New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-24
CHRISTMAS CHEER IN BE KILN.
THE COURT AT POTsDAM AND MANY
SOCIAL LEADERS OUT OF TOWN

cr,,rDprS ENTERTAINED BY EMPRESS FRED
rprcK AND EMPRESS AUGUSTA VICTORIA
r1-r.ENnrRG AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INCENsED AT FRANCE-sTANDARD OIL"
Berlin. Dec. 23-Christmas week opens with most
OF the people prominent in Berlin society al th'r
country homes The example has peeh sci ''
the lrnperiaI family, who will remain IN Iotsn"'i
until the middle of January when cout' ne a..
the Old Castle will be resumed. The date hNeh
is seven or eight days later than last season an"
tho tradesr1en are bemoaning the heavy losses
which this delay will cause them. The absentee
ism of the court grows more nouceaoie S'"''
The absence of the court circle has not had Ihu'h
effect upon the holiday aspect OF the town. 'ei'.
eral trade has every appearance OF DrAh"''a' ~
the flow OF Christmas charity and gooh lee'"H -
az fuI as ever on Thursday Empress ffeaericK
sud.d u grand fec Of the children OF the Iesia-
nlzi Fr5behams These children she regards az
her special wards. and. as usual she cohtiDutri a
large sum toward their Christmas fund EmpiTSs sf
Augusta Victoria entertained the chilnien chilnin, "a She
Empress Augusta Home still more elaoor en-
broIght them in court carriages from Chaiiot,.
burg to the palace IN potsdan' a"a b nres
them 10 chocolate. cakes and fruits !. W. ,he rbIo
ence Of the small princes. who sat al the ,aD'e e
With their visitors and after%ard j9nea 'ng bonr "
fmn the children had lemonade and g, GakeS k ana ma
wen; home The Imperial princes VII H. nave an
unusually splendid tree on Christmas Eve
EmPer95r WaR nf R5nss Wasserhausen. At his
rgen, request Count Bo'no ascompaned In him. The
mnera favors bestowed upon this unpopular and
untring oice-seeker have Iaussd ihny have given
rise ~ Tcporis that ne soon viii succeed ITinCfp
ohenlohe. 1t Il REGARDED can a. oniS stopgap
rs few appearances In the Reichstag nav snow. a
hat his vocal powers ~fIn nbaier he cuts no figure
whatever. generally reading ms P~n sPeT''GI GIvergimg
fou ,he texi invariably needing suggestions rom
the secretary at his elb9% hs nressSn e,Se on ali
Who remember Caprivs vigorous deIT"ry nn. his nlu
penetrating tones fens9s h Once say that there
he is a far different man. easy """o'e " "
The semi-ofcial newspapers say INA, ess 81
peror Chancellor II anXious c,aI cal p"mocrats IN
va Reichstae The Emperor Is represoh''l , a. o,,, m
,no c anof from parliamentary business haN,ns % 40
lhg aU' ~ ,h attemnt TO curiall members privileges.
and not caring whether this attempt suo'e'"e' "
not. -
The spy mlaht hni,,np no pont The trial OF Dreyfns.
,be nSpIsion of Won Cassel and the send sen,eois ,,h
yon ss pbrouehout the Empire. The declaration
~ the French Ministers that DfeyiuS innaardnd ia ns
m,s.o1;sfactory in the face OF the repeatsn
lions Of the French press ,hat ,' eto:cn from the
Ginhsssv The Paris journals insinudie aiSo ,rn ,rn
Count Minister tried to induce 'nf 'f,bonph his IL a
rnsbic falsehood The charges against h N1n ynn
sci resten so,e' nd ,he case against Won Schonbeck
rested solely upon a map win o"'"'e'
n plan OF French fort"orhs -
-ZcitunR sdIu On i'm
hianoicaI analvss OF Standard oil COMPANY I'M I'M
norts showed adulteration The nue., 1nlteud line Of
inspry ascersined hat the whole hu6Sgn Who
this oil originated with Poh OF iii Conipany
Ne informed the Government that me d s5d ,be
Ie noontIstinQ 10 combine the STANDARD anu w
s,an oIl companies In order TO create Muaat
vide MONOPOLY Poh asked ha' dyernment m rnf grant
,vnnton OF FOR heavy purchases from me Coiuho, ,h
"mnany This course he said wou'1 ,.rnoen cecN en
tonpa,;,, He advised also that the GoEeTn',Tr, T,
S ~ boats TO bring the oil up the Rhne ~ ~
Cnvsrnment approved his plan ana n,ad aoesd % in the
,o .e q Suhyenton bill drawn ana presehte" j" INV
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