The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-02

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-The newspapers here
to-day publish less favorable reports re-
gardlng Prince Bismarck's health. 1t
was the intention to remove him to his
home at Friedrichsruhe yesterday, 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 dong SO well as antici-
pated the urgent requests made by the
Hamburqer Nachrichttn that the prince
should not be the object of popular
demonstrations or private greetings
while on his homeward journey.
Conflicting reports regarding the ma.
ture Of the princes sickness are SO
many and varied that it is useless to re-
peat them.
The correspondent has his own the
ory as to the condition OF the prince.
The facts remain that the great states.
man is, on the whole, in very poor
health, and that while he has frequent
rallies which give encouragement to his
family and physicians, thereis no real
gain in strength, and each attack of the
neuralgia and inaammatory syptoms are
said to be more severe than the pre-
yious attack; finally, the princes
power Of reouperatlon Is undoubtedly
diminishing under the strain OF his
long illness,
While the discussion regarding
Prince Bismarck's health continues,
and the prospects OF reconciliation be-
tween the ex-G Chancellor and the EN-
peror grows slighter every day, the feel
ing OF resentment against France on ac-
count Of her alleged extra demonstra-
tiyeness in connection with the visit OF
the Russian feet to Toulon, another
subject Of irritation, has cropped out
II 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 ratallatory measure, the mill
tarv authorities here propose to with
draw all German military attaches from
France. In order to force the French
government to withdraw its military
attaches from Germany, Austria and
Italy. the German authorities are said
10 be all the more determined to take
this step, ns the military attaches OF the
French embassy here are said to have
been keeping up regular spyiaystem
ON the basis which France has always
accused Germany Of adopting previous
to the war Of 1901. There are peo.
pie, however, who claim that the Spy"
agitation is the work OF the military
party in Germany, who anticipate OPP
POSITION in parliament to the demands
which will be made for an increase in
the army, and navy expenditures as
previously outlined in these dispatches.
In any case, the military authorities
are making the most of the alleged
Insults 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
latters spirit Of pugnacity are increas-
ing, and that unless matters change de-
cidedly before long things will focus to
q point which may cause that long
looked for spark to fly which will set
fire to Europe's powder magaZines.
In the meanwhile, the arming OF the
lSgions OF Europe continues, and the
day OF the general conhagration seems
TO be approaching more rapidly day by
day. 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 II is claimed that
the "fire-cracker party" In France is
almost certain to make the Russian
visit the occasion for a demonatration
against the Germans and Italians, not
10 mention the English, against which
country the extra demonstrative class
Of Frenchmen claim to have well
founded cause for resentment.
The Russian government has antict-
pated the possible riotous demonstra-
lions for some time past, and 1t 10 with
the object OF trying to prevent them
that the czar and his ambassador in
Paris have been throwing cold water
upon inflammatory France aud warn
ing President Carnot and his advisers
against the danger Of being too demon
strative.
But all the warnings in the world will
not prevent the French from making a
tremendous fuss over the Russian visit,
aud no amount OF argument will COM
vince the French people, as q whole,
that the visit Of the Russian aeet to
Toulon is only q return visit, out ot
common courtesy, tor the visit ot the
French feet TO Oronstadt. Frenchmen
in general insist that the visit Of the
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