The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
Ovations to Royalty During
Reviews at the Gar
riSonS.
KING OF sAx0NY IN DANGER.
Arrest Of the Writers of Letters
Who Threatened to Use
Dynamite.

| question will come up for discussion before
the Bundesrath during the coming week,
| at the instance of Prince Hohenlohe, the
| Imperial Chancellor, and with the CO.
operation of the Prussian Minister. The
German Bimetallic Union has adopted the
| following resolution:
| WHEREAS The bimetallic movement in Eng
| land is, according to our information, on the
| eve OF victory; and whereas, public opinion in
| Germany is governed, even in Government
| circles, by the prejudice that 1T would be q
| doubtful policy to attempt to carry out inter-
! national bimetallism with the cooperation of
France, the United States, ETC., so long as Eng
land adheres to the gold standard. it is
ResOIUed. By the German bimetallists to make
Germany's action on the currency question
dependent on England's participation, always
provided that the Government Immediately
take all the measures calculated to bring about
international bimetallism, including England,
and urge the speedy adherence of England to
this programme.
Emperor William had a general popular
ovation at the annual review of the Berlin
garrison on the Tempelhof parade grounds
on Thursday last, and at the Potsdam
review on Friday. The Empress accom-
panied by Count Phillip of Flanders,
brother OF the King of Belgium, in a fine
turnout drawn by six white horses, was
present at the Templehof review with
number of princes, the whole of the diplo-
matte corps, and the leading members of
the aristocracy. Emperor William rode
past the Empress with drawn sword at
the head of the Second Regiment of the
Guards. The American colony turned out
in large numbers.
Emperor William has ordered a repeti-
ton in his presence of Rubinstein's
musical drama "Christus, ;" which had lust
had It's first performance at Bremen. The
repetition:will be given at the New Palace
at Potsdam. The old Sans Souci chateau
will be again used repeatedly this summer
for small imperial dinners, concerts, etc.
On Monday last Emperor William, with
his own hands, pulled out the first loose
tooth of tiny Prince Oscar, and the latter
is making birthday present of it in a
handsome casket to his English governess.
The little Prince was born July 81, 1888.
The King of Saxony, during the past six
months, has frequently received menacine
and scurrilous letters, some of them threat
ening his near death by dynamite
The author of some of these epistles has
been discovered at Dresden in youthful
laborer of unfavorable antecedents. His
confession duplicates others and the hand
writing in the letters indicates that at least
six persons must have aided in their COM
position. Three more arrests have been
made since Tuesday.
The Socialist press has recommended the
publication of official documents marked
confidential" One document printed is
circular last week by the War Depart
ment to the commanders of the various
army corps, directing that the Socialist re-
cruits should be kept in the guard corps, and
that all such conscripts should be care
fully watched in order to prevent them
from making proseiytes in the army
1t is significant that the Foreign Office
here has been obliged by circular TO call
attention to the fact that, in view of the
willingness of the French courts OF justice
to assist the German courts or authorities
in gaining information about incriminated
persons in custody in Germany, it is better
to request the aid of the German embassy
at Paris, or of the German consulates at
Havre, Bordeaux or Marseilles.
The tablet which Emperor William has
ordered to be placed on the Bismarck door
in the precincts of the University of Got
tingen arrived yesterday. 1t is inscribed:
''To the Great Chancellor-Wilhelm III.u
The works in connection with the Elbe-
Trave canal were inaugurated with much
ceremony yesterday at Lubbock. The I'M
perial Secretary of State for the Interior,
DR.. Won Boetticher, the Minister of
Finance, DR.. MIGUEL, the Minister of Public
Works, Herr Thielen and General Count
Won Waldersee were among the officials
present at this function.
The annual international exhibition of
art was opened in the Glass Palace at
Munich to-day by Prince Luitpold, the
Prince Regent. All the Princes and
Princesses of the Royal House of Bavaria
were present.
A meeting of the Observation-Disclosures
syndicate of coal-mine owners, held at
Essen yesterday, adopted a resolution to
prolong their agreement for another five
years.
Preparations are now being made for an
industrial census throughout Germany on
June IA, the first census of this description
since 1882. The census will show an enor-
nous increase in the industrial population
and further shifting of the population from
the east to the west. One item on which
statistics will be collected is enforced idle.
ness, its duration and cause.
General Won Caprivi, the ex-Chancellor
OF the German empire, removed perma-
nently yesterday to his nephew's estate
near Krossen.
When the news of the death of Walter
Q. Gresham, the Secretary of State of the
United States, was received here, flags on
the United States EN- bassy and the United
States consulate were half-masted, and the
same was done in the case of a score of
buildings occupied by Americans here.
Copyright.
Watt and the Screw Propeller.