The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

BERLIN, Jan. 2.--Yestorday's court
ceremonies were ushered in by trumpet
ers blowing the reveile outside the pal
ace chapel at 10 o'clock. Divine service
in the chapel was attended by the En-
peror and Empress, Prince and Princess
Henry of Prussia, Prince Albert of Pius-
sia, Prince George of Saxony, Prince
Leopold of Bavaria, the Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess Of Baden, the Grand Duke
Of Hesse the Duke and Duchess of Sake
Miningen and brilliant array of gen
erals commanding various army corps.
After the service there was general
reception of court and ministerial
officials, a long train defling before the
Emperor and Empress. The ladies were
in half mourning, wearing high-necked
dresses and bonnets, but no Jewels This
congratulations cOurs was held in the
white saloon of the Schloss and was dis
tinct from the special audience accorded
to the foreign ambassadors.
At the latter reception the Emperor IS
reported as having addressed each repre-
sentative of the great powers with the
same formula, expressing his desire for
the continuance of cordial relations
Official communications issued state that
the Emperor refrained from special refer
crence TO the political situation.
The Emperor's remarks during the re-
ception were without special interest. He
singled out from the personages passing
before him Count Herbert Bismarck,
Herr Won Wedell- -Piesdorf General
Count Won Schellendorf, Count Sec.
henyi, the Austrian Ambassador, and
several others, speaking few words to
each.
STATE OF BIsNARcK's S HEALTH.
Prince Bismarck's attack of neuralgia
gout is abating, but he is unable to fix
date for coming to Berlin. He will
certainly not be able either TO be present
at the opening of the Landtag or TO
participate in the colonial debates in the
Reichstag. Minister Won Boetticher
went to Friedrichsruhe on Sunday to re-
ceive instructions regarding business in
the Landtag and the speech from the
| throne. The Emperor and Empress sent
Prince Bismarck costly Christmas gifts,
the Emperor, in long autograph letter,
expressing gratitude for Bismarck s
services and hopes for his early recovery
OPENING THE LANDTAG,
The Landtag will be opened by the
Emperor The session will be an inter
esting one. The Government measures
include bills dealing with police admin
istration in the eastern provinces, cleri
cal education in Posen, and the eXten
| sion of railways on the eastern frontier
For the last named purpose Minister
Mayback wants a credit of 1000, ,O0U
marks.
The Public Prosecutor has served upor
Professor Geffcken an indictment foi
high treason. 1t is voluminous docu
ment, indicating a long trial and the
calling of numerous witnesses. The
trial will likely begin at Leipsic at thu
end of January. The indictment traces
the entire working life of Geffcken il
trying to prove that he has been per
sistent enemy of German unity.
The first snowfall this winter occurred
on Sunday. The snow thawed yesterda.
morning, but to-day it froze.
WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR.
On Monday evening ROSTERS trying t
introduce the new year by old-time in
dulgences and rowdyism in the street
were repressed. Special precautions
doubtless instigated by the Schloss, wer
taken and police patrols were brough
into the thoroughfares to restrain revel
lers. The rough fiolics customary o
Sylvesterabend were not permitted.
number of persons arrested were after
ward liberated.
The Hamburg Ndchrichten states thf
the East Africa Company is negotiatin
with the African Plantation Society t
join in common in the support of vo
unteer force recruited in India to restor
order in East Africa,