The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
RATHER Dull IN BERLIN
OPPOSING PARTIES IN REICHsTAG
ARE PREPARING FOR A BIT
TER CONTEST
OVATION TO THE KAISER
German Emperor Seems Popular,
and Receives HOnors showered
Upon Him GracefuIIy-Weis-
baden Festival.

copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 19.-The United States
ambassador, Andrew D. White, referring
to the news cabled here connecting his
name with the American vice presidency,
Informed the representative of the AS
soclated Press that such things could not
be, adding that he put no Importance in
Washington political talk.
Ihere has been much excitement in par
hamentary circles and press over the OBJ
structlve tactics now prevailing in the
reichstag to defeat, if possible, or at any
event to retard the passage of the lex
heinze bill Both the minority and ma.
Jor1ty are determined to see the matter
out If 1t takes all summer. The proceed
lngs In the house yesterday and today
were rather lively. For the purpose of eff
fectlng pressure upon the reichstag the
so-called Goetherbund Chat is to say the
federation Of opponents Of the bill
throughout Germany will hold an i'm
mense indignation meeting, early next
week, here. The argument is made now
that If the reichstag passes the bill the
measure viii i'll any case be unconstitu-
t1enal, because part of the deliberations
In the relchstag were conducted secretly
with the exclusion OF any kind of pub
licity.
The Russian diet is about ready to pass
the so-called department store bill, the
ing rendered the provisions Of the origin
al government measure more severe, in
cIeasing the percentage of profits which
the government will claim from the de-
partment stores to 20 per cent. Dr.. Barth,
leader of the Freissinige party, made a
strong speech against the bill, unavailing
OVATION TO KAISER.
The Wiesbaden festival week, which has
become an institution of late years with
the emperor present, this time took the
shape OF a British and American ovation
to his majesty This was especially
noticeable at Yesterdays flower corsc
when a large number of stylish English
ladies and some American ladies filed past
the emperor on horseback or in carriages
While the weather had been bad in Wies-
baden, since the5 emperor's arrival there
it has been splendid
The cZar's birthday (May 49, was cele-
brated both here and at Wiesbaden. AZ
the latter place there was a fine parade
gala dinner and afterwards a per-
Torrance of Gear Under Zimmerman
at the thcater as a delicate compliment
The minister Of foreign affairs, Count Won
Buelow, and the Russian ambassador,
Count Won Oster%Sachen. with the men,
bers of the embassy, spent the day with
the emperor at his majesty's special invi-
tation. This was meant to demonstrate
tnat the relations between the cZar any
Emperor William were of the best and
most intimate description.
In Berlin, this forenoon, divine services
were conducted in the Russian chapel IN
honor of the car and the Emperor Alex
ander regiment gave q banquet today, the
car being honorary colonel of this regi,
ment.
Emperor William, in the meantime, has
changed his plans. He will not return to
Berlin May &c. He will stay at Wies.
baden until May %, and then goes to visit
his mother Thus the American veterans
will not nave a chance OF being received
by his majesty.
Friendly dispatches have been eX.
, changed between. the emperor and the
prince regent of Bavaria.
The Hamburg-Americau line received
the first wireless telegram Yesterday
FROM Berhum light ship, announcing the
arrival of the Kaiser Friedrich.
The employees of the most important
Berlin street car company, numbering
1000 men, went out on strike today The
public is in sympathy with the strikers.
A curious occurrence is recorded from
Swabish hall. Two gymnasium pupils,
respectively named Eugene Tufel and
Werner Kuntz, aged sixteen and SEVEN
teen, fought a duel with pistols. Kuntz
was shot in the chest. The court sen,
fenced both Of them to three months i'm,
prisonment III a fortress.