The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-15
POLITICS IN GERMANY.
THE CONSERVATIVES TO SPLIT
INTO TWO DIVISIONS.

OF the Prussian Electoral System.
Copyright 1892 by the N. y. associated P,ess)
BERLIN. May 1.-THE discord among the
conservatives has become so accumulated
that the government can for some time TO
come disregard that party as an important
factor in the opposition A committee was
appointed to arrange new conservative
platform, but following the example of
Herr Heldorf, who withdrew
month ago, TWO other promi-
mont conservatives. Count Otto
Manteuffel and Herr Kleist, have retired,
refusing to serve on the committee. Herr
Kleist's influence is great and it is expected
that he will draw after him a number of
the party who are now hesitating, and who,
joining the moderates, will create two
balanced divisions, the right aud left
conservatives, the latter closely allied
with the national liberals. The
committee representing the present ma
joritv has modified the party's nti-Semitic
policy. Instead Of procaiming judenheitze,
the committee will now merely recommend
that Jews be kept out OF tho Judiciary
and other public offices. Only the Saxon
conservatives want to maintain the anti
Semitic plank unchanged. Their influence
Will have no effect upon the committees
decision.
PRUssIA's ELECTORAL SYSTEM.
The freisinnige party have initiated
movement in the LandtaG aiming at demo-
cratic reform in the Prussinn electoral sys-
tenn. The lower house of the Prussian diet
is an anomaly beside the Reichstag. The
members of the latter body are elected by
direct manhood suffrage, while the MEM
have Of bn
the complicated system Of indirect
representation, partly based upon the posi-
tlon of voters as taxpayers. The members
OF the freislnnige party argue that the iis-
cal reforms recently introd uced implied an
amendment electorally so as to assimilate
the Prussian with the imperial system. The
North German Gazette announces that the
government will not daily with the question,
and that it will not hesitate Co maintain the
Prussian system in its full integrity. The
freisinnige leaders hope TO obtain the sup-
port OF a number of national liberals for a
motion affirming the necessity for liberal
electoral reform, coupled with redistribu-
tion of seats. Although the North Ger
man Gazette denounces the movement, the
Post and other papers discuss it with some
degree of favor. If the freisinnige party
succeed by their agitation in arousing the
national sentiment, 1t will have q potent
influence in the coming election.
PILING ON THE TAXES
The new army bill, pr )posing an increase
OF the effective. Is not likely to be introduced
in the keichstag until autumn. Count
Won Kaltenborn- -Stracnau, the Prussian
minister of war, is certain TO retire from
office before the bill is presented. Though
he is an ex-soldier he is not
debater, neither would he
be able to face the parliamentary opposi~
ton the measure will inevitably provoke.
The resources required for the military re-
organization will be met by a duty on
alcohol. which has now been decided upon.
IL is reported also that a duty will be
placed upon beer and that "a proposition to
tax newspaper advertisements is under con-
sideration.
DR.. Bosse. minister of ecclesiastical affairs
ard instruction, has given his first decision
regarding the confessional schools at Dant-
Zio, where Two secular schools are over
crowded. The Catholics petitioned against
the erection OF an additional non-sectarian
school, demanding the establishment of a
Catholic school instead. DR.. Bosse refused
the petition.
THE VITALINE FRAUD.
Before the vitaline cure killed Gen.
Gresser. prefect Of st. Petersburg, and 9TH
ers high in Russian society. an analysis
made in Berlin laboratory showed that
the remedy was composed of simple conn
bination OF borax and glycerine, almost
without effect for good or evil. The dis
closures in regard TO vitaline have checked
its use in Germany. The strongest pro-
tests Of the doctors have failed
to ebate the Russian belief that it
is a panacea for tuberculosis, gout and de-
bllity. Its inventor, Dr. GatchoWsky, de-
clared that he procured the secret Of its
composition from a Chinese savant He
boasted that the medicine had miraculous
qualities, curing every malady and re-
storing youth. His unbounded assurance,
supported by some seeming cures,
gave vitaline an immense vogue.
officers Of state could be seen
minglinR with workingmen In DR..
Gatchowsky's reception room. DIR.
Gatchowsky got enormous fees from the rich
and took weekly instalments from the
poor. He applied his remedy by subcu-
taneous injections in some cases and inter-
nally in others The list of cures
maladies had gone under the treatment until
the incidents of Gen. Gresser and Gen.
Baronof pricked the bladder. When
the police searched the quacE's house, they
found, beside bank books showing heavy
bank accounts, 5000 rubles In cash. money
which he had hastily thrown in Box.
LUCKE's FATAL SHOT.
Some of the papers print articles in ex-
tenuation of the emperor's public approval
of the soldier Lucke for shooting civilian.
They explain that Lucke was threatened
with melancholy madness, owing to auony-
nous threats he had received. The em-
peror, they say, desired to counteract the
influence of these anonymous commu-
nioations. The excuse, however, does
not tally with the latest act of
the emperor toward Lucke, to whom he
sent his photograph, with his autograph
and the words: "a recompense for faith
full Observance of the watchword while on
duty" The Cologne Gazette affirms the
truth Of the reported words of the emperor
encouraging soldiers to free use of their
arms against civilians.
The emperor and empress are visiting
Stettin. Yesterday they gave a reception
to the civil and military authorities. To-
day they inaugurated the officers new club
and this evening they will start for Dant-
zic, whence they viii proceed to Prockel-
WITT, the hunting seat Of Count Dohna.
PALMIEG OFF CONFEDERATE NOTES.
A gang of American sharpers have been
successfully operating in Berlin In con-
federate notes, of which they have sue
ceeded in passing large number. In one
Instance they cheated a widow, who made
her living by letting rooms to dodgers out
OF 1000 marks by getting her to change
some OF the notes for them.
A Brief From the Pope.
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