The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-27
GERMAN GOSSIP:
EMPEROR RECEIVES TIE ORDER
OFT THE CHRYsANTHEMUM
His Birthday VIII BE Celebrated To-
dny Moro PopuinrIy ani General
Jy Than Ever Before.

Berlin, Jan. 26.-Epperor William last
evening received in audience Count Aoki
the Japanese minister, who presented his
majesty with the insignia OF the Order Of
the Chrysanthemum, bestowed upon the
emperor by the Mikado of Japan, i'll recog-
milton of the services rendered 20 the
Japanese army by the instruction given
by German officers to the japanese.
Emperor's birthday.
The birthday anniversary tomorrow of
Emperor William win be more generally
and popularity celebrated than for years
past. Nearly all the reigning princes of
Germany will appear either personally,
like the King of Saxony, and the alnS OF
Wurtemburg and the Grand Dukes OF
Hesse Baden and Oldenburg, or by proxy
to present their congratulations to the
emperor. His majesty has received a
letter from Prince Bismarck felicitatiug
him upon his birthday and begglng 10 be
excused from personally presenting MS
congratulations as his poor health and the
severity Of the weather prevents
him from travelling. the emperor re-
event Will be celebrated by the aristo-
cracy with a gal4adinner.zts the Monspola
| hotel tomorrow night, while the army
today and will keep 1t up in different reg
| iments and cities until the middle of
! February. The students of the various
universities will all hold fetes. Their Of
! of the diplomatic corps and distinguishes
foreigners. among the latter being Poult-
ney Bigelow, will carry their congra tula-
fionS personally to the. emperor toTnoI-
row at the castle.
| The court reception last Wednesday
was attended by 1000 persons from far
and near.
The news that the Committee on Ways
and Means of the United States House
! of Representatives had recommended the
repeal Of the American differential duty
on sugar. was received very faV0rably
here. In an inspired article, the kreuz
ZeitunS points out that the sugar inter
ests OF Germany are in critical condi-
ton; that twenty million hundred weights
of sugar are now on the market for eX-
port, and that unless there is a change
before August number of sugar pro
ducers in Germany will fad and whole
districts will be injured for years to
According to fhe Kreuz zeitung it i.
absolutely imperative that the govern
n1ent should come to the assistance OF
the sugar producers. and 1T proposes as
the only radical remedy to confine sugar
production in certain districts and to in
! crease the export premium.
A Slight Sensation.
The case of Sophie Harrison, the eldest
of the Harrison sisters. who appeared
S2 ii1, years ago IN New Ti1r and cog Uni
eloped, has caused quite sensation here
The count, who was born at Naples. il
1858, is the son of the former Pru5siar
minister there. and has a number of in
fuential and highly connected relatives
Sophie, although she has been On tht
variety stage for some years, is said tt
be only sixteen years of age. Her reIa
tives have requested the German ambls
sador at London. Count Won IIalseGeldt
Wildenburg, to interfere in the mater
and this caused a delay of several day!
before Bernstein who has a divorce
wife living, could make it clear that h,
had legal right to marry. 1t now trans
pires that the count only obtaine.!
marriage license n London on Thurstia,
and he was ma led 10 Miss Sophie TO-DAY
The count resided in New York for sew
eral years.