Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-17
CATHOLICS AND JEWS IN RUSSIA
Being Arrested, Imprisoned and Brutaily
Treated,

Igeattus
LONDON, Feb. II. - Recent advices
from various parts of Russia state that no
such scenes have been witnessed in Eu-
rope since the days of the inquisition as
are now going on there. The agents Of
the holy synod are inquiring everywhere
into charges of heresy against Secbaries,
and the latter are being arrested and inn
prisoned and subjected to brutal treat
ment to compel them to retract and join
the orthodox faith.
The Roman Catholics are spared from
actual punishment, but in Poland the
Roman Catholic churches, with few ex-
ceptions, have been closed. The eXpul-
sion of the Jews from Novgorod in wolves
the ruin of a number of eminent He
brew families that have lived for cen
turies in that famous capital The police
made an attempt to fix on the Jews the
burning of the Noygorod cathed al, and
thus excite prejudice against them
among the more ignorant.
The Kaiser and BismarcII's Paper.
Bismarck's organ, The Hamburger
Nachrichten, does not seem to be
affected by the semi-official intimation
that it may be called upon to answer
the charge Of wrongfully publishing
matters of state that are not public
property. 1t continues to criticise as
bitterly as ever not only the general
policy but the personal action of the
emperor, and all but charges him with
incompetency.
Other papers have been held to the
strictest accountability for statements
made without suspicion of malice, but
which might be construed as rejecting
falsely on the imperial policy. The EN-
peror has refTained from acting against
The Nachrchten because he hesitated TO
show spirit of animosity toward Bis
marck, and because he believed the
course of the eX-Chancellor was inspired
by the expectation that he would soon
pass away. 1t is now the conclusion that
there is a studied purpose to discredit
him and his authority, and that the at
tacks aIe actually having an influence in
that direction. Hence The Nachrichten
will be called to account.
Manhood Suffrage In Austria.
The Socialists are very active in Aus
tria, preparing for the general election.
The Social Democrats aresentering the
field for the first time in the history Of
the country as a political party, and, as
in Belgium, they make manhood suffrage
one of their demands. AT present the
franchise in Austria is limited to per-
sons paying five forms or more of taxes
yearly. This excludes the far greater
number of artisans Therefore the
Social Democratic movement, while fav-
ored by the large majority of working
people, includes but few voters. Never
theless the party is in motion and hopes
to seed few members to the reichsrath.
He Gocs to Siberia.
Dispatches from Warsaw say that
Prince Burtineff, who murdered a girl
of whom he was Jealous, has been dis
missed from the army and sent back to
Siberia The prince was given oppor-
tunities to commit suicide, after the Gus
tom on the continent when an officer
falls into disgrace. but he could not
courage enough to kill himself,
The Most Catholic" Kingdom.
The church party, which is unusually
strong in the new Spanish house of dep
uties. has created much disquiet by
again requesting the queen regent to in
terfere in behalf of the pope and the re-
storation Of his temporal power
Not to BE Caught Mapping.
The English Liberals are taking active
steps to organize the party with the view
to general election, should the govern
ment suddenly dissolve parliament,