Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-02
CHURCH AND STATE.
Process Of Divorce Well Under Way in
SwitZerland-Germany Watching.
First chill Born in HeIIgoland Under German
Rule-Fmperur Coda h"r-Prrpara-
tons for q Royal Wedding.
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lSopyElgnleC oY t1e Onlleu fTeSS.
BERLIN, Nov. 1.-The Emperor Will
| lam has done a graceful act in presenting
TO the tirst-boru child in Heligoland
since the cession OF the island TO Ger
many gold cup as souvenir of the fact
that he, for it is II male had the kaiser for
godfather. The child is the only living
native of the island subject TO military
service, as all the inhabitants at the time
of the treaty were expressly exempted.
The kaiser, finding himself unable for
financial resources to carry out his be-
nevo!ent Intentions regarding the cree
tiOn of cottages for the wo-kingmen, has
determined that the workingmen shall
be enabled TO reach, Us cheaply as posi-
bic, places where they may put up cot
tages for themselves, and has directed
that cheap morning and evening trains
be established with that view between
the capital aud suburbs.
ROYAL WEDDING.
Great preparations are being made for
the wedding of the emperor's sister, the
Princess Victoria, which has been set
down for the 18th of November in Ber-
lin. All royal aud rrincelV personages
connected with the imperial family
Will be invited.
The Germans are not little interested
in the vet unsettled troubles in SwitZer-
land. which amounted to revival in q
new form OF the struggle that has been
sometime dormant and at times active
for many years. Indeed ever since radi-
callsm has been arrayed against the RO-
man church in the so-called Catholic
Nj W
period OF the reformation, Switzerland
was divided into
PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC CANToNs,
and this was for ages sufficient distinc-
ton between the two elements OF popu-
lation, in political as well Us re-
ligious sense. But in Italy, France and
even Spain party has grown up in the
ranks of the nOmiEally Catholic popula-
ton opposed 10 clericaIism ami to any
thing like church interference in civil
affairs.
n In France and italy this class, not
identical IN all things, but in r general
sense animated by one spirit and purpose,
is politically dominant, and the church
has lost its ancient power in the civil adj
ninistratiOn. The same contest is now
going on in The Catholic cantons of Switz-
eraud, and as in Italy and France, is
attended by
MORE OR LESS OF VIOLENCE.
The clericals entrenched behind local
constitutions framed under absolute con-
ditions are striving 20 hold the reins
which the radicals are equally deter
mined 20 grasp from them. In 1lcino
the railroads have achieved success
through revolution, and in FrIebourg
the conservative clearical government
has been menaced with serious violence,
the timely reinforcement of the police
preventing the success of an attempted
ineurrection.
The sympathy OF the Federal council is
decidedly with the radicals and opposed
to the c.ericals, and although the govern
ment evidently means 20 fulfill its fed
eral obligations. yet no doubt is left as to
which party possesses the good will of the
supreme authority, and there is equally
little doubt that the church aud state in
the Swiss cauton5 will follow the fate of
tine church anu state in the adjoining ma
tions of Latin origin.