The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22
PLANS OF THE REICHSTAG
NAVAL BILL To BE CONSIDERED
FIRST, AND PROBABLY PASSED.
Neither the Lex Heinxe Nor the Meat
Inspection Measure Likely to
Come Up mt This Session.

Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, April 2l--If the Reichstag.
which will reconvene next week. should
seriously attempt to dispose of all work
yet awaiting it the session would be pro-
longed until midsummer. Hence ii has
been agreed among the party leaders that
the naval bill, the acceptance of which is
now to be reckoned certain, will be dis
patched. Next will come the supplement-
airy budget, including the Africa line sub
vention bill. Then will come the bill regu-
lating certain trades, including obligatory
shop closure on holidays and Sundays
throughout Germany. and forbidding do
nestle shop. work on those days. 1t is not
believed that either the Lex Heinze or the
meat bill will reappear this session unless,
in the case of the latter, the government
succeeds in effecting a compromise with
the Reichstag majority. which is now I'M
likely. All other important measures, in
Guiding the compulsory accident and insur-
ance bills. will be laid over for next win
ter.
The parliamentaran, DR.. Barth, and 9TH
er Anglophile leaders of pubic thought
here are now planning thoroughly rep
resentative gathering, whose object Is TO
show that, though the liberal and radical
PORTIONS OF the herman peOpic nave It.
manned friendly to Great Britain, wish her
well and have undiminished admiration for
the land and people. they disapprove OF the
present course OF British politics and con-
slider that leaders like Joseph Chamberlain
are not safe and are likely to provoke quar-
rels with other nations. This projected
meeting is intended TO enlighten public
opinion in Great Britain regarding the real
state of feeling here. The meeting Will
probably be called within a month, and
the participators will be German leaders in
politics, sciences. arts, commerce, industry
and banking, thus making it essentially
representatives
The past week was prolific of conven-
tons, over score of which were held.
The greatest in public interest were the
surgeons and physicians conventions. The
latter. held at Wiesbaden, produced aston
ishingly little that was new. The sur
geons congress produced number OF as
tonishing reports; DR.: Goepei reported
eighteen cases where he had healed alb
dominal ruptures by inserting a fine sill
yer wire net, y, closing the aperture. DR..
Crede reported a new and successful
method of performing stomach and in
testinal operations which is much more
simple than heretofore. lasting but forty
minutes. A delegation of surgeons was re-
ceived by the Emperor and Empress, who
expressed expires great ipiersst in the work OF the
Before the Bavarian Diet Premier Won
Crailsheim gave assurance that the Ba-
varian decree forbidding other flags than
the Bavarian to be exhibited on public
buildings, which decree ..was reissued be-
tore the Empetor's last Birthday, would be
modified or abolished.
The Konitz murder case continues sem
sational man named Israelsh has been
arrested for conniving at the ritual muir
der. and another Jewish peddler named
Josefsohn is wanted for the same crime
In the whole neighborhood around KonitZ
to Stargard, Skurz and Czersk the popu-
1ation exhibits bitter anti-Jewish feeling,
leading to a number of riots.
A boat containing thirteen workmen en-
ployed by the Bremen Warehouse Society
has been upset on the Weser, near Volt
mershausen, nine being drowned.
Theological courses for women will be
held this summer at the Victoria Lyceum
here by Professors Won Soden. Hold and
Gunkel.
The Emperor has ordered that all the
princes shall form part of the front rank
of the honorary company greeting the En-
peror of Austria on his arrival at the gala
performance of Auber's Bronze Horse"
when it occurs at the Royal Opera.
An amusing incident is told in court cir
cles of one of the Emperor's aids-de-camp
paying a visit here to an English family
The latter showed him an English paper
i'm which mis- Majesty was called willy
Willy" The officer laughingly took the
paper and showed it to the Emepror. who
heartily laughed, saying: Il am always
glad to know my last nickname"
Andrew d. White, the United States am
bassador. has successfully introduced dur
ing the season in the highest court and dip
lomatic circles American culinary delica-
cies, such as clans, clam chowder, terra
pin and California wines and fruits. etc,
which have now become quite the rage in
certain exclusive circles.
Prince Hohenlohe has sold portion of
his Russian estates TO Lodz capitalists for
100000 roubles.
Ex-senator Cannon. of Utah, after a
week here. has left for Stockholm. He will
return to the United States for the cam
paign.