had strong BismaTckian
touches. He said when he was a student
he did not study. For this he was
sorry, because he found later he could
not regain neglected time. "Still," he
added, II would not have been Mortified
ii my sons had committed, student-like,
the excuses OF students. University
life has its advantages in somewhat
steeling the character by aubIecting, 1t
to contact to the criticism OF comrades.
The sword knot with the university has
become the backbone OF the best Ger
man official life"
BETTER TO BE CAUGHT THAN GET SICK,
Prince Bismarck next told the stu
dents how, when Count Herbert Bis.
marck was student at Bonn, he had
been suddenly called to take him home,
"a he was i'll. The prince found that
Herbert's illness was due to q wound
he had received in duel In order TO
evade the law, Herbert had hurriedly
left the spot where the duel was fought,
with his wound unbandaged. He had
washed the wound with foul water,
Prince Bismarck did not moralize on
duelling. He only advised the students
that it would be better to be caught
than to endanger their health.
The Easter recess OF the Reichstag
ends Thursday. Among tho earliest
questions to be agitated then is the
latitude members like Ahlwardt can DO
allowed without u breach OF the privi-
eges enjoyed by the members Of the
Reichstag. The almost unanimous feel
ing in the house is against wasting any
time on Ahlwardt by permitting him
to feed his love OF notoriety. Yet,
many members who desire to foster
parliamentary rights, are reluctant to
deal with Ahlwardt. and thus establish
a precedent which might operate
against a worthy cause. II any way
can be invented to silence him without
encroaching on the full freedom OF de-
bate both sides will feel relieved. IT
THE TRUCE ON THE ARMY BILL.
It's expected that the report OF the
committee on the army bill will be pre-
sented at the end Of the current month,
and that the vote OF the reichstag upon
the measure will be taken about the
middle OF May. The tentatives at q
compromise meanwhile give promise Of
no result The party leaders cautiously
watch each other, while sounding the
public mind. Members who have been
in contact with their constituents dur
ing the recess have not learned any
thing inspiring them to new action.
The National Liberals alone seem to be
gravitating toward compromise. The
provincial committee OF that party has
instructed its members to do every
thing in their power to bring about an
amiCable settlement with the govern
ment. The Centerists do not show tho
remotest sign OF surrendering point.
Tho government organs declare that
the reports OF conflict between Chan
cellor Won Caprivi and DR.. MIGUEL,
Prussian minister Of finance, arc en-
tirely baseless. These papers argue
that the chancellor and DR.. MIGUEL
need each others services against the
common enemy. There is certainly no
external symptom OF q quarrel, yet it is
known that DR.. Miguel is embarrassed
in arranging to meet the new military
demands, which amount to $4,000 900
marks, and to meet the demand for So
100000 marks additional for the extern
sion OF the state railways in Prussia.
ONE TREATY GOOD BARGAIN.
The chancellor's commercial treaty
policy has been strengthened by official
statistics issued at Vienna, giving the
results Of the first years trade under
the Austro-Germauy commercial treaty.
Despite the reduction in the tariffs on
agricultural products, the exports from
Austria to Germany were but slightly
changed. The exports OF pigs increased
1874 Der cent. The exports of wheat
corn, beans, rye and cattle actually de-
creased. The report thus disproves the
contention OF the Agrarians, which Is
necessarily heard in and out Of the
reichstag, that the treaty has injured
Germany. 1t is to prove that the trade
in farm produce depends primarily
upon tho harvest, not on the tariff
The harvest OF 1892 was good. What
additional corn was needed was got
from the United States.
The Hamburg.American Steam Pack
ct Company intends to issue preference
shares to the amount OF 100000
marks, with the object OF purchasing
additional cargo boats with accom-.
Inodations for steerage passengers.
A ladies' fencing contest has been
given here at the residence Of Mrs.
Willard, who is q friend OF Mrs.
Grover Cleveland. Ten ladies showed
their skill with the rapier. ]. B. Jack
son, second secretary Of the American
legation, and Colonel Sibert who acted
as umpires, awarded the frat prize to
Miss Hughes, OF st. Louis.
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