St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-16
American Consular Agent
Charged With Systematic
Swindling.
KAISER AS AN AUTHOR
Royal Cantata in Honor Of
Queen Margaret--Berlin
Affairs.

people of these portions of the empire
in the name of himself and the empress
for the magnificent reception which
was accorded to their majesties. The
emperor also expressed gratitude for the
attention and comfort bestowed upon
the troops who were quartered upon
the inhabitants during the maneuvers,
adding: II am delighted to perceive
that the memory of my grandfather is
kept alive in the province of Konigs-
berg.''
On the whole the health of the army
was good, although there were reports
of choleraic cases among the cavalry en-
gagged in the maneuvers. But investi-
cation of the report shows that they
we're unfounded.
Emperor William expressed disap-
prevail of the system of keeping the
public at great distance during the
military evolutions. Much complaint
has been heard from the people on the
subject recently, and during Emperor
Williams criticism Of the days exer-
cises at Elbing the police began roughly
forcing back the crowds which attempt
ed to approach the spot where the en-
peror was surrounded by the command
ing officers. AS soon as he noticed the
action Of the police. his majesty inter-
fered aud ordered the police officers to
allow the crowds to approach, saying:
1.-The people want to see their emperor
and the emperor wants to see his peO-
ple."
American Consular Agent Arrested.
News has just been received here
of the arrest in Belgium of Solomon
Kauffmann, formerly United States
consular agent at Neustadt. Bavaria.
He is charged with apprOpriating
various sums of money amounting alto
gether to 100000 marks: The money, it
appears, was sent by various American
courts to persons residing in his dis
trict who had fallen heir to American
estates. Kaufman is said to owe his
appointment to John Winter, then
United States consul at Mannheim, and
the prisoner used his position, it is
claimed, to work up estate claims in
America. Some months ago, it Is
charged. full proof of Kauffmann's dis
honesty was obtained, and, being threat
ened with arrest, he fled to parts un-
known.
AS if to disprove the French state
ments that he desired to discontinue
the popular celebration of Sedan day,
Emperor William has announced his
intention to have bronze medals cast
from the French guns which were cap
tured in the war Of 1S70-71, and to dis
tribute them on the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the battle of Sedan, Sept. 2,
1895, TO the surviving veterans of the
German army.
During the coming week the govern
ment machinery will be in full working
order. All the members of the cabinet
except Chancellor Won Caprivi, who
remains at Carlsbad. are expected to
return from their vaca tons.
Among the new bills which the gov.
eminent is preparing is one imposing
a tax on the export OF saccharine ana
other chemically produced sweets
which enter into competition with Ger
meet the complaints of the German
sugar manufacturers, who are dis
satisfied with the new United States
tariff.
The impression prevails that the Off
cial cholera reports are unreliable.
Thus, for the week ending Sept. 10, the
official reports give thirty new cases of
cholera and fifteen deaths from that
disease from the whole German empire.
while local Breslau paper reports
twenty.three cases of cholera in one
day at Laurahutte and sixteen other
cases in the neighborhood of that place,
of which whole number seventeen cases
were fatal.
The frontier of Marion district, West
Prussia. is closed against traffic from
Russia, except at OttlOtschin for rail-
way passengers and at SchillnO for
water traffic. Russian dealers are pro.
hibited from visiting the weekly market
at Posen.
Kaiser as an Author.
The Vossische Zeitung says that En-
peror William has written the words
and music to cantata IN the style of
the old MlnneSangerS, or minStrelS, eX-
tolling the personal and intellectual
qualities of Queen Margaret of Italy, to
whom this composition was dedicated.
The emperor is also said to have sent
copy of his cantata to the queen of
Italy.
Between 10 and II o'clock yesterday
evening Emperor William ordered the
torpedo fiotilla engaged in the naval
maneuvers to attack the war vessels
which were anchored off SassnitZ. The
attack was very successful. The en-
peror witnessed the naval operations
today from OH board the iron-clad
Woerth.
King Alexander of Servla Is at pres
ent diligently studying German. and in
tends to pay personal visit to Emperor
William during his forthcoming trip to
Berlin. The young monarch will arrive
In Berlin on Oct. 20. and will stay here
month or so.
A private letter from one OF the guests
present at the musicale of Frederick the
Great which the emperor gave at Sans
Souci a short time ago, says: I'VE first
Frederick so often had Voltaire d. Alem-
bert, d. Argenson and other celebrities
around him, and then we adjourned to
the music room, where the concert was
given. The flute, the cello and the
violin were used In a trio, the same one
which Quantz, Frederick the Greats
teacher, wrought for him, and later on
the quaint old spinet-tuDed and made
as good as new for the occasion was
| Torrance of which the empress and one
of her ladies took part.
| "There were tWenty-One OF US In all,
| aud every one was attired in the Co.'S
| tune of the last century-wigs and all.
Nothing but the old silver chandeliers,
bearing wax candles, were used in
lighting the apartment, and the furni-
ture was placed exactly as in 1855, and
even the old manuscript sheet music be-
longing to the emperor's great ancestors
was displayed during the evening.
"Since the days Of Frederick William
~. this was the first time the apart
ments were actually made use of by the
Prussian royal family. The emperor was
delighted, and expressed his determine
ton to give similar entertainments In
the future"
Another American Grams.
Another American. II. N. Nelson, Of
Boston, scored rank failure hare. -Hs