The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-31
Greek throne, and has since given the
cold shoulder to her and her husband.

THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
The Catholic congress, which closed a
five days session at Dortmund on
Friday, passed a resolution, proposed
by DR.. Porsch, warning German Cath
olics against emigrating to America IN
der the present economic conditions.
Among the other resolutions adopted
were those condemning the practice of
duelling among officers of the army
and navy. and deploring the fact that
no Christian power has effectively es-
poused the cause of the Armenians.
Resolutions were also passed advocat-
ing the repeal Of the anti-Jesuit law,
and the prohibition of the employment
OF married women in factories.
The international womens congress,
which is to sit in September, now
counts 300 delegates as certain to be
present, including Florence Routledge
of the British Women's Trades Unions
league
The Tageblatt is still pursuing the
question of the safeguarding of Ger
man interests in Samoa In an article
published yesterday the paper says
that in consequence of American in
trigues in Samoa, the German cruisers
Buzzard and Fake and the dispatch
BOAT Howe have been ordered to Apia.
For the first time since 1870 French
visitors have begun to return to the
Baden races, once their favorite resort
The renewed prestige of the Baden
meeting was chiefly due to the largely
increased sum of money which has
been extended for this years meeting.
Prince Egon Won Furstenberg and the
prince of Wales appeared on the course
two days side by side with Prince Her
mann, of Saxe-W eimar, who was a
guest of the Count and Countess Fes-
Of A
number of Americans were present at
the races
Lieutenant Harlan, of the Prussian
uplands, who was the victor of a noted
long distance ride, was killed a day or
two ago by being thrown from his
horse. He was the son of a Mr.. Har-
Ian, a former United States consul in
Germany who is now living in retire
ment in Dresden.
NOTED RADICAL UNIONIST.
DR. Barth, the noted radical unionist
leader in the refchstag. sailed for New
York from Bremen on August % on
board the steamer Havel. He goes to
America for the purpose of watching
the presidential campaign and the cleo
ton. DR.. Barth is especially interested
in the currency and tariff questions.
The American Theosophists, Mes
danes Tingley and Wright, and
Messrs. Hargrove and Patterson, had a.
warm reception upon their arrival here
at the hands of the representative
theosophists of Germany. The theoso-
phists of Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden,
Nurnberg and Breslau have sent dele
gates to the theosophist congress. The
emperor gave prolonged audience on
Friday and another on Sunday to
Freiherr MarschaIl Won Biebers-ein,
minister of foreign affairs. THE inter
views resulted among other decisions
in a resolve not to assent to Great
Britain's conversion of the protector
ate Of Zanzibar into town colony.
1t was also agreed that in view of the
fact that it might prejudice German
consular rights to act otherwise, the
usurping sultan who escaped from the
burning palace at Zanzibar and took
refuge at the German consulate should
be surrendered to the British authori-
ties if he is guaranteed treatment as a
prince and a prisoner of war.
BERLIN BOURsE.
The Berlin bourse for the first time
in a quarter of a century has decided
not to close its doors on the occasion
of the anniversary of the battle of
Sedan.
The Disconto Gesellschaft is at the
head of a syndicate formed for the
purpose of establishing.a new bank in
Venezuela to which institution will be
assigned the receipts of the Venezuelan
customs The scheme has for its OBJ
ject the conversion of the international
debt.
Lieutenant C. E. vreeland. naval at
tache to the United States embassy
here has returned to his post at the
embassy from Rome. He will be re-
lieved in September by Lieutenant Nib
lack.