The San Francisco call., 1896-03-02

lor from doing so. No clearly dehned
opinion can be obtained as to how the Oh
fetal press will be directed TO treat the
matter, but the belief is almost general In
Government circles that strong pro-
Spanish bias will be assumed.
In an article on the subject OF blmet-
allism the Vossische Zeitung asserts that
the want of harmony in the English Cab
met encouraged the hope that the none
tary question would be reopened. Beyond
printing vaguely worded alterations that
George n. Curzon, the British Parliament
ary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and A.
]. Balfour. First Lord of the Treasury,
have ouarreled over the negotiations for a
monetary agreement, the papers concerned
in the debate OF the question are all at sea,
but diatribes even upon this matter are
made vehicles for the conveyance OF abuse
of England and English politicians. The
Tageblatt, in euphemistic phraseology, in
Inmates that Balfour is no speaker of the
truth, and the Vossische Zeitung says that
the English Government has given Bal
four the lie, an experience which has not
fallen to the lot of Minister within the
memory of man.
The Vorwaerts, the Socialist organ.
prints violent article, which, it is ex-
pected, will cause the seizure of the paper
and the prosecution of its editors. The
article accuses the Government of creating
an administration in Germany upon the
procedure and conditions prevailing in
Turkey. The article avoids making per-
sonal criticism of the Kaiser, but covers
81. oE- l. nd haG ont
generally with insinuations, declaring that
the growth of free life is necessary to
national expansion.
DR.. Carl Peters, the African explorer,
who was recently elected president of the
German Colonial Association, declares that
he has knowledge that England will be
forced to evacuate Egypt within the month
of March. DR.. Peters petrol, however,
does not always indicate q storm.
The feature of the political and CONNER
cial situation during the past week has
been an unbroken rise in prices and slow
but sure Bourse and trade movements.
The rumors of war have not touched the
dealings of the Bourse and the trade re-
ports are mostly favorable. The monthly
settlement of the Bourse which was con-
cluded on Thursday showed the Bourse to
be in the best condition it has experienced
for years The stock of gold in the Reichs-
bank is growing rapidly and the dividends
of the banks and industrial enterprises are
highly satisfactory.
A well-known Baltimore prelate, who
was an intimate friend of the absconding
lawyer, Fritz Friedman, before his fall,
has offered to support him and to make
an attempt to effect his social redemption.
If friedman is released at Bordeaux, as
he likely will be, he will sail at once for
Baltimore.
The Empress will go to Kreuznach in
April for the purpose of taking a course of
the waters. On the anniversary of the
marriage of the Emperor and Empress,
February 81, floral offerings arrived at the
Schloss in an almost uninterrupted stream
throughout the day and messages OF con-
graduation came by telegraph and mail
from all directions. On the same day the
Empress Frederick gave dinner to the
foreign ambassadors.
Baron Manteuffel is to become President
of the Brandenburg Diet in place of Herr
Levetzow.
Mrs. C. Symes gave reception to the
American colony in Berlin last evening.
J. B. Jackson, Charge d. Affaires of the
United States embassy. has resigned from
the executive committee of the fencing
club
The American trotting horse, Ellard,
has been entered in the spring races of the
Berlin course and is expected to win all
the races IN which he starts.