St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

General Gossip.
Copyrighted 1894, by the Associated Press.1
BERLIN. July 1.-The Centrist party
is furious at the bundesrath's rejection
of the reichstag bill to repeal the anti
Jesuit law, and threatens the govern
next session of the relchstag.
The Catholic congress at its sessions
in August will decide upon the general
attitude of the Centrist party in view Of
the action Just taken by the bundesrath.
Strict measures are being taken at all
the frontiers of Germany to exclude
cholera from this country. and SO far
they have been successful. Extended
observations are be ing made, especially
along the Russian frontier. Neverthe-
less, six cases were found OIL the Vistula
sriSer. between Warsaw and Zantzic,
during the past week.
- The Hamburg senate has forbi dden
the holding of the usual August fair, as
measure of precaution against the
possible Introduction of cholera in that
city. The statesmen and others who
usually attend this fair have united
with the view of holding the senate re-
sponslble for the peeuniary loss which
they will suffer as result of the sem
ate's order.
The boycott inaugurated by the So
clalists against certain breweries is
waged as wildly as ever.
The authorities are Indirectly assist
ing the brewers by the removal of the
prohibition against soldiers visiting
beer gardens frcquented by royal
socialists. These gardens. which mostly
sell boycotted beer, have been deserted
by the socialists for places where other
than boycotted beer alone is served;
but the latter are steadily diminishing
in number. All the brewers of North
Germany are forming lodge in order
to fight the socialists boycott.
The army maneuvers in September
about Bromberg, on the Polish frontier,
will be of unusual interest.
All the men engaged will be of the
class having less than two years serv
ice. Thus the occasion will be made
test of the men enrolled under the armv
aw of 1893.
The other novelties of the maneuyers
will include experiments with the re-
duced weight field kit, designed by the
emperor, who will personally command
the knight cavalry maneuvers.
Emperor William has decided, against
the advic6 OF many prominent generals.
to reintroduce the light bayonrt which
the infantry carried attached to the
rifle upon all occasions except when on
the march. Since the Introduction of
quiek-hrlng guns. bayonet charges have
been regarded as almost obsolete.
Emperor Williams visit to Coves. in
order to witness the more important of
the south England yachting regattas.
VIII De OF a private mature. There will
be no official receptions.
Prince Bismarck Is visiting his son,
Herbert, at Schoenhausen. en- route to
Varzin. his summer home. The Px-
chancellor looks feeble, and Is not in
clined to take active exercise or long
journeys
The journey of the prince to Varzin
Will be made by the way of Berlin; but
IN this city. He is expected here Mon
day. and an immense demonstration is
being prepared for him.
whether or not Prince Bismarck was
the inspirer of the article in the Mach
richten makes the anti-anarchist agita.
ton the subject of the most virulent at
tack upon Chancellor Won Capriyi ever
seen. The KreuZ Zeitung also calls Won
Caprivi the chancellor of the Social
Democrats.
The long-promised evidence to clear
Robert Kneebs, the American trotting
horse owner, who is charged with '.ring-
ing" on German race courses. has not
been forthcoming. Mr.. Kneebs' friends
now regard his case as hopeless. The
trial will probably take place in Sep
tember. John E. Jackson, second sec
retary of the United States embassy,
has gone on long vacation to Baden
Baden with his wife.
The COmedie Franchise company. in
cluding Coquelin, has been giving per
formances in Munich, but they have
been poorly attended. This Is due to
the controversy which the visit occa-
stoned in the French press and of the
refusal of Coquelin to visit Berlin,
Frankfort or any other German city.
French companies, however, are be-
ing generally received in Germany.
Prince Luitpold, the heir presumptIv
to the throne of Bavaria, has conferred
upon Coquelin the Louis medal of art
and science.
Gen. Gourko, under the care of Prof.
Leyden, has completely recovered his
health, and will shortly resume his
dutieS as governor 0f Warsaw