Show german army bill may pass that he will enforce the three years service AGITATION IS GROWING murderers of a station abent li california are belne hunted down to death BLAINE IS DAILY IMPROVING organized railway have affected federation which will guard advised ill strikes labor riot rampant in madrid BEBLIN dec 31 the official press flaunts the compromise non over the army bill while the opposition papers respond challenging the government to dissolve the reichstag since the north german gazette an official organ announced that von capriel would concede nothing to the opponents of the measure and that if the reichstag refused to grant the funds ne cesary to make the army effective the government would resort to the vigorous practice of three service the agitation throughout the country has become aggravated the excitement caused by the chancellors threat is seen in the unwonted number of public meetings mee tines and political reunions held everywhere in the country underneath the mutual fi ances strong though unseen is the desire to effect a compromise neither the nor the freising Frei sinn g party real dedire a dissolution of the reichstag bluster badly conceals the official anxiety to get the bill accepted with any modifications short of abandoning the leading points in official circles it is expected the government will score a triumph and the expectation does not falter because it is based oil a knowledge of inside facts the prussian ministry having ventured to adopt a decree making religious instruction at schools obligatory another fierce educational fight is inevitable the new year speech which the emperor will probably deliver tomorrow does not excite any anticipation as to what he will have lo 10 say the court season commences january ath with a reception and ball at the palace aiom then ILent almost every day is set for a special function the members of the committee of berlin hebrews are irresolute over the proposed petition to the emperor praying for protection against the Juden hetze inquiry into the theft of military documents which were stolen at acsel and used by kierr in his defense is ended the inquiry was futile no trace of the persons who purloined the documents bein discovered in view of the reappearance in hamburg the Pru sulon authorities have ordered a strict supervision of all persons suspected of having the disease suspected murderers arrested cal dec 31 the officers arc still searching for cloea as to the murderers of miss E 0 ayres the operator and station agent at brighton word was received this morning from auburn that sheriff conroy arrested two young men at that place last night on suspicion while on the way to jail one of them jumped from the buggy and escaped the names of the men are ed brady and harry wagner who reside in this city when taken to jail brady had in his possession a ladys gold watch and locket he claims the gold watch was given him by his uncle in 1 dorado county but there ie reason to believe that it is the missing gold watch of miss ayres blaine Is washington dec 31 mr condition is reported today aa unchanged since yesterday at 8 this evening dr johnston said blaine was n trifle belter dec 31 at 3 everything about the blaine mansion appeared to be quiet the lights were all out save in an upper room and the family was evidently asleep madrid labor riots MADRID deer 31 A serious labor riot occurred hero today whilo 1000 workingmen were marching in a boda to the mayor they became involved in a conflict with the police the latter made free use of their sabers while stones and other missiles were showered upon them from all sides many policemen and working men were wounded before the mob dispersed several arrests were made HEAVY federation conductors switchmen firemen trainmen and RAMPS iowa dec 31 A system federation was agreed upon today by the conference of organized railroad employed emp loyes the term means that the members of the various orders on any one system will be left to decide for themselves whether or not they will unite and sach union will bo binding upon thorn alone the conservative members of the conference feel that they have gained a point and whenever the new plan is adopted it will serve as a check against advised ill strikes or hasty action ff any sort the orders interested are conductors switchmen firemen trainmen and Telegraphers As the engineers voted at the last convention for a federation with the same fundamental principles it is thought they may eventually come in some members of the conference are not authorized to act for their respective orders and the details of the plan will not be made public until they have secured a ratification of the constitution ution the members of the conference were given a banquet by the grand officers of the conductors tonight and left for their homes on the late trains |