The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02
NEW REICHSTAG BUILDING.
IT WILL BE OPENED ON WEDNEs-
DAY WITH GREAT ceremony.

OAR WIN GRsAr cERE1oNT.
A FIRE n the E-p-s-s Freser,ek's Palace
-aernssy ntsgusted By Rrrnce's SPY
Seare-Feua Over the niphtheria seruu..
BERLIN. Dec. THE Emperor IL recovering
rapidly from his cold, and will go 10 Kiel on
Monday 10 swear in the naval recruits. On
Tuesdsy he viii review the hrst division Of the
navy under Admiral Roster, whose squadron
will include the largest four German war ships,
the woerth. the w~eisssnburg, the Brandenburg.
and the Kurfuerst Frederick Wilhelm. Later
in the day he will open the Levinsau bridge
over the North Sea and Baltic Canal. He will
return to the capital in time TO open the new
Reichstae building on Dec. 6 in the presence Of
the Empress, several imperial princes, q number
Of German sovereigns or their Representatives,
and hundreds of the great oficials Of the land.
The ceremonial will be Of unwonted pomp.
The Emperor, upon leaving the old castle, will
ride in . carriage drawn by four horses and sc-
companied by q large escort. He will be received
at the grand entrance of the building by the
members Of the Federal Council. the Cabinet
Ministers, and the President and Vice President
Of the Reichstsg. He will receive the keys from
Herr Witch. the executive architect, and will
hear an address from Herr wallot, the design
ing architect. The procession will move through
the main halls to the great Hall Of Assembly,
whore Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe will read
an account Of the founding OF the empire and
the creation Of tho Reichstag. This document
will be Deposited In the hollow keystone, which
viii then be laid and tapped with \ hammer
three times By the Emperor.
The Emperor and Empress, followed by the
royal princes, Prince Hohenlohe, the members
Of the Federal Council, the chief functionaries
Of the Reichstag. and some $50 Deputies. will
proceed finally to the dining hall, where the
usual toasts will be drunk. The toast to the new
building will be given by the Emperor himself.
Contrary to former expectations, the budget
debate will precede the discussion OF the Anti
Socialist bill. The semi-ofncial newspapers say
that the Government never intended TO demand
urgency for the bill-in fact desired TO Siye the
ginning of the debate. The bill will be laid on the
table q the House Sc, without snOe delay ;, The TO- oppSsI-
gIamme has been changed, since Cspriyi's fall.
They believe that the Ministers, foreseeins de-
feat in case the debate should be precipitated,
to negotiate with the Clericals for help, What
rushed before the Christmas recess. = 10
At the suggestion Of Prince Hohenlohc, Herr
consulted with the Conservative. National Lib
erai, and Clerical leaders as to the pro2osed
draft Of the resolution was approved unani:
mously. but its fate Is uncertain, as the Social
ties would seize the opportunity offered by the
debate to denounce abso,uttsn. The Poles also
late Csar. In case the form OF the resolution DIS
pleases them:
The - budget 9 5CS ont scti% mss. Of ,e eE ssns.. as ,S for The tss
estimate. This item will be the excuse for the
nrs, onslaught slang on The he Govsr e The Colonial a
at once q .tingo policy In colonial Affairs. and has
been seriously sggrieyed to and tha. no Pro,
Emperor William formally opened to-day the
New Palace with Kaiser Franz Josefin the Hot
burg. The result was in every way satisfactory.
room occupied by the Duke OF saxe:Coburg-
W: q Ssps1sS. quickly h si'h E%sr ss,' F fFs% tss
worked energetically. arousing the servants and
The repeated assertions Of the French news
papers that Germany has In France a hundred
Paris, made much bad feeling here and event.
ually caused the German Ambassador 70 send
: s5 prS;sst A q n; Hs TSs ssm,l Fasefh n Misi1 ae ,S %
iisys these assertions does not satisfy the Berlin
thhiiniyi yelled illusions to German espionage in
To and a Cabinet Minister aggray ating the
spy mania, which even conspicuous Frenchmen-
Throughout the empire. The Kansehe Zeituno
reelected the general feeling last evening in
The insults lsyerled by the French press at
the German Ambassador evidently emanate
tors Of this policy OF the possible withdrawn Of
our diplomatic representatives II such insults
Reliable adyices from Paris point to discord
among the Cabinet Ministers. 81. Hanotaux, in
view Of Frances uncertain relations with
Russia. wishes to observe increased caution In
his foreign policy and to DO amicable all round.
while Gen. Mercier has some Ministerialist sup
port for his proposed Chauvinist programme. |
In reference to these differences the k0lntsche
Zettung says:
W advise the French newspapers not to
provoke hostile feeling in Germany If Casimir-
Pkrieris Government eermit q revival of
Chsuvtnism Germany will not put on gloves to
The Virchow Behring feud over the dihptheria
serum continues. DR.. Hansemann, yirchow's
assistant told the Berlin Medical Society this
week that he must contest Prof. Behring's as
sertion OF the curative or preventive proper;
cases In which patients died although they had
received injections at the proper times. II was
certain that no cures had been proved as yet.
On the other hand there seemed reason TO be-
heye that the serum caused kidney disease,
pains In the joints. fevers. and other ailments.
The United States Consuls in MAgdeburg,
Breslau. Bremen, Kiel, WeimAr, Coburg, and
Ststtin attended the Thanksgiving celebration
at the Kaiserhof on Thursday. DR.. Pommeroy
of Michigan. and the Rev. Mr.. awf and the
Rev. Mr.. Nichols of Connecticut also were pres
ent. The whole company bade good-by with
rounds of cheers to the retiring Secretary of the
Embassy. Chapman Coleman.
Freiher Won and DR..
6choenstedt, two now members Of the Prussian
Cabinet have been appointed Prussian dele
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