The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-06
A Victory for the Orthodox Sec
tion in the Diet.
LIBERAL MEMBERS UP IN ARMS.
Ecclesiastical Authorities Given Full
Power in Matters of Religion.
Italy Encouraging Emigration 70 the
spanish American RepahIies, and
Determined 10 Develop and Extend
Her Possessions In Afriea.
Copyrighted. 1894. by the Associated Presxl

Copyrighted. 1904. BY the Associated Pres4I
BERLIN, May a-The Prussian inter-
haus on Tuesday last. by vote Of 237 to
81 passed the Evangelical church law
amendments. This Law permits tha:
church in future to regulate certain mat
tiers by its own authority. Such matters
heretofore have bsen decided by the diet.
The bill 10 . great concession to ultra
orthodoxy. and viii have the effect of
driving out of the church thousands of
highly educated. broad and liberal-minded
men. This measure was passed in the
teeth Of Liberal opposition and by the
assistance of the Center party, who want
to zee orthodoxy strengthened in every
church. This will bring about . general
uprising Of the Liberals, and already .
call has gone out from . dozen churchee
The professors of the universities are
taking the lead. and have determined to
make strenuous efforts to fight what they
class as . most serious attack upon tho
freedom Of thought in Germany. 1t Is
stated that the bill viii make ineligible for
any church Office any one who declines to
declare literal belief In material trinity.
During the discussion in the unterhaus
of Herr Mendel's Interpolation concern
ing the futiiity Of the measures in force for
the exclusion Of cattle diseases, Herr Won
Heyden Cadowa, minister OF agriculture,
declared the question Was still under ex-
animation. Experts. he added, favored
the formation Of extensive frontier
slaughter houses.
Emperor William and the empress were
present today at the opening Of beautiful
new Lutheran church which has cost 500,-
III - hn -, b
erected in Berlin since Emperor Williams
accession TO the throne.
The emperor is to devote the few weeks
before his departure. for Norway to con-
sideration with the general staff Of some
important innovations which will be
tested at the coming army maneuvers.
These military displays will be attended
by Emperor Francis Joseph and the chiefs
of tho Austrian stan. who are greatly in
terested in the new light rifle and the mod
lied German uniform.
The emperor's prohibition of officers
betting by the totalisatur system does not
mean its abolition. for later he remarked
that the suppression of tho totalisatur
would mean driving out the devil by
BeelEebub," adding shat what the betting
machine would lose. the bookmaker would
gain, and if betting could not be abolished
altogether it would be better to lose money
only honestly with the machine. But,
the emperor concluded. the army must
give the example of self-discipline.
Princess Alix of Hesse, who Is betrothed
to the cxarswitch, 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 tho
spiritual guidance Of the cars confessor.
Father Jonyscheff. the Greek priest, who
was sent especially to Darmstadt in order
to convert the princess TO the Greek faith
previous to her marriage. The new name
of Princess Alix will be either Marie or
Helen. The wedding Of the czarewitch
and the princess 10 expected to take place
In November or January next.
The Cologne branch ofthe German Colo
nial Society has forwarded Q resolution to
Chancelior Caprivi expressing confidence
that the government will defend Ger
many's ''unquestioned" claims on Samoa
and Tonga and demanding that the same
be placed under the German dag.
Heavy rains have caused the rivers to
overflow in the lowlying districts of Sile-
sia, and warning has been issued to the in
habitants. who are taking steps to move
themselves and their belongings from the
districts which are threatened with floods.
Heavy snowfall ID reported as Glogau,
Prussian Silesia.