The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-20

EMPIRE
Copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press
Berlin, Jan. 19.-Tne news Of the
great political changes in Paris was re-
ceived in Berlin with less amazement
and disquiet than might have been eX-
pected from the peculiar relations eX-
listing between these two countries.
Emperor William, as cabled to the
Associated Press at the time, certainly
went to the French embassy on We'd
nesday last on foot and had a long
conference with the French embassa-
dor, NJ. Herbette, during which he eX-
pressed his regrets at the resignation
of Casimir-P But Prince Hohen-
lone, at the parliamentary reception
held the same evening, discussed the
political situation in France with a
large group of his guests. The chan
cellor spoke quite freely and in allud-
ing to the chances of the various can
didates for the presidency, declared
that the crisis was less grave and
alarming than some of those present
believed. Publicly, by leading politi-
clans here, the news from France is
treated in the same manner, the only
exception to the rule being in the case
OF the Socialist party, whose members
tried to create the impression that
great ''krack' or collapse had at last
come on France.
MAKES PICTURES OF SHIPS.
Emperor William has been exceed
ingly busy during the past week. A
series of court festivities has been fair
ly begun. The great coronation festi-
val occurs tomorrow and the great
eourt reception is fixed for next We'd
neSday. Then there is the birthday of
the emperor on Sunday, Jan. q, and
preparations for its celebration are
already under way. A special program
has been arranged for a gala perform
Rnce at he Royal opera house where,
among other attractions, the second
act Of RienZf' just as Wagner ORR
sinally wrote it, will be given.
Since the emperor'S advent in Berlin
he resides partly at the Royal castle in
his own suit of rooms, and partly in
the small chateau Bellevue in the heart
Oh the Ihoergarten. where his two eld-
est sons, the crown prince and Eitel
Friedrich, are permanently domiciled
with their teachers.
Emperor William has sent a number
or his own drawings, representing war
shlps OF the latest construction, to the
national library of the reichstag. each
aesign being marked wv. 1. r." Wilhelm
Imperator-ReX
BUYS HIMSELF A NEW YACHT
The emperor has just ordered from
the Germarlia ship yards twenty-rater
racing yacht for the coming season. a
number of the yacht clubs of Berlin,
Hamburg and Stettin have given SINH
lar orders and next summer a great
yachting meeting is to take place Ber-
lin yachts for the first time will make
fav- xa-bia
be possible after the opening of the
Baltic canal The emperor personally,
VIII offer more than one prize to be COM
peted for by the German yachtsmen.
The demand of Emperor William that
ten or a dozen fast cruisers be added
to the German navy, will, judging from
the feeling expressed by the members of
the reichstag, be adopted without much
trouble. The Hamburg chamber of
commerce 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 colo
MES of Germany.
An imperial decree has been issued,
imposing the duty upon each lieuten-
ant IN the army to undertake at least
once every two years a long ride on
horse back. The emperor will give
prizes to each army corps for the best
attachment
PURELY a PERSONAL MATTER
Considerable comment has been caus-
ed by the particular pains which the
emperor took to testify his friendship
for SchCuvalOff on the latter leaving
his post as Russian ambassador at Ber-
lin. His majesty gave the general a
cigar case of pure gold incrusted with
diamonds and a. fac-simile Of his sigma
ture in rubieS, the emperor said: II
give it to you as a friend, not as 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 the emperor
gave to the diplomatic corps on Tues
day last, his majesty, who was sitting
opposite Mrs. Runyon, wife of the
United States ambassador. expressed
for her splendid cut dia-
monds.
They are American cut diamonds,
your majesty," said Mrs. Runyon.
Yes, / notice." rejoined he, smiling.
that America is beginning to beat us
in more ways than one"
Baroness Won Schroeder, nee Donohue
of San Francisco gave n dinner to AM
and Mrs. Runyon on Wednes-