The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-04
WILLIAM H0N0RS UHL
Our New Ambassador to Germany
Formally Received
WITH POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE,

The Monarch and the Diplomat Vie with
Each other in Expressions of Heartiest
Friendship and Admiration for the Two
Governments.
BERLIN, May 4-Yesterday was set for
the first audience by the emperor TO Mr..
Edwin f. Uhl, the new United States am.
bassador appointed upon the death of Mr..
Theodore Runyon, the late ambassador.
The audience was given in driving rain
storm, but the ceremony was otherwise an
unqualified success.
At 3 o'clock promptly Baron Usedom,
court chamberlain, whose function it is to
introduce diplomats to the sovereign,
called at Mr.. Uhrs temporary home with
three gorgeous court equipages In the
first of these rode Mr.. j. b. Jackson, first
secretary of the United States embassy,
bearing the letter of credence for the new
ambassador. Mr.. jackson has acted as
charge in the interval before Mr.. Uhls ar
rival. In the second carriage rode Mr..
Uhl himself and Baron Usedom, preceded
by two outriders bearing the white and
red Brandenburg colors, their uniforms
being trimmed with heavy silver embroid-
cry. All of the officials wore elaborate
uniforms, and numerous lackeys were in
attendance in livery. The horses were
gaily oaparisoned.
The third carriage was occupied by the
suite of the embassy, including Mr.. II. G.
Squiers, the second secretary of the en-
bassy, and Lieutenant Robert X. Evans,
the military attache, the latter clad in
handsome regimentals.
While driving up Unter den Linden the
military guards marched up to the car
riages and presented arms to the roll of the
drums. There were large crowds in the
street to witness the pageant,
Arrived at the schloss Baron Usedom
ushered Mr. Uhl into the white salon.
Only Baron Marchall Won Bieberstein,
the imperial minister of foreign affairs,
was present besides the emperor and Mr..
Uhl. At the conclusion of an audience of
twelve minutes Mr.. jackson and the suite
of the embassy were admitted and shook
hands with the emperor, who conversed
pleasantly for few minutes with all of
them. He then led the way to n smaller
room
Mr.. Uhl was thereupon summoned to
an adjoining salon, where the empress and
the ladies of the court waited. Baron Won
Mirbach, as the empress court marshal,
introduced Mr.. Uhl The empress con-
versed affably with Mr.. Uhl for "A few
minutes and next received and conversed
with the suite of the embassy.
Altogether thirty-fve minutes were con-
sumed within the schloss. Then in the
same carriages, and with the same elabo-
crate ceremony, the members of the as
sembly returned to the kaiserhof.
A representative of the Associated Press
had an interview with Mr.. Uhl after the
! 10 oiH hut hoo
been very pleasant one and he was very
well satisfied with the results, but he de-
clined to divulge the subject of the re-
marks which had been made on either side.
The Associated Press, however, learned
elsewhere that Mr.. Uhls speech, which
had been prepared in advance and the
copy submitted to the court officials, ac-
cording to the custom and requirements
! pointed out to the emperor the import tant
and close relations existing between the
| two countries, both in commerce and
science Many of the best citizens of the
! United States, he said, were of German
! birth and 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 his admiration of the
country to which he was accredited and
for it's ruler
The emperor replied briefly to Mr.. Uhl
In English, joining in the hope which the
latter had expressed, and speaking very
approximately and admiringly of the
United States and Of Americans, He
trusted, he said, that Mr.. Uhps activity
would rebound to the better understand.
ing and more intimate relations between
the two countries.