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 eabled here connecting his
name with the american vice presidency
Informed the representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press that such things could not
be, adding that he put no importance in
Washington political talk.
There has been much excitement in par
iamentary circles and press over the OBJ
structive tactics now prevailing in the
reichstag to defeat, if possible, or at any
event to retard the passage of the lex
helnze bill. Both the minority and ma
Jority are determined to see the matter
out If it takes all summer. The proceed
1ngs in the house yesterday and today
were rather lively. For the purpose of eff
fect1ng 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 will i'll any case be unconstitu-
1onal, because part of the deliberations
in the reichstag 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
CONSERVATIVE ana C6nJFlSI majority nav
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
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 the emperor's arrival there
1t has been splendid
The cars birthday MAY 49, was cele-
brated both here and at Wiesbaden Az
the latter place there was fine parade,
a 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 OstersSachen, with the men,
bers of the embassy, spent the day with
the emperor at his majesty's special invi-
tation. This was meant to demostrate
that 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 a 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 90. He will stay at WIGS.
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 IIamh4rg-AmeFican line received
the first wireless telegram yesterday,
FROM Borkum light ship announcing the
arrival of the Kaiser Friedrich.
The emplcyes 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 anG
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
priSOnmeht in fortress.