The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23
THRESH|NG OLD STRAW
Berlin in the Midst of the Vaca-
ton Season.
CROPSALM MOST DESTROYED
Many People Killed by Lightning-Ger-
many Is Pleased With the Retire
ment of Characteristic VIII
Restore Peace

Copyrighted, 1899 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 canal and strike
and other bills, but without saying any
thing new. The bill for protecting the
rights of authors, composers and art
lists, was published this week. 1t is a
tentative measure, put out for the pur-
pose of drawing criticism, which will
be taken into account when the bill is
presented in the reichstag. Several
points have already called forth strong
criticism, such as the provision to pun
ish the publication of private letters
without the authority of the writer's.
The printing of unpublished public
documents is also made punishable.
Many of the newspapers assert that
these provisions are aimed at the Nor-
waerts which has shown surprising
ability in the direction of public docu-
nents and letters.
Berlin is in the midst of the vacation
season. The exodus TO the mountains
and seaside continues in usual proper
tions, those going by night trains to
Switzerland finding it almost impossible
to secure sleeping berths.
The week has been unusually hot and
humid. Heavy rains and hail storms
have occurred in various parts of the
country inf1icting much damage to the
hcrops.
Many people have been killed by
Qightning two such cases having oc-
CURED in Berlin. A number were also
injured in Berlin. The river Havel, at
Potsdam, has been filled to its banks
for several days and thousands of fish
were killed by lightning. Floods are
reported in the Spreewald and in the
ilowlands of the Vistula the hay crop
has been ruined for the second time
hhis season. In Wurtemburg the crops
have been almost totally destroyed.
The thunder at Hanover was the most
severe experienced for so years. Many
people in that province were struck
and killed by lightning. In Riesinge-
beirge, Silesia, some deaths from sun
stroke were also reported. One hum
dred draught dogs in Berlin were sun
struck during the week and brought
to the veterinary stations by the po-
lice.
The announcement that Chief Justice
Chambers is to leave Samoa is received
with great satisfaction by all sections
of the German press. 2he newspapers
have all along represented Champers
T., %.
ish consul at Apia. and especially nos
tile to the Germans in the Islands. His
retirement therefore, had been re
garded as to the restoration of normal
conditions. With the retirement or
Judge Chambers. the newspapers say
the new officials at Apia will have an
easier task.
The flag incident at the Fourth or
July had been very sensibly treated
by the German press. The swift pun
ishment of the offender is regarded as
proof of the correct attitude OF the
United States toward Germany. There
was not a single Earring note in the
press comment Most of the papers
did not regard the incident as of such
importance to notice.
The Philippine campaign has been al
luded to frequently this week. Ihe
Kreuze Zeitung says the Americans
are making no progress in spite OF ex-
ertion. The Boersen Courier. referr-
ing to the efforts made at Washing
ton to raise new troops, says: The
United States is apparently develop
ing into a military state after the ex-
ample of European countries.
Newspapers here print a letter from
a German at Manila giving the follow
ing account of things there:
American officers hold brilliant re-
ceptions in private houses and in the
Casino at Malate, to which they invite
prominent Filipinos. The last week
in June there was great festival at
which 600 We're present and which end
ed with ball and fireworks. -FOUR
fifths of the guests were Fllplnos
All the ladies were invited to appear
in picturesque native costumes. But
while the American civil officials are
leading the Filipinos into fraternizing
and feting the two armies are con-
stantly fighting. Everywhere the Fill
ipinos have strong corps pushed close
upon the American lines and wherever
a patrol leaves the main body it finds
itself in the presence of the enemy
and threatened with being surrounded
The Americans take revenge by having
ships fire upon the Filipinos wherever
a few show themselves in order 10
battle. How helpless are the Amert-
cabs outside of Manila is shown by
the capture of two officials vf the hos
pital ship Relief. This vessel took a
short sail under the protection of the
cannon of the warships off Paranaque
and was suddenly surrounded by ma
tive boats and the officers captured"
The chamber of commerce of Upper
Franconia has petitioned the BaVariar
minister to use his influence with the
government to secure lower duties or
looking glass in the United States
when commercial treaties are arrang-
ed and asks for a reduction of e
per cent. The chamber points out that
the expectation of looking glass from
the Fichtel-Gebirge region has dimin.
ished more than half since the Dingley
tariff went into effect and expresses
fear that expectation Will soon be
crushed out of existence.
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