The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-10
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Assembiages Of Aristoerats o. Varying
tnaasnes In Continental Countries.
The congress held at Berlin o. the
mobiles OF Germany for the discussion
OF questions which have arisen with
regard to the practice OF dueling serves
TO call attention 10 the fact that con-
yentions and colleges Of mobiles exist
In every continental country % Eu-
rop excepting France, Italy and Swift
zerland. the latter. In spite OF is being
a republic. possessing a large number
OF extremely patriclan families. says
the New York Tribune. In Austria
and Russia the colleges are regularly
constituted bodies and represented as
such In the legislatures. provincial as
well ms imperial. by delegates. while
each province has lbs so-called marshal
OF the nobility. who Is the president Of
the local college OF mobiles. Inasmuch
rs most OF these are landowners Il Is
easy to appreciate their importance and
I'LL thirty years ago they constituted
pretty much the only bodies In the
empire that could In any way be de-
scribed as parliamentary. In Russia
there Is likewise. for each Of the Euro
pean provinces. an assembly OF mobiles
presided over by a marshal. which
constitutes practically the only legis-
lative diet In the district. AZ any rate,
Il Is the only representative body that
possesses the right as such to address
the car. and whatever sentiments OF
independence exist In Russia are TO be
found In these colleges OF mobiles.
Thus one Of the FIRST petitions that the
present car received after his ascen-
sion TO the throne was an appeal from
the colleges Of mobiles that he would
under no circumstances surrender
even the slightest yestige OF his auto
cratic power. These colleges consti-
tuted for a long time an isuperable
obstacle 10 the liberation OF the serfs
by Emperor Alexander H. They have
repeatedly petuoned the crown
against the abolition OF the knout. and
few months ago one OF these colleges
created sensation by entreating the
car 10 make a distinction between the
mobiles OF his own making and those
who are Indebted for their rank TO
Inheritance course In favor OF the
latter In Spain the so-callcd college
OF nobility represents the lnteres, not
OF the thousand and one parvenu
dukes. marqulses and counts. but
merely those OF the Grandeur. a
dignity which Is possessed by not more
than 300 ar!stocrnts Of the bluest blood
many OF them untitled. II was but
the other day that this college came
20 the fore TO protest against the con
cession Of the proud and ancient titles
OF duke Of Monieleone and duke OF
Ternnova 10 a couple OF individuals
Of questionable aniecedcnis and OF pie.
beian birth. who we're publicly shown
during the course OF an acrimonious
debate In the cortes TO have secured
their titles In return for the dlstribu.
ton OF some OF their vast wealth
among the members OF dishonest
ring composed OF certain high Official.
In the department OF foreign AFFAIR.
and In the royal household. In Ger.
many and IN Scandinavia as also In
Holland. Belgium and Portugal. IN,
colleges Of mobiles are little better thar
mere clubs. which receive no partic
ular recognition from the government
and which are merely banded together
FOR the preservation and care OF IN,
Interests OF their order