St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-07

in the Hamburg district 43 per cent.
cent.
Francis De Wolf, young Ameri-
can baritone, and a pupil of Prof.
Stockhausen, at Frankfort-on-the
Main, has signed five-year contract
with the Royal theater at Dresden.
DR.. Zupitza, the celebrated philol-
ogist of Berlin university, died yes
terday Of apoplexy.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
During the discussion of the prop
lief of the depression in agricultural
circles in the lower house of the
Prussian diet today Dr. Won Boet-
ticher, secretary of state for the in
terror, referring to the currency
question, said that as soon as the
opinions Of the various federal states
were received the bundesrath would
take into consideration the question
as to what foreign states should be
negotiated with for summoning an
international monetary conference.
He denied the statement of Baron
Won Thielemann, German ambassa-
dor at Washington, that he had eX-
pressed the opinion that nothing
would come Of a discussion of the
currency question.
The action of the president of the
government of Kohlin, in fining the
burgomaster of Kohlberg 80 marks for
allowing a Socialist electoral meeting
10 be held in the assembly room be-
longing to the corporation, has attract
ed a great deal of attention: It ap-
pears that, in reply to the demand of
the president for an explana ton, the
burgomaster wrote that only part of
the audience consisted of Socialists
and that they were good citizens, to
whom he could not justly refuse the
use of the room. The burgomaster
added that he had acted in accordance
with the views of the magistrate Dur
ing his term CT Office he had avoided
marsh treatment of any party, and the
result had been decrease in the num-
Der OF Socialists, whose ranks, he as
serted, would only have been increased
by severity. This calm reply elected a
violent retort from the president, who
accused the burgomaSter of grossly
violating his duties, saving: You
have knowingly furrhered the cause
OF the party which has inscribed on its
standard the overthrow of social order
the monarchy and Christianity. There
fore, L am obliged to make full use
against you of my disciplinary pow
erS.'
The majority Of the municipal officers
OF hohinerg thereupon presented an
address to the burgomaSter, expressing
complete approval OF his conduct.
personal NOTES.
Walter Damrosch has engaged Frau
lem Nalimar, of Munich; Herr Putt
Iltz, the basso, and Herr Gessele, the
baritone. for the Metropolitan opera
house, New York
The United States ambas dor. Hon.
Theodore Rpnycn, On the advice of
physicians, abandoned his intended
trip to Norway, and went 10 Carlsbad
Friday instead. Later Mr.. Runycn will
go to Axenstein, Switzerland.
Prof- Joynes, of Washington and
Lee university, Virginia; Mrs w. w.
Phelps and niece, Mrs. Boardman, of
washington, are visiting Berlin
Archibald Coolidge, formerly of the
United States legation at St Peters
burg, is spending the summer with
some friends in Russia.
the Fourth Of July was not officially
celebrated in Berlin, or in any other
towns in Germany but the Stars and
stripes Were displayed on the United
states embassy and consulate general.
from number of buildings, and over
the Uncle Sam club, where there was
an informal dinner and patriotic
speeches.