The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-26

and Jewbaiter, has founded new
party, which he has called the Kirch-
lichsvzil; instead of Christlichsvzfl.
which latter name the emperor said
was an idiotic title. Though under a
different name, DR.. Storeker's party
will continue to operate on the Iinesso of
his original party, in opposing all Ab-
eral measures and in backipg-sqP the
Jewbaiters. Dr.. Stpreker.has rallied
quite a number Of Respectable men to
his party, and ahouneess that he In
tends to prosecute vigorous campaign
at the approaching session Of the-reich-
stag.
The Berlin city synod, which has the
patronage of the imperial family, and
especially that of the empress, has pub
lished a report in which it is asserted
that Berlin is in need of thirty mora
churches. In the face of this, is the
fact that the existing churches are
never more than one-third filed and
besides two of the most beautiful
church edifces In Berlin are used for
storage purposes, one for the Royal
theater, and the other for a bookseller.
The synod asks for a credit of $4,000 600
marks with which to build the pro-
posed new churches. The city Of Ber-
lin has refused to give single mark.
Last week mighty box of hammered
copper, three metres deep and sixty
metres broad, and containing 10000
POUNDS OF POWDER
was built by the military engineers on
the Alsace arch of the new bridge
across the river Rhine near Kenl The
first Kenl bridge was destroyed by ex-
ploding powder in the arch at the be-
ginning of the war with France
The socialists are losing one strike
after another. The hat makers spent
100000 marks for the pleasure of fight
ing their employers and in the end
were obliged to give up and return to
work on the old terms. A like result
followed the strike of the musical in
strument makers at Kottbus. The tex
tile workers, the metal workers and the
Weavers of Eulengebirge have now
been on a strike for seven weeks, and
begin to see that there is no hope of
winning. These strikes have wasted
$50, 900 marks
The law against undignif1ed compe-
tition in trade has cleared the windows
of Berlin shopkeepers of the once fanil-
lar placards which told of selling off
stock below cost, of damaged goods
sales, etc. which, if they were untrue,
laid those displaying them liable to
punishment under the law
Princess Henry and her sister, Prin-
cess Louise, of Battenberg, have had
an amusing adventure in the vicinity
Of Hemelmark. While they were watch
ing motor mills threshing, a work
woman came behind them and tied
them with straw band. The prin-
cesses, on asking the reason for the act
were told that if any one were tied be-
fore he or she noticed it, it was the
custom to pay a footing" Neither Of
the princesses had any money with
them, but later they sent handsome
sum to the mill hands.
There has been considerable gossip
in connection with the meeting of
Prince Hohenlohe, chancellor of the
German empire, and Count Baden..
prince of the council and minister of
the interior in the Austrian cabinet at
Aussea. In spite Of long specials to
the newspapers, dwelling upon the inn
portant results of the meeting, it is
semi-officially understood that nothing
of first Importance was settled