The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23
BERLIN is DESERTED
GERMAN CAPITAL IN THE MIDST
OF THE SUMMER VACATION
SEASON Is QUIET
FRIENDLY TOWARDS AMERICA

FRIENDLY TOWARDS AMERICA
Flag Incident Mt Honolulu Is Re-
garded as Scarcely Worthy OF
Mention Embarrassing Position
of Americans in the Philippines
Pictured - Retirement of Justice
Chambers PIeases Germans.
Copyright, by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, July 22.-The week has been
almost devoid of political events. The
newspapers have been threshing over the
old straw Of the antI-strike and the other
bills, but without saying anything new.
The bill for protecting the rights Of au-
thors, composers and artists was pub
lished this week. 1t is tentative meas
ure, put out for the purpose of drawing
criticism, which will be taken into &C.
count when the bill is presented in the
reichstag. Several points have already
called forth strong criticism, such as the
provision to punish the publication of
private letters without the authority of
the writer's. The printing of unpublished
public documents is also made punisha-
bic. Many Of the newspapers assert that
these provisions are aimed at the Vor-
waerts, which has shown surprising
ability in the direction Of securing public
documents and letters.
SEVERE STORMS
The week has been unusually hot and
humid. Heavy rains and hailstorms have
occurred in various parts Of the country,
lnflcting much damage to the crops.
Many people have been killed by light
ming, two such cases having occurred in
Berlin. A number were also injured in
Berlin
The river HaveI at Potsdam was filled
TO It's banks for several days, and thou
SANDS OF fish were killed by lightning.
F1oods are reported IN the Spreewald.
ana In the lowlands the hay crop has
peen ruined for the second time this sea
son, In Wurtemburg the crops have been
almost totally destroyed The thunder
DIT hanover was the most severe expert
ehced Tor thirty years. Many peopIe
IA lhat province were struck and killed
Wy HgLtn1ng. In Riesingberg, Silesfa
lCO
reported One hundred dogs in Rerlir
were sunstroked during the week and
drought TO the veterinary stations by the
police ~ Tic
GERMANS ARE GRATIFIED
The announcement that Chief Justice
CtldInpers Is to leave Samoa IS received
WIN great satisfaction by all sections of
o ore herman press. The newspapers have
an dIong represented Chambers as the
tooI OF r. b. S. MaXse, the British con
sui at Apia, and especially hostiIn - ~ az
germans IN the island. His retirement
therefore had been regarded as neces.
9ary TO the restoration of normal copdi-
IONS with the retirement of Tudgo
N'HdAhperS The newspapers saw that t6o
task ave an easier
FLAG INCIDENT.
The flag incident at TIono1,,1, -, I'll
mas been very sensiblv treated nv, ~,
eiAlan press. The swift pupfshrnep+ oF
Cil7 oILehder is regarded as proof of the
SoiIect attitude of the United Sto+oc
towards Germany. There is not - sir1orIo
Jarrlns note III the press comment NTost
Oh the papers did not regard the inofJo,7t
1 1|2 u Such Importance as to merit notira
LHe Boersen Courier said the incide1+
$500. oo tidt good understanding between
oiaI i"ah ana American officials in the pa
Lokai Anzegier said the Americ@ns d ne
lhelr outy unhesitatingIy.
PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN
me philippine campaign has been al
tz'u leu 70 frequently this week. The T[rauz
Aeltuhg says that the Americans ora
IT. rs no progress, in spite Of exertion.
So aseplatt says the campaign looks
LOT the present like a farce hecc,,,e, ~
Americans have not suff3cient t,.oa's me ,
the philippines to undertake anv snrio, -.
operations. The Boersen Courier raee-
ring 10 the efforts made in Wasbiro,+o,, = :
raise new troops, SAYS: '01i ~
Inc United States is apparently dove,
opin9 INTO military state, after the ey-
@iHple OF European countries"
SOME MANILA SECRETS
Newspapers here print letter froa, -
German at Manila giving the foIIoy,i,, :,
account Of things there: 0--0 " iiis
AH!eTacan officers hold brilliant recon
IONS III private houses and in the cosirlo
al MaIate, to which they invite nroroIT1a,.1
L IIIplhos. The last week in June thare
was d great festival, at which 600 urero
present. and which ended with a bar go
~ GWorhs' Four-hfths of the guests vrero
o,,,.- ~ Lie 4dOleS We're invited IN
appedI IN picturesque native cost,Iroo,
But while the American civil of7oo,'t
leadlnS the Filipinos into fraterniyi,1eT - -
IeCelng' the two armies ere constan+1I
I'shIing. Everywhere the FiliDinos boL,s
elrons corps pushed forward close -
the American lines, and whenever n no
troll leaves the main BODY If finds 80,
III the presence Of the enemy and +breo+-
eAeu with being surrounded. The Amer
Ict1ns take revenge by having shtns fire
upon flllp1nos where a few show them
selves in order to battle" 'ieii''
LOWER DUTIES.
Inc chamber of commerce oF Trnro,
franconla has petitioned the Ravarior
ministry to use it's influence with Al,
government to secure lower d1tins ~
looking glass in the United States v,bo,
commercial treaties are arranged IN,
asks Tor a reduction of 20 De. cent III,
cnahper points out that the exportotio,
Vi looking glass from the Fichtel-Geharo,
region has diminished more +bap -
since the Dingley tariff Went into &C. i.s,.
ana expresses fears that the exportatiol
Will soon be crushed out of existence
EXCLUSION OF CATTLE
Germany has excluded cattle 50 r;otd1,
mat the dlHerence In prices has now be
come so great as to offer a lucrative bust
ness for smugglers, who are nnos+ att
on the German-Dutch frontier. Custom
ohcers recently captured eight cows a
Nordhern, which had been struggled fror,
Holland. The business is carried m h,
organized bands, and still continues al
though a large force of customs officer
has been secured.
The Agricultural society of East siIesi.
mas called the governments attention +,
the danger OF disease in German herd
rom smuSgled cattle. 1t is announce,
that the government will stranort1.,e. -,