St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-08

amounted to hundreds Of thousands of
marks. which report Herr Bleichroder
distinctly cOntradietS.
a new Insurance company is being
organized here by body of responsible
men, mainly jewelers., to insure its mem
bers against losses at tie hands of
burglars; the capital OF the new COM
pany is G2,S10,000, OF which 25 per cent
will be called up.
In connection with the formation of
the new insurance company referred to
above, it may be stated that police sta
tiSilcs show that Berlin averages yearly
700 cases of extensive larceny. with a
deinite loss OF about 200,000 marks. The
premium emitting a person 10 member
ship in the
NEW INSURANCE SCHEME
will be from IN eighth TO one-Quarter
per cent; many of the leading firms
have promised to support the new in
Surance movement.
Following the example Of Frederick
William w., who with his brothers at
tended the centenary. Emperor WILL
lam will attend the l50Lh 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 q 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 0nnitinnol shpltnrS hoVn hpnn
! opened here for the accommodation eff
1900 more people, who receive coffee
and bread free of charge. The Their
| mometer has fallen since yesterday, and
| there seems no prospect of an immedi-
ate break in the
| EXTREMELY COLD WAVE
which has swept over Europe. The
| municipal council in 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, Oh the occasion of his
| jubilee, with the freedom of the city in
il silver casket weighing ten pounds.
| richly gilded and inlaid and enameled
| and having upon it medallion portraits
! set in brllliantS. rub!eS and pearls. In
J addition, Emperor Francis Joseph will
| send an autograph letter OF cOngratula-
| ton, and the cabinet ministers will per-
| sonally convey the congratulations TO
| Herr Jokai'S residence.
Finally, the great Hungarian novel
| ist. who was born Jan. 10, 1925, will re-
ceive the sum of 915,0D0 as half pro-
| ceedS of edition de luxe Of his works,
which has been printed especially for
the occasion, and nearly every town Of
| nrnnjnnnal i'm in addition n
Buda Pesth, will present Jokai with the
| freedom of the city, thus making his
| JUDI ee
| A NATIONAL EVENT.
The celebrations begin today and are
| not expected to end before Monday.
| The United States ambassador, lion.
| Theodore b. Runynn, and Mrs. Runyon
gave dinner today to the members and
! wives of the English and American em-
basSies, all of whom attended, including
the British ambassador, Sir Edward
Mallett, and lady.
The Reichsanzciger 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 i'll the
department of imperial railways, in Or
der to discuss the feasibility of adopting
American ideas in connection with the
German system of railways. The
ReichsanZeIser prints a letter from
Chancellor Won Caprivi, written in re-
ply TO the resolutions of the COnserv-
at!Ve association, during the course of
which, referring to the currency QueS-
ton, the chancellor says that he is in.
clined to hear the non-ofticial opinions
Of experts in connection with the official
inquiry which has been opened, with a
view of ascertaining their opinion as to
measures desirable in order to raise
the deprecated valne of silver. -.