The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04

on January l, as a free institution instead
of close organization, as formerly but
very little business was done. The Berlin
Association exchanged communications
with the free associations formerly the
bourses) of Halle, Stettin. Brunswick and
other centers and some future transactions
were recorded. The day was a partial
holiday, however and consequently less
business was done than otherwise could
have been transacted. Public opinion, as
well as the opinion of the entire press,
with the exception of the conservative and
agrarian journals, are in complete sympa-
thy with the boursiers in defiance of the
laws.
The National Zeituug applauds the ac-
ton of the German bourses, and declares
that it was necessary for them to act as
they have done as matter of self-defense
against the Junkers.
The Tageblatt, in an article under the
caption, 1.-THE Fight Commenced" sees
no end to the warfare unless the agrari-
ans, frightened at the result of their own
folly, assist the Government to Chamber
down from the position they have as
sumed.
The Vossische Zeitung predicts that the
fight will ultimately end in the victory of
the mercantile community.
In Government circles the hope is ex-
pressed that the coming election of the
executive committee and chairman of the
Bourse may influence the boursiers in the
direction of some form of compromise, the
nature of which, however, the official
mind is not yet able to foreshadow.
In the meantime the only possible COM
promise that the Bourse operators will
accept wilt be the suppression of the
clauses which interfere with their busi-
ness. The stock bourses of Berlin and
Frankfort were stagnant yesterday, in
view of the uncertainty OF the effect of the
prohibitory clauses of the new law. Yes
terday's buying was consequently confined
to Government stocks. Upward of 600
members of the Produce Exchange have
joined the newly formed Tree association.
Professor Guy Thompson of Yale Uni
versity and his wife, formerly Miss Lucy
Uhl, assisted United States En- bassador
UhI and his wife in receiving the Ameri-
can colony on Thursday. A great num-
Der of guests were present. Popular airs
were PLAYED by q band stationed in the
dining-room.
The Rev. DR.. Dickie, pastor of the Amer
ican Church, received Americans in Ber-
lin on New Years day.
Lieutenant Count Uexhull von GyIIe-
band, who was wounded in the forehead
in a duel with Baron Won Wangenheim,
secretary of the Prussian legation at Stutt-
gart on December %, is in a dying condi-
tion. Baron Won Wangenheim, who was
also wounded in tie abdomen, is progress
ing favorably. His wound is healing and
the prospects are that he will recover.
The extremely slight chances of the sup
preston of dueling in Germany may be
judged by the fact that the duel be-
tween the count and the baron was UNI
pired by General Won Schott, the COM
mander of the troops at Stuttgart, ana
that DR.. Won Holleben, the Prussian
Minister to Wurtem mberg, acted as Wan
genheim' second. After the duel Minis
ter Won Holleben came TO Berlin to mar
rate the details of the affair to the En-
peror.
The convict anarchist, John Neve, who
was serving a sentence in the Moabit pris-
on, died in that institution yesterday. He
was insane.
The Duke of cumberland, who has been
suffering from nephritis at his home in
Gmunden, is now out OF danger.