The evening times., 1896-05-04
BERL|h'S lRI AH|B|II0h
81
bi
Its Opening Marked by StateIi-
ness and 5CeIHmony.
IMPERIAL COUPEE PRESENT
Significant Slight put Upon Foreign
Minister Won Bieberstein by the
Called for at the Exposition Ban
quet and Given With II VIII.

Berlin, May 4.-The ceremonies which
took place ut the Berlin A cademy Of Arts
ON Saturday upon the occasion of the bi-
centennial celebration of the founding of
that Institution possessed exceptions
interest from the fact of the presence Of so
many art aud literary celebrities, besides
the large number of official dignitaries.
The affair, too, was in marked contrast
as far as order was cOnCerned d to the opening
OF the Industrial exhibition ON Friday,
when, despite all OF the efforts Of the pO-
lice, the carria ges of the ministers, state
functionaries, ambassadors, generals and
other persons of rank and title who had
been Invited to be present were SO mixed
up and retarded in their pro gress that
many guests, including DR.. Won Eoctticher,
vice president of the council of ministers,
and Herr Thielen, minister of public works,
left their vehicles and walked through
the crowd.
SET CEREMONY ASIDE.
The throng inside the exhibition build
ings, though they were composed of the
better class of Bcrliners aud maintained a
fair degree Of order until after the i'm
perial party arrived, gave 4 startling ex-
hibition of boorishness the moment tie en-
peror and his party appeared.
AS soon as his majesty entered, the crowd
rushed like an immense flock OF sheep to
secure places behind the imperial cortege,
without the slightest regard for the COM
fort or convenience of the imperial circle.
The function at the Academy of Arts, on
he other hand, was a stately and we'll
regulated affair and seemed TO please the
emperor and empress greatly.
Both of their ma aJesties, after the brief
formal ceremonies, conversed freely with
.he poiitica! and artistic persona ges pres
ent. The emperor especially sought out
Herr Won Puttkammer, DR.. Miguel. Prus-
sian minister of finance, and the Ita iiaa
and Russian ambassadors, and eDga ged each
Of them in conversation for some time,
whilehe passed Baron Marscha II on Beitcr-
stein, minister of foreign affairs, without
even sna king hands with him.
This act on the part of the emperor may
not have any particular meaning, but in
view OF the present period of recurrent
crises, it looked as though he had puryoseIy
sighted the minister, and is regarded as
confirming many of The rumors which have
been in circulation OF late that the dis
!
10 involve the emperor in the differences al
legcd to exist -....
CHEERS FOR BISMARCK.
Aprop"s of these runIors Baron Won Ber-
lepsch. minister of commerce. who was re-
ported on Thursday asbeng about to resign
In consequence of his disContent at the fail
ure OF his measure in Tie ReiChstag, toasted
the emperor at the exhibition banquet in
terms and style which could have been eIn-
pioyed only by thoroughly contented min
ister, ana at the same bsBguet Herr Eug,.I
Woiff, the German explorer. agreeabiy
disturbed the placidity of the official ora
tory by suddenly calling for cheers for
Prince Bismarck
Most of those present rose To their fec.
and cbeered Justify, after which they sang
Deutschland Ueber Anes' and resumed
their seats amid another burst Of cheering.
The industrial exhibition opened in a
better state OF preparation than was ex-
pected in view of the difficulties which
the managers had TO encounter through
The arbitrary attitude of the working
men. and from other causes. spociaI
view OF the exhibition arranged for the
press through DR.. Horwitz, the manager
Va 'ht press department OF the exhibition.
disclosed the fact that vast strides had
been made toward getting things into a
state of order within the last week and the
general opinion is that the exhibition will
become a popular success, and that those
VINO have seen the great International
exhibitions held in Europe and America can
come TO Berlin with the assurance that
They will see something new.