St. Paul daily globe., 1894-01-07

amounted to hundreds of thousands of
marks. which report Herr BleichrOder
distinctly contradictS.
a new Insurance. company is being
organized here Oy Il body of responsible
men, mainly jewelers., to insure It's mem
otrs against losses at tie hands of
! burglars: the capital of the new com
pany is e2.SJ0, 900, OF which % per cent
. will be called up.
In connection with the formation of
the new insurance company referred to
above, 1t may be stated that police sta
tiStlcs show that Berlin averages yearly
200 cases of extensive larceny. with a
definite loss OF about 10000 marks. The
premium emitting person TO member
ship in the
NEW INSURANCE SCHEME
will, be from an eighth to one-quarter
per cent; many of the leading firms
havs5promised to support the new iu-
Surance movement.
Following the example of Frederick
William w., who with his brothers at
tended the centenary, Emperor Will
lam will attend the l5oth anniversary of
the first sitting of the Berlin Academy
or Science on Jan. %.
The Cologne Gazette denies the re-
port that Prince Otto Schaumberg-
Lippe, who married a Catholic recently,
promised before the wedding. which
was SolemniZed IN a Catholic church,
that the children of his marriage should
be educated In the Catholic faith, add
ing that Protestant officers of the Prus-
sian army are forbidden to give such a
promise under the pain of being CASH
Tered.
The cold weather causes the greatest
misery in many quarters In this city,
and additional shelters have been
opened here for the accommodation eff
1000 more people, who receive coffee
and bread free of charge. The ther-
mometer has fallen since yesterday, aud
there seems no prospect of all immedi-
ate break in the
-a ~ EXTREMELY COLD WAVE
which has swept over Europe. The
municipal council III Sprottau, PruSSian
Silesia, has decided to provide tile most
needy people among the poor with free
fuel throughout the cold weather.
The city of Buda Pesth will present
Maurice Jokai, the celebrated Hunga-
rian writer, on the occasion of his
Jubilee, with the freedom of the city in
silver casket weighing ten pounds.
richly gilded and inlaid and enameIed
and having upon it medallion portraits
set in brlliiantS, rub:eS and pearls. In
send an autograph letter of congratula-
tlon, and the cabinet ministers will per-
sonally convey the congratulations to
Herr Jokai'S residence.
Finally, the great Hungarian novel
lst. who was born Jan. 10, 1925, will re-
| ceive the sum of G15,000 as half pro-
ceedS of edition de luxe OF his works,
which has been printed especially for
the occasion, and nearly every town of
prominence in Hungary, in addition to
Buda Pesth, will present JOkai with the
freedom of the city, thus making his
| luDi ee
A NATIONAL EVENT.
The celebrations begin today and are
not expected TO end before Monday.
| The United States ambassador, lion.
| Theodore Is. Runy0n, and Mrs. Runyon
| gave dinner today to the members and
wives Of the English and American em-
| DaSSleS, all OF whom attended, including
the British ambassador, Sir Edward
| Mallett, and lady.
The ReiclIsanZeiger announces that
| the experts who were appointed to at.
tend the worlds fair and study the
American railway system will meet
| shortly at conference TO be held in the
! department of imperial railways. in or.
| derzto discuss the feasibility of adopting
| American ideas in connection with the
German system of railways. The
Reielisanzeiger prints letter from
Chaneellor Won Caprivi, written in re.
| ply TO the resolutions of the Conserv
atIye association, during the course OF
Which, referring to the currency QueS'
| ti0p, the chancellor says that he i, in
| ciIiled to hear the non-official opinions
| of=exDertS III connection with the officia
inquiry which has been opened, with &
| view of ascertaining their opinion as tC
measures desirable in order 10 raise
the deprecated value of silver.