The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21

Continental Governments in the adoption
of measures for its total extinction.
The first international woman's con-
gress was opened here Saturday in the
great hall OF the Berlin city buildings, and
its sessions will last a week. Six hundred
women delegates are present, and the
women are in attendance as representa-
tives of the women of Buda-Pesth. The pro-
ceedings yesterday were restricted to mere
formalities and to-day was devoted to
seception of the delegates, The matters Of
International importance TO be discussed
are the woman's rights question, upon
which Mrs. +. c. French of Washington
and Mrs. Wright Sewall of indianapolis will
speak, among others. The following days
Will be devoted to the discussion OF Ques-
tlons affecting the protection of children,
early education in female schools, employ
ment OF women, wages. hours and kindred
subjects.
In the discussion upon the subject OF
workingwomen' clubs Mrs. Thomas Kirk
bridge OF Philadelphia and Mrs. Ormistor
Chant of London will speak, and these
ladies with others will address the con-
gress upon the fight of women against
alcohol, and other themes, including
woman suffrage and provision for the or
phan poor. II is quite plain that the con-
gress will have a big field to traverse.
The socialist executive committees have
placed upon tie Agenda book of the con-
gress demands for woman suffrage ana
equal legal rights for women with men.
A meeting of female socialists has ap-
| pointed special delegates TO the congress.
The Kreuz Zeitung announces that the
| Conservatives of Germany are beginning
| to share the indignation of the people OF
England at the Sultan's inhuman Govern
ment, but do not favor the English de-
| mand for the deposition of the Sultan.
The best scheme to be followed, the paper
thinks, would be the formation of Euro
pean commission to control the Sultan
and his Ministers by making the appoint
ment OF the latter, as we'll as the appoint
ment of territorial governors, subject to
the approval of the EN- bassadors.
The Gear and Czarina are timed to ar
rive at Darmstadt on October 10. The
Kaiser will not go to Darmstadt to meet
them.
The rupture between the editors of the
Vorwaerls and Herr LiebKnecht, the So
cialist leader in the Reichstag, continues.
Fischer, one of the participants in the
| quarrel, urges halt, representing that
the display of the Socialist dirty linen in
public would only be to play into the enc
my's hand, and he promises private set
| tlement of the differences between Herr
Liebknecht and the editors.
The socialists have gained five seats in
the Prussian Landtag in the recent cleo
| tions.
Baron Won Ketteler, first secretary of
the German embassy in Washington, has
sailed for New York on board the steamer
Normannia.
Liberecht Won Kotze, the court chamber
lain and master of ceremonies, who is still
prisoner in the fortress at GlatZ, where
he is confined for participating in the duel
which resulted In the death of Baron Won
Schraeder, has resigned his office of mas
ter OF ceremonies, but the emperor has
permitted him TO retain his Office OF court
| cham berlain and also to hold his military
Office of captainin tue reserve cavalry.