Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

Berlin, Aug. 11.-Duri1g the past
week celebrations have been held
throughout Germany in commemora-
ton of battles fought by the Ger
mans against the French during the
early part of August 1870. The most
significant probably were those at
the foot OF the national monument at
NiederWald Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, when the Bavarian military
bands made a patriotic demonstration
there. For the big celebration August
- on TenplehOf field 80 veterans
organizations will parade with ban
ners before the emperor and the gal
leries which will be erected to accom-
modate 10000 spectators. UnfaVor-
able comment has been aroused by the
fact that the government will not Of
hclally take part in the celebrations,
and Won Tiedemann, governor Of
Bromberg, in a written refusal to join
in the Sedan parade explained it
would be against the dignity Of the
royal officials to march through the
streets beside plain civilians.
Complaints at the unsa tisfactort
management Of the new Baltic canal
continue to arrive from all German
ports, especially from DantZic and
Steetin. Cases are cited where the
expense Of passing the canal trebly
exceed the benefits therefrom and Ship
owners are strongly appealing to the
management to be taken out of the
clutches of the bureaucracy and be
governed on a business basis The
government, however, persists in de-
clarlng that the traffic is increasing
daily, especially in Danish, Swedish
ard Norwegian vessels, and that the
fees charged are not exorbitant.
The result of the Stern case has
caused most unpleasant impression
among Americans at all Of the Ger.
man spas. Similar regulations to
those apparently infringed by Mr.. /
Stern prevail everywhere, and the
punishment Of a New York merchant
serves to stimulate German officials to
fresh annoyances. More than one Of !
them has already been heard to re-
mark in substance: You Americans !
must conform to our cuStoms.' AT
Carlsbad number of American pub
lie men are stopping and they all have
been especially Inundated by the APP
parent failure of the United States
embassy to accomplish anything in
the matter. They add that it is safe
TO say that the case Will have far
reaching consequences. Nearly 30
OOO patients visited Carlsbad
since May, exceeding the record by
1000. The greatest increase i'll the
number of visitors has been among
the Americans who are by far the
largest foreign element. Up to a fort
night ago all of the hotels and lodg-i
1ngs were packed with crowds of Deo-
pie; but the crowds are now thinning.
There is much complaint among the
visitors at the eXtortionate prices
charged at the hotels and the veXa-l
tiouS rates and taxes imposed by the
local authorities, which invite a con-
stant repetition of the Stern case.
Louis Stern has been advised to APP.
peal to the clemency of the prince re-
gent of Bavaria who, it is said, is
sure to change the sentence from two
weeks Imprisonment and a fine Of
600 marks into a mere fine 1t ap-
pears t'lat the Bavarian government
itself did not expect Stern would be
sentenced for insulting the public Of
fetal mentioned in the case.
Baseball has been introduced at
Hamburg where it is played on the
grounds of the new lawn tennis court |
The government has issued an or
der that henceforth German officials !
are only to admit such American |
pork and sausage as is officially |
stamped and labeled ''microscOpicalIy |
examined in addition to the regular
inspection.