Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-31
MOURNING IS LAID ASIDE.
Preparations For Christening King
Williams Youngest Heir.
A CONVENTION OF ROYALTIES.
The Relations OF the German Ena
pcror and the hanccllor-English
Papers and the Fisheries Dis
putc-Forcign Affairs.
A Royal Christening.

Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.l
BERLIN, August 30.-lNew York Herald
Cable-Special to The BEE. The emperor
left Potsdam before Z this morning for the
Templehof drill grounds, where he met the
crown prince of Greece, Prince Henry, who
arrived from Kiel this morning and brilliant
suit including hundred foreign officers. He
inspected the Third and Fourch infantry
brigade and cavalry brig ade guards, who
then each engaged In separate manuuvers.
The attack of the foot brlgades and guardes
du corps on a neighboring railway was
q very brilliant spectacle, the guarde
making terrible charge which
vividly recalled that of the horse
guards at Mars La Teur After delivering
criticisms the emperor, followed by an i'm
mense and enthusiastic crowd, led squad
ron to the late Emperor Williams palace TO
which it conveyed the standards Of his mai
esty. He then rode to the old palace where
he arrived about noon Since noon Inter
den Linden and other principal streets were
crowded with people wishing TO see the arri-
val of the illustrious guests invited to to-
morrow's imperial christenings. The first
to arrive were the Archduke Charles Louis
and the archduchess Maria Theresa of Aus
tria, the king of Sweden and the
king and queen of Saxony. All
were received by the kaiser
aud Prince Heinrich personally, attended by
brilliant guard OF honour. Unter den Lin
den was lighted this evening or the first
time with electricity. The effect was very
fine. In the afternoon the emperor, dressed
IN the uniform of his Austrian regiment,
drove to AnsalD station and received tho
Austrian Archduke Karl Ludwig and his
consort the Archduchess Maria Theresa.
The duke alghted wearing the uniform Of
his Prusslan regiment. The emperor ac-
companed them in an open carriage with
four horses and an outrider to the old palace.
Two hours later he went to the Stettin rail
way terminus for the purpose of receiving
the king of Sweden. On this occasion there
was even a greater display than usual OF
military pomp. At 4 a dinner of thirty-six
covers was given in his honor at the old
palace. The king and queen of Saxony and
the Grandduke and Duchess of Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin were also received by the
emperor in the evening. All the emperor's
guests will go tomorrow to Potsdam for the
imperial christening, on which occasion
mourning will be laid aside.
An alarming piece of news was bruited to
the effect that Prince Bismarck had rendered
his resignation. Nobody, however, possess
ing any knowledge of political affairs cred-
tied the statement. At the same time it is
asserted that the chancellor's position under
the new emperor is immensely more difficult
than it was under William l, or even under
Emperor Frederick, owing to the young
sovereign's resolute character and indepcnd-
ent views. An instance is cited where the
emperor simply announced to his first
minister as his WILL certain inn
portant resolutions bearing on inter-
national policy, respecting which ha
had not previously asked the chancellor's ad-
vice, as the old emperor used to do, but on
such occasions the emperor spontaneously
promised the chancellor he would not do cer-
tain things to which Prince Bismarck had an
objection, and afterwards the emperor had
taken care to let the chancellor know he had
kept his promise.