The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-26
Central Catholic Union society's house in

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bearers, German Catholic Students Union, in
| the festival hall
| Tuesday. August %, A. M.-Meeting in the
great hall OF the Catholic Casino of the Cath
| Ole teachers of Germany.
10 A. M.-General assembly of the Catholic
Peoples Union of Germany.
| 3P M-General assembly of st. Vincent's
Union OF Germany in the great hall of the
Catholic Casino
P. M.-Frlendly entertainment of the mem
bers OF the Catholic Teachers Society of Ger
many in the great hall of the casino.
8 P. M-Festival assembly of the Catholic
Workers Union
$3.50 p M.-Festival "Commers'' of the Cath
Ole students OF the country (other than color
bearers).
Wednesday, August %. ga M.-General as
sembly of the Plus unions in the small hall of
| the Catholic Casino.
3P. M.-General assembly of the German So
ciety OF Christian Endeavor in the small hall
of the Catholic Casino.
Beyond these stated events there will
also be meetings of other unions at other
places which will be made known later.
Included in the list of speakers before
the congress is Herr Schirmer, a locksmith,
whose paper on behalf of Catholic work
ingmen's union may be regarded as the
most important utterances of the congress.
Count Szchy will speak upon the position
of the Catholic church in Hungary.
Ex-Chancellor Caprivi has invited the
German-America veterans to visit him
after their visit to Prince Bismarck.
The veterans will be the guests of the
they are in Berlin, when both the Leipsic
and the American veterans will be the
guests of the Berlin Central Veteranen
Bund.
Amid the general repose of European
politics, due to the wholesale diplomatic
vacations, the disturbing feature of events
is the return of Prince Ferdinand to Sofia.
Emperor William recently sent an agent
to Sofia to report to him in regard to the
connection of the Stoiloff Government
with the murder of ex-Premier Stambou-
loft.
This official has reported that there is no
possible chance of tracking the murderers
while the Coburg-Stoiloff regime is in ex-
istence. The legal court at Sofia, the agent
says, has refused to hear any charges con-
Meeting Prince Ferdinand with the murder
of Stambouloff, although the counsel pre-
nesses who would swear that the Coburger
Ferdinand induced them to murder STAN
bouloff, the Princes protector.
Throwing off the last vestige of decency
Prince Ferdinand is now supporting the
municipal authorities in Sofia in the
action in ordering Stambouloff's widow to
deliver to the police ground plan of the
house and plan of the grounds of the
estate left by her husband.
The heat has been almost beyond endur-
ance throughout the week. Twenty soldiers
we're Frustrated with sunstroke during a
march from Zossen to Potsdam on Thurs
day, and three persons died from the
effects of the heat in the stores.
Ex-Chancellor Caprivi dined on Thurs
day with Mrs. William Walter Phelps,
widow of the former United States Minis
ter to Germany, at the Hotel Bristol The
only persons present were the ex-Chan-
cellor, Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Won Rottenberg,
her daughter, Miss Boardman and DIR.
Won Rottenberg. Count Caprivi said that
he was now feeling happier than he had
ever felt in his life. He had been greatly
rejoiced, he said, at receiving telegram
from the Emperor on the anniversary
day" of the battle of Gravelotte. He ex-
pressed himself as being perfectly con-
tented in his retirement at Skal, where he
was in daily companionship with two old
comrades, who, like himself, had definitely
resigned, especially from politics.
A riot between soldiers and civilians oc-
Cured in a dancing saloon in Spandau
Friday night. The girls present preferred
the company of the soldiers, and this was
resented by the civilians. The soldiers
drew their swords and the civilians used
glasses, chairs, ETC., as weapons. In the
melee the orchestra stand was completely
wrecked and the musicians were put to
flight. The soldiers finally drove the
civilians out. A number of the combat
conveyed to the hospital.
In the tennis matches played at Ham
burg yesterday. the gentleman's single
match was won by Forbes and the gentle
mans double by the Turner brothers. The
single handicap was won by Turner. The
ladies and gentlemen's double handicap
was won by the Grand Duchess of Neck
lenpurg-Schwerin and Count Vossbenau
The second round was won by Miss Coster
and Mr.. Forbes. The ladies' single handi-
cap, first round, was won by Miss Pollin
and the second round by Miss Vignelles.
Leberecht Won Kotze formerly Chamber
lain OF the Emperor's household. has begun
an action for libel and SANDER against
Baron Won Schrader. The case will be
heard in October. On August Is the Emp
error sent pardon to Won Kotze, who was
confined in the fortress at Glatzerving on
on three months sentence for fighting a
duel with Baron Won Schrader. The
pardon was granted in consideration of
Won Kotzes gallantry in the war of 1870,
when he rode in the brigade of Brodow in
the famous charge at Mars La Tour.
The Emperor has refused to incorporate
in the musical programme on "Sedan Day"
the song of the Aegiar.
Among the Americans here are Colonel
Jackson of Chicago, Senator Smith of New
Jersey, Mrs. w. Kingsley and Frederick
Roosevelt of New York. Mr.. Sumner Clark
of Peoria, Illinois, and Mr.. and Mrs. R..
Ashton Lawrence of Boston.
ambassador Runyon and Mrs. Runyon
will leave for Herinsort on the Baltic to
join their daughter, Mrs. Hawkins.