The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-04
EMPEROR OF GERMANY


Receive. tho New Amsriean Minister In
ROval state = Cordial speeches RI.
changed.
BERLIN, May 3.-To-day was set for
the first audience by the emperor to Mr..
Edwin F. Uhl, the new United States
ambaqsador, appointed upon the death
Of Mr.. Theodore Runyon. the late am
bassador. The audience was given to-
day in a driving rain storm. but the GER
emony was otherwise an unqualified
success
The entire personnel OF the United
States embassy assembled In the Kali
serhof at Mr.. Uhls temporary home. at
2:SO O'Clock. At 3 O'cloSk promptly ba-
ron T'sedom, court chamberlain, whose
| function It is to introduce diplomats 10
the sovereign called. with three gor-
geous court eQuipages. In the INST OF
thesP rode Mr. ]. b. Jackson, hrst Sec
retary Of the embassy, bearing the le!ter
OF credcnce for the new ambassador.
Mr.. jackson has acted as charge IN mo
interval before Mr.. Uhfs arrival. IN
the second carriage rode Mr.. Uhl hln-
self and Baron Usedom, preceded py tW9
OuNF1ueT9 UEHElUH lAlG "AlNN -
BrRndenburR colors, their uniforms pc
ing trimmed with heavy silver emoroi-
derry, All Of the officials wore elaborate
uniforms and numerous lAckeys were
in attendance In livery. The third car
riAEe was occupied by the suite OF the
embassy, including Mr.. II. g. SqnieFs'
the second secretary OF thet embassy
and Lieutenant Robert K. Evans, the
military attGche, the latter cIad In
handsome regimentals.
While driving up Under den Linden.
the military guards marched up 10 , tnS
carriages andp resented arms to the roll
OF the drums. There were large ofowos
on the streets to witness the pageant
Arrived at the Schloss, Baron USedom
usherrd Mr.. Uhl into the white saloon.
only Baron Marschall Won BIeberstein,
the Imperial minister OF foreign ahairs'
was present beside the emperor aud Mr.
Al the conclusion OF an audience OF
twelve minutes, Mr.. Jackson and the
suite Of the embassy were admitted, ana
shook hands with the emperor. who
conVerSed nleaBantly for few minutes
with all Of them. He then led the way
to q smaller room.
Mr.. Uhl was thereupon summoned 70
an adjoining salon. where the empress
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Baron Won Mlrbach, GS the empress
court marshal, introduced Mr.. uhl. The
empress conVersed affably with Mr.: uhl
for a few minutes and next received and
conYersed with the suite OF the embassy.
Altogether thlrty-five minutes were
consuretiswithlnt the Schloss. Then In
the same carriages and with the same
elaborate ceremony, the members OF the
embassy returned to the KRlserhoE
A representative Of the Associated
Press had an Interview with Mr.. Uhl
after the audience. He said that his
audience had been very pleasant one,
and he was very well satisfied With the
results, hut he declined to dlvulEe' the
subject OF the remarks which had been
made on either side. The Associated
Press, however. learned elsewhere that
Mr.. THIS speech, whicn had been pre-
nard In advance and the copy submitted
to the court officials. according to the
custom and requirements, pointed out to
the emperor the important and close re-
lntionS existing between the two coun-
tries, both In commerce and science.
Many OF the best citizens OF the United
States. he said. were OF German birth or
descent. He expressed tho hope that
these ties would strengthen and not dis
turb the peaceful and friendly relations
with an expression OF his admiration
Of the country to which he was accredit-
ed. and for Its ruler,
The emperor replied briefly 70 Mr. Ual
IN English, Joining In the hope which the
latter had expressed, and speaking very
npprecIativeiy and 0dmlrlngly OF the
United States and OF Americans. He
trusted, he said, that MT UhrB activity
would rebound to the better understand
ing and more Intimate relations between
the two countries
The emperor and empress and Prince
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria attended the OPP
cnIng Of the art exhibition to-day.
Count Won KanitE, the Rgrarian
leader, has given notice that he will In.
troduce a resolution into the relchStag.
which will be supported by the conser.
vatlves, inviting the chancellor to COM
muncntP with other countries with a
view to the common prohibition Of spec
ulative time bargains In corn, etc.