The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-12

tude of the German Socialists, who are
stanch champions of the gold standard.
The arrival in Germany of the first ship
ment of American iron ore has caused
many alarmist articles to appear in the
newspapers. Some of the papers urge
reprisal by placing duty on quebracho.
Others oppose this proposal, declaring that
the imposition of such duty would prove
disastrous to German tanning industries.
1t is characteristic of the feeling enter
tanned in official circles toward the United
States that the sugar bounty is continued
at the old rate despite the act passed by
the Reichstag empowering the Bundesrath
to lower it after August 1.
The statement recently published by the
Paris Journal des Debats to the effect
that General Chrysander, Prince Bis
marck's private secretary, had fallen into
disgrace and had been discharged and that
he would retaliate by publishing revela-
tons is secuted here as absurd. The facts
seem to be that since Prince Bismarck has
grown weaker it has become imperative
that there should be somebody at Freid-
richsruhe who is capable of receiving visit
ors, whether they go there on business or
pleasure.
Dr. Chrysander is somewhat difident
and hardly suitable to fill the post. This
condition of affairs helped Count Won
Rantzau, Prince Bismarck's son-in-law, in
his decision to resign his post of German
Minister to the Netherlands, although the
necessity of his wife's presence at Freid
richsruhe was doubtless the chief reason
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service. Count Won Rantzau has assumed
the position of Prince Bismarck's Major
Domo, which, with the Princes frugal and
unpretentious style of living, is not more
than he is able to manage single-handed.
DR.. Chrysander, finding that his post had
become sinecure and being aware of
Prince Bismarck's turn for economy, re-
signed his Office. He will resume his
medical studies at Jena in November.
The suggestions that he intended to write
revelations of any sort is a myth.
AT present Prince Bismarck's health is
good and he does walking whenever he is
where he personally congratulated the
pianist, Mrs. Burmeister Peterson, on the
anniversary of her birth. Mrs. Peterson
is spending the summer at Aumuhle.
Gladenburg & Co. of Freidrichshagen
have finished a bronze wall memorial,
colossal frieze, for the city of indianapolis.
Twenty tons of metal were used in the
casting.
The Pope has sent the most precise di-
rectiops to the nuncio at Munich relative
to the Italian celebrations on September
20, in honor of the entry of the Italian
army into Rome. The Pope's object is to
procure copies of the speeches made and
the resolutions adopted by the recent
Catholic Congress held at Munich. protest
ing against the fetes. The Vatican has
on the same subject.
Arthur Nikisch, who conducted the
Boston symphony concert in 1889, has re-
signed his position as director of the Buda
Pesth Court Opera. The resignation was
due to disagreement concerning the man.
agement of the opera.
The Rev. M. Brown of Spencer, Mass,
has married Fraulein Won Bayer. The
newly welded couple will sail in a few
days for New York.
Messrs. Murphy, Love and Huntington,
who have just graduated from Princeton
University, are in the city.
The Wagner festival at Munich opened
on the 10Th inst, with the production of
"Die Feen Rienzi." Crowded audiences,
chiefly Americans and English, were pres
emit. Much enthusiasm was manifested.
The curtain was raised ten times.
Mr.. Karel, American Consul-General at
st. Petersburg, has been given leave of alb
sence and has started for Washington.
Vice-Consul Magnus received his exequa-
tur Friday.