The Anaconda standard., 1899-08-13

orally to his patient and successful en-
deavors to render the relations between
Germany and France gradually more
pleasant. Most of the papers approve
of the award. The. Vorwaarts alone
says the time for the promotion was
unhappily chosen since it comes in the
midst of the Dreyfus trial and the
anti-revisionist press will make it the
occasion of new chauvinistic calumnies
and charges and the even tenor of JUS
tice may thereby be impeded.
A clear sign of the improved Franco
German relations is found in the fact
that committee of German and
French army officers is now engaged
in the geodetical measurements of the
frontier for the purpose of bringing the
official measurements of both countries
into complete accord.
A duel between two officers of the
10th Uhlan regiment, Count Solms and
Count Shulenburg, was fought this
week near Konitz. Prussia Count
Soims was mortally shot in the abdo-
men. The motive for the duel was
jealousy. Both participants We're
among the emperor's favorites.
Throughout the week hail and light
ming have done great damage to life
and property, especially in East Prus-
sia, the Rhine provinces and Wurtem-
burg. Lightning destroyed nearly
Posan. Near Thorn, West Prussia,
an entire forest was burned, and at
Oberklinge three bricklayers We're
killed. In the Berlin suburb of Wen
dischbuchnose a party of excursion
lists were struck by lightning and two
of them We're killed. Near Myslowitz
hail destroyed the entire crop and great
damage was done by hail at Zeedorf,
Aulda, Rheidt and Ilmenau. The crops
were destroyed also at Starolenka,
Gluschin and Tulie. in Posen
The entire Catholic press is dissat
isfied with the Prussian government
because it allowed three months to
elapse in which the Cologne chapter
could have elected a successor to the
late archbishop without submitting a
list of candidates. Now a successor
must be agreed upon between the gov
ernment and the pope. AS the fate
of the emperor's pet measure, the canal
bill and other measures of Importance
depend upon the good will of the Prus-
sian ultramontaines. their press threat
ened that no candidate would be ac-
ceptable to the Cologne see who does
not stand for the aim of the centrists
A large and influential part of the
German press is agitating for the le-
gal regulation of syndicates and trusts
The government press says the gov
ernment intends to take up the mat
Ter soon.
The semi official Post states that Ger
many will soon lay a cable to the new
colony of kiao Chou. The representa-
tive of the associated press learns from
government sources that the conditions
in Shan Tung and the immediate vicn-
ity of kiao Chou have by no means i'm
proved in the last few months. Kaumi
is now forcibly held by strong Ger
man detachment. but north of that
point there is open rebellion and work
on two of the railroads has b2en
stopped.
The correspondent of the associated
press here learns at the naval depart
ment that by the new year three small
cruisers and one large cruiser will be
stationed on the east coast of the
United States.
One hundred soldiers of the 92d regi-
ment stationed at Brunswick We're poi
sOned this week by eating stale Ger
man preserves. The condition of a score
of these men is serious.
Andrew D. White, the United States
ambassador to Germany, who has re-
turned from The Hague, where he
acted as head of the United States dele
cation to the international peace con-
ference. has resumed control of the
United States embassy here.