St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-13

Approaching session Oh the helCuS-
tag VIII Be Full of Lively De-
bates on the Financial Propos-
ais of the Government and the
New Commercial Treaties-The
Kaiser a Valiant Runtsman.
copyright, 1893. by the Associated Press.]
BERLIN, Nov. 11.-Winter has fairly
set in in the mountain districts of Ger
many, ana especially in Silesia, Thur
ingia and Bavaria, where the snow is
already quite deep, causing much delay
to the postal service. The weather
in Berlin has also been very cold.
There was dense fog yesterday, and
tered six degrees of frost. All the trees
are white with frost. and the lakes are
already covered with thin ice. The
rapid change in the temperature is at
fecting the public health, and great
number of people have been stricken
with influenza during the past few days.
There was a field day of the Berlin
Geographical society yesterday at its
splendid hall in the Wilhelmstrasse,
Drvgolafki, Won Hoetfen and Stade,
who have just returned from an eXplor-
ing trip to Greenland. Prof. Bosse pre-
sided, and in his address of welcome to
the returned explorers he declared that
their peaceful labors were symbolical
of Germany's policy. Germany, the
professor continued, was an empire OF
peace. and that explained the universal
respect felt for her.
The German expedition to Greenland
was dispatched last year by the Gesell-
schaft Erdkunde, of Berlin, under the
direction of DR.. Won Drygolski, who was
accompanied by the other two explorers
mentioned. The German party re-
Gently returned to Denmark in the brig
Constance, after having spent year
studying the inland ice of Green
land The expedition lett Copen-
hagen Oh May l, 1892, in the
bark Peru, and in the following
June reached the Umomak river on the
west coast of Greenland i'll latitude
20 % north. At this point scientific
station was constructed on the edge of
THE INLAND ICE,
and at the beginning of August, the
station being ready, systematic work
was commenced. DR.. Stade had charge
of the meteorological researches and
DR.. Won Hoffen conducted the Zoologi-
cal studies. The expedition had re-
turned bearing mass of valuable
material, which is now being sifted and
claSsed in this. city.
The statement made by the ASs0cl-
ated Press to the effect that it was prob
able that there would be another senSa-
tioDal trial, in which the parties i'm
oh wit
frauds similar to those disclosed during
the recent trial and conviction of Lieut..
Meyerick and his associates, turns out
to he correct in every point. The newly
unearthed gambling frauds will shortly
occupy the attention of the criminal
tribunal of Hanover. The first hearing
is fixed for Nov. 10, but the case
will be adjourned, in order to
enable the authorities to complete
their inquiries into the alleged
frauds. The chief defendants are again
Herr Sussman and NJ. julius and Max
ROsenuurg. The remaining persons
compromised are five in number, and
include two women. A novel feature of
the coming trial will be the charge
against man who was formerly horse
dealer, and who is now living i'll retire
ment upon good income, and who is
accused of conspiring with one of the
women, since dead. to eXtort excessive
usury, under the veil of the sale of
horses to officers of the army. In con-
nectiOn with
THE RECENT TRIAL,
man named Stamer, who was subse-
quently mentioned during the proceed
ings, has just surrendered himself to
the police. Stamer was a commercial
traveller, employed by wine merchant
of Mayence. He was abroad at the time
of the trial, and SO managed to escape
arrest.
HE Liberal and Democratic press
continues its endeavors TO make politi-