Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-07
TN TIE FATHERLAND
The Sectarian Education Bill
in the Reichstag.
1t Promises to Be an Expens-
i've Measure.
Better Treatment for Private Sol
diers Now Assured.
The Emperor Discards the Old Policy of
German Intervention in the
BaIkans-A Lesson for
Bismarck.
Associated Press Dispatches.

tude. The clauses containing the most
arbitrary provisions have already
passed, ZIG to 12) by an unaltered
majority. The house rushed the sue
cessive paragraphs of the act, needless
of the protests OF the Liberals. The
committee asked Herr MIGUEL for de-
tailed statement OF the annual expen-
ditures under the measure. The Con-
servatives got thorough setback when
they found that the new education law
would involve an increased outlay of
9,000.00 marks annually, which it is
proposed shall be raised on the income
tax. The opposition hold that this
estimate is not sufficiently large. The
Conservatives have almost decided to
clauses of the bill are nodded to suit
them.
POPULAR MANIFESTATIONS.
Meantime popular agitation is spread
ing throughout the empire. The Lib
erals in every state, recognizing the fact
that victory of the Clericals in Prus-
sia will enable them to triumph else
where, are organizing demonstrations
against the proposed new law. The
court theater at Stuttgart was recently
scene OF popular manifestation. Dur
ing a performance Of Schiller's Don Car
los, when the actor playing the Marquis
de Posa said Sire, give us liberty to
think" the audience rose and burst
into prolonged cheers.
On the other side, at conference OF
Catholic bishops held at Fulda, reso-
luton was adopted on the proposals,
and rendering the congratulations of
the conference to the government.
BETTER TREATMENT FOR SOLDIERS.
The Saxon military plenipotentiary,
Colonel Won Schlieben, and General
Won Gorster, of the Prussian army,
have admitted before commission ap
pointed by the reichstag to inquire into
the charges of cruel treatment OF sol
diers, that the allegations are founded
on fact. Won Gorster stated that the
position of the men has been greatly
improved recently under special instruc-
tions. He declared that the soldiers
would be better treated if non-commis-
stoned officers were of better social ma
terial. In the subsequent debate in the
reichstag all the speakers concurred in
expressing sympathy with the men,
and finally motion was passed advis-
ing that greater publicity be given
court-martials, and that freer access be
afforded to privates who desired to lay
complaints before their superior officers.
AN OLD POLICY DISCARDED.
According to the Tageblatt, number
of Bulgarian officers have received per-
mission to attend the Berlin military
academy. The Bulgarian government
has decided to remodel its forces after
the pattern of the German army. The
emperor's approval Of these arrange
ments marks distinct departure from
the old policy oi on-intervention in the
Balkans.
LESSON FOR BISMARCK.
The trial of Count Limburg Stirum,
pensioned member of the diplomatic
corps, for publishing series OF violent
articles against the commercial treaties,
resulted in the court sentencing him to
dismissal from the public service; de-
creeing that he should forfeit his pen
sion, and be deprived of the office of
diplomatic minister. The sentence OF
the count is publicly regarded as being
due to the influence of the emperor's de-
sire to give lesson to Prince Bismarck.
SOCIALIST AGITAroR PUNISHED.
Socialist Agitator Bruins, in lecture
delivered short time ago on the Chartist
movement in England in 1S48, described
the measures taken by Stephens to arm
his followers, and quoted the saying of
Stephens: "There is weapon against
which rifles and bayonets are powerless
blazing cotton dipped in tar" For
this suggestion of incendiarism Bruins
was sentenced to a months imprison-
ment at hard labor.
OBITUARY NOTES.
The poet and novelist Gisbert Won
Vincke is dead.
Mrs. Sarah Kimball of Washington,
d. c., died here today. In recognition
of her services as nurse among Union
soldiers during the late rebellion, the
United States government granted Mrs.
Kimball special pension.
AN AMERICAN COUNTESS.
Among the number of American ladies
who recently married men Of high rank,
is the Countess Banuelos, formerly Miss
Thorndyke OF Boston, who is now the
wife of the Spanish ambassador here.