The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-28
Are Treated With Marked Attention
by Their German Hosts.
OUR GERMAN TRADE RELATIONS.
American Circles Satisfied at the Tenn
porary Shelving OF the Meat Bill.
Chambers of Commerce Ask
for the Just Settlement of
Trade Question ut
Issue.

Copyright 1899, the Associated Press).
BERLIN, May 27.-The lull in political
excitement during the vacation OF the
Reichstag and Diet was relieved by the
assembling OF the tuberculosis congress,
which has attracted extraordinary atten-
tion. The event is compared with the
| Peace Congress and is Indicative OF the
progress Of fellowship among nations.
The press gave the Congress a very en-
thuslastic welcome. even the Yorwaerts
| Ze.tung seeing in it the embodiment Of
united labor I'm behalf Of the poorest
clases. The American delegates were
treated with great attention. Surgeon
Boyd. chairman Of the United States dele
| cation, who represented the United States
| Navy Department az the Congress. ana
DR.. Nuttall. formerly OF Johns Hopkins
University. were appointed honorary pre-
sidents OF the first section.
Df. George c. Vaughan, Of the United
states Marine Hospital Service, read a
| paper on Tho Climatic Treatment or
| tuberculosis referring particularly TO
! the establishment Of a sanitary ranch at
Fort stanton, y. NJ, and the treatment OF
sailors,
AN INTERESTEING PAPER.
Dr. Won Schwenitz. representing the
United States, read a paper on THE Sc
rum Treatment Of tuberculosis.
Private conversation Of the delegates
in The corridors shows that much atten-
tion has been attracted to DR.. Won
Scnweinitz's experiments.
Tho Imperial Chancellor, Prince Ho-
henloe. gave the delegates a garden party,
and three parties OF the members OF the
congress have visited the tuberculosis
hospitals.
The delegates dine at the Thiergarten
this evening.
Emperor William has shown a lively in
terest in the congress.
The discussion OF important legislative
measures was kept up this week.
In American circles there was no dsap-
pOintment at the fact that the meat in
spection bill will not be taken up before
fall as IL is believed the delay will en-
ab e tho government 10 influence the COM
mittee and secure a moderation Of the
recent extreme provisions
OUR TRADE RELATIONS.
The United States and German trade
relations continue 10 be discussed this
week.
The toy makers Of sonneberg complain
that their exports TO the United states
aie declining and the Cobourg Chamber
Of Commerce has petitiOned the Foreign
Office asserting that the United states
tariffs are greatly damaging their trade.
The figures quoted, however. show they
are not hit hard. The exports were
1881 dozen I'm 1896. and $3.50 in lS9S. The
Chambers OF Commerce Of Worms and
Onentach. interested in the leather trade,
have petitioned their representatives In
the Bundesrath to effect more just set
tlement Of the questions a issue. The
press pronounce the present position to
be untenable and reactlonary
The Kreuse Zetung admits there WIZ
be no result from the negotiations, as
II IS impossible for Germany 10 make
concessions.
The Megaphone IS about TO be intro
duced eXporimentally into the German
navy this summer.
RAILROAD EXPERIMENTS.
Wannsee. which adopted the first
standard gauge railroad in Germany, IS
about 10 experiment with a third rail-
system invented by an American named
Murphy
The Berlin postal authorities are in
PRODUCING the nickel-in-the-siot tele-
phones IN hotels. railroad stations and
stores. The cost for three minutes con
versation Is ten pfennise.
Lieutenant Commander william II.
Pohler. United states Naval attache here
az Rome and Vienna. was presente1 10
r,npero~ william ar Potsdam on Mon
dav. He was cordially welcomed by his
Majesty who highly co"p'imen'ed the
American Navy. and illustrated the voy-
age Of the Oregon from the Pacific 70
the West Indies and the battle Of san
tiaro as EXAMPLES OF It's efficiency. Wis
Majesty asked where Is Fighting Bob.