The sun., 1891-02-09

condition OF labor. ordered at tho Instance OF
the workmsn themselves. is based upon the
report OF the American Consul In Chemnits.
showing that In the last quarter Of
1890 the decrease in tho American
exports amounted to Ss22,000. Ono can hardly
blame the Socialist papers II they refer TO this
fat OF borrowing German statistics from
America In manner not too respectful to the
homo Government. Other statistical reviews
given out In the last few days inform US that
eighty per cent. OF the Socialist papers pub
llshed In Germany are In o bad financial way
and can only be kept up BY voluntary contribu-
tions. . fact proving two things-nrst that the
people are not half 30 anxious to swallow
Liebknecht's and Bebel's doctrines as these
gentlemen would have US believe. and. second
ly. that the monetary demands OF the party
rival only those Of our military budget In
steady progression. The busy statlstician also
had his filnR at our aRrarian high tariff barons
By unearthing the fact that the consumption OF
breadstuffs had decreased 10 kiloarammes per
head OF the population since the framing OF the
corn laws. Prof. Lasson, a noted Conserva-
tive. expresses himself In unmessured terms
against those Of his political allies who uphold
the corn laws. "The poorer classes OF Ger.
mans have always been . badly nourished lot"
he says. and this decrease will tell on
the general health OF the nation. hold. and
am ready to prove. that che Government which
enhances the price OF food By prohibitory
tariffs or By closing the frontiers against GER
tain products - is now done In the case Of
American pork. ordains many Of its oitisens to
death By slow starvation"
Minister Phelps was asked on Saturday how
the American pig 10 progressing. he 10 oil
right and progressing favorably," hs replied.
another little while and he will max his tri.
umphant entry through the Brandenbure
gata"
The Vienna Political Co,respondence. an organ
which 10 often used by the German Govern
mont for the seml.o official expression OF its
opinions on questions OF International i'm
portancs. says that Gen. Csprivi does not OBJ
ieot to the readmission OF American pork a.
matter OF principle. II adds that the desira-
bility OF modifying the existing law ON this
question is now the subject Of discussion by
the Federal Council. This sannouncementsh shows
that an important first step has at last been
taken to remedy grievance which Was unjust
to America and prsjudicial to Germany.
Tho English Church In Berlin. founded by
the Empress Frederick. IL being prepared for Q
grand reception Of Bishop Doane OF Albany.
who is to arrive here on the 18th inst He will
be mot BY the English Episcopalan Bishop
and they will Jointly confer confirmation.
Prince Bismarck has decided to withdraw his
permission to build brewery ct Friedrichs-
ruhe. Mr.. Ehret Of New York offered to sub
scribe the greater part Of the capital.
Baron Knobelsdorn . retired Lieutenant
Colonel. who has made himself prominent as
an anu-Semitic agitator. announces that he
has invented q new cure for drunkenness. He
offers to treat drunkards gratis. and his
scheme appears to offer q plausible chance OF
recaiming habitual insbriates. An Official In.
vestigation IL TO be made into the remedy.
The Centrum or Catholic party IL taking les
sons from the Socialists. who. Is you have al
ready been informed. deslrs to be rscompensed
for the unconstitutional ravaRes OF the Iron
Chancellor during the period when tho special
laws against them wsre In force In tho same
way. the Catholics now demand restoration OF
tho clerical salaries ssQuestrstsd during the
KulturksmpI To-day the Roman Church
party II considering the advissbIlity OF send
ing to the Reiehstag . number OF Jesuits to
battle for tho readmittance OF tho order into
Germany As the Socialist leaders did for the
suppression Of the special laws framed against
them. Father Aschenbrenen. who. BY his per
October. 1870. won the Iron Cross OF tho first
GLASS, Is to bs pioneer jesuit Deputy In the
Reichstae. He will be put up for election at
the first vacancy that occurs.
A carriage. the driver and 9room OF which
wore the well-known imperial livery. was
standing at the stage entrance Of the Kings
schauspislhouse on Chsrlotten strasss on
Monday morning at 9 O'Clock. and three hours
later It was still there. and an attendant from
the theatre was heard to tell the coachman
that the Kaiser expected to be through with
tho rehearsal within twenty minutes. Tho
Kaiser as stage manager was something on
tirsly new. Soon after the Kaiser came out in
civilian dress and drove hurrisdly away. Five
minutes more and cafe near By was swarm
ing with actors and actresses from the theatre.
who seemed anxious to unload their minds Of
something unusual that had happened.
II will not FORGET 1t III live for hundred
years" cried the soubrette. who looked a. II
she had seen forty summers at least His
Majesty actually thinks should play old
woman parts, and added hs would order that
should be placed in my proper sphere" and
turning to her companion. an actor whose
name has been mentioned frequently with
reference to Ambsrgs Theatre In New York.
she continued. land what did he tell you 2"
:" His Majesty gave me directions about the
proper conception OF my part which fairly
astonished me. have served under some OF
the greatest and most severe stage managers
Of our time. you know. but have never been
corrected 80 Justly and with such q degree OF
superior knowledge - to-day. It Is wonderful
most wonderful"
1t was learned later that tho Kaiser appeared
suddenly ct the rehearsal OF Wildenbruch's
new drama Tho New Lord" and took q scat
In ono Of the orchestra chairs, whore he sat In
the dsrkened auditorium with crossed legs.
following the actions on the stage. After the
first act tho Royal Intendant. Count Hochbere.
waited upon the Kaiser. who ordered tho prin-
cipal actors. one after the other. to appear be-
fore him. whom hs gave them his opinion on
their acting In unvarnished terms. To some
Of them hs talked in . language they probably
had never heard before ct q royal institute.
where etiquette and politsnsss are so
strictly observed. He promised to como next
day and see the first act over again. to ascer-
tain whether his injunotions were followed
This passing Of judgment By tho royal master
was repeated after every act and at the end Of
the rehearsal Count Hochberg assembled the
company around him and told them In ss few
words - possible that the slow old times for
them were over. aAd that his Majesty did