The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05
FURTHER RIGHTS
FOR CATHOLICS
Action of Centrists in
the ReiChstag.
CONCESSIONS ARE DEMANDED
REPEAL OF oSTRACIZATIoN OF
JESUITS EXPECTED.
CONCESSIONS ARE DEMAN DED
Prominent German Army Officers
Members of a Club Where
Gambling Sharps Are
Introduced.
Copyrighted. 1899, by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted, 1899, by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 4.-The rejection of
part of the provisions of the military
bill by the Center members of the bud
get commission has created amaze
ment. This is explained by the fact
that the Center is waiting for certain
concessions to the ultramontane inter-
ests. This, it is said, has been agreed
upon and the Center will vote for the
bill.
1t was reported that the concessions
include the appointment Of Catholic
department, a chief of Catholic sec
ton of the Ministry of Public Worship,
the amending of the municipal election
law to give the Center dominion over
the Rhine cities, and it is also claimed
that the Bundesrath will sanction the
repeal of the ostraciZation of the Jes-
uits and other orders.
The officials of the German Foreign
Office say that considerable time will
probably elapse before the claims for
damages filed by German manufacture
ers and merchants in Cuba during the
war will be proved. These claims now
amount to several million dollars.
mainly by three firms for factories ana
plantations burned by the Cuban in
SurRGnIS. LIE Qu6SiIOI1 clo ~ N1lCIAASA
the Spanish, Cuban or American Gov
ernment is responsible is another diff
Guilty.
The Russian tyrannizing of Finland
is severely commented upon In poltlcaI
circles, even among the conservatives,
the KreuZ Zettung torclpIy NoIclHS
these sentiments.
In the Reichstag this week the Min
lister of War, General Won Gossler, re-
peatedly referred to gambling in the
army and to the allegations that the
Harmlozen Club contained many OIL
tenders, confirming the EmperorS de-
sire for the strictest investigation into
the matter. The Minister added that
according to the present information
there were not many officers compro-
missed.
The Tageblatt to-day denies this and
says over a hundred active officers be-
long to the club, adding on one oc-
casion among the fOrty-two persons
present were thirty-siX uniformed o1ti-
GERS, and that another notorious gam
bier, Wolff, brought in number CT OF
ficers, of whom every one was Prince.
The Post, discussing the increase of
the importation of American horses, ad-
vises the Government to increase to at
least 10 per cent ad ValOrem the pres
ent duty of 10 or 20 marks per horse.
1t claims that not only were 6919 horses
directly imported, but that many more
came into the country by way Of Bel
gium and Holland, and adds that this
is detrimental to agricultural interests.
By the Emperor's orders the Thier-
garten, which is crown property,
though it is the chief park of Berlin, is
to be modernized About 10000 trees
are to be felled, ornamental shrubs are
TO be planted, new walks, childrens
Fairgrounds and tennis courts are to be
created and other improvements are to
be made
On Wednesday next the Emperor will
give diplomatic dinner, the guests in
cluding the wives of the military at
taches and others.
There appears to be a strong proba
bility that the Minister of Agriculture.
Baron Won Hammerstein-LeXte will
be forced to resign because of the meat