The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-07
GERMAN SOLDIERS
Charges of Cruel Treatment OF
Them Founded on Truth.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ACT
The Ministry Pass the Clauses Containing
the Most Arbitrary PvOvisiOns-Ger-
man Intervention in the Balkans.

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-[Copyright, 1892, by the New
York Associated Press. Whatever may be
the intention of the ministry regarding modify
ing the Prussian eleme ntary education act, pro-
ceedings in the committee show the Clerico-
Conservative majority is not disposed to assume
q conciliatory attitude. The clauses containing
the most arbitrary provisions have already
passed, Is to IL. By an unaltered majority, the
house rushed the successive paragraphs of the
act, needless Of the protests of the Liberals.
The committee has asked Herr Miguel for de-
tailed statement of the annual expenditures
under the measure. Conservatives got
thorough set back when they found the
new education law would involve an
increased outlay of 100000 marks
which 1t is proposed shall be raised on the in
come tax. The opposition hold this estimate
is not sufficiently large. The Conservatives
have almost decided to drop the measure unless
the financial clauses of the bill are moulded TO
suit them. In the meantime popular agitation
Is preading throughout the empire. The
Liberals in every state, recognizing the fact
that the victory of the Clericals in Prussia will
enable them to triumph elsewhere, are organ.
lzlng demonstrations against the proposed new
law
The court theatre at Stuttgart was recently
the scene of a popular manifestation. During
the performance OF Schilier's Don Carlos"
when the actor playing Marquis de Posa said
,
rose and burst into prol II ed cheers.
Al a conference OF Catholic bishops held at
F'ulda, a resolution was adopted proposing and
! rendering the congratul atoms of the confer
! ence TO the government.
The Saxon military plenipotentairy, 1Colonel
| Won Schlieben and General Won !Goster of the
! Prussian army have admitted to the commis-
sion appointed by the relcnStag TO inquire INTO
! the charges of cruel treatment Of soldiers that
| the allegations are founded on fact Won Cor
| ster stated the pos ton of the men had been
| greatly improved recently under SPECIAL in
structions. He dec ared soldiers would be bet
| ter treated if non commissioned officers were of
| better social material. In subsequent debate
| in the rechstag all the speakers concurred IN
expressing sym 7athy with tie men. and finally
motion passed advising that greater publicity
| be given court-martials and freer access a1ord-
ed TO privates VINO desired to lay complaints
| before superior officers.
| According to the Idge5tItt a number Of Bull
garian officers have received permission to at
| tend the Berlin military academy. The Bu,-
garian government have dec ded to remodel
| its forces after the pattern Of the German
! army. The Emperor's approval of these ar
rangement makes a distinct departure from
| the old policy OF non-intervention Of the Bal
| kanS.
The trial of Count Limbdrg Stirum. pen
! stoned member of the diplomatic corps for
publishing a series of violent articles against
| the commercial treat es resulted in the court
! sentencing him to dismis al from the public
| service: decreelng he should lose his pension
and be deprived of the diplomatic title of min
lister. The sentence of the court is publicly re-
| garded as being due 10 the influence of he EN-
peror's desire to give a lesson to Prince BIS
marck.
The Socialist agitator Bruins. in a lecture de-
| livered short time ago on the Chartist move
ment in England in 1915 he described the
measures taken by stephens to arm his follow
ers and quoted the saying OfStephens: There
is weapon az inst which rifles and bayouetS
are Notwithstanding cotton dipped in tar.
For this suggestion Of incendiarism Bruins was
sentenced to a months Imprisonment at hard
labor.
The poet and novelist, Gisbert Won Vincke, i:
dead
Among a number OF American ladies who
have recently married men of high rank i;
! Countess Banuelos, formerly Miss ThOrndyke
OF Boston, who is now the wife OF the Spanish
ambassador here.
Mrs Sarah Himball, of Washington, dice
here to-day. In recognition of her services a!
nurse among union soldiers during the late re
bellion, the United States government granted
Mrs. kimbaIl a special pension.