The record-union., 1896-02-17

monds. Upon her head was diadem
of diamonds and about her neck a neck
lace of rubies and brilliants.
Baron Won Beuol- -Berenberg, Presi-
dent of the Reichstag, issued invitations
last week to the Ministers, members of
the Reichstag, the Bundersrath and the
German press to be present at a special
exhibition of the Roentgen rays which
was given by Professor Speiss in the
session hall of the Reichstag last Thurs
day The great hall was crowded and
most of the Ministers were present Pro-
fessor Speiss, after making a number
of experiments, delivered an explana-
tory address in which he suggested that
science would soon be so developed
that they would be able to photograph
the contents of secret documents
through letter boxes. The only means
of safety the Ministers had, he said
was to use letter boxes made of lead.
Professor Bergman, the eminent
German surgeon, performed the first
surgical operation in the hospitals here
through the use of the Roentgen rays
The professor extracted a number of
pellets which had been for long time
embedded in the hand of a young man.
previously been probed for without sue
cess, was made known through the
medium of the rays. Professor Berg
mann told the medical students who
witnessed the operation that while the
discovery of the rays was a welcome
addition to surgical diagnosis, it could
usefulness to the recent achieve
+c, NV fhc Of
the antiseptic discoveries of Pro-
fessor Esmarch. Foreign objects in the
human body, which were not a source of
trouble, he says, ought to be left there,
especially in cases where an operation
would be dangerous.
Baron Won Leonrode, Bavarian Min
lister of Justice made a statement in the
Landtag last week, in which he said it
would be impossible to refund the $4,000
marks, the amount of bond forfeited by
Louis Stein of New York, by his failure
to surrender himself and serve the SEN
tence of fine and Imprisonment imposed
for insulting Baron Won Thuenengen,
Deputy Commissioner of the Spa, at
Kissingen. The pardon which had been
granted him through the proclamation
of amnesty issued by the Prince Regent
abled him to return to Bavaria without
being compelled to serve out his SEN
tence.
Freihurr Marshall Won Bieberstein,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, has in
formed the Turkish Embassador here
that Germany will recognize Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria as the rightful
ruler of Bulgaria.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Ludlow, military
attache to the United States Embassy
to Great Britain, passed through Berlin
last week on his return from a tour of
inspection Of the Corinth Canal which
work he undertook in obedience to or
ders from the Washington Government. \
Colonel Ludlow has now gone to Kiel
to survey the Baltic North Sea Canal
Ex-Empress Frederick, as a patron
ess of the Episcopal Church in Berlin,
has given a dinner to j. B. Jackson,
United States Charge d'Affaires, who
was recently elected to the Executive
Committee as Chairman in honor to
the American section of the church
The German strikes are still spread
ing The male tailors have struck
against starvation wages and bad
treatment generally, and the Govern
=,
male and female, the female tailors and
seamstresses having gone out several
days ago. The employers of these
workers are mostly Jew sweaters. The
German authors Sudermann, Widen
bruck Spielhagen and others have
made an appeal for funds to support the
striking seamstresses. Seven mass
meetings were held in various parts of
the city to-day.
The ..Voerwaerts," in an article on
the strikes. cautions the strikers against
committing exeesses. which, il warns
them. will weaken the public sympathy
which they now have almost unani-
nously.
Eight incendiary fires have occurred
within a short time in the populous
AIoabit district Of Berlin, and the in
hahitants of the city are greatly alarm
thereat Several arrests OF supposed
incendiaries have been made, but as
yet there is no direct evidence against
them. In each case combustible mate
rial saturated with petroleum has been
found in the buildings set on fire. The
fires are attributed to anarchists and