The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
PROGRAMME WILL NOT BE Al
TERED ON ACCOUNT OF LO-
BANOFF's DEATH.
PURELY A FAMILY AFFAIR.
NO STATE AFFAIRS INVOLVED IN
THE CZAR'S VISIT TO DARN
sTADT.
WAR ON AMERICAN WHEELS.
German Manufacturers Are Much
Alarmed at the Popularity
Achieved i'm Berlin.

BERLIN, Sept 5.-The great parades
preceding the big fall maneuvers have
fairly begun. The emperor and the
king of Saxony on Thursday reviewed
the Saxon army corps, numbering
$4,000 men. The men compose the east
during the maneuvers.
With regard to political features and
the meeting of Emperor William and
the car, Prince Hohenlohe, the i'm
perial chancellor has officially an
nounced that the death of the Russian
minister of foreign affairs, Prince
Lobanoff- Rostovsky, will not alter the
programme. But, nevertheless, sur
prise was excited when Prince Hohen-
lobe arrived on Thursday In Berlin,
instead Of proceeding direct to Bres-
lau from his Russian estates as ar
ranged. The visit Of the car and car
ina to the latter's former home at
Darmstadt has been fixed to take place
from Oct 8 to Oct. IL. 1t will be a
purely family gathering, with a visit to
the opera and receptions. After the
close Of the army maneuvers Emperor
William is going to his shooting box
at Rominten and will remain there
from Sept. 20 to Oct. Z, passing the
time away in deer stalking.
Sedan day passed very quietly this
year. Some decorations were put up,
but business was not interrupted and
there were no big parades.
Bicycle manufactures of Germany are
greatly alarmed at the progress which
American wheels have made in this
country during the past few months
and they have adopted novel methods
in meeting the American competition.
Early this year one of the most prom
inent American manufacturers estab-
lished an agency in Berlin and at once
found q large field for This bicycles,
which were a revelation to the people
here, who have been accustomed to
the ponderous German machines. Prin-
cess Hohenlohe and all the smart set
in Berlin bought American wheels,
which soon began to be seen on all sides
in Germany The Americans, who were
heavy advertisers in all the Ge- man
papers, were this week astoniShed to
receive notice that henceforth their ad-
vertisements could not be received. The
fact finally developed that all the Ger
man manufacturers had entered into
an agreement that they would withdraw
their advertisements from any paper
accepting advertisements from Ameri-
can bicycle firms.
The German sporting papers have
taken the matter up in the interest Of
their countrymen. The Radwelt, the
most important cycling paper in Ger
many, has been particularly bitter and
appeals to Germans, as matter of
patriotism, not to buy American
wheels. The paper referred to pointed
out that the German machines, worth
three hundred Marks sent to America
have to pay duty of los marks, while
American machines of the same value
have to pay q duty of three marks in
Germany. 1t adds that the reichstag
will, at it's coming session, be presented
with an irresistible petition to raise
the duty as high as Americas and con-
tinues: ''But in the meantime, the
public must face the invasion of
American and foreign manufacturers
by sheer patriotism. But Of what ma
terial these cycles are made every SEN
sible man will easily imagine. The
German industry has no fear on ac-
count of price and good quality of their
materials of any competition. On the
contrary they are above any people as
regards solidity of their fabric and
cheapness." Thus the matter stands
at present but as the American firm
has contracts with some Of the papers
which now refuse their advertisements
legal developments are possible.
The kingdom of Bavaria has begun
the conversion of her four per cent
bonds into 31a per cents and Prussia,
Wurtemburg, Saxony Baden and the
other states will initiate her during the
winter.
1t is understood that the resignation
Of Gen. Bronsart Won Schellendorff, re-
Gently minister for war, will soon be
followed by that Of Gen. Won Hahnke,
chief of the emperors military cabinet,
on Prince Hohenlohe's presentations
that the position OF Won Hahnke at the
head of the cabinet, seriously embar-
raises the whole of the regular cabi-
net. Gen. Won Hahnke will be promoted
to the position of governor of Berlin.
The Hamburg correspondent announ-
ces another colonial scandal The gov
ernor of German East Africa, Lonwin,
is charged with incapacity in dealing
with the hostile Hereros and Hotten-
tots and all the officers and govern
ment employees under him threaten to
resign unless he is recalled.
An official statement of the ministry
Of husbandry says, regarding pork, that
the American imports are closely
watched as there have been several
cases of evading the legal precautions
taken in spite Of this, and In order to
obtain absolute data, a special inquiry
into the Importation Of American pork
is now proceeding through the empire.
DR. Langhand's consumption specific
named chinozon, is now admitted into
general practice and four of the lead
Ing hospitals the clincs of Vienna and
the imperial Test institute Of this city