The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-04
UHL AT THE SCHLOSS
The New Ambassador Received by the
German Emperor.
MAGNIFICENT PAGEANT
High Officials and Ladies' OF the
Court Participate in the Cere-
monies. Which Are a Sue
cess Congratulations.

Berlin. May 3.-To-day was set for
the first audience by the emperor to
Edwin +. Uhl, the new United States
ambassador The audience was given
to-day in a driving rain storm. but the
ceremony was otherwise an unqualified
success The entire personnel of the
United States embassy assembled in
kaiserhof, at Uhl's temporary home.
At o'clock Baron Usedom. court cham
berlain, whose function IL is to intro
duce diplomats to the sovereign, called
with three gorgeous court equippages.
In the first of these rode J. b. Jackson,
first secretary of the embassy, bearing
letter of credence for the new ambas-
sador In the second carriage rode Uhl
and Baron Usedom, preceded by two
outriders, bearing white and red Bran
denburg keys, their uniforms being
trimmed with heavy silver embroidery.
All OF these wore elaborate uniforms.
and numerous lackeys were in attend
ance. The horses were gaily caparis-
oned. The third carriage was occupied
by the suite of the embassy. including
III. G. Squires, the second secretary OF
the embassy, and Lieutenant II. T..
Evans. military attache. the latter clad
In handsome regimentals. While driv-
Ing up Unter den Linten, military
guards marched up to the carriages
drums. There were large crowds in the
street to witness the pageant.
Arrived at the Schloss, Baron Use
dom ushered Uhl into the white salon.
Only Baron Marschal Won Beiberstein,
imperial minister OF foreign affairs,
was present, besides the emperor and
Mr.. Uhl. At the conclusion OF the au-
dience of IL minutes, Jackson and the
suite OF the embassy were admitted
and shook hands with the emperor.
who conversed pleasantly for a few
minutes with all of them. He then led
the way to a smaller room and Uhl was
thereupon summoned to an adjoining
salon, where the empress and the ladies
of the court waited. Baron vonMirbach
introduced Uhl to the empress. The
empress conversed affably with Uhl for
a few minutes and next received and
conversed with the suite of the embas-
sy. Altogether 35 minutes were con-
sumed within the ySchloss. Then, in the
sal1e carriages and with the same elab-
crate ceremony, the members OF the
embassy returned TO the Kaiserhoff.
A representative of the associated
press had an interview with Uhl after
the audience. He said his audience had
been a very pleasant one. and he was
well satisfied with the result, but de-
clined to divulge the subject of the re-
marks which had been made on either
side. The associated press, however.
learned elsewhere that Uhls speech.
which had been prepared in advance
and a copy submitted to the court off,
GERS, according to custom and require
ments, pointed out to the emperor the
important and close relations existing
between the two countries, both i'm
commerce and science. Many of the
best citizens of the United States, he
said, were of German birth or German
descent He expressed the hope that
these ties would be strengthened and
not disturb the peaceful and friendly re-
lations of the two countries. and con-
cluded with an expression of admira-
tion of the country to which he was
accredited and for its ruler. The en-
peror replied briefly to Uhl, joining in
the hope the latter had expressed. and
speaking very appreciateively and ad-
miringly OF the United States and OF
Americans. He trusted, he said, that
UhFs activity would rebound to a bet
ter understanding and more intimate
relations between the two countries.