The San Francisco call., 1897-02-01

imposed on Lieutenant Baron Brusewitz,
who killed an artisan named Siebe mann
in a cafe at Carlsruhe some time ago for a
fancied insult to his dignity as an officer.
Report says that the Kaiser has ar
ranged to pay visit to Spain, and has re-
ceived an intimation from Queen Regent
Christina that she will be glad to receive
the Emperor and Empress in Madrid
The court at Mayence has condemned
Percy Bartholow, United States Consul at
that place, 10 pay fine OF 200 MARKS for
assaulting and severely injuring an in
mate OF his house DIV striking him on the
l. cad with a revolver. The assault was
committed in October last, and in Novem-
Der ii was reported that the proceedings
had been abandoned upon his settling
with the injured man privately, but this
appears not TO have been the case. Bartho-
low set up the plea OF no jurisdiction, but
the court rejected 1t. The Consul will
now APPEAL from the judgment of the
court and proposes to call upon Embassa-
dor Uhl TO intervene.
The Prussian Minister of Agriculture
mas recently altered the regulation of the
importation of American horses. The
executive authorities have bee instructed
that henceforth American horses are to be
kept isolated at the ports of entry for
eight DAYS. After veterinary inspection
during that period, they are to be free for
sale or inland trans portation if the
veterinary surgeon declares them free OF
infectious disease
The Government is about to send a
special commission to Bombay to investl-
gate the bubonic plague which is raging
there, with a view of adopting a pre-
cautionary measure against the intro
duction of the disease into Europe. DR..
Koch, the eminent bacteriologist, has been
summoned from South Africa to head
the com mission.
A circular issued by the French sugar
syndicate is being warmly discussed in
com meIcial circles connected with the
German sugar industry. The. circular
states that the French refners would ask
nothing from the Government if Germany
and Austria, aiming at the ruin of tue
French sugar trade, had not created the
export bounty system and now were
opposed to its complete abolition.
1.-THE weapon" adds the circular, sri
walls use against us must be used against
them. The French sugar industry abso-
lutely condemn the export bounty system
and ii the French retiners are forced to
demand the continuance of bounties, it is
only in order to paralyze thereby the
effects of the German Austrian bounty
S, stem.
The Berlin Handelsblatt voices public
and trade opinion here in expressing the
hope that an understanding between
France, Austria and Germany to abolish
all bounties will ere long be arrived at
Seeing that each Government has professed
Willingness to reduce or abolish the boun-
ties, provided the other Governments
act in concert, there ought 10 be no diff
hculty in agreeing.
The Berlin Municipal Council has de-
cided to distribute in all the schools in
Berlin on the occasion of the Kaiser VIII
helm | centenary Il biography of that
monarch. One hundred thousand copies
at cost of 10000 marks will be so dis
tributed.
The great costume proce ssion, which
will be big feature in the centenary
celebration, will be increased by grand
triumphal car, representing Germania
and the Niederwall monument. The car
will be drawn by sixteen horses and sur
rounded by squadron of armor-clad
knights.
Prince Egon Fuerstenberg, heir of the
late Prince FIersten berg, the Kaser's s
chief marshal, has now announced his in
! tention to give up his residence in Ger
many. He says he will remain what he
has been, an Austrian, having his perma-
nent residence IN Austria and on his Bo-
hemian estate. He promises a short an
nual visit to Germany, so as to be entitled
to exercise his rights as mem Der of the
Upper House OF the Prussian Landtag
and of the Upper Chamber oil Baden. 1t
that the famous stable of the late Prince
Fuerstenberg will now be transferred to
Austria. The Fuerstenberg races were
the leading attraction of the Baden Baden
meeting.
To meet the requirements chiefly OF the
many Americans who come over from
New York by the Ham burg American
line intending 10 proceed to the south OF
Europe Pullman-car service will be ar
ranged for TO run from Hamburg TO
Munich and Naples.
a conference of delegates of the Prus-
sian, Bavarian, Austrian and Italian rail-
ways, held at Innsbruck to fix up the
| through traffic, decided to postpone the
Inauguration OF the service until spring.
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg.
who is large landowner in German East
Africa, is about to establish a sani,arium
for Europeans in the Usambara Noun
tains, about 200 meters above the sea
level.
DR.. Rsffel, who succeeded Herr Schmidt
as president of the Municipal Council OF
Apia, Is about TO start for the Samoan
Islands via San Francisco. An interval
of two months between Herr Sch midt's
leaving his post and Dr.. Raffers taking
up its duties Is likely to elapse without
detrimeOt IN the MIA ornmuDitv