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Mcneil which was once Moltke's constituency.
The Independents hope to return DR.. Shen.

to receive and address delegations OF trades
men representative committees from cities.
and school teachers. Princess Bismarck ia
aiing seriously.
Count Munster. German Ambassador in
Paris. has again asked for permission TO retro
from his post The French mission is the most
disagreeable ono in the German diplomatic
service. and throughout his official duties
Count Munster has been embarrassed by
awkward questions concerning passports In
the lost provinces. and similarly delicate mat
tiers. which require quick action and at the
Same time great tact and circumspection.
Count Munster, although so exceptions
ally amiable and patient that he is
generally regarded As quite devoid OF
all diplomatic brlllancy. lost all desire to stay
IN his tickllsh position after the hostile reccp-
tion OF the Empress Frederick In Paris. Should
he leave. the German Government would have
difficulty in finding man for his mission. for
he is not only discreet and forbearing. but UNI
usually affable in society. and is known every
where 40 -" good fellow" The Countess has
been active In charitable work in Paris. and
has tried to add to her husbands popularity.
Nevertheless. both have been rather coolly re-
ceivsd. and nobody wonders that they wish
more congenial associations. Next April was
the time set by Count Munster in his request
for his retirement Tho Emperor replied:
Il understand and sympathizs with you in
your difficult position. but post Of danger Is a
post OF honor. There Is work for you to do in
Paris for me and the fatherland.. Nobody else
at present 10 qualified for 1t. 80 must ask You
to make further sacrifice"
The drawing In the first class Of the German
Ant-Slavery Lottery will take place on Oct
12-l5: in the second class on Dec. 1921.
There are 500 prizes. aRgregatine 925,OOO
marks. In the first class. aud 5000 prizes, ag-
Rregating 2.075O00 marks. in the second class,
Tho Hamburger Correspondent recently as
serted to the alarm Of many good people and
the disgust OF q tax ridden nation that a sup
Elementary credit was to be asked for the
army at the autumn session OF tho ReichstaE.
As this was wholly unexpected. denisls came
from all quarters: but the Correspondent to-day
repeats its statement. which. It says. 1t has had
ample time to verify. and declares there Is no
reason to doubt It's sources OF Information.
Official returns show that 65.s0O smierants
left Hamburg during the first half OF the pres.
ent year. This 10 an increase OF 10. 900 over the
same period OF last year. Four-flfths Of the
emiersnts won't to America.
After the fall mannuvres, including review
Of the Bavarian TROOPS in the company OF the
Bavarian Regent. Emperor William will visit
e-Lorraine. This trip. like the Emperor's
purchase OF an estate near Metz some time
ago. is a part OF his plan to attach to tho en-
pire more closely the people Of the two
provinces by means OF their more intimate
acquaintance with their sovereign.
Lieut.-Gen. Count Rantzau. commander Of
Ehrenbreitstein. q fortress across the Rhine
from Coblenz is dead
Prot Alois Martin. founder OF tho Volunteer
Sick Nursing Society. died yesterday at the
Munich University. The Empress Frederick
took deep interest In this institution. OF which
she was chief patroness. and Prot Martin was
associated with her Majesty as friend and
trusted adviser in most Of her benefactions.
DR.. Won kalckstein. formerly q professor at
K1nigsberR University. and recently q re-
specteI resident Of Berlin. went some time
ago with his wife to Alpnach. IN the Inter
walden. One morning he started alone to
climb Mt. Pilatus. At night he did not return.
and search was made for him several days in
vain. 1t was supposed that he persisted in the
mountain. but 1t is reported that the Doctor
has recently been seen In Berlin. and that he
has since left for America The affair Is en-
veloped In mystery. The friends OF the Doc
tor can find no reasonable explanation OF his
conduct He was man OF ample means, and
was on good terms with his wife. who Is dis
tracted with grief by her loss. for she refuses
to believe that he has deserted her.
The Berlin Society OF Physicians held a
special meeting yesterday evening and OK
PEELED one OF its members. DR.. Sutoris. The
charge against him was the long-contnued
and systematic practice OF frauds In connec-
ton with the municipal sick fund The Doc
tor was in the habit OF drawing fees for iic-
,tious cases. and he had made from this
source some 10000 marks.
Hermann Garbirg. who recently organized
in Berlin peace army in imitation OF Gen.
Booths Salvation Army. has been arrested for
burglary His wife gave tho information
against him.
Young Adele schaeffer recently drowned
herself In tie Spree. and was buried in the
churchyard OF the Charity Hospital. This
morning her lover. Ferdinand Steinhoff. was
found stretched dead on the grave. having
shot himself through the heart with re-
volver.
Offences against morality among members
OF the old nobility are becoming moro COM
mon-at least their detection and punish
ment Is more frequent than in the days when
respect for high rank covered almost all sins.
The latest case is that OF Bar n Alten. who Ia a
member Of poor but ancient house. and has
been living on the bounty OF his cousin. Gem
eral In the Prussian army. The Baron was
arrested for improper conduct In the Their
9arten. His relatives attempted to hush up
the case, but without SUCCESS. and In spite OF
their appeals the Baron was tried. convicted.
| and sentenced to three months imprisonment
Tho budget OF the Duchy Of Coburg for the
| coming year has been made public. The re-
ceipts are estimated at 420.5O0 marks. This
| is one OF the few States In tho world which
maintains regular annual surplus and whose
| people do not grumble over 1t.
Tho Independent Deputy and Councillor OF
Justice. Wissmann. whllo completing long
Grafton in Wiesbaden before the District
Synod. was stricken with paralysis OF the righ
side and fell dying to tho floor.
Tho locomotive OF freight train was struck
by lighting near Ober.G logau this week, nnd
the fireman aud engineer were instantly killed
The conductor first realized that something
was wrong when he noticed that the trair
dashed along without any regard for signals
He crawled along the outside OF the cars to the
locomotive and got his hand on the throttle
Just In time to avert collision.
August Conrad. a Berlin barkeeper. who hal
served sentence OF ten years In the peniten