The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-14


be taken up next week. when it will be
seen whether the government has the
TO
DEFY TIE POPULAR OPPOSITION,
which is led by the most eminent men in
Germany The liberal coalition appear to
have gained an advantage in the committee
by securing the passage of the proposal
submitted by Herr Rickert, reafirming the
principle Of state control OF schools. Min
lister Zedlitz considered the declaration did
not affect the concessions of the state in
the direction 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 committee to fix i've hours de-
voted to religious instructions. On
this practical question the Conservatives
and Centris,s united to bring about its
rejection. This Is regarded as bad omen
for the success OF any Of the other pro-
posed notifications of the religious clauses
The ClericalS gave notice OF several
amendments giving the clergy even greater
control than provided for in the bill
Meanwhile protests against the measure
grow in number and Importance. The mu-
nicipal authorities of Berlin, % to IA,
adopted petition to the landtag against
the bill, and the burgomaster of the Rhen-
ish towns has decided to protest against 1t.
GREAT CONGRESS OF THE PROFESSORS
of Berlin, Halle, Bonn, Gottinger and
other university towns has been convened
here to pass an appeal to government TO
withdraw the measure. Public meetings
have been held in every populous centre IN
Prussia to protest against the bill, and
even conservative districts are declaring
In favor Of modification.
The Joint movements of the dreibund's
squsdrons In the Lsvant are due to dipio-
matte warfare over the Sultan's investiture
of the khsdive. France and Russia are urg-
ing the Sultan to refuse investiture unless
the Khedive proceeds to Constantinople,
when, if he does 60, all the squadrons OF
the guaranteeing powers will accompany
him from Alexandria to the Dardanelles,
thus giving manifestation that Egypt is
6 vassal of the Porte, and that England has
no prepondersnce in Egypt. The hhedive
is inclined to go to Constantinople, al
though his predecessors were invested at
! Cairo. The khsdiye shows other symp-
toms Of being inclined
TO KICK AGAINST THE ENGLISH REGIME.
The foreign office here is of the opinion
English diplomacy will win ana the
Kheoive be invested at Cairo. He will
then be permitted in little time afterward
TO go to Constantinople to pay homage to
| the Sultan. Tho semi official pregs pre-
diets Lord Salisbury aud Gladstone will
| tighten the British hold on Egypt il the
Knedive tries to rely on France and
Russia.
The governor of Saxony has issued an
order FOR the compulsory inspection OF
American pork on the ground that trichina
have been found in pork stamped by Amer
! ican inspectors.
Mark Twain is recovering from the re-
! lapse of Influenza from which ne recently
suffered, but must keep his room for some
time.
Among persons presented at the recent
IMPERIAL DRAwING-RooM
was Madame Busserow. native of Sar
Francisco, who is the wife of g former
Paris minister
The engagement is announced of Miss
Knowlton, of Brooklyn, to Count Sier
storpff, of the Royal dragons.
A number of German papers join a sec
ton of the English press in rancorous
abuse of the United States, for the latter
powers treatment OF Chill. The cause il
not far to seek. TIA jealousy of the ex-
tension OF American influence In South
America, which is leading 10 loss of Ger
men trade. This trade is already dimin
ishing wherever it has met American com
petition.