The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-27
WILHELM'S BIRTHDAY
ALL LOYAL GERMANS WILL BEGIN
CELEBRATING 1T TODAY.
Sugar Industry OF the Fatheriand Par
alyxed-Sophfe Harrison Elopes
With Count Willie Bernstein.

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BERLIN, Jan. 26.-The birthday anniver-
sary Tomorrow of Emperor William will be
more generally and popularity celebrated
than for years past. Nearly all the reigning.
princes of Germany will appear either per-
sonally, like the King of, Saxony and the
King of Wurtemburg. and the Grand Dukes
of Hesse. Baden and Oldenburg, by
proxy to present their congratulations to the
Emperor. His Majesty has received a letter
from Prince Bismarck felicitatng him upon
his birthday and begging to be excused from
personally presenting his congratulations,
as his poor health and the severity of the
weather prevents him from travelling. The
Emperor replied in cordial letter of
thanks written in his hand. The event
will be celebrated by the aristocracy with a
gala dinner at the Monopole Hotel to-mor-
row night, while the army and official world
will begin celebrating to Cay and will keep
it up in different regiments and cities until
the middle of February. The students of
the various universities will all hold fetes.
The higher officers of state military of
fcers members of the diplomatic corps and
distinguished foreigners, among the latter
being Poultney Bigelow, will carry their
congratulations personally to the Emperor
tomorrow at the castle The court recep-
ton last Wednesday was attended by 1000
persons from lar and near.
The news that the committee of ways and
means of the United States House of
Representatives had commenced the repeal
of the American differential duty on sugar
was received very favorably here. In
inspired article in the Kre''- Zeitung points
out that the sugar intel Of Germany ma ny
are now in a critical condi. hat 29.000,0 900
cwts. of sugar are now market for
export, and that unless tn is a change
in Germany will fail and the whole dis
tricts will be injured for years to come
According to the Kreuz Zeitung, it is abso-
lutely imperative that the government
should come to the assistance of the sugar
producers and it proposes. as their only
radical remedy to confine sugar production
to certain districts and to increase the ex-
port premium.
SOPHIE BARRISoN'S MARRIAGE.
The case of Sophie Barrison, the eldest
of the harrison sisters, who appeared some
years ago in New York. and Count will
lie'' Bernstein. with whom she eloped, has
caused quite a sensation here. The count,
who was born at Naples in 1853, is the son
of the former Prussian minister there and
has number of influential and highly con-
nected relatives. Sophie although she has
been the variety stage for some years.
is said to be only sixteen years of age.
Her relatives have requested the German
ambassador at London, Count Won Halz-
feldt-Wildenburg, to interfere IN the matter,
before Bernstein, who has divorced wife
living, could make clear that he had a legal
right to marry. 1t now transpires that the
count only obtained a marriage license in
London on Thursday and he was married
in in New New YORK for several years ''s
Politically, what interest has been
aroused this week centered mainly in the
the anti-revolution bill was referred. Some
bitter contests have been fought with
in the commission between the representa-
of the bill with the result that the gov
eminent was forced to consent to lay
before the commission part, at least. of
the material, printed or verbal, upon which
the bill was based. the government suf-
fered a distinct rebuff on paragraph 3
or radical ideas in the army, and the sec
ond and more important section or this
paragraph, providing severe p punish as
rejected by IA votes to IL.
Emperor William last evening received in
audience Count Aok, the japanese. minis
ter, who presented his Majesty with the
insignia of the order of the Chrysanthe-
num- bestowed on the Emperor by the
services rendered to the japanese army
by the instruction given by German Off
GERS to the Japanese.
expressed the intention of presiding per-
sonally at the meetings of the Prussian
State council, which will be convened to
discuss Agrarian questions and that Prince
Bismarck will be specially invited to take
part in the deiiberations Count Won
Agrarian leaders. will take part in the
work of the council of state, the former hav-
ing already been appointed a councillor and
the appointment of the latter is being
decided on. But the government organs
take pains to point out that Won Kanitz's
grain monopoly bill will not be accepted
On the other hand, the opposition news
papers dwell ON the fact THAI the agri-
cultural section of the council is now total
Iy composed of Agrarians and big land
owners and also that the agricultural COM
mission of the Rechstag has resolved to
forthwith introduce Count Won Kanitz's
bill in the Reichstag. - In spite of the
energy of the promoters of the bill there
Is however, but little chance of the meas
ure becoming a law.
Mr. and Mrs. Criscom gave a reception
on Friday evening to the Rev. DIR. Dicksie,
the new American pastor here.
Prof Wagner, who made insulting
ments on speech, which Baron Won
Stumm delivered in the Reichstag, has been
challenged by the latter to fight duel
The Professor to-day declined either to
fight duel or to retract his words.
The son of Col. Charles f. Johnston,
for many years associate editor of the
Cincinnati Volksblatt, has been granted the
travelling prize at the Academy of Fine
Arts here. He has been studying paint
ing. Young Mr. Johnston is artist of
great promise. Col Johnston is a resident
of Berlin and was formerly United States
consul