Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
SEVERE WEATHER IN THE GERMAN
CAPITAL LAST WEEK.
SNOW FELL FOR FOUR DAYS.
COST 100000 MARKS To KEEP TIE.
STREETS CLEANED.
Celebration of the Birthday Annivers-
airy of the Emperor-Decorntion
of the Order of the Black
Eagle COnferred-Other
German News.

Berlin, Jan. SO.-yery severe weather pre-
vailed during the past week. Snow fell for
four days in Berlin and the municipality
paid 60O,0O0 marks to clear the streets.
There was much interruption on the rail-
ways in the mountainous districts. The
snow was also four feet deep in the Siles-
ian highlands.
AT the birthday reception at the castle,
his majesty cordially conVersed with Prince
Hohenlohe, Field Marshal Count Won Blu
menthal, MIR. Edward F. Uhl. the United
states ambassador, and the other ambaS-
SSlaors. SSI during the ceremony a salute of
lOl guns was fired. The youngest prince
who was 10 years of age the same day. re-
GSiVSd the decoration of the Order of the
Black Eagle and was made a Ieutene lt In
the First regiment Of Guards.
The German newspapers, as a rule pub
ilshed laudatory articles on the emperor.
but 1t was noticed that only u few private
houses were Illuminated.
Fhe Order of the Black Eagle conferred
upon Ut. Miguel, the minister of finance,
ana upon DIT. Lucannis. the chief OF the
OF his birthday, carries with it n patent OF
herttary nobility, and II is therefore re-
called tnat Dr Miguel. when young man,
was socialist and communist.
The emperor is still very incensed against
the socialists on account OF the deInonstra-
ton of the town council o. Berlin when il
was proposed to spend 20.OOO marks on a
memorial paper on the life of William T.
During the week his majesty has had I
COUleItuCe Win Lle chancellor ana the
cabinet regarding the advisability of fresh
arti-Socialfst measures and it Is unler-
stood that the cabinet counseled against
such a step in view of the present po-
itical situation. 1t is quite certain that
the present reichstag would not sanction
anti-Socialist legislation.
The German sportsmen gave an exhibit
tion of antlerS this week. The emperor
was awarded two highest prizes, one for
u twenty pronger which was Killed last
autumn. The kings of wurtemburg and
SaNCny and the grand dukes OF MeCklsn-
burg and SaXe-CotTurg also won prizes.
BY order of the emperor private soldiers
will hereafter have better facilities for sub
mitting complaints against unjust brutal
officers. Such complaints will no. longer be
allowed to be shelved. They must be for
warded to the authorities by the captain
of the company.
At Stettin there have been bloody en-
counters between the emperor's soldiers
sons were severely wounded. The officers
of the garrison there have now been for
hidden to frequent one of the best known
cafes in the town.
Friedrichsruhe, Prince Bismarck is uuusu-
ally strong and well. In spite of the bad
weather ne has been able to take long
walks and drives daily.
The students of Munich university have
been distinguishing themselves lately by
brutal exceSSeS, causing the courts to in
tiict severe penalties upon the offenders
El6hty-three students are now confined In
the house of correction at Stadlheim. near
Munich, serving terms of imprisonment
ranging from a fortnight to six months.
At the concert at the Philharmonic hall
on Thursday for the benef1t OF the build
ing fund of the American church of Ber-
lin, number of distinguished American
artists gave their services and the elite of
the American colony was present. Tho
affair netted 900 marks for the fund.