Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-05-08
lED EDWIN +. uHL
oR GRANTS An AUDIENCE TO
) NEW U. $. kNBAssADOR.
Emperor and Empress Con-
yersed Pleasantly With the
Ambassadors.

Berlin, May 3.-Today was set for the
first audience by the emperor to EDWIN
F. Uhl, the new United States ampassa-
dor. The audience was given today in
driving rain storm, but the ceremony
was otherwise a qualified success. The
entire personnel of the United States en-
bassy assembled in Kaiserhof, at UhFs
temporary home. At o'clock Baron USE
dom, court chamberlain, whose function
it is to introduce diplomats to the soVer-
e.gn, called with three gorgeous court
equippages.
In the first of these rode ]. s. jackson,
fist secretary of the embassy, bearing
a letter of credence for the new ambassa-
dor. In the second carriage rode Uni
and Baron Usedom, preceded by two out
riders bearing white and red Brandon
burg keys, their uniforms being trimmed
with heavy silver embroidery. All OF
trese wore elaborate uniforms and numer-
Gus lackeys were in attendance. The
horses were gaily caparisoned. The third
carriage was occupied by suite of the
embassy, including H. G. Squires the
second secretary of the embassy and
Lieutenant r. f. Evans, military at
tache, the latter clad in handsome regi-
rentals.
While driving up Unterden line of mil
itary guarded the carriages and present
ed arms to the roll of drums. There
were large crowds in the streets to wit
ness the pageant. Arrived at the schloss
Baron Usedom ushered Uhl into the
white saloon. Only Baron Marschal Won
| Bieberstein. the imperial minister of for
| egn affairs was present besides the en-
peror and Mr.. Uhl
At the conclusion of the audience OF
| ~ minutes. Jackson and the suite of the
| embassy were admitted and shook hands
| with the emperor, who conversed pleas
| antly for few minutes with all of
| them. He then led the way to a smaller
room, and Uhl was thereupon summoned
| te an adjoining saloon, where the en-
| press and ladies' of the court waited.
| Baron Won Mirbach, as the empress court
marshal, introduced Uhl. The empress
| ccnversed affably with Uhl for a few
| minutes, and next received and conversed
| with the suite of the embassy. Altogeth-
| er minutes were consumed within the
| schloss. Then, in the same carriages
and with the same elaborate ceremony,
| the members of the embassy returned to
| Kaiserhof.
A representative of the Associated Press
| had an interview with Mr.. Uhl after the
audience. He said that his audience mad
| been very pleasant one, and he was we'll
| satisfied with the result, but declined to
divulge the subject of remarks which had
been made on either side. The press rep
| resentative learned elsewhere, however,
that Uhl's speech, which had been pre-
| pared in advance and a copy submitted
to the court officers, according to custom
and requirements, pointed out to the en-
peror> the important and close relations
| existing between the countries, both in
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
. strengthen and not disturb the peaceful
and friendly relations of the two countries
and concluded with an expression of admit
| ration of the country to which he was
accredited and for its ruler
The emperor replied briefly to Uhl, join
ing in the hope that the latter had ex-
pressed, and speaking very approximately
and admiringly of the United States and
of Americans He trusted, he said, that
Uhl's activity would rebound to a better
understanding and more intimate rela-
lions between the two countries