The morning call., 1891-12-27
LEGISLATION
IN GERMANY.
Organized Opposition to the
New Measures.
Proposed Conventions Of the Socialists.
The Kaiser Celebrates Christmas Day.
An Epidemic Of InaaeDza.
Copyrighted, 1897. by the New York Associated
Press

BERLIN, Dec 26.-When the Reichstag
resumes its sittiugs bill for the repression
Of drunkenness, the Bourse regulation
measure and discussion of the commercial
treaties with Switzerland, Servia, Spain
and Roumania will be the work to be con-
sidered. The Landtag has under consider
alton the new educational measures. The
ultra-ConseryatiYes hope to be revenged for
their defeat on the tariff question in the
Reichstag by the rejection of the Educa-
tional Bill, now before the Landtag, and the
thwarting of the financial reforms of Herr
Miguel, the Imperial Minister of Finance.
The Socialist leaders, being conscious of a
falling off in the number OF their admirers,
have made arrangements for a series Of
congresses, the first to be held in Bremen at
the end of January 10 organize a propa-
ganda among the peasants of the North
west Provinces. The second Of these con-
crosses is to be held in Coblentz on the S1st
of January and the third at Neuminster in
February. The successive defeats of the
strikes which have been begun under So
cialist guidance has strongly preiudiced the
position of the party.
Despite the fact that a semi-offcal de-
nial has been made of the report that En-
perOr William intends to visit Bucharest,
the fact remains that arrangements have
been made for an offirial reception of his
Majesty there in April. The visit of the
Emperor. it is hoped, will keep Roumania
closer to the Dreibund.
The Emperor and Empress on Christmas
evening presided at distribution of pres
ents at the new palace at Potsdam. Each
of the little Princes had his own table and
tree loaded with variety of gifts. Yester-
day Emperor William sent TO his own COM
pany of guards a lsrge pfefferkuchen,
made by the court confectioner. This
pepper-cake, the disuse Of which has long
been desired by many, continues to be one
Of The solid institutions OF the season.
a report of r startling nature is in circu-
lation and obtains credence in diplomatic
circles. 1t is to the effect that Count Won
Schouvaloff, the Russian Embassador to
Germany. is to be transferred to Moscow as
successor to the Grand Duke Sergius, the
brother of the Gar, as Governor General.
The Gar has given the Grand Duke Ser
gius peremptory leave of absence for
year, and it is looked upon as certain that
the Grand Duke will not return to his post
at the expiration of that period. II is more
likely that he will be sent out of Russia, or
be placed under surveillance at some post in
Central Asia. The Grand Duke, it Is al
legged. has been tampering with the allegi-
ance of officers high in command at Mos
cow, Warsaw, wilma and other military
centers. Count Schouvatoff has been or
dered to proceed TO GatSchina to confer with
the Gar.
The Galician parers are filled with arti-
cles advocating tile renewed enforcement of
oppressive measures against the Jews in
Russia and Poland. A large number of per
sons have been arrested in Warsaw and the
immediate vicinity.
The CZarina is suffering from influenza.
The Metropolitan Michel is also i'll with the
disease. The epidemic of influenza still pre-
walls in Galcia, Eastern Prussia and Berlin.
An address recently delivered by Professor
Nothnagel of Vienna upon the origin and
treatment of the disease is the talk of the
hour among medical men. Professor Moth
nagel, in his address, declared that the
malady was distinctly miasmatic in char
acter and certainly infectious, and possibly
contagious. He also stated that persons
having cardiac affections and those suffering
from tuberculosis have the most cause TO
fear a fatal result. There Is no specific
means of cure, the professor says. The
treatment by anti-pyrine, anti-febrine and
phenacetiue is unadvlsable where the dis
ease is accompanied by any form of conges-
tion of the lungs or weakness of the heart.
Such cases are better treated with stimu-
lants like digitalis or brandy, or by subcuta-
neous injection of camphOr.