The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-03
GLAD NEW YEAR IN GERMANY.
Brilliant Functions In OmciaI Life
at Berlin.

Berlin. Jan. 2-The New Years recep-
tion given to the diplomatic body yester-
day was brilliant event The reception
was held in the marble hall Of the schloss,
and was very largely attended. nearly all
of the ambassadors and ministers accred-
tied to the German court being present
The emperor was in excellent spirits, and
Immediately he entered the hail. mingled
with the guests. greeting them with cor
dial handshakings and cheerful smiles.
His majesty was especially agreeable to
United States Ambassador Uhl, with
whom he conversed for some time, inquir
ing as to President Clevelands health,
asking how Mr.. Uhl liked Berlin, etc. The
kaiser also spoke admringly of the
growth and prosperity of the United States
and showed himself to be well Informed
upon the political affairs and economic
conditions of the American republic De-
spite the depressing weather which pre-
vailed Friday, the other court festivities
proceeded with the usual gaiety.
Inter den Linden and the adjacent
streets were thronged with people at day
break, many of those in the crowds hav-
ing remained in their places throughout
the night in order to be in positions to
see the official celebration of the day. At
s o'clock in the morning all of the infan-
try of the garrison marched from the
Schoss to the Brandenburg gate and back,
each regiment with it's band playing popu-
lar airs
AT 10 o'clock religious services were held
In the chapel of the Schloss, lasting forty
minutes. The entire imperial family were
present. The emperor entered the chapel,
giving his arm to his mother, and the en-
press was escorted by Prince Arnulph of
Bavaria. After the services in the chapel
the emperor and empress held a reception
in the white hall of the Schloss, where
their maiestles received the congratula-
tions OF the court. The ladies' were attir-
ed in morning gowns with trains and wore
bonnets. The gentlemen wore uniforms,
with the insignia Of the orders and the
ribbons which they are entitled to wear.
The military officers wore parade uni
forms
The emperor next went to the Ritter
sail (the hall of the knights, where he
delivered a brief address TO the generals
who were assembled there TO receive him.
Accounts vary as to the nature Of his
majestys speech but It IS asserted upon
good authority that he referred to the
bill before the Reichstag providing for the
augmentation OF the artillery arm of the
military service, declaring that the arma-
ments of Germany must keep pace with,
if they do not keep in front of those of
other nations. The emperor Is also quot
ed as saying that the year 1897 must see
the great task of increasing the strength
of the artillery service achieved.
Leaving the Rittersaal, the kaiser went
to the arsenal, where the officers of the
entire garrison of Berlin were assembled.
To these he gave the watchword of the
day, and In the afternoon he made several
private visits.
At o'clock the emperor dined with
his family. The approaches to the 6chloss
were crowded with sight-seers until long
after dark.
The opposition of the German stocks and
produce exchanges to the new Bourse law
prohibiting future transactions and i'm
posing other restrictions upon bourse trad
ing, was the subject of discussion at the
special ministerial council which was held
on Wednesday. The meeting was called to
order by DR. Won Boeticher, vice president
Of the council of ministers, who presided
until the emperor suddenly made his APP
pearance and took the chair. which he oc-
cupied for two hours. on Thursday an
other meeting of the council was held with
the imperial chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe,
in the chair. The calling of these two meet
ings, which occurred only twenty-four
hours apart, are clearly indicative of the
gravity of this trouble - Il Is regarded by
the ministry, and the discussion OF the sub
ject by the ministers was In the direction
of devsng means to overcome 1t. Nothing
is known of the proceedings of the meeting
of the council at which the emperor pre-
sided but it Is known that the meeting
presided over by Prince Hohenlohe took
into consideration the effects of the reso-
luton passed by the Berlin produce ex-
change declaring that organization would
continue business under the new law, only
in the capacity OF a free association of
traders, each transacting business at his
own offices, but having common assembly
rooms for the purpose of exchanging prices
in the building known as Driasels cham
ber. 1t is understood that the council were
unable to decide, or at all events did not
decide upon any plan of meeting the oppo-
sition of the dealers to the new law.
The members of the produce exchanges,
apart from protesting against the sup
preston of future deals, object to the
regulations of the law placing seven rep
resentatives of agrarian interests upon
the bourse committee, at least two OF
whom must be present when the prices
of grains, malt. sugar, grape oils, spirits
and certain kinds of produce are generally
fixed Besides objecting to these restric-
tions there are numerous other regula-
tions to which the boursiers take excep-
tion-all of them bearing the impress Of
a common aim to assist the agrarians by
preventing bourse operators and dealers
from depressing prices. These regula-
tons give the bill the character of an en-
tireiy new experiment in economy and out
side the ranks of the agrarlans the bill is
regarded as being utterly mpractfcable