The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01
THECZAR AND KAISER
WILL EAT BREAD AND SALT TO-
GETHER AT ST. PETERSBURG.
EsrsDe Te1ktag - . ssecessos 20
sAsr1sa-king George Threatens
10 Abdte1fs-lapeaAin Coaner-
ciai W.r, D<twe<a EngiaaA and
Germany.
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BERLIN, july 3i.-Emperor William
reached KEEL on board the imperial yaef,
Hahenzoiiern yesterday Or THURSDAY
next. accompanied by the empress ard by
the entire suite. under cora nsaaS Of Prince
Henry q russia. his majesty Will start
for 81 petersburg 20 Wal. the car.
Prince HohenioaA viii entertain the en-
peTor az Peterhof. The mnn.cs2a! author
tiles or 81 Petersburg will slgnai.xe the
visit BY presenting To their ms tas4!es
slices OF bread on a silver dish and salt
il silver salt cellar. both richly orna-
raentsd in the Russian style and engraved
with the joint arms OF st. Petersburg and
Germany. Upon the rim OF the dish 10
the following inscription: ..To their ma
1esttes the emperor ard empress OF Ger
many"
The grand military maneuvers at HON.
burg VIII begin on September z and Will
continue until the 10th. The Prince OF
Wales will be among the guests Of the
kaiser az the principal reviews He has
modified his plans and win take a course
Of the waters next month at Marienbaa
instead Of az HomburS. as hitherto. This
decision has greatly sIated the town folk
at A,arienoad and correspond,rgiy de-
pressid the Homburg people. who had
come TO look upon the visit as an annual
fixture
Causes of Ophthalnia-
FgGG. ttsFSCGpeIE. the WeIi-kNOWn 0u-
thority OF ophthatnia. has finished his ex-
animation into the causes OF Egyptian
ophthaImia, which II now prevalent In
many parts of Russia. In the course OF
his report 10 the government he says:
THE old opinion that heat and dust
helped 10 propagate the disorder Is no
longer tenable. The disease is most preva-
lent along river waters and IN bogs and
lake districts. II Is never found in the up
~ ha : txylf. xxrbf tab HoV
been examined under supervision. have
found from 20 TO 81 per cent among the
children in village schools, 10 10 Is per
cent in town schools, and 5 per cent. in
high schools. The chief remedy is an I'm
proyerent of social conditions"
A Great Teacher Dead.
Dr. Arthur Kortsgan. head OF the cele-
hrated school az Frankfort. died suddenly
at Interlaken last Monday. He was So
years OF age. and until within few
years ago was head master OF the we'll
known school at Bonn. where many prom
inent Americans and Engiishmen have
been educated He was leading author
ity on educational matters throughout
Germany.
The empress has varied the monotony
of her stay at Tegernesee by visit TO
Munich. She was accompanied by the five
princes. and lunched with the prince re-
gent. Prince Oscar celebrated his ninth
birthday on Tuesday at Tegernesee.
whence the empress and her children will
return 10 Berlin
Picking sherman's Successor.
The runners In London concerning the
possible retirement of Secretary Sherman
are echoed here even in official German
and American circles, but with this differ
ence: That Mr.. Sherman Is to be succeed
ed not by Mr.. Whitelaw Reid. but by Am
bassador White. Gossip even goes so far
as TO attribute Mr.. Whites hesitation to
leave the Kaiserhof hotel for permanent
quarters to the possibility Of his having
soon to return to Washington.
The comments OF the German press up
on the Dingley bill are extremely acrid,
but great satisfaction is expressed at the
fact that large quantities OF German
goods were sent to the United States In
anticipation OF the event. While wishing
to revenge themselves upon the Ameri-
cans, the most Chduvinistic journals are
not blind to the fact that reprisals on
the part OF Germany would surely prove
boomerangs.
Gen. Count von Blumenthal. the only
surviving commander of the army Of 1870
Il. completed today a term OF seventy
years service
Prince Bismarck fs In excellent health
On Wednesday he received Prince Schen-
Halherstadt Cuirassiers. OF which regi-
ment the prince is honorary colonel.
The supposed Internal machine which
exploded In q mali bag during transfer
OF mails at the Potsdam railway station
early In the week turned out to be only
package OF large torpedoes of the kind
used by cyclists TO brighten dogs.
Deserter Shot Down.
The whole Liberal press is In arms
against the act OF a sentry, who killed en-
escaping soldier under peculiarly afro
cious circumstances. The man. Senator
Saremba, had overstepped the boundaries
OF the fortifcations at Dantzig and was
being taken TO the guardhouse, when ne
broke away and ran. The sentry fred.
and the bullet passed through Saremha's
head and two walls OF an iron kiosk,
burying Itself in a brick wall. This GER
t2inly proves the efficiency OF the Ger
man guns. but the Incident adds fuel 10
the flames cf popular resentment against
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