The morning call., 1895-01-20
HAMBURG MERCHANTS HELP HIN OUT
Upon the Plea That Warships Are heceS'
sary TO Preserve the Prestige
of the Empire.

day last on foot and had a long conference
with the French ambassador, Herbette,
| during which he expressed his regrets at
the resignation of Casimir- Perier. But
Prince Hohenlohe, at the parliamentary
reception held the same evening, discussed
the political situation in France with a
large group of his guests.
The Chancellor spoke quite freely, and in
abiding to the chances of the various cam
didates for the Presidency declared that
the crisis was less grave and alarming than
some of those present believed. Publicly
by leading politicians here, the news from
| France is treated in the same manner, the
only exception to this rule being in the
case of the Socialist party, whose members
tried to create the impression that great
''krach" or collapse had at last come in
| France.
Emperor William has been exceedingly
| busy during the past week. A series OF
| court festivities has now fairly begun. The
| great coronation festival occurs tomorrow,
| and the great court reception is fixed for
next Wednesday. There is the birthday
of the Emperor On Sunday, January q,
| and preparations for its celebration are
already under way. A special programme
has been arranged for gala performance
at the Royal Opera-house, where, among
other attractions, the second act of ''Rienzi"
just as Wagner originally wrote it will be
| given.
Since the Emperor's advent in Berlin he
resides partly at the royal castle in his
own suite of rooms and partly in the small
Chateau Bellevue in the heart of Thier-
garten, where his two eldest sons, the
Crown Prince and Eitel Frederick, are per-
manently domiciled with their teachers.
Emperor William has sent number of
his own drawings, representing warships
of the latest construction to the National
Library of the Reichstag, each design be-
ing marked "WIR,'' Wilhelm, Imperator,
Rex. The Emperor has just ordered from
the Germania shipyards a twenty -rater
racing yacht for the coming season. A
number of the yacht clubs of Berlin, Ham
burg and Stettin have given similar or
ders and next summer a great yachting
meeting is to take place. Berlin yachts
for the first time will make the trip en-
tirely by water, which will be possible after
the opening of the Baltic canal. The En-
peror personally will offer more than one
prize to be competed for by the German
yachtsmen.
The demand of Emperor William that
ten or dozen fast cruisers be added to the
German navy will, Judging from the feel
ing expressed by the members of the
Reichstag, be adopted without much
trouble. The Hamburg Chamber of Com
merce supports the scheme in its annual
report, in which it declares that such an
increase is necessary in order to strengthen
German influence abroad and facilitate the
extension of the colonies of Germany.
An imperial decree will be issued i'm
posing the duty upon each lieutenant in
the army to undertake at least once every
two years long ride on horseback. The
Emperor will give prizes to each army
corps for the best achievement.
Considerable comment has been caused
by the particular pains which the EN-
peror took to testify his friendship for
Schouvaloff on the latter's leaving his post
as Russian ambassador at Berlin. His
Majesty gave the general cigar-case of
pure gold incrusted with diamonds, and
with fac-simile of his signature in rubies.
In presenting this handsome gift to the
retiring ambassador the Emperor said:
y
the Emperor"
On Wednesday last the Emperor went
alone and unannounced to the Russian
Embassy with the diamond decorations of
the order of the Black Eagle which he had
bestowed upon Schouvaloff.
During the dinner which Emperor Will
liam gave to the diplomatic corps on Tues
day last, his Majesty, who was sitting op-
posite Mrs. Runyon, wife of the United
States ambassador, expressed admiration
for her splendidly cut diamonds.
''They are American-cut diamonds, your
Majesty" said Mrs. Runyon.
eyes; notice." rejoined he, smiling
"that America is beginning to beat us in
more ways than one."
Baroness Won Schroeder (nee Donabuel
of San Francisco gave dinner to Embas.
sador and Mrs. Runyon on Wednesday
last, and on the following day Mr.. and
Mrs. Runyon entertained a number os
Americans at dinner.
The chances of the passage of the anti
revolutionary bill have not improved Tho
repeal of the Jesuit law was authorized bv
the Reichstag, but the whole Government
party, the Conservatives and National Lib
eral parties, as well as the Radicals. onnosad
the motion, and tits likely that the Bundles.
rath will again nullify the Reichstas,s ac-
ton. The Centrists therefore, will refnse
to support the anti-revolutionarv bin and
the Vorwaerts, socialist, already reioices
over what it declares to be the certain re-
lection of the measure
Sophie Harrison, after appearing at the
Winter Garden here with her four sisters
for months past, eloped on Friday with
Count Won Bernstorff, formerly an
officer OF the Prussian Cavalry. A dispatch
to-day announces their arrival and mar
rage at Fleuron. The manager of the
Winter Garden and the husband of the
eldest OF the Harrison sisters have asked
the police to assist them in recovering
damages for breach of contract
The Government has expelled from
Sllesia two Mormon agitators, and another,
William Tobbler of Santa Clara, Utah, is
wanted by the police for an alleged crime.
The decision of the Building Committee
OF the Reichstag, respecting the inscription
to be placed on the facade of the new