Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-31
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The parliamentary elections in Belgium
are over and the ministry, which refused to
yield to the demand for the abolition Of
plural voting and the introduction Of the
system Of one man one vote, which prevails
in most countries where the principle OF
representative government has been estab-
lishfd, has been emphatically vindicated
and materially strengthened at the polls.
In the new Chamber Of Representatives
out Of a total membership Of 1876 the con-
servativcs or Catholics number IS, which
gives them a clear majority OF &c over
the united opposition. The latter is COM
posed Of "a liberals, "a socialists or rad
icals, for those who are called socialists
on the continent Of Europe would be con-
sidered radicals in England, aud OF two
Christian democrats. 1t is only on rare
occasions that these parties act together,
but in any case the conservatives will cas-
lily control the situation. In the Senate
the ascendancy Of the latter is, as might
be expected. also strongly marked. There
are 109 senators, and Of these 81 are con-
servatives. The remaining membership is
composed Of Al liberals and 6 socialists.
so that the control Of the government in
both branches Of Parliament is complete.
How far that control represents the senti-
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than can be said in the light of such infor-
nation as is accessible.
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King Edward lhas conferred upon the
duke of Marlborough the membership in
the order Of the Garter made vacant by
the death OF the earl of Kimberley. The
Most Noble Order OF the Carter was in
stituted by King Edward III in the year
134S. BY a statute passed in 1881, the order
is to consist Of the sovereign and twenty.
five knights companion, together with such
lineal descendants of King George l as may
be elected, always excepting the prince Of
Wales who is a constituted part Of the
original institution. Extra knights and
sovereigns have since been admitted by spe-
cial statutes. The associates OF the duke
Of Marlborough in the order are the king
and queen Of England, the Prince Of Wales,
the duke Of ConnauRht, duke Of Cam
bridge, king of Denmark, king Of the Bel
gums, king Of Greece, emperor Of Germany,
king Of Sweden, king of Saxony, king Of
Roumania, car of Russia king of Portugal,
king of Italy, r~eigning grand luke of Meek
lenburg-Strelitz, grand duke OF Hesse,
Prince Christian Of Schleswig-H olstein.
Prince Henry Of Prussia, crown prince Of
Denmark, crown prince OF Germany, the
earls Of Fitzwilliam, Cowper, Spencer,
Leicester, Cadogan, Rosebery. Derby, Rob-
erts, Elgin and Kincardin, the dukes Of
Richmond, Grafton, Norfolk, Rutland, Dew.
onshire, Abercorn, Buccleuch, Northumber-
land and Portland, and the marquises Of
Rkpon, Salisbury, Abergavenny, London
derry, Breadalbane and Lansdowne.
In his recent address to the Austro-Hun-
garian delegation announcing the impend-
ing renewal of the Triple Alliance, Count
Gouluchowski dwelt at considerable length
upon the international benefits resulting
from that instrument. A great point he
said, in compacts of this kind was that
they did not offer the slightest obstacle to
special agreements between individual
powers in relation to specific interests
which affected them alone and the settle
ment of which was in no way opposed to
the general principles which bound them to
their allies, but were more likely to forth
fy the guarantee of peace. This was proved
by the confidential relations now existing
between Italy and France, and by the thor
oughly satisfactory nature Of Austro-Hun-
gary's relations with Russia resulting from
the st. Petersburg agreement of 1897. He
described that agreement as one Of tho
happiest features which had made it's ap-
pearance in the sphere of recent politics, as
II mad checked perlls which caused perma-
nent anxiety on the continent.
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The bishop Of British New Guinea has
authorized the publication in the London
press OF q statement showing that the
worst element with which he has to contend
in his African diocese is cannibalism. He
declares that even the children in the mis-
sion schools during the intervals between
lessons play at being participants In a can
nibal feast and perform the dances which
accompany that awful practice. In Febru-
airy, 191, two white diggers were killed
and eaten, and two months later the mis-
sionary named James Chalmers, a white
assistant, and twelve natives met a similar
fate. Later in the year a great raid oc-
CURED in the Waria river, when twenty
persons were murdered and devoured, Sim
liar cases on a smaller scale are constantly
occurring. The area is so large and the
government staff so small that 1t is i'm.
possible to mete out punishment to the
guilty parties. The natives, however, says
the bishop, are Intelligent, and often thor
oughly ashamed of themselves when their
fatal outbursts are over.