The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-01
Germany Laws a Wreath Upon
the Martyrs Coffin.
FUNERAL TAXES PLACE TO-DAY,
The Event Is TO Be Made Great
Public Demonstration.
Worth. but 60 Express Detestation
of Anarchy Flowers In Vast ouansi-
ties-Premier Dupay Remains


Caryrighsei. isss. by the Associated F-ess
BERLIN. June ~ The tragedy at Lyons,
hy which France WAS thrown into mourn
ing Tor her chief magistrate. still absorbs
the attention OF the public. and IS the
main subject commented upon in the
newspapers throughout Germany. The
official attitude of Germany toward France
under these exceptional conditions has
been the subject Of much interest. II
wes first intended 10 send mem
Der OF the Hohenzollern family
TO represent the emperor at the
funeral, bit certain questions of
precedence could not be settled to the satis-
faction of the court here. Count Won
Munster. the German ambassador at Paris.
was instructed to lay a wreath upon the
casket containing the remains of the late
president. Then umbrage was taken in
some quarters at the fact that the town
council of Berlin went out of its way in
order 10 express sympathy with France in
her bereavement. The fault finders espe-
oially referred. in commenting on this
action upon the part of the municipal
authorities, 10 the neglect of the munich
pal authorities of Paris 10 take any action
on tie deaths OF the late Emperors Will
lam and Frederick when announced.
The report that the government had
drawn the attention of the government of
France to the fact that Germans in France
were imperiled by the anti-foreign feeling
aroused by the fact that the assassin of
President Carnot is an Italian. IS untrue.
On the contrary, Count Won Munster was
instructed TO express entire confidence in
the energy and ability of the French gov
-
The Conservative press Is agitating the
revival of exceptional ansi-socialist lawsin
this connections. The Ne,lestc Ndchrichten
has unearthed a letter written by Prince
Bismarck in 1878 TO a subordinate official.
complaining that the anti-sociaiist bill.
which was then about TO be introduced in
the reichstag. fell far short of his wishes.
The prince added that he would dismiss
all public officials without pension, and
in addition he would deprive Socialists Of
all political rights. Such drastic measures
are impossible now. but the publication of
this letter shows the drift of opinion In
certain quarters.
Two anarchists. Shorer and Doering,
were today sentenced each to years inn
prisonment for delivering incendiary
speeches in this city on May day.
In connection with the anarcnfstlc
movement startling rumor has reached
here from ST. Petersburg. It says that
the czar recently found upon his table a
document which set forth that sentence of
death had been pronounced upon him and
that the sentence would be carried out
within twenty-four hours. This doc
ument was signed "The Society
Of the Liberation of Russians" The
ear found upon the dressing table
in his dressing room skull
with the word Alexander" inscribed
upon the frontal bone. Up to the present
time all resources of Russian police have
proven Intellectual to discover how the
document and the skull were introduced
into the palace. or to lind any clue TO the
perpetrators of it. Gen. Tscherevin. who
was in charge of the imperial palace. and
who is responsible for the safety of the
car, has since been dismissed from his
position. 1t Is stated that all the imperial
servants since the discovery Of the ''sen-
tence OF death" and the skull have been
renlaced by old soldiers.