Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-08
BISMARCK IS BITTER
Bx-ohancellOr Continues Disclosures in
Hamburger NachriOhten.
CAPRIW IN AN ATTITUDE OF RESERVE
Declines to Vindicate Himself Of His
Predecessors Reproaches,
GOVERNMENT CLOSELY WATCHES PRINCE
Detectives at Friedrichsruh Keep a Close
Espionage on Him,
DRlEBUND IS AFTER NORWAY AND SWEDEN
Prince Henry IL Now on visit 10
King Oscar, with Full
Powers from Kaiser
Wilhelm.
DRIEBUND IS AFTER NORWAY AND SwEDE

Copyright 1896 by the Associated Press)
BERLIN. Nov For many years past no
American election has excited such univer-
sal attention in Germany as the one Just
over During the week preceding the day
OF the election, the papers of every shade
Of opinion published daily articles discus
sing the issues and the candidates, the uni
versal tenor being that SO far as German
interests are concerned, Il was a choice be-
tween two evils. the Mckinley evil being
the smaller one. Financial circles here, es-
pecially we're greatly interested IN the cleo
tion. and unheard OF pains were taken TO
obtain early and reliable information con-
corning the result. Several Of the banks
and fnanciers received frequent cablegrams
on Wednesday. and as the news began TO
pour In the same day. things became lively
on the Stock exchange and the Berlin brok-
ers did a good business in American seCuri-
ties OF all kinds Railroad shares climbed
up three or more points by noon. In i'm
portant commercial circles, however, the
feeling is not so buoyant. owing 10 fears
Of a protective tariff
The new revelations OF the Hamburger
Nachrichten continue to absorb a great deal
OF interest The replies appearing In the
Reichsanzeger were the joint efforts OF the
chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe. and the min
lister for foreign affairs. Baron Marschal
Won Bleberstein. The eN-ohancellor, General
Count Won Caprivi, who remains in solitude
on his estate near Skyrow. has repeatedly
been urged by his friends to vindcate him
self against the reproaches Of the Ham
burger Nachrichten, but he has hatly refused
to do so and means to adhere to his atti-
tude OF reserve. Prince Bismarck is still in
< bitter mood. although the presence OF his
young son, William. al Friedrichsruhe dur
ing the past week has tended to mollify him.
Physically Prince Bismarck Is better just
now than he has been for months past.
News received here from Friedrichsruhe and
Hamburg says that.a strict surveillance is
being maintained upon al c, the princes
movements and the persons he receives and
It is added that even his correspondence is
watched This espionage. presumably, is at
the instance OF the government and is be-
ing performed by small corps OF the best
detectives from Berlin. under Lieutenant
Bodmer OF the political police
The Hamburger Nachrichten in another
article today says: Prince Bismarck's adj
versaries are the newspapers more than the
people. Former liberals have been con-
verted by the social clerical and semi-of-
cial democracy. aud the last named is the
chief fomenter OF hatred OF Prince Bis
marck."
OBJECT OF THE REPLIES.
The correspondent OF the Associated press
here learns that the replies Of the Reichsln-
zeiger to the Hamburger Nachrichten we've
intended more for the benefit of the courts
OF Rome and Vienna than for Prince Bis
IN, b,4h ba vvor
OF the exact terms OF the Russo-German
agreement concluded by Prince Bismarck is
not known even now, and there is a very
strong wish there to be fully informed on
the subject The German government main
tains that the secrecy onioined when the
treaty was made is binding even today.
Under the command of Prince Henry OF
Prussia a German squadron, composed OF
the Koenig Wilhelm, Sachsen, Wurtemberg
and Geefon, will sail within fortnight tCr
Stockholm aud Chrstiana.
Prince Henry will have a long interview
with King Oscar, and he has full powers
from Emperor William to discuss the adhe-
sion of Norway and Sweden 10 the Drei-
bund.
China has ordered torpedo destroyers at
Schichau and Elbing. They are to have a
speed of thirty-two knots, will be COM
pleted within a year and are TO be plated
with nickel steel.
The bye-election to the Reichstag in West
haveland- Brandenburg has resulted in the
socialist, Preuss, replacing a national lib
eral Preuss received 1920 votes and the
conservative candidate, Loebel, received
1856 votes.
Emperor William has been hunting deer
and boar in Grosse-stretlitz and Press.
There will be a big court chase at Letz-
lingen November IL and Il.
a series OF articles appearing in the
Vossische Zeitung, understood to be writ
ten by a high foreign Office official, is ex-
citing attention. The writer surveys the
political prospects and resources OF the
West Indies and the status of the Monroe
doctrine regarding them. He depreca;es
the right OF the United States to interfere
in the political Affiliations of the West
Indies and speaks of the probable purchase
OF the Danish West Indies by Germany in
the near future. Secretary olney's new reg
ulation regarding consular certihcation
under oath of invoices is received with
lively satisfaction in German export cir
eles.
PROPOSES RETALIATION.
A book written by f. Van Halle and dedi-
Gated to the government has been pub
llshed. 1t surveys the Importance OF the
American elections toward Germany and as
sumes that a fairly prohlbitiye tarif will
be passed by the next congress and In view
OF the fact that Germany in 1895 impaired
American goods 10 the value OF Sill 900. 900
marks he proposes that early steps be taken
TO counteract the injury 10 German indus
try. He advocates denouncing the most ia
yored nation clause and passing a tariff
paragraph. and also to try in the main TO
cooperate with the rest OF Europe in sweep
ing retaliatory measures against the United
States. The government has taken notice
OF the book and a score Of copies have
been bought for use In the different for
eign Offices.
Rev. Mr. DiekIe. the American pastor,