The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-11

partition was suggested rather as a COM
mercial than political division. in which,
it will be observed, the ADle rican interest
was ignored.
Not shred OF truth. not even OF prob
ability, Justifles this romance. The Rus
sian Ambassador at Pekin Count Casslni,
who Is credited with achieving tremen-
dous diplomatic triumph by first securing
the Russian sphere OF influence in the
north, has, according 10 St. Petersburg
advlces, obtained nothing beyond a
diminution of frontier dues by one-third
as concession in connection with the
Eastern Chinese Railway. 1t is question
able whether this privilege can be worked
without lis being granted 10 all countries
having commercial treaties with China
containing the most favored nation clause.
The committee of the Deutscher Zegler
Verband has fixed the Kiel international
regatta for June 25 extending 10 July l,
inclusive. The Norddeutscher Regatta
Vereln meets at CuXhaven on June q
and again on July % anl "a. The inter-
national regatta promises 10 be the great
est event OF tue kind ever seen in German
waters.
The members of the Reichstag who will
represent the sugar interests do not in
tend to endanger what they have got by
asking for more. They will oppose any
reduction in the bounty grants or altera-
ton i'll the arrangement Tor 1869, and
they have majority OF the heichsIag
with them.
The export Of German raw sugar to the
Unlted States assumed enormous pro-
portions III the past year. From January
10 November last the totals were 1881, 19l
double Cor meter hundred-welgnt, as
against Alb, 154 in 1895 and 675,057 in 1894.
The raw sugar exports TO England during
these periods fell off largely.
All of the German States have ap-
proved the sentiment expressed III the
recent ed.ct OF the Emperor in regard tn
duellng In the army and have adopted his
Majesty's suggestions in regard to the re-
ferring OF disputes to courts of honor in
stead OF resort to independent action on
the part of the principals.
Tn youthful Imperial Princes visited
and in their peculiar way inspected the
new Reichstag building on Tuesday. The
Youngsters were conducted by Councillor
Knark. Their visit was somewhat formal
at its beginning, but when the boys
reached the spacious Hobbies and later en-
tered the hall in which the slttlngs Of the
Reichstag were held they ran about like
schoolboys at play, as they really were.
When they were ushered into the session
hall and had its uses explained TO them
the imperial children expressed their as
constituent at its arrangement, which
required men of middle and advanced age
to sit at desks all in line like schoolboys
and laughed heartily at the idea. The
boys were presented with photographs OF
the session hall and other parts OF the
building, but paid little attention to
Councillor Knark's description of the
character of the great building.
The North German Gazette, an inspired
organ, asserts that the German Govern
ment has no intention of interfering in
tie case of Cuba, whatever the final issue
of the instruction in that island or the
differences growing out of it between the
United States and Spain may be.
a debate took place in the Prussian
lower house yesterday upon the question
of dissolution by the police of meetings
held in Prussian Silesia, at which the
Polish Language is spoken. Freiherr Won
der Recke Won der Horst, Minister of the
Interior, took an aggressive part in the
debate and advocated the adoption of
energetic measures against agitation on
the part of the Poles, the growing signs of
energeticaliy suppress.
Professor Rudolph Fab, the meteoro-
logist of Vienna is lying bedridden in that
city. He has wife and five children, and
the entire family are in state of extreme
restitution. a numb Der of Berlin scientists
and savants have started fund for their
relief.
Mrs. William Walter Phelps, widow OF
the late United States Minister 10 Ger
many, is visiting her daughter, the Coun-
tess Won Rottenburg, whose husband is
curator OF the university at Bonn.