The morning news., 1894-04-16

among them viii probably overthrow him
before he can accomplish his task, and
VIII go thelr own way, leaving the Catho-
hc nooleman to form a separate faction.
THE KAISER IN BADEN.
Emperor William, who is the guest of
the Grand Duke of Baden, will hunt for
two days in the neigh hborhood of Carls-
ruhe, and then will proceed to Coburg to
attend the wedding of Princess Victoria
Meilta, and Duke Ernst Lud wig.
Letters from Vienna say that the en-
peror distinguished himself by jovialty
and good fellowship at the Hussars'
luncheon on Friday. He clinked glasses
with several officers of the regiment,
drank an unusual quantity of champaign
and dispensed decorations right and
left. To Count Starhemberg, win
ner of the long distance race between
Vienna and Berlin, he gave silver
snun box set with diamonds. Frau
Sacher, who provided the luncheon,
showed the emperor with great pride a
ta0lecloth on which were embroidered the
initials of the long distance riders. The
emperor admired the tablecloth so openly
that eventually he received il as o me-
mento of the occasion. There is no doubt
that by his visit to the barracks the en-
peror enhanced his popularity In the
Austrian army.
Prince Bismarck will go to Varzin in
June, and later, despite the recent decla-
ration TO the contrary, he will make his
annual visit to Kissingeu. The Koelnische
Zeltung says: prince Blsmarcl1s daily
walks are growing longer and his health
is better than in years. With the return
Of self confidence, he has relaxed
into his old habit of occasionally
disooeying his Doctors orders
as to his diet and drinking. He feels
pgain the keenest interest In politics. and
Is especially disturbed by the anti-agra-
ian policy Of the government. His
friends expect an early revival Of his
press attacks upon the government. The
prince holds that the restoration of his
pleasant relations with the emperor need
not prevent the frank expression of his
opinions or his effort to influence the
public mind. -
RUBiNsTEN TO QUIT POLITICS.
Anton Rubinstein, the composer aud
pianist told an interviewer on Wednes-
day that he was about TO retire from pub
lie life He would pass the rest of his
days on his estate in Russia, he said, and
under no circumstances would he then
consent to return to the concert stage, as
he had had quite enough Of it,
Inc question whether or not Heinrich
Heine shall havea monument in Germany
IS debated nowadays with increased
bitterness. Since Felix Dahn and many
of his colleagues declared themselves to
be against the monument, and accused
Heine of fouling German literature with
hcentious poems and Frenchifed prose, a
counter movement has set in. On Thurs
day Ernst Won Wildenbruch, the dramatist
and poet who enjoys the emperors
special favors, joined the monument com
mittee. He writes that the greatness of
Heine in German literature renders it un-
avo!dable thatsGermany should in some
way perpetuate her admiration of his
genius. Herr Wildenbruch's statement
Is bitter pill TO the anti-Semites, who
are straining every nerve TO organize a
Heine boycott in all German cities.
it is understood that the foreign Office
here is prepared to claim a protectorate
over Samoa as the best solution Of the
present complications, in case the Ameri-
can Senate first approve resolution
that the United States withdraw from
the Samoan agreement.
Alexander Ukrainzetf, who says that
he Is the illegitimate son of Emperor AL
exander second Of Russia, was sentenced
in Dresden yesterday TO eighteen months
Imprisonment for swindlinR