, 1892-02-14
THE KHEDIVE HAS GRIT.
he Will Not Cover Before
England's Men of War.
German Educational School
Bill Drawing to a Focus.
An American Girl Soon to Wed
q German Count.
The Weeks Doings in Kaiser
Williams Domains.
The Fa,herland's Contribution

ne dtntTiduuSs contributions
copyrighted 1892 by N. Y. Associated Press
BERLIN. Feb. 13.-The committee to
which was referred the sectarian (primary)
educational bill submitted by the govern
ment to the ~reichstag has. during
the past week, the first week OF
the sitting, dealt with thirteen classes of
that measure. but reserved the considera-
ton OF sections relating to the questions of
religion. The clauses with the postponed
sections which form the kernel OF the
measure, will be taken up next week,
when it will be seen whether the govern
ment will have the courage to defy the
the popular opposition which is led by the
most eminent men in Germany.
The liberal coalition appears to have
gained advantage in the committee by Sc
curing the passage offs proposal submitted
Herr Rickert reafirming the principles of
state control of schools. Minister Zed-
htz considered the declaration did not af-
feet the concessions of the state in the di-
rection of clerical supervision. and offered
no resistance to the amendment. which
was only opposed by the Centrist or
church party.
Herr Rickert next tried to get the COM
mittee to fix five hours weekly as the
maximum time to be devoted to religious
instructions. On this practical question,
the Conservatives and Centrists united to
bring about a rejection. This is regarded
as a bad omen for the success of any of
the other proposed notifications of
religious clauses. The Clericals gave
notice of several amendments giving the
clergy even greater control than is pro-
vided for in the bill.
In the meanwhile protests against the
measure grew in number and importance
until the municipal authorities Of Berlin,
"a to IA adopted a petition to the landtag
against the bill and burgomaster of Rhen-
ish towns have decided to protest against
it. The great congress of professors of
Berlin. Halle, Bonn, Gottinger, aud
other university " have been con-
eminent to withdraw the measure.
The joint movements of the dr1ebund'A
squadrons in the Levant are due to the
diplomatic warfare over the s~ultan's in
vestiture Of the khedive. France and
Russia are urging the sultan to refuse the
investiture unless the khedive proceeds to
Constantinople when, if he does go, all
the %squadrons of the guaranteeing pow
ers will accompany him from Alexandria
to Dardanelles, thus giving a manifesto
ton that Egypt is the vassal of Porte
and that England has no praponderauce
in Egypt.
The khedive IS inclined to 20 to Con-
stantinople although his predecessors
were invested at Cairo. The khedive
shows other symptoms Of being inclined
TO kick against the English regime. The
foreign Office here is of the opinion that
English diplomacy will win and the khe-
dive be invested at Cairo. He will then
be permitted 10 a little time efterward to
go to Constantinople to pay homage to
the sultan
The semi-oficial press predicts Lord
Salisbury and Gladstone will tighten the
British hold on Egypt if the khediye
tries to RELY on France and Russia.
The governor of Saxony has issue / an
order for compulsory inspection of Ameri-
can pork on the ground that trichinae
has been found in the pork stamped by
American inspectors.
Mark Twain is recovering from a re-
lapse of influenza. from which he recently
suffered, but must keep his room for
some time.
Among the persons presented at the
recent imperial drawing room was
Madame Kusscrow, q native of San
Francisco, who is the wife of a former
Paris minister.
The engagement Is announced OF Miss
Knowlton of Brooklyn, to Count
Sierstorpf of the royal dragons.
A number of German papers JOIN a
section of the English press in their
rancorous abuse of the United States for
the latter powers treatment of Chile.
The cause is not far to seek. 1t is jealousy
ofthe extension of American influence in
South America which is leading to the
loss of the German trade. This trade is
already diminishing wherever it has met
American competition.