The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-09

schools for Jews, under State supervision
and control, are demanded. The meeting
resolved that every person is to be regarded
as Jew If his or her ancestors of the past
three generations include one person of
Jewish blood. Persons who have married
Jewesses are included in the same category.
In view OF the quantities of Jews among
members OF the aristocracy and in banking
and commercial circles, the achievement OF
this programme would cause considerable
inconvenience.
A case of perjury which was pending
against the Countess Perpolcher (nee
Dross), the American lady whose troubles
have so long been before the public, has
been stricken off the lists, the courts being
satisfied that the evidence against her was
OF the himsiest character. The Countess
is the wife of the ex-chief court marshal of
Emperor William 1. The Count early in
April last deposited the sum of 120, 600
marks as bail for his wife, who had been
arrested on the charge of perjury and
intimacy with DR.. Bruno Weight, who was
being sued for divorce by his wife.
The Countess was married in the United
States in December, 1893. She will now
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Wlegandt, in Muehlhausen, for SANDER.
The Berlin City Council has ratified the
contract for the construction of an electric
elevated city railway.
A sensation has been created by the
revelations regarding the barbarous treat
ment of the lunatic inmates OF the monas-
terry of Mariaberg, made during the trial of
suit for SANDER brought against Her
mann Mellage, an innkeeper of Scharre,
and arnatzsch, newspaper man, who
published an exposure of the methods of
the monks, whose methods became known
on the escape of the Scotch priest. Father
FORBES, whose escape was facilitated by
Herr Mellage. The evidence shows that
the monks are illiterate, totally untitled to
be attendants in an asylum. They in
tlcted cruel personal punishment, some
times immersing the patient head foremost
in ice-cold water. The chains and other
instruments of torture applied to the pa
tients were produced in court. After
weeks hearing of the case the accused were
acquitted. as the public prosecutor adj
mitted that the allegations were justified.
The newspapers all blame the parties
concerned for bestowing the order of merit
on Herbert Spencer without asking
whether he would accept it. Spencer's re-
fusal coupled with Pasteur's refusal to &C.
cept the highest scientific distinction in
Germany has caused great deal of heart
burning. According to one account the
Emperor is responsible for the Pasteur af-
fair. 1t is said his Majesty did not consult
the authorities of the academy, but on his
own initiative instructed the German EN-
bassy at Paris to ascertain Pasteur's views.
The matter was to be kept strictly private,
and the conduct of the distinguished
French chemist in giving publicity to his
refusal is regarded as a breach of conf
dence, and has greatly annoyed the En-
peror.
Herr Zoellner, the leader of the New
York Liederkranz, has had his dual War"
opera, the theme being taken from the
Franco-German War, accepted by the man
agement of the Royal Opera-house at
Munich. Manager Conried of New York
has just engaged new German company
for America and Maria Riesenhofer for
tour of the United States.
Richard w. Glider, editor of the Century
Magazine, passed few days here during
the week on his way to Venice, in order to
attend the wedding of his sister-in-law,
who is the sister of United States Consul
General de Kay. She is to be married to
an Italian nobleman.
DOWNRIGHT