St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-05
KAISER IS NEUTRAL.
His First Act After Returning
From His Northern Trip
Is to Send So,
WAR SHIPS TO THE ORIENT
To Protect Germany's Inter-
ests--Mueh Improved by
His Outing.
GENEROSITY TO HALLE.
Imperial Donation to the
University on It's BIZ
centenary.
WAR SHIPS TO THE ORIENT
GENEROSITY TO HALLE.

Copyrighted. 1894 by the Associated Press1
BERLIN, Aug. 4.-Emperor William
returned from his cruise in Northern
waters looking bronZed and improved
IN health. He enjoyed the trip i'm
mensely, and, according to all reports.
there was very lively time on board
the imperial yacht.
The maitre de plaislr of the emperor
was again Baron Won Heubsen, a
young army officer and art connoiseur,
who endears himself to the emperor by
his charming manners. vivacious talk
and rare social talents. amid which card
tricks and sleight-of-hand are not the
least.
Emperor William on his ret urn had a
long conference with Chancellor Won
Caprivi, and the chancellor Is the guest
of his majesty on the HoheDzollern.
One of the results OF the conference
was the dispatch of German war ships
to the far East. But German trade with
COrea is small when compared with that
of England, and there is no prospect of
other than neutral attitude. The SYM
patty of the people, however, is rather
with the Chinese.
Halle Has Been En- Fete
this week in celebration of the BIZ
centenary of the university of that
place. The streets have been decorated
with flags, floral arches and festoons of
flowers III profusion. Over 100 foreign
professors were present at the celebra-
i'm Ind toll Of
the countries of Europe and America.
The strange robes, hoods and pictures
on the costumes Of the different student
corps. the elaborate decorations and
fine weather combined to form most
brilliant scene. Banquets and receptions
followed each other in quick succession.
From Norway Emperor William wrote
letter of congratulation to the author
tiles of the university, in which he
dilated upon the epoch as marking the
progress of modern theology, law. phil
osophy and classical philologY. This
letter las been much discussed for its
political bearings. which are decidedly
of liberal tendency.
Prince Albrecht, who represented
Emperor William at the celebration, an.
nounced that his majesty presented the
university with his portrait and dona-
ton of $4,000 marks, America was rep
resented at the Halle fetes by Prof. A.
Y. w. Jackson, the noted orientalist,
who appeared for Columbia, Yale and
Harvard, and DR.. Seiss, of Allentown.
Pa, and other noted men who call
Halle their alma mater.
Trade Returns
for the first six months of 1894 do not
look encouraging when compared with
those of the same period of 1893. There
is decrease in exports of $4,000, 900
marks, and increase in imports of Isl 900
600 marks, 6 and Sper cent, respectively.
of the total. The increase in imports Is
mainly breadstutfs. and the decrease in
export is mainly in textile fabrics.
Berlin and Vienna and Berlin and
Munich will be connected by direct
telephone before 1895. The Vienna
line goes via Dresden and Prague, and
the Munich line via Leipsic and Nurem-
burg, with substations at these cities.
The Leasing theater opened its doors
Wednesday last, but the performance,
an adaptation by Oscar Blumenthal of
n. A. Jones' "Bauble Shop" under the
title of "Die Sittenrichter." fell fiat.
Germany has suffered heavily through
the financial
Collapse in Greece.
One well-known capitalist was forced
to sell his splendid villa.
P. d. Armour, of Chicago. Is here on
business and pleasure combined. He
wants to examine into the meat condi-
ton of Germany and the Scandinavian
countries for himself.
Judge Henry NJ. Golgfogle, of New
York; T. s. Roessle, owner of the Ar
lington hotel In Washington. and ]. B.
Drake, proprietor Of the Grand Pacific
hotel of Chicago, are travelling In Ger
many.
Mrs. Calvin s. Brice Is here for her
health, and August Fielder, the archi-
tect of the board of education of Chi
cago. is here for the same purpose. Mr..
Fielder is accompanied by his daughter.
The German worlds fair commits
sioners Wermuth and Richter have
both been promoted since their return
| from the United States. In addition
they have received a number of decora-
lions. The final reports of the COM
missioners are now nearing completion.
Herren Wermuth and Richter are now
enjoying holiday. The former is In
| Norway.
Several newspapers state that eighty
corpses were illegltimately obtained
and used in the school of musketry at
Spandau in testing the new fire arms.
The Reichsanzeiger seml-officlallY de.
MES the report and adds that what was
fired at were preparations, wrapped
in linen, which belonged to the ana.
tomical institute.
A chess match was commenced or
Thursday, at the Nuremburg ches!
club, between Tarrasch and Walbrodt
of Berlin. The latter is only nineteen
years old, but is reckoned to be almost
the equal of Lasker. He has played IL
America and in Havana, where Lask Oh
declined to meet him. At Nuremburl
Walbrodt lost the first game through
playing nervously.
Cleveland certainly hasn't downed tn,
senate, and now it remains to be seel