The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-12
CHOLERA IN GERMANY
Slowly Yet Surely the Plague
Spreads.
The Situation Grows Worse Despite
the Strict Watch Kept on
the Frontier.

BERLIN, Aug. 11.-Cholera is slowly but
steadily spreading westward. The dis
ease has Obtained foothold in Nineteen
Russian provinces. where deaths by hun
Greds are recorded daily. Cholera exists
in seven districts of Galicla, and scores of
deaths from the disease take place every
day in that section. In Prussia, especially
in Dantzig, the situation grows worse, in
spite of the closing of the frontier at Golub,
on the river Drewens, opposite Dobrosin,
Poland. The rest of Germany appears to
be free from cholera, although a few spo-
radio cases have occurred here and there.
Prince Bismarck is still at Varsin, and
be continues to eDj y good health. After
breakfast almost every morning be takes
a walk in the park. When the Prince fin
ishes his walk he takes substantial meal,
giving preference to cold fowls. In the
afternoon he takes drive, and retires at
IL o'cloch.
The party of the Empress of Germany
at Wilhelmshohe includes her mother, the
Duchess of Schleswg- Hols tein. and her
sister, the Princess Fedora of Schleswig-
Holstein. The anniversary of the battle
of Worth was celebrated on Monday
There was grand display of fireworks in
the castle gardens.
The Won Kotz scandal was revived this
week in the courts. Schmidt and Senner,
who obtained so much money from the
Kotzes under the pretext that they were
able to divulge the name of the writer Of
the anonymous letters and postal cards
which caused so much disturbance in
aristocratic circles, and which eventually
led to the arrest of Won Kotz, were SEN
fenced to long terms of Imprisonment. 1t
is stated on good authority that The courts
are in possession of facts which would
seem to indicate that Prince of the i'm
perial family was the author of the sour
rilous letters.
Duke George of Mecklenb nburg-S -Steinitz,
who, it is reported, is seeking the hand of
Princess Alexandria of Coburg. daughter
of the Duke of SAKE -Coburg- Gotha, re-
Gently inherited half the immense fortune
of his mother, the Russian Grand Duchess
Catherine Michaelovana.
The manuscript and score of Wagner's
"Tannhauser" have been sold by Frank
fort collector to Leipsic amateur
for $2500
The German newspapers resent the en-
ployment of foreign conductors at Bay
reuth musical festivals.
Professor Helmholtz has recently recoy-
cred from the stroke of paralysis from
which he has been suffering for some
time past
The fear of anarchistic outrages is breed
ing restriction of the right to hold public
meetings, and it is officially announced
that Count Bothi Won Gutenberg Prussian
Minister of the Interior, is preparing a
bill to be introduced in the Diet which
will materially curtail the present privi-
leges. The bill is so drafted as to enable
Prussia to suppress every agitation not
pleasing to the Government, consequently
the opposition party in the Diet feel it is
threatening and will vehemently oppose
the bill There is no doubt, however, that
the measure will pass.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 11.-Ofical fig
ures show that from August until to-day
there were 156 new cases of cholera and
101 deaths.