The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

ances which the present code ignores, and
IL is the intention of the leaders of the
movement to petition the Reichstag for
the introduction of clauses in the code
which will concede to married women
power to dispose of their own property
without requiring the consent of their
husbands. 1t is also sought on behalf OF
married women that they may absolutely
control their own estate, and use the earn
lngs thereof as they may see fit. AS the
law stands at present the women of Ger
many are distinctly inferior in position to
the males.
1t is not believed that the Reichstag
Will grant the demands of the petition, as
the advocates of women's rights are chiefly
found in the ranks of the Socialists.
The fetes which took place on the occa-
sion of the thirty birthday of thu
Kaiser, on January 81, gave the old Ber-
I'm Aldermen an opportunity to relate how
the Emperor's father, Kaiser Frederick III,
when he was Crown Prince, invited depu-
tatlon OF the Aldermanic body, then in
Office. to come to the palace and see his
Daby son and heir-the present Emperor.
The story, as told, is that the babe was
carried by the Crown Prince and was
passed along the line of the deputation.
Attracted by the brightness of the gold
chains worn by the Aldermen the infant
seized one of them and held the chain
tightly, compelling the obese Alderman to
follow along the line until its father re-
leased its hold. AS the little one was
forced to relinquish his hold upon the
chain he raised his hand in anger and at
the same time set up roar of rage, where
upon the father said
"You see real Hohenzollern. What he
once seizes hold of he never let's CO."
The Bundesrath has adopted the Gov
ernment bill increasing the bounty on
sugar and it will now be considered in the
Relchstag and undoubtedly pass that
body. The Emperor and ali the Ministry
are favorable to it, There was a strong
minority opposed to it in the Bundesrath.
mainly composed of representatives from
the South German States.
Baron Won Hammerstein, the abscond-
ing ex-editor of the Kreuz Zeitung, who
was recently arrested in Athens by CON-
missary of the German police. has arrived
here in custody of his captor and is in Jail
awaiting trial.
Among the persons arrested in Hamburg
for an attempt to rob the North German
Bank in that city are three Americans
Two of them gave their names as Tits,
claiming to be brothers, and the other
gave the name OF Taylor. All of them
claim to be commission merchants in New
York
The members of the Berlin Bourse held
a mass-meeting yesterday, at which a reso-
luton was passed pledging the Bourse to
oppose the Governments bill which aims
to suppress what the measure describes as
illegal bourse transactions.
Frau friedman, wife of the Berlin law
yer Fritz Friedman who recently alb
seconded with another woman and large
sum of money belonging to his clients,
made her debut as singer in Berlin
music hall last evening, and scored a nota-
BILE success. The announcement of her
appearance was sufficient to crowd the
theater, and the lady was greeted with
prolonged applause.
The Minister of War has issued decree
making it obligatory that all non-commis-
stoned officers in the German army. in
Guiding sergeants and corporals, shall be
conversant with shorthand work, and pre-
scribing the Stoitz system as that which
shall be generally used.