The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-07

drapery, banner, etc., that could be found
suitable to the occasion. Flags, festoons
OF bunting and rough but striking pic
torial shields of Silesia and Germany,
paintings of the Kaiser and Car and
rudely painted notices and expressions
of welcome were to be seen at every street
corner. Some of the decorations, how
ever, were very handsome and artistic.
The Municipal Council voted the sum OF
100000 marks for the purpose Of providing
decorations, and those purchased under
these auspices were very fine.
AS whole, the decorations of Breslau
were far more elaborate than those seen
by the Russian inn eFial party In Vienna.
The thousands of visitors to Breslau, in
Guiding the army of press representatives,
have reason to regret the limited accom-
modations of the city.
The military and civil officials filled
what few small hotels there we're avail
able and the visitors had to shift for them
selves as best they could. 1t was origin
ally intended that the Gear and Czarina
with their suits should occupy the royal
castle, but the Emperor's court marshal,
who was in charge of the arrangements,
found that the castle would be too small
to hold both of the imperial visitors and
their attendants, SO the new house of the
Sllesian Landtag, in course of erection,
was hnrriedly ordered to be completed
within the three weeks remaining prior to
the reception of the Gear. Accordingly a
force of 800 workmen were employed night
and DAY in gettfug the building and it's
approaches in a passable and ut condition,
and it was only on Friday, the day before
the Cars arrival. that they ceased work.
a representative of the United Asso-
ciated Presses, who was permitted to in
spect the interior of the building on Fri
day, found a dominant sense of newness
everywhere, and the raw odors of new
wood, paint, etc, pervaded the place.
Still the imperial apartments were
gorgeous with tapestries, pictures, etc.,
which had been transferred to the build
ing from the royal palaces OF Prussia and
presented beautiful spectacle. The
grand reception-room which was con-
structed within the central hall was
adorned with statuary and tropical plants
In this hall the Gear and Czarina held a
reception Saturday evening, receiving the
Kaiser, the Kaiserin and the Silesian
mobiles, and here also the Russian visitors
gave luncheon to-day Sunday, at which
the Kaiser and Kaiserin and select num-
Der OF mem bers of the official circle were
present.
The nature of the friendship of the two
Emperors as cemented by the meeting of
the monarchS in Breslau is shown by the
fact that the Kaiser will go to Darmstadt
on October s, when the Gar and CZarina
be a family conclave and several impol tant
functions will be held, functions that will
be very elaborate, for Darn stadt at least.
The imperial parties will stay at the
ResidenZ Schloss.
During their visit to Darmstadt the
Car, the Emperor and the Grand Duke of
Hesse will go on a hunting trip on October
10 to Jagdschloss and Wolfsgarten. From
the latter place they will return to Jagd-
schoss for another days hunting and then
they will go 10 Romroed in the Upper
Hesse for the same purpose. The CZarina
will remain with the Grand Duchess of
Hesse, her slster-in-law, for ten days while
her husband is absent on his hun ting trip.
The CZarina during her stay with the
Grand Duchess will as rule remain quiet,
but her visit will be varied with gala per-
formaDces given in her honor at the
Darmstadt Opera house and visits to the
local institutions. including the Princess
Alice Frauen Verein. The tour of the
Car will conclude with mis- visit to Darn
stadt, and it is quite probable that France
may not Ike the prospect of her great ally
spending a fortnight in close relations
with her most watchful foe almost imme-
diately after his reception in Paris.
The row between Herr Liebknecht and
the editorial staff OF the Vorwaerts is still
unsettled, and as a result of the trouble
the Socialist Congress which is to be held
III
is likely to be the scene OF some lively
personal encounters.
Prince Eitel Frederick, the second son
of the Emperor, who is pursuing his
studies at the Ploen College, was thrown
from his horse few days ago and received
a kick in the leg which has obliged the
youngster to remain in bed ever since.
1t is reported that General Won Rahnke,
the chief of the Kaiser's military cabinet,
will succeed General Won Loe to the COM
mand of the Brandenburg Corps and the
Govern orship of Berlin. The appointment
has not yet been officially announced, but
it is an official fact, proving Hahnke's
poition as favorite of the Emperor, tn at
he has been appointed chief of the Twelfth
Regiment of infantry.
The congress of the Austrian Catholics
just held a: Salzburg was notable for the
presence of Count Thun, who in his capa-
city OF Governor, expressed the wish that
the programme OF the congress might be
carried out. This programme included a
declaration In favor of the restoration of
the temporal power of the Holy See, and
the Austrian Liberals are in a rage at the
action of Count Thun, believing that a
IMPROVEMENT of the Government with
the clerical coalition will become a uues-
ton before the Reichsrath at the opening
of the session of that body early in
October.
The held church service, which was in
tended to be neld at Breslau this morning,
was abandoned both on account of the
heavy rain and because the Gear was
fatigued as the result of yesterdays func-
tions. The few words spoken by the
Gar in responding to the Emperor's
toast at the banquet last evening are re-
garded IN Official circles as having been
lacking in wamth, and as purely perfume
tory recognition of the traditional senti-
ments existing between the imperial
houses OF Germany and Russia.
The fact, TOO, that he replied in the
French language instead of the German,
with which he is as familiar as the Kaiser
himself, is construed by the officials as
havin been intended as check to Ger
many's aims at closer relations with
Russia.
Last evening sixty cases of fractured
limbs were treated at the hospital on the
Grendau Parade ground and in the Red
Cross stations as a result of the crush of
spectators to witness the parade
On Friday night over 100 similar cases
we're treated in the various hospitals in
the city.