| Show THE CRISIS COMING Between Emperor William and Prince Bismarck THE EXCHANCELLOR TALKS Too Freely to Suit IHs Young Master and I He Doesnt Stop I He Will be Prosecuted BERLIN Feb 14 Copyright 1891 by the New York Associated PressThe official invitation of the United States to take part in the Worlds fair at Chicago has been referred to the different states in order that commercial interests may be consulted before a reply is made It is expected ex-pected in official circles there will be a rush of German exhibitors for whom it will be necessary to secure the largest possible space The crisis l the feud between Bismarck and the Emperor is becoming acute In conversation at an official dinner last night the Emperor remarked that the attacks inspired by Bismarck were aimed at him He feared he would soon be obliged to take severe measures to suppress these attacks which were dangerous to the tad I t-ad empire I is reported that Chancellor Caprivi has been instructed to publish a warning to Bismarcks paper the Ilani burger Nachrichlen to cease publishing its pretended revelations of government affairs on pain of prosecution The JYaciricMcn published yesterday an article which caused a sensation It declared de-clared the recent changes in the army general gen-eral staff were duo to the fact that Wal dersee and other officers were working t bring on a war with Russia The article repeats other charges that Walderseo has already denied but which have acquired fresh significance from the removal of his intimates Majors Zahn and Seibert from the general staff The Emperor had aprolonged conforenca yesterday with the chancellor and minister I of justice It is difficult to believe the I I difcult beleve Emperor means to go to the length of prosecuting Bismarck yet his uncontrolled intensity of irritation supports the ruaior that he will do so The tone of an inspired in-spired note in the Xorlh German Gazelle indicates in-dicates a milder form of repression will be tried before Bismarck is personally challenged chal-lenged Developments of the feud are watched with the keenest interests Tho adherents of Bismarck say the prince does not fear prosecution is ready to meet and perhaps wants to provoke it At an official dinner last night representatives repre-sentatives were present from every political politi-cal party in the reichstag except the Socialists So-cialists The Emperor gave them his opinions opin-ions on all of the al topics day regarding leg islation eta A GermanAmerican composer named Seifert who was formerly a piano maker I in San Francisco has been on trial here on the charge of levying blackmail on 1 wealthy American widow Mrs Maguire with whom he had an intrigue after he had been divorced from his first wife The evidence submitted to the court showed thatfor a long time Seifert has lived in an extravagant manner at the expense of the widow The liason attained a crisis when Seifert transferred his affections and married the widows maid He continued con-tinued however to retain his grip upon the widows purse threatening to publish the story of their intrigue in the Police Gazelle and furnishing their portraits to illustrate the article unless he was supported with money Friends of the lady assisted inlaying in-laying a trap to capture the blackmailer Detectives were hidden in the widows room during an interview she had arranged wite Seifert They heard Seifert threaten to shoot her if she did not submit to his exactions They pounced upon him and placed him under arrest The trial resulted re-sulted in his conviction and he was sentenced sen-tenced to two years imprisonment |
