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Paris, April 21st-A great sensation has territory. The falling of atooks on the The papers are quauimque in the state boar, and yet, if it comes to that, the Freuch......

ant indicationment that M. Schneebelea was arrested on will probably submit. However, it is still p produced hore by the news that a Fronel Bourse this afternoon is

cial has been arrested on Gorman territory of the gravity of the incident, The French French soil by a German officer, who took possible to hope for a more friendly termina- sent handcuffed to Metz The accounts people are cantioned against over-excitement. him into custody. Tho Tempe publishes ation of the incident, which yet looks rather eived from French sources state that M. The authorities intend to investigate the dispatch from Strasburg, stating that Ger-worse, while wo write, than it did pentorday

mebelus, tho fanctionary in quos-arrest and to demand an explanation from man oficials suspected Sebuasboles of harno better, to say the lengt

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is an inspector of police at the the German Government. If this explanationing relations with persons in Germany for -The Times to-day saya: If it should prove toon to be tie Caso that Schmelioles has way station of Pagny-sur-Moselle, near is demanded and refused the most serious the purpose of obtaining information con-

frontier of Alsace-Lorraine.

Herr

being taken possible situation will at ouoe be preacuted.corning the military mensares utsch, the police inspector at Ars-sur-If Bismarck wishes to force a war he will, of around Mats for the use of the French military so far forgotten his duty as a Francis official as to engage in plots against Germany, oficials. The authorities of the Foreign

has been arrested on German selle, on the other side of the boundary, course, refuse an explanation.

written several Istiers M. Schneebeles,

reason to commrissernte Daring the bat two weeks there has baon a Office believe that the German Government and

less to take

arrest iting the French official to confer with

will calm the present indiguation felt by the him, far

nuntional question. But if it tarus out respecting the various details of their great deal of excitement in Paris over the pro-will make nu explanation of the affair that egil, them is no

posal to produce Wagner's opern of Lelien- Finch.

French soil or tlnt ho we seized on grin. The papers have been filled with argu- Testerday afternson about 9 o'clock M.ments against the production, simply apon the The Government will not complain to trapped into erossing the frontier, a power- honor, finchutes crossed tho frontier alone and around that it was the work of a German. I Germany of the arrost of Schnabeles until fal Government, sensitive oli tand on his way to Are-sur-Moselle, batons intended to bring out the opem to-full inquiries have been made into the case. would no doubt repudiate all alace in the and scarcely made his appearance on Gor-marrow night, but the anthorities have L'Intransigeant, of which Houri Rocketransaction, Melancholy, however, must bo territory when two goudaries, attired ordered that it should be postponed on fert is the editor, is the only paper that is the reflection on the state of things in. white blouses, throw themselves upon account of the excitement over the Schneebid in its comments on the affair. The which a scule at a frontier station can То and hurling him, after a desperate holes incident. The oateome of this will bother Paris papers are moderate in their fill the world with apprehension.

such a pass have things come that an event the ground, placed handoff watched with the closest interest. The general uggle, to on him. Some laborers, who were at work impression nmang military men is that Bis-references to it.

Flourens will await the result of a minato important in itself; if it had occurred cise- vineyard hard by, were spectators of the arcit is in favor of war. They say that the

The two Governments may have no diffenity are and they relate that M. Schnaebeles. German army is now larger than call well inquiry on the spot before demanding repar-whero, is regarded with so much gravity. in dealing with the immediate question, but -in-strong, well-built man, offered he maintained by the Germona Government, tout from Germany for the arrest, obstinate resistance and the Germans had the burden of taxation necessary to anpport Schugabeles' arrest was badly interpreted when will they get rid of the apprehension at trouble in overcoming him. M. Schnaeit being so great that the Germans will not in the stock market, and rentes fell to 78 and sousitiveness which makes sach trivial

WHA conducted by his captoms to stand it. Bistanrsk cannot afford to reduce frince 30 contimes. There was an improved incidenta serious P sennt, and thence to Metz, where the party his army so long as the French are as strong feeling on the Bourse at the close of businesa fred at 4 o'clock. The French inspectors they now are. To force a war, some of and rentes advanced to 79 francs 50 centimes.

Gazette semi-officially states that the arrest immediately examined by the authorities. these military authorities say, would be an The arrest also caused a depression in the of 31. Schmacbeica took place on German

London stock market. The telegrams received here state that the grey way out of the difficulty.

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Tho nethorities had received infor one for M. Schmaebeles' arrċat are sim The Fronoh papore of to-day, while they The Nancy Procureur's official report of mention that M. Schiebeles had been con- ately nakuowa.

It is true that a Mota are conservative, all speak very plains. Sehunebeles aureat states that Seluaebeles decting himself in a suspicions manner at spaper declares that the agitation of a They all insist that an explanation advanced a few steps across the froutier Metz and other places on the froution. triotic Longue had something to do with be demanded. The Figaro's correspondent wd met individual with whom he be-Gorman official, who is believed to be an

but we are assured that then is Boat Nancy says that the tri-colored German ndation for the assertion. The feet-post which indicates the German frontier conversation when a policeman inaccomplics of M. Schraebeles, has been ar An assistant of the rested at Metz, The German Government disguise asized him. all along the frontior is described in Schumebelte district had been over- very-strant and a Nancy correspondent inred. Schnagbelea had been called upon policeman then rushed out of abuelas not ordered, nor could it approve, anything s whether in arresting M. Schnaubeles the by the Germans to replace it. Sohencholes and a desperato atraggle ensued. Soluse- contrary to international law. The state- raints wish to produce a casus belli. It went to the frontier, but the German Cobeles succeeded in escaping from his captors want ist 3: Selmobelea was deceged-iuto...

and crossed to, French territory, but his German territory is untrue. st be remembered that these are the French missioner of Ara-sur-Moselle was not there assailants pursued him, dragged him back, onnts of the incident and that no explana-and he returned to Paguy.

The Berliner Tageblaté publishes a Meiz Oa Tresdny and, despite his protests, they bound him dispatolt in reference to the letter written has yet been received from German morning the French Commissioner received a forcibly and led him away to prison.

letter from his German colleague making

It is reported that Bismark, in the course Police, inviting M. Schnaoboles to confer

Irons.

by Herr Gaufzsob, German Commissary of

The Feeuch, in their indignation, declare an appointment for Wednesday morning ta trap was deliberately laid for M. and giving ill health as a reason for not of a speech to-day, said that it was impossible with him upon the erection of, a frontier beles, and they naan mo that his arrest meeting him on Sunday. Ou Wednesday to foresee whether the bellicose French people pole.. Herr Gantzach writes: "If you intended as a fresh test of their forber-Schinnebeles not out from Pagus and walked who need to make an onslaught on Germany have any communication to make to me e. The use of the words casus belli and the to the frontier. On arriving within a Few three or four times every century, would which should neither be heard by Govern went officials, or by German agents, visit mo minence given by some of the Paris jour-foot of the frontier, instead of finding the keep or break the Frankfort treaty.

struggle the white blouses were torn, discov-The arrest of Solungbeles was the out-

to the affair proves the excitement German, he was confronted by two indi-Berlin, April 22nd.It is announced that in my private room." This was sent in reply ich the incident has produced in some viduals in white blouses, who seized him the arrest of Subasoholos was ordered by the to a message from M. Schnasbeles, who had Actors. Strangely enough, at this very and began at once to try and drag him indge who had been conducting inquiries bean tampering with Herr Gautzsch and

ant the late President of the Patriotic scross the frontier. He retired a dozen yards into treasonable practices in Alsace-Lorraine. other German officials.

The feeling in German official circles is ne is abusing the French Government and struggled with his assailants. In the its pasillanimity.

ering brown uniforms. A uamber of peas. como of an ordinary jadicial proceeding. that too much has been made of the inci... Paris, April 21st.-M. Schumebeles, pe-auts witnessed the affiny, but did not dare The judge who ordered the arrest did so, it dont. The documents relating to the off-

Frenali Commissary at Pagny-sur-M le depot, has been arrested by the Ger- interfore. Schusobeles was overpowered is stated, on evidence implicating him in cal inquiry will be forwarded to Paris, The German nu-legal. Public interest in the mattor is Alsatians to Germany, police, He had received several and carried across the frontier and impris- attempt to subrors the allegiance of the providing that Mr. Sclinatbeles' arrest was ters from the Gerian Police Commised.

thorities say that his being a foreigner does abating. The Bourse did not share in the The Figaro, in speaking of it editorially, mor at Ars-sur-Mosella naking him to

This, se to that place and soufer with himays: Schnabelea kuow well that he had not exempt Solumebelos from panishment. agitation to-day. At Paris the market has eding frontier service. He finally very difficult post to Ell, and he kept himes!! They say that the moment he was ought on buen Aut to-day, international securities however, was not due to any alagur in con

The reed to do so. While on his way to Ara strictly within the line of his daties. H. German territory he was ander the jurisdic-declining from to per cont. nection with the Schunebeles affair. TAS roughly seized by German police was on good terms with the German Com-ion of the German courts.

We must

London, April 23d.There is a quiotor fant is realized that Germany is now i d taken to Novenut, from which placa breuissioner across the frontier,

believe that there has been some great fueling concerning the Schunebeles inci- danger of war neither more or less than o sent to Metz.

Reports from Berlin at any time since January. Prince Bia error committed, perhaps a volantery one, dent to-day. The Metzer Zeitung says that Sehnrebetes!

At the arck is determined to stamp out French Freuch rest was lne to his connection with anti sote German policemen. Otherwise, ita different color on the matter.

time they do not mitigate the conspirators in Atance-Larrain. rman agitatious conducted by the Patriotic is a mattor the gravity of which it would be n agus, fint the people of Pagny-sur-Messile etees to concent, Reports are telegraphed fearful gravity of the situation, Speak-armpathizera must either remain inactive or

dianer given by the go to French territory. to as from Nanoy of great oxcitement. One ing to-night at a elato this to be entirely untrue, and any lie

Garnet Wolseley, com says that war is already declared. These Press Clah, Bir

Germanizing menenres are being earried nothing to do with the agitation: The sports are of a kind that is dangerous. It mander of the British forces, spoke of the out systematically throughout Alsace-Tar- sident has thrown the inhabitants of Meta may be that they are circulated by an agent preparations that he had been making during rance; for instance, four merchants of the

Nancy into the wildest state of excite af Bismarck.

last year to put his army in a state of town of Dienze have been expelled sinco

for adhering to their French na Bentes were unfavorably affected by the for two days. It will be asked to vote purtance of the work, and its special impot- rest of Schneeles. The arket for 8-200,000,000 marks for a military credit and taron at this time when the European horizon four hours notice to quit. At Chatona

-cent rentes for account became fint, and 90,000,000 marks for a railroad to be used for was so dark and foreboding..

Saliona, ran was arrested for flaunting otations declino 44 contimes during the strategic parposes. It is proposed to lay a This sentouse created a profound sensation, the French colors at a local ball. At the ernoon, closing at the lowest price. tax on angar and brandy. The vote upon all coming from so prominent an official as Vis-Sarraquimes tribunal a workman named The arrest of M. Schneebetes caused a these questions is not certain,

count Crosa, who is a special frived of the Gapp was sentenced to three months' im-

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The Reichstag has been now reegnyoned readiness for action. He spoke of the itality. Each of them received twenty-

The treatment of Frenel adherents may

ofound sensation, and it is feared that The Figaro also calls attention to the foot Queen and her confidential adviser in all prisonment for shouting "Vive la France.

may lead to

an unfortunate result that German patrolmen swarmed along the private mattere. He sat just at the right workman named Schmitt was sentenced l'aris call it "another provocation," frontier just before the last campaign. It of the spenker. He looked shocked and surry the same Court to one mouth's impris duskaif Bismarck is seeking a casus saya: We are in the presence of the same prisod at so sensational a statement in the foonuent for wearing tri-colored ribbons,

The Germans requestert Schnabele

imprisonment for neting sa correspondent of... set up one of the insta which mark the kind of a situation agaia sud we must reply presouce of over 200 London newspaper ned a workman named Siebold to ten weeks tier line. The commissary crossed the it as we replied to the provocations of reporters.

February, by calianess.

Reports from Berlin say that Schune.the French Patriotic League. andary and advanced a few yards nu rnian soil, when he was seized by the peace or he sesks way.

The Gauloie says: Bismarck either desires beles was arrested on German soil and

If he desires poner he will have to suffer for a violation of invo a great effect upon the French publia eman police. The agents were

Jaw for treasonable practices and baston a collision between the two ised in gray blouses, "He knocked the it is evident that the incident is not of his German

Alsace-Lorraine. They charge that nations, but these mauros ne believed to ents down and escaped back to Freno doing, and the moment that that is decided in ritory, bat was again seized, Indcuffed it can be anturally explained and no longer he has used his atmost efforts to in-be forced upon the German authorities, who enlisted in Alsace Dormine bars instructions to deal with all penceful If, on the contrary, he desireduce mon d sont to steiz, where he was placed in exist.

prianu in which accused persons Rre war: if he wishes to fores us to declare in the German army to desert, and it is inhabitants as Gorman subjects.

The National Zeitung says: Anxiety is fined before trial. The warmnut for his it, it is necessary to have a pretext. There for this offense that he is to be tried. The

such as a capable question now rests upon the fact of whether groundless. We are convinced that the Goy-- est umuusted from the Public Proseca-mast be a good pretext,

at Meiz, who acted under instructions man like him would be able to invent. It is the arrest was made on French or Gerominternment will not approve of anything not in Strasburg. The French Prosecutor at ob rensouable to believe that so great a mantauit Bismarck has notified the French Gor-conformity with the international law. It is ancy has gone to Pagny to inquire into as he would have devised so trivial a project.fornment that if it can be shown that the well known that Germany has often allowed affair. Most of the Paris evening papers We therefore wager that the incident is the arrest was made on French soil the prisoner French spies to go froe, and it is improbable that Schnaebelse was decoyed into Germany, ake no comment on the event. The Libertetesull of a misunderstanding, which will be will be surrendered. ye that it is expedient to refrain from explained to-morrow.

The Frenchs officials sent to investigate this one to allow of his seizure by German tament nutil Gormboy shall have explained Henri Rochefort in his paper calls the in-affair have reported to their Government that officials. It is already boon distinctly denied cidout a pravoention. He thinks that the the arrest was made on Fresch soil. This that there was any attempt made to decoy indult was premeditated and is the result of the German offciats dispute and probably Selina boles. London, April 22nd.There is a very three months preparation. The general tone will not concede. easy feeling in well-informed circles over of the other papers is in accord with the estrained relations between France and

The St. James Gazette, in sanning up the cossed Schumolioles' arrest, Surrien, Mia armany. It is apparent to any one who has moderate opinion given in the Figare and

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Gervann position tonight, says: Now, iflister of Justice submitted report made llowed the taily record of events in Alsace-

that is the position of affairs, then we must fof the affair to the Procurator of Nancy, orraine during the Inst month that the Ger- Paris, April 22nd.--The arrest of French conclude that Garnmany did not intend to within whose jurisdiction the arrest took

of Pagny-sur-make A an authorities have gone out of their way Commissary Schnaebeles

querrsi with France, but that place, and the evidence introduced at the irritate the Franch, and bare an out-Moselle by the German police after he had she is determined to deal with a French Judicial inquiry, showing that the arrest

sppearance

arance of seeking to provoke diff-boen decored oror the frontier is regarded official in high-banded way, careless of was made on Frouch soil. ties. Arrests for pet

petty

offenses all through as a aurious mater in official cirales. Gob-the fnot that the offers and its panish-a result of the discussion, resolved that ese two provinces have been vory common. let, Prime Minister, and Floarens, Foreign mest must touch French susibilities to Ficurens, Foreign Minister, communiente to con- the German Embassador, and through Her- call out "Vive la France is enongis to Minister were in conference nutil midnight the quick, and regardless of the cure imprisonment. The expalaion of last night for the purpose of determining soquences, though the result may be war. bett, the French Embassador at Berlin, Ger rench people from the two provinces and what action to take in the premises, and they This, we say, is how the matter looks at many, the subject-matter of the documents.

The Republique Francaise says that the rbidding the use of the language in the again at this morning to further consider present, and if we are right, the French

Late a sort of trial before them. In German Government has informed Flenroue, bools and pulpite are harsh measures, saithe subject.

ated to fad the irritation.

La Pais says the government has demand-that ose the Germans will probably Minister of Foreign Affairs, that Bismorak The event reported yesterday of the arrested an explanation of the arrest from Germany. deny that their prisoner was taken on Franch admits that if the arrest of Commissary Schnaebelos, a French ovial, by the The French newspapers generally regard soil, we will not say untraly, and will either Sohnnebeles was made on Fronch territory, erman anthorities, has made a grare issue. the ocontrence as a direct provocation on proceed to punish Schukobales or release him international law will require his release. e French people are very much excited. Germany's part, and exhort the people to only on condition of a strict apology from The French papers persistently urgo calm- ome of the reports from Paris to-night-y be calm and not to play Prince Bismarck's the Government for his alleged misdoings, test, and that the Government be left to

Either alternatars would be hard to pursue the necessary action. at this official was arrested on Frenchigame.

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Paris, April 23rd.-The Cabinet to-day dis-

The Cabinet, as