Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-09

ments Of torture applied to the patients were
produced in court. After a weeks hearing
Of the case the accused were acquitted, as
the public prosecutor admitted that the al
legations were justified.
The newspapers all blame the parties con-
cerned for bestowing the Order Of Merit on
Herbert Spencer without asking whether he
would accept it. His refusal, coupled with
Pasteur's refusal to accept the highest
scientific distinction in Germany, has caused
a great deal Of heartburning. According to
one account the emperor is responsible for
the Pasteur affair. 1t is said that his
majesty did not consult the authorities of the
academy, but on his own initiative instructed
the German embassy at Paris to ascertain
Pasteurs views. The matter was to be
kept strictly private and the conduct of the
distinguished French chemist in giving pub
licity to his refusal is regarded as a breach
Of confidence and has greatly annoyed the
emperor.
Herr Zoelener, the leader Of the New
York Liederkranz has had his dual War
Opera" the theme being taken from the
Franco-German war, accepted by the manage
ment Of the Royal opera house at Munich.
Manager Conrad of New York has just en-
gagged a new German company for America
and Maria Reisenhofer for tour of the
| United States.
Mr. Richard Watson Glider, editor of the
| Century Magazine. passed few days here
during the week while on his way to Venice
| in order to attend the wedding Of his sister
in-law, who is the sister of the United States
consul general Mr.. DeKay. She is to be
married to an Italian nobleman.
CURTAILING WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
! Another question affecting the political
rights Of women has just been decided
against them. An antiquatsd law still exists
which prohibits woman scholars and appren.
! tlces from joining a political society. A few
women recently formed in Berlin a woman's
agitation committee, having for its object to
obtain for women equal political rights with
| men. The leaders of this movement were ar
raigned by the public prosecutor and the
| magistrate before whom they were brought
| sentenced the women to fnss ranging from
30 to 40 marks, and ordered the society to be
| dissolved.
The postal authorities of Frankfort -on-the-
Main have decided that the government need
| not pay damages for the loss Of the registered
| letters which were lost on the Elbe, the
| United States not having Joined in the inter
national postal regulations of 1891, bearing
on that question. Some exceptions have been
made voluntarily.
The anti-semites party, Of which Ahlwardt
and Boeckel are the leaders, adopted their
platform at meeting this week. The chief
plank naturally is a propaganda to exclude
Jews from all public offices and honors and
also from the press law and medicine In ad-
diticn separate schools for Jews under state
supervision and control are demanded. The
meeting resolved that every person is to be
regarded a Jew If his or her ancestors OF
the past three generations include one person
Of Jewish blood. Persons who have married
Jewesses are included in the same category
In view Of the quantity Of Jews among the
members Of the aristocracy and in banking
and commercial circles, the achievement OF
this program would cause considerable incon.
venence.
| A case of perjury which was pending
against the Countess Perpolcher, nee Dross
the American lady whose troubles have SC
long been before the public, has been stricken
off the lists. the court having been convinced
that the evidence against her was false The
countess is the wife of Count Perpocher, sor
of the ex-chef court marshal Of Emperor
William |. The count early in last April de
posted the sum of 120, 900 marks as bail fo
his wife, who had been arrested on the charg,
of perjury and intimacy with DR.. Bruno Vogt
who was being sued for divorce by his wife
The countess was marriei in the United State
in December, 1893 She will now sue hel
chief traducer a teacher named Wiegandt il
Muelhauson, for SANDER