The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-24
KRIS KRINGLE'S HOME
The German Santa Claus Busy
Buying Stores Last Week.
Week Before Christmas Scenes i'm Berlin
-Caprivi's ConeiliatOry Attitude To-
wards the Agrarians Criticised.


copyrighted, 1893, BY the Associated Press)
BERLIN, Dec 23.-The approach Of
Christmas has Influenced all public life in
Germany. During the past week the gen.
eral vacations have set I'm, the theaters
have been closed. partly in preparation for
new pieces for the holidays. and wholesale
trade has stopped, as usual. entirely. The
schools were closed yesterday and railroad
travel is at it's height, for everybody is
going home for Christmas. The streets have
the appearance of forest; there is hardly
a block without hundreds of Christmas
trees offered for sale. Over a quarter Of a
million Christmas trees have arrived in this
city during the month from Sweden and
Norway and from the Black Forest The
streets are thronged as at no other time
OF the year. At some hours Of the after
noon motion in the center Of the business
portion Of Berlin becomes almost impossi-
ble As Christmas approaches the haste
ard hurry increases, and nothing else is
thought of but Christmas gifts and Christ
mas jollity The Empress is seen daily Wis
iting the various shops in order 10 buy gifts
for herself. aud all the members of the
court follow the example set by old EN-
peror william
The Liberal and Radical papers are an
noyed at the conciiatory attitude adopted
by the Chancellor and Foreign Secretary
towards the agrartans, and hope that the
day Is near at hand when Caprivi will
take up the glove and fight. The National
leltung suggests that the Conservatives
Caprivi would MI the vacancies eSisfina
III the higher Offices with Liberals The
boSveuer ne ted1 roc OF the agrar1ans appear,
and the small farmers are desertlng the
5beGednGy formed agrarian league by the
forty thousand farmers or almost a third
OF the whole membership have already
The underground work continues against
the Russian treaty. For Il moment the
deiioerationS rest, but the Russian dele
ss1es VII s,a remain nan here until they are
the slow progress made il is expected that
an understanding Will be reached.
the commanding officers of the German
army around the Emperor. when he is &C
cnstomed to address them The Emperor's
speech Is looked forward 70 as a predlc-
ton OF the coming political situation This
year Princess Leopold, OF Bavaria, in
spector OF the Fourth Army Corps Will
be present. His arrival is Just announced:
the Prince was absent last year on ac-
count or some disagreement between the
1t has been remarked here that in his
last message to Congress President Cleve-
IL Is claimed. Disseminated In his expres
sons between France and Germany, while
the former are announced as being Eek
oeient, the latter are regarded as only
satisfactory" This creates considerable
surprise in diplomatic circles, as nothing
nas occurred on this side TO mar the ex-
The publication OF Count Won Eulenberg's
clrcular mas created a sensation hardly In
ferlor to that produced by the original pub-
lication OF the decree itself which led tn
tne great Reichstag debate on Jar. "a 1ss2.
IN winch Prince Bismarck IN a mastery
speech, expounded it's Importance and de-
elared II was not aimed at creating a new
R redF;4gaiive; , Then hen It was only extreme
now. on the contrary. IL is only the extreme
Right, Agrarlans and extreme Ultra Mon
circular.
The German press followed the Italian
crisis with Keen interest. but its comments
Gazette. however, praises Premier Crispls
declaration for its lofty patriotic serlti-
presses the belief that the eminently right
man IS IN the right place. The debate In
the English Parliament on the Duke of
to create dissatisfaction here The Ham
burger Nachrichten says that the position
of the Duke was discussed I'm a manner
which cannot be passed over without no
tice on the German side. The Duke the
paper mentioned adds, became a sovereign
and duties no foreign Parliament is enti-
tied to deliver an opinion. The Hamburger
with the remark
that the incompatibility of such an occur
renee with the dignity and respect due to
the German empire and its federal princes
should form the subject of discussion at
an early sitting of the Reichstag. The Con-
sentative Reichsbote regrets that the
Reichstag has not dealt with the
question. and the Berliner Tage~
blatt says that nobody will take
IL amiss II the Duke of Saxe-Co-
burg-Gotha should desire to keep up rela-
tions with the royal family of England
but that he should wish 10 spend a part
of the year regularly in England Is most
likely to cause displeasure in Coburg- Gotha
and especially as 1t was not clearly stated
IN the British Parliament whether he was
TO be regarded rs British subject or not
Severe measures are being taken to stop
the Socialist propa ganda I'm the schools and
colleges, owing to the revelation through
the report or the director Of the Griefswald
Gymnasium that numbers of the students
belonging TO the upper classes were con-
nected with the Socialist party, and i'm
consequence, with its leaders.
The Emperor has forbidden any further
performance Of Ooden's play. Catherine
the Cunning" on account of the author re-
fusihg to expunge the phrase relating to
the Celebration of the battle OF Sedan which
shocked the Emperor.
Major Nieber, of the general staff, has
been appointed commander OF the balloon
department of the PruSsian army, which in
dicateS the extension OF the balloon service
Reports were circulated in Europe to-day
that Hans Richter, the celebrated conductor
was dead Inquiries made in Vienna show
the report 10 be unfounded. The rumor
originated In the death of local band mas
ter named Richter.