Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-23
TOO CHILLY FOR HER.
The Empress Of Germany Isn't in
Love With Her Neue Palais.
WINTER IN HER BERLIN SCHLOSS.
How Bismarck Loaded Wilhelm Up With
East African Stocks.
POOR STREET CAR MANAGEMENT

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCHI
BERLIN, Dec 10.-I hear from Potsdam
that one of the reasons that the imperial
family will spend the winter in the Berlin
Schloss is that the Neue Palais, where they
are staying now, cannot be heated sufficient
Iy to suit Her Majesty. Though a steam
heating apparatus has been put in during
the summer, the atmosphere remain de-
cidedly chilly, probably because German
mechanics are not up to the art. Besides,
the palace is in very exposed position, and
the cold air strikes it from every side.
The removal of the court, while pleasing
the Berlin storekeeper immensely. gives no
end of trouble to a number of aristocratic
Berlin families, who moved to Potsdam in
the autumn Just to please Their Majesties
and who are now obliged to return to the
capital for the same reason. Some of them
have leased their Berlin residences to other
families, which makes the situation decided
ly uncomfortable.
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The notorious German East African
Society is very busy just now. 1t is issuing
large advertisements asking for loan of
5000, 900 marks, on which they state the
payment OF 60O,0 900 marks. This is incor-
rect The Government contracted to pay
800, 600 marks to the society out of the duty
income if the resources allowed of it. If
600, 900 marks are not taken by the Govern
ment the payment to the East African
Society will be correspondingly small, so
that the Government guarantee is quite
conditional. The society further advertises
as an evidence of its high standing that
shares to the amount of 500, 900 marks were
bought by the late Emperor William 1.
This is true but it should be added that
Prince Bismarck acted as broker in this
matter and that the Emperor made the in
vestment, not because of the sound position
oil the company, but because of its advocate.
HoSever, Prince Bismarck, who is very
good fiuancier, never bought any stocks of
that company for his own use.
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His Majesty, the Sultan, has just given.
orders for magnificent palace for the Turk
ish Embassy to be built in Berlin which
shall be worthy of the Turkish Empire and
of his great friend, the Kaiser of Germany.
1t seems strange that the government of
countries which are not reputed to roll In
gold are exactly the ones which have lately
launched out into the most palatial official
residences. The Spanish Embassy for in
stance, occupies to-day one OF the finest pub
lie buildings in this city. 1t is just possi-
BILE that Spain and Turkey try to throw dust
| into the eyes of Berlin fnanciers by all this
splendor, though it is not polite to say so.
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Count Arthur Henckel has decided to
buy the racing stable left by his father,
Count Hugo, from his brothers. The horses,
| however, do not run under the Count s
name, but "Mr. Remember" will sign as
their proprietor. Gloucestershire, Kiralyne,
| Mini, Micsoda, form, the principal racing
| stock. The stables, however, will not be
| removed into Prussia as intended alter the
death of Count Hugo, but to Frendenau,
near Vienna.
Nv
There is some talk Of altering the street
car arrangements which are decidedly not
carried out with view to suiting the public
convenience. They take passengers only
at certain stations, and passengers are only
allowed to alight at certain stopping points,
| in exactly the same way as the regular rail-
| way trains. The service is stopped every
night at TO- just at time when it would be
most useful to the theater-going public.
Nv
| A friend of mine who saw Princess Vic
toria when she left Buckeburg on Saturday
tells me that he was Mortified at her pale
and haggard appearance. The young and
| fresh-looking girl whom we admired so
often in the Thier Garten has visibly grown
older in the last three weeks, and the de-
| lightful girlishness which always distin-
| guished her seems to have quite gone.
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The Count Brenner, iather-in-law of the
hereditary Prince of Ratisbor. some years
ago imported six pairs of Virginia deer and
set them loose on his domain, Grafnegg, in
Austria. They have increased wonderfully,
1 am told, and at a recent aristocratic hunt
three OF them were killed. This meat is
considered superior to that of the native an
| imal.
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! The Kaiser is evidently very fond of his
| English relations. He showed exceptional
| favor to the Duke of Connaught, and now
| proposes in January to visit the Ducal
| Court of Darmstadt, where he will meet
several OF them. His long-promised visit
to the Fortress of Mayence will be made at
| the same time.
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