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years Italy's principal financial market since
the rllntura hetHeen hcr and France.

years Italy's principal financial market since
the rupture between her and France
Tho Beriine TdoeJidu. Freisinnioe Zeit'tn0.
and naturally tho Hamburger Ndchrchfen find
in tho renewed crisis n cause for the gravest
alarm. 1t must. they say. infect Italy sforeign
policy radically. and will have strong influence
upon Austria's position In the Alliance. Tho
two Radical dailies say the situation illustrates
the unbcarnbleness Of the burdens imposed
by the present system. and will result In n
similar movement in Austria toward reduce
ton OF military expenditures. as Count kalno.
Ky will feel convinced. In case Germany ac-
cedes to opportunities OF Italy. that the same
disposition will DO shown toward Austria.
Thus Germany would DO loft with all the bur-
den Of upholdnR the military strength and
moral effect Of the Alliance.
The successor OF Rudini. II not Crispi. will
probably be Giolitti: but rs no would con-
struct his Cabinet In harmony with Crlspi's
advice. and probably follow out tho lines Of
Crispi's policy. tho general tendency Of tho
Cabinet would be practically unaltered. Who
over the new Premier mny be. he will make his
debut In high foreign politics probably ut q
conference with Caprivi and Kalnoky during
the visit OF King Humbert in Potsdam next
month";
Some anxiety is felt in official circles here as
to the nature Of the reception which will be
given to Emperor William during his visit in
Alsace- Lorraine in September. The police in
the cities OF the annexed provinces report.
however. that there are no grounds for appre-
hension. as the French agitation there has al
most disappeared. Nineteen -twentieths OF
the inhabitants. the police say. are entirely
reconcilcd to German rule. That this report
is not founded entirely on official prejudice is
shown by the fact that on Thursday tho City
Council OF Metz. a body constituted almost
exclusively OF Frenchmen and Clercals.
voted $4,000 marks for the purpose OF
decorating the city and fortress in tho
Emperor's honor Nevertheless. many fear
that some fanatical individual may mako
an attempt upon the Emperor's life. especially
ms it is his avowed intention to inspect tho
whole limo Of frontier Notifications. This in
tention has reused already the ire of the Paris
chauvnists. and has ELECTED from them sew
eral wild threats. The Alsatian Committee
also deny that the cause Of Franco is waning
in the provinces. They say that every hamlet
in the provinces has its society Of Loyalists.
who are ready to do the Central Committees
bidding without fear Of consequences.
The Emperor ridicules the idea that his visit
may be attended with danger He says that II
tho provinces have not been Germanized by a
generation Of German rule and extensive Ger
lied. The inhabitants Of Alsace and Lorraine
are patriotic subjects. he says. and it is high
time they saw their sovereign.
Tho V0lkszeit,ino. tho organ OF tho Roman
Catholics and Clericals prints the details of
prospective pilgrimage to Fulda for the adora-
ton OF St Boniface. All the Roman Catholics
in the empire have been invited to participate
in this pilgrimage. The invitation is signed
by several leaders Of the Clericals. who indi-
cate that tho main object OF the pilgrimageis
to pray for the freeing OF the Holy See from tho
present adverse circumstances which hamper
it. The pilgrims will also eEtreat that Ger
many may receive Christianity rs st. Boniface
taught it. This pilgrimage will begin on June
z. and 10 expected to have great influence in
strengthening the demands Of the Roman
Catholic party for the return OF the Jesuits to
the empire and for the opening OF tho public
schools to the Roman Catholic instructors. rs
contemplated In tho School bill. II the Reichs-
tag should be dissolved and the general cleo
ton be held In the near future the pilgrimage
would doubtless be OF tho utmost advantage
to the Cler.cals in rallyine tho Clerical vote.
Tho death OF Prof. Hoffman,. the celebrated
chemist following so closely upon tho death
Of Kopp in Heidelberg. has made a deep i'm
preston among German scholars. Hoffman,
was. like Kopp. a contemporary Of the famous
Liebig. He studied philology. hut was con-
verted by Liebig eventually to the study OF
chemistry. for which he developed a remark
able aptitude. He was the most popular OF tho
professors OF natural sciences at the uni
versity. He lectured In colloqual whlmsi-
cal tone. and interspersed his practical Illus
trations with humorous stories. Emperor
William I. in his younger days often listened
to his lectures. and TO his end lie manifested
II strong interest in tho Professors work, En-
Hoffman,. and upon his accession to the
throne gave the old man a decoration which
the latter displayed on his shirt front on all
subsequent occasions OF university festivities.
The Prussian Ministry OF Public Instruction
has conferred upon the Japanese Kitasato
doctor OF philosophy. the honorary tito OF
professor kitasato has studied bacteriology
for six years under Prof. Koch. devoting
himself especially to tho germs Of cholera.
and influenza. He has returned to
Japan to preside over the new Institute OF
in Toxic.
The Frpisinni0s Zeintno vehementl7 de-
nounccs Rector Ahlwardt for publishing the |
pamphlet "Revclatlons Concerning Jewish |
Gums" 1t speaks OF Ahlwardt rs u lying jew |
batter. unworthy OF belief under onth. ALL
Sardt. 1t says. has already undergone four |
months Imprisonment for SANDER and de-
'lSlOnS IN cdooS uTo btili peHulus
against him.
The Bofrsen Courier announces that the
charges OF gross immortality against tho rich
3ostonian. Whitney. have been investigated
~ the Criminal Court hcre during tho past
week behind closed doors. as tho testimony
vas too bad to DO heard by outsiders. The
use was adjourned to enable the defence to
ummon more witnesses. The BOersen Courier
mikes tho caso tho text OF IN article on the
Of Americans abrond.
The children attending the old school in the
,osen strasse Breslau. heard a rumor that the
host OF an old countess. known as l'othe
'rau. was lurking about the building. dagger
n hand. to kill them. They became panic
tricken and refused to enter tho schoolhousc.
he teachers rGiculed the ghost story and
ried in every way to disspate their fears. but
n vain Finally the teachers went out and
rove tho children into tho building. After
heir lessons the children wcrc too much
ri phtan ad IN laayo fha school alone. and SO