The herald., 1894-05-06
AFFAIRS IN THE FATHERLAHD.
Ecclesiastical Legislation in
Germany.
Emperor Williams Efforts to Stop
Gambling in the Army.
Princess AIix Visits Her Royal Grand =
mother in England Opening of
the Antwerp International
Exposition.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 5.-[Copyright, 1894,
by the Associated Press.l The Prus-
sian unterhaus on Tuesday last, by a
vote OF 2S7 to 2, passed the Evangelical
church law amendments. This law per-
mits that church in the future to regu-
late certain matters by its own author
ity. Such matters heretofore have been
decided by the diet. The bill is great
have the effect OF driving from the
church thousands OF highly educated,
broad and liberal-Einded men. This
measure was passed in the teeth OF Lib
eral opposition and by the assistance OF
the-Center party, who want to see or
thodoxy strena thsned in every church.
This will bring about q general uprising
OF the Liberals, and already a call has
gone out from a dozen churches. The
professors OF the universities are taking
the lead and have determined to make
strenuous efforts to fight what they class
Es the most serious attack upon freedom
OF thought in Germany. 1t is stated the
bill will make ineligible for any church
Office any one who declines to declare
liberal belief in material trinity.
During the discussion in the unter-
haus OF Herr Mendsl's Interpolation
concerning the futility OF the measures
in force for the exclusion of cattle dis
eases, Herr Won Heydencadows, minis
Ter OF agriculture, declared the question
vas still nnd er examination. Experts,
he added, favored the formation of ex.
tsnsive frontier slaughter houses.
Emperor William and the empress
were present today at the opening OF
beautiful new Lutheran church, which
has cost 100000 marks. This ia the
thirteenth church erected in Berlin
since Emperor Williams accession to
the throne.
The emperor is to devote the few
weeks before his departure for Norway
to consideration, with the general staff,
OF some important Innovations which
will be tested at the coming army man
euvers. These military displays will be
attended by Emperor Francis Joseph
and the chiefs OF the Austrian staff, who
are greatly interested in the new light
riffs and the modified German uniform.
The emperor's prohibition of officers
by the totalisatur system does not mean
lVp oOOAlblull, IhbOI LIZ JULIET ACd bnhL
the suppression of the totalisatur would
mean driving out the devil by Belize
bub." adding that what the betting
would lose the bookmaker
would gain, aud if betting could not be
abolished altogether it was better to
lose ones money honestly with the ma
chine. But" the emperor concluded,
1.-THE army must give the example of
Princess Alex of Hesse, who is be-
trothed to the czarowitz. has gone to
England in order to spend few weeks
with Queen Victoria. On the return of
the princess to Darmstadt, she will be
placed under the spiritual guidance of
the czar's confessor, Father Jonyscheff,
the Greek Priest who was sent especially
to Darmstadt to convert the princess DO
the Greek faith, previous to her mar
riage. The wedding of the czarowitz
place in November or January next.
The Cologne branch of the German
colonial society has forwarded resolu-
ing confidence that the government will
defend Germany'e "unquessionable
claims on Samoa and Tonga, and de-
mand that the same be placed under the
German flag"
Heavy rains have caused the rivers to
overflow in the low-lying districts OF
Silesia, and warning has been Issued
to the inhabitants who are taking steps
TO move themselves and their belongings
from the districts which are threatened
with food. A heavy snow fall ie re-
ported at Glogau, Prussian Silesia.