The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-21

BERLIN, Feb. 20.-The government has
gained distinct advantage in the division
IN the ranks of the opposition to the Prus-
sian sectarian education bill. The Ma
tional Liberals, headed by Won Bennigsen,
maintain the policy of union with tue
frelslnnlge party against the measure as
whole. Another section supports Herr
Miguel, minister of finance, Ill the endea-
vor to arrange compromise with the ad-
vocates of the bill. Won Bennigsen's en-
emies assert that he is actuated by feel
Ing OF anlmosity toward the cabinet be-
cause he did not receive the ministerial
post which he had long coveted, and in re-
lation to which many promises had been
made to him. Herr Miguel it is said, will
surrender his principles in order to retain
his position as finance minister. He is
now and for Il long time has been the
champion of the compromise movement,
aud there can be no doubt that he will re-
fuse to change his course in trying to avoid
an open and absolute rupture. However,
as Chancellor Won Caprivi and Count Won
Zedlitz, minister of public worship, his
colleagues, have shown no disposition to
alter the measure so as to make possible
its acceptance by the country, it is difficult
TO see where there is any chance to apply
the principle of compromise
The hostility of the situation is aggra-
waited by the revelations made by the ALI
gemelne Zeitung, TO the effect that Count
Won Zedlitz, acting under orders from the
emperor, through Won CaprivI, only SUBJ
mitted the bill TO the ministers as form
ality when it was completed. The meas
ure had been fully elaborated before Won
ZedlltZ placed 1t before the ministry. He
was simply used by the emperor as an
open channel for the introduction of the
bill in the landtag. The question of this
departure from constitutional usages will
hn hlOr rIerfnf hofSN 4 hal la11
Chancellor Won Caprivi can explain it, it
Will shake the power OF the emperor to re-
tain him as chancellor. During the time
when Bismarck's power was most abso-
Lutte the ministry preserved the right of
being aucourant on all legislative pro-
jects.
A bill regulating emigration from Ger
many is about 30 be introduced in the
relchstag. 1t enacts that anybody wishing
to leave the country shall inform the po-
lice OF his destination. The authorities
VIII, for a month before allowing the per-
son to emigrate, make public his proposed
destination. Agents will not be allowed
to forward emigrants except in accord
ance with a written contract open to
the authorities. No person between the
ages of Is and % years (the period covering
the liability to military service) will be
allowed TO enter into u contract to emf
crate. Contracts will not be allowed in
the case of diseased or manned persons, or
Others who will not be permitted to enter
as immigrants the countries to which they
wish to go
j. b. SchmitZ, n farmer of Doniphan
county Kan, who had been on visit to
the fatherland, was recently arrested and
tried on the charge of desertion from the
German army. He was convicted and
sentenced to seven months imprisonment.
United States Minister Phelps and Mr..
Coleman. the American charge d'affaires,
themselves in the case, and
through their exertions pardon was
granted by the emperor to Schmitz.