Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-24
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
Emperor Williams Very Stringent
Laws Being Enforced.
A WOMAN BEHEADED AT BERLIN
But She Is Likely 10 Be the List One for he Emperor
Is Looking up Less Shocking Method otCap-
tai Panishnnt-SsriOus Objections Urged
Against the Secarian Schools Il
COPYRIGHTED 1872.

BERLIN, January 23.-The dissenSions
between Herr MIGUEL, Imperial Minister
OF Finance, and Chancellor Won Caprivi,
In relation 10 the Sectarian Educational
bill, have reached such an acute stage
that the resignation OF the Finance
Minister is looked for az any minute.
Herr MIGUEL Is not quite alone in the
ministry urging such notifications in
the measure as will enable the children
OF parents who are neither Catholic nor
orthodox Lutherans TO escape being
subjected 20 compulsory religious
teachings. Ministers Herr Furth aud
Shellng, on grounds OF policy partly,
side with him, but IL the crisis leads 10
cabinet rupture Herr MIGUEL is cer-
tain TO lind himself alone in retiring.
The more the bill gets 10 be known
the fercer grows the opposition from
the National Liberal and Freisinnge
parties. The popular sense OF justice
revolts against measure which will
force MethodistS, old Catholics, Uni
tarians and Deists aud free thinkers
generally 10 have their children edu-
Gated in some State recognized creed.
But the Emperor, whose pet Ideas arc
embodied in the proposals, means TO
stamp out religious communities having
liberal bias and will not surrender on
a single point OF the measure. Tho
teachers in the primary schools, be-
tween whom and the clerlcals pro-
found apathy often exists, are dismayed
at the prospect Of being placed under
the thumb OF the priests.
Many of them who are suspected OF
having broad views have cleared out as
soon II was put In operation. IL is doubt
iul whether Chancellor Won Caprivl
himself approves OF the bill.
The Bundesrath has finally approved
the suppression Of immortality bill
with its sweeping clauses, dealing With
soutereurs, prostitutes, procurers and
dealers In immoral works. Producers
are liable TO months imprisonment
and TO fines ranging from $50 10 5000
marks. Those found guilty OF aggra-
waited offences are subject TO terms OF
Imprisonment OF from one year 10 five
years. The heaviest punishment that
can be inflicted on married soutereurs
IS the minimum prescribed for persons
OF that class, one years's Imprisonment
The measure provides that all Offend
ers embraced by the act shall be placed
in solitary confinement aud shall be
supplied with only a plank bed and
bread and water. Already the police
are taking law from the Emperor 10 en-
force the provisions OF the act, and Ber
lin, Hamburg and other cities are being
cleared of social evil.
Many hundreds OF immoral women
ana men have already been imprisoned.
These drastic measures applied under
the ignorant dictation OF reforming
despot, are held by the thinking men as
being OF small avail In effecting a rAdl-
cal cure for the evils attacked.
In number OF cases gross Injustice
has been done by the arrests by the
police OF worsingmen out OF employ
ment as SouteTeurs.
The reflections regarding the Empe-
ror's lack OF due observance Of the
period OF mourning for the late duke Of
Clarence and Avondale, Is explained In
the Court circle by the necessity for
ending the mourning before the fetes
shall begin.
A woman named Badmesh was be-.
headed yesterday by the Berlin eIecu-
tloner for having killed her husband by
administering poison % him. She will,
however, in all probability be the last
criminal dispatched In this manner, ss
the Emperor Is turning bis attention 10
methods OF capital punishment His
Majesty has decided against the pres
ent bsrbarOus system.