Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-06-04
The Elections Not Creating the Usual
Interest.
BISMARCK'S HAND NOT VISIBLE.
Won Caprivi is Of the Mild Sort
and Does Not Stir Up the Bit
ter Feeling Which Marked
Bismarck's Campaigns -Empe-
ror William Growing More
Careful of the Way He Talks.
His Remarks at Templehoff
Carefully Guarded.

BERLIN, June 3.-The electoral cam
paign Is proceeding calmly on the
whole, but the activity Of the several
parties does not abate and all the vari-
Gus factions are striving In every way
to secure the election OF their candi-
dates. New candidates are appearing
daily, and frsm the platform and press
the usual political freth is flowing In
streams, more noticeable for THAR noise
than for any great depth.
But amid the public ferment there Is
nothing TO recall the elections OF 1873
and 1887, when the electors faced po-
lltical crisis somewhat analogous 10 the
one now confronting them. Most all
the excitement Is confined 10 politicians
and their immediate supporters. The
public generally mRnifests comparative
indifference as TO the outcome. AT both
the earlier periods Bismarck. who was
presiding over the general policy OF the
government and dominating the cleo
tions, infused into the political combats
bitterness which pervaded every class.
Chancellor Won Caprlvi's more gentle
hand is scarcely telt by the electors In
the present struggle.
The semi-offlcial press has been
been stopped at It's attempts 10 create
war at arms, and its suggestions OF In
ducements TO bring about party ad-
hesions to the army Bill. The govern
ment press is quiescent. It's attitude,
whether It be inspired by prudence or
q higher moral principle, is an entirely
new experience here, and is perplexlng
to the minds OF the Bureaucrats, who
are accustomed TO get from II the in-
splration as TO how they should work
upon the ELECTORAL districts. The papers
holding brief for the government
HAVE BECOME Low SPIRITED
and dull, lacking, as they do, the
promptings they have usuallg received.
III the government issued q manifesto.
or II Emperor William broke out with
some rash address, the leaders OF the
opposition groups would be highly
gratifcd, but IL is understood that the
government intends 20 remain retlcent,
hoping TO draw more ADVANTAGE from
party schisms than by taking an -
part In the electoral campaign.
So intent Is the Emperor 70 prevent
any remark Of his, that would be apt 70
be mIsconstrued, from reaching the pub
lie, that after Yesterdays review OF the
Berlin garrison upon the TEN pelhoR
field only q limited circle OF generals
and colonels were permitted 70 hear
His Majesty's address.
The other officers were warned away
from the Emperor's immediate presence
and all those who heard his words were
forbidden to gassip about what they
heard.
1t was announced that Socialist
meeting was to be held at Metz, and
among the speakers who were 10 ad-
dress the meeting was Herr Lelbknecht.
The authorities prohibited the meeting,
but the Socialists determined to as
semble at place other than the one ad-
vertised. They proceeded TO q bras
serie" In the suburbs and attempted TO
hold a meeting there, but the police In
terferred and drove them out OF the
place. Herr Liebknecht left Metz yes
terday without making his proposed
speech. lie went 10 Sarrobruck.
CATHOLICS IN ALsAcE-LoBRAIsE.
are hostile to the military bill. and vii
contest every district In the province.
Their list OF candidates shows that
priests will stand for election in Metz,
Sarrobruck, Forbach, Mclhansem and
Strausburg.
Special arrangements are making In
Austria for the reception OF Emperor
William and the King OF Ssxony, when
they shall be entertained by Emperor
-.
oLvres.
unique feature Of the arrangements
will be special quarters for newspaper
correspondents. These quarters will be
appointed under the supervision OF the
war Office. The honor thus 10 be ac-
corded to representatives OF the press
staggered German officials, who rarely
omit an opportunity 70 affect publicly
utter indifference TO the newspapers
and their correspondents.