New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-24
TIMELY TOPICS IN BERLIN.
Berlin. June q.

Berlin. June %
VACATIONS FOR THE CABINET.-The Pariia-
mentary season is fairly closed, and the Caoi-
net officials here have begun their summer vaca-
lions Prince Won Hoheniohe, the Imperial Chan
cellor to-day started for Rasatz. Switzerland. to
take the baths; Baron Rheinhaben Minister OF the
Interior II fortnight NIL go 70 England b Of, H tbs
city and Count Posadowsky- Wehner. Secretary OF
STATE for the RteFG will sS1e have IN h s se4
for the summer recess is Sir Frank Lascei.es; the
CT VIII soon peS i9l n, TIP Tbe toYr viii
TO KEEP PRICES DOwN.-To-day before
starting for the convention in Bremen of the Ger
man Free Trade Society DR.. Theodore Barth the
Freisnnige leader said to the correspondent OF The
Associated Press: In the fight against an increase
in agricultural duties the Agrarians want them
fixed in the coming commercial treaties much viii
depend on the laboring classes. If they organize
prices on the ecessaTies Of life, which to be
made for the benefit of few thousand large es-
tate holders, the projected increase Will De pre-
vented
THE GUTENBERG CELEBRATION-The semi
mennial celebration of the birth Of John Gu
tenberg. the inventor of printing, began to-day
At Mayence. The fete to-day consisted Of the
opening of typographical and historic exposition
with fine exhibits from the State printing estao-
lIshments and the departments in Berlin, Vienna.
Paris Lisbon. Madrid and ST. Petersburg. per
Torrance Of Handlers "Maccabees' will occur to
City Hall. Then will follow a musical and ora
tcrical celebration the Gutenberg monument
The Re Denm will be sung At this place 1S , 10y SIX
magnificent historical procession. Among those IA
line will be three thousand men. women ana chll-
dren clad in the costume of the fifteenth century.
There will be fOrty-One big floats, drawn by eleht
hundred horses. grand banquet VIII ioiloW IN
the evening. we'll concerts. The CutenDeIs
Museum will also be founded the same DAY Deis-
gates from scores of scientific institutions IN
France. England; Italy and America are IN af f
ar CplabrafiOp them
Hunt, of Princeton University
OPERATION ON BULL FIGHTER.-The Famous
Spanish bull fighter Gerrita is now patient at
Professor V. Bergmann's clinic here, and VIII I'M
dergO dangerous operation
FEW AMERICANS IN BERIIN.-Comparativel
few Americans are passing through Berlin, fewer
even than in the SpanIsh-American War. They
seem to confne themselves TO the Rhine and the
Oberammergau regions.
INTEREST IN AMERICAN NEWS.-As indi-
eating the increased interest in American mat
tiers taken by the German newspapers. it is worth
ganization the Wolf Bureau. now sends to the Ger;
man press an interesting weekly American mali
letter written by n special correspondent in New
York.
AMBASSADOR WHITE TO SPEAK.-Ambassa-
dor Andrew d White and Mrs White have been
spending two days at Halbertadt Ambassador
White will go to Leipsic the Fourth OF july
where he will probably deliver an address
son OF COUNT MURAVIEFF.-M. Muravieff.
son of the late Russian Minister OF Foreign Affairs
has Just passed through Berlin. He Is returning to
ST. Petersburg, in connection with matters reIatln
TO the funeral and burial Of his rather count
Muraveh.