The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-16
Elaborate Arrangements for
Their Reception and En-
tertainment.
NEWSPAPER MEN COMPLAINING
Practically Their Steamer VIII Be
Shut Out From View of
the Ceremonies.

the approaching fetes at Kiel in celebra-
ton of the opening of the Baltic and North
Sea canal. Other questions, even that of
another Cabinet crisisf is lowering in
the air, have been relegated to the back
ground.
On Friday next, June 81, twenty-five
German warships Will be anchored in Kiel
harbor, having on board II 900 German
sailors, and on the many foreign warships
which will be there at the same time there
will be 10000 men in round numbers. The
United States squadron entered the harbor
to-day, and on passing Frederick's Fort
its guns saluted the German flag which
was flying from the fort. The fort returned
the compliment.
The postal arrangements at Kiel are OF
an extraordinary description. a number
of floating postoffices will lie in the midst
of the warships and a small fleet of steam
pinnaces will maintain an elaborate mail
service. In addition a marine postofice
will be established on board the steamer
which has been set apart for the use of
the press, and this postoffice will be under
the supervision of Government officials
able to converse in the seven leading Ian
guages.
The newspaper men, however, are al
ready complaining greatly, not of the
manner in which they have been treated,
but in the way it is proposed to treat them
during the fetes. According to the pro-
gramme the press steamer will not be
allowed to join in the procession through
the canal, and, moreover, she will be sta
toned in such an awkward position that
those on board of her will be able to see
little or nothing of the ceremonies Nat
urally this has caused considerable discon-
tent among the newspaper fraternity, and
all the big newspapers have been COM
PEELED to take other steps to obtain the
information they desire to print in their
columns.
At the imperial banquet at Holtenau
Emperor William viii toast the United
States navy and the band will play Hail
Columbia" In spite of the official state
ments to the effect that the canal is safe
and ready for navigation, competent engi-
neers who have inspected the new water
way express the opinion that it is quite
certain that the banks will cave in during
the passage of the big warships.
The lavish character of the hospitality
which will be extended to the crews of the
various foreign ships at Kiel may be
judged from the fact that contract made
with Hamburg firm provides for the sup
ply of IA tons of fresh meat daily, 1000
bottles of wine, 200 bottles of spirits, 10000
bottles OF beer, 5000 gallons of beer in
casks and 1000 gallons of milk, apart from
the ordinary rations on board.
Politics, in the meanwhile, are in very
muddled condition. The Agrarians, in
coalition with the Conservatives, have
again started bitter campaign against the
present Cabinet, with the intention of Sc
curing the dismissal of DR.. Won Boet-
fischer, the Imperial Secretary of State for
the Interior; Baron Marschal Won Bieber-
stein, the Imperial Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and Baron Won Berlepseh, the
Prussian Minister of Commerce, to whose
opposition they attributed the Govern
ment's refusal to sanction any of the big
Agrarian schemes. The Conservatives also
point to the latest developments in the
China-Japan imbroglio, especially in the
Chinese loan, as showing that Baron Won
Bieberstein's foreign policy has been
complete fiasco.
The Agrarians are pushing the agita-
ton against American cereals, especially
prepared oatmeal.
During the past week the Emperor has
shown truly feverish activity. After Sleep
ing on the train that brought him from
Kiel to Berlin on Sunday he worked sew
eral hours early Monday morning and
then reviewed the Horse Guards. Every
day since he has drilled or reviewed troops.
;ol H.,
Archduke Francis Salvador, besides dis
patching an enormous amount of state
business and attending the army races at
the Hoppergarten. AS slight diversion
his Majesty rescued man from drowning
while yachting on the Wannsee, lake
near Potsdam.
The Emperor has sent large sum of
money to be applied to the relief of the
victims of the floods in the Black Forest
district of Wurtemburg, and by his per-
sonal order he has pardoned William Eek
ert, the German-American who, when Wis.,
ltlng his old home, was sentenced to nine
months in jail for lese majestic, committed
in letters written to his wife, who has been
since divorced from him in Breslau.
His Majesty tomorrow will witness the
SoHtCoto VI tuG regatta at
Grunau, on the Langesee.
Two trials which have been followed
with interest have just been concluded. An
ex-captain in the Bavarian army named
Arnold has been acquitted at Munich by
jury on the charge of libeling Prince Alex
ander of Prussia and his morganatic wife,
young actress with a history. A second
trial was that of Thomas Brecstels Bauer,
who has just been sentenced to six months
imprisonment at Nuremberg on the charge
of lese majestic, committed against the in.
sane King Otto of Bavaria.
Mathilde Heinso and Oscar Heinemann,
fugitiyes from Sarnowkow, are wanted by
the German authorities on the charge of
committing murder by the administration
of poison. Both these persons fed to the
United States and are said to have arrived
in New York on February 1.
J. r. Jackson, secretary of the United
States Embassy here, is expected back to
his post at the end of the month. On his
arrival in Berlin the United States Embas-
sador, Mr.. Runyon, and Mrs. Runyon will
go on trip to Sweden and Norway.
Lieutenant c. E. Vreeland, the United