The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31
the EMpEROR'S BIRTHDAY.
Nov It Was Celebrated at the GER
maa Capital.
CRITICISM BY PRINCE BISMARCK
Erccunters between sutdiera and
Civutsns In Ssctttw-Coofcrrtug of
the order Of tho Hack Eagle.

Berlin, January s6.--(Ccpsrighted, 1897.
by the Associated Prcss.l livery severe
weather prevailed durtns the past week
saow fell four days In Berlin and the mu.
nieipslity paid 500 marks TO clear the
streets There was much Interruption on
railways in the mountainous diisricts The
snow was also four feet deep in the sicilian
highlands
/ In spite 81 the miserable weather EN-
reror William was in good spirits on his
| birthday, which occurred Wednesday last.
I early ia the afternoon he drove through
Z the streets Of Berlin in a sleigh drawn by
four black stations aud viewed the birth
day decorations. The Russian and French
were the bost decornied embassies and they
we're finely Illuminated. The United States
embassy NSs decorated with flags. AT the
birthday reception at the castle his majesty
cordially oonVegscd with Prince Hohenlohe.
iFold Marshal Count Won RlumenthaI, Mr..
Edwin +, uhl. the United States ainbassa-
dor and the ether ambassadors
During the ceremony salute OF loi guns
was fired. The empress, during the morn
ins, presented his majesty with specimens
OF her embroidery. one was a representation
81 the imperial yacht Hoaenzolirrn under
iui! steam, and The other was the emperor
On whaling cruise The Two eldest
princes presented their fither with A few
OF Their own sketches. The younger, who
IS lp years Of aeo, the same day. received
ihe decoration OF the order of the Black
laHle and was made lieutenant In the
flrsi regiment OF guards The German
newspapers as a rule published iaudatory
a!.ltles On the emperor. but IL was nc:iced
only few private houses were Illuminated
The Order OF the Black Eagle, conferred
upon ut. Miguel. the minister on finance. |
and upon Or. Lucaunis the chief OF tho
eInperors otvil cabinet. upon the occasion !
81 his birthday carries with It patent Of |
hereditary nobility, and it Is therefore re-
called that pr Miguel when a young man. |
was also socialist and - communist The |
emperor is stiil much incensed about the |
concentration Of The town council OF Ber-
iu When 1t proposed 10 spend 10000 |
marks on memorial paper on the life OF |
William /, pr. 2adrh tho socialist. as pre-
viously cabled by the Associated Press |
warmly protested against this Sacrifice to
person worship OF large sums, which could
he better spent in relieving winter dis
He added Liberty loving citizens re.
member the dear departed ones who fell In
the STREETS Of Berlin fighting for tho people
in ls4S, AMI at TN same time they remember
The attitude of William, the prince of prus-
During the -oek his majesty has had A
conference with the chancellor and the
cabinet regarding the advisability of fresh
anti-sactalist measures. aud II is under
stood that the cabinet counseled against
such a step In view Of the present noltical
situation II Is quito certain that the
present relohs,ae would not sanction anti
socialist legislation.
The Gerinan sportsmen gave another ex-
hihiiion OF antlers The emperor was
awarded the two highest prizes one for
twenty proneer. which he killed last au-
tumn,
The kings OF Wurtemburg. OF saxony and
the grand dukes OF Mecklenburg and Sake
Cohurg also won prizes
BY order OF the emperor private soldiers
viii hereafter have better facilities for
submitting complaints against unjustly
brutal officers. such comiv@nts viii M
longer be allowed to be showed They
must be forwarded to the ministers by the
captain OF the companies
at stettln there have br~n bloody en-
counters between the emperor's soldiers
and civilians during which twnty persons
We're severely wounded. The officers OF
the garrison there have now been forbidden
to frequent one of the best cafes In town
lieutenant Won l}riseowiG. who was
sentenced on Monday after second trial
TO three years and twenty days imprlsou-
lnent for killing workman at Karlsruhe
by running him through the back with his
sword has been taken to I'reyburg. Baden
10 serve his sentence
According to adyices received here from
fr'ederichsruhe Prince Bismarck is un-
usually strong and we'll IN spite of the
ond weather he has been able to take long
walks and drives daily.
Speaking of Count Won Lchuaorf. former
y aide de camp OF old Emperor William.
he prince compared the present cabinet TO
, cart whose horses were pulling in diff
erert directions mo wonder thinrs 90
wrong lie added.
Tho students Of Munich university have
been distinguishing themselves lately by
brutal excuses, causing the courts 10 in
llot severe penalties upon the offenders y
eighty three shferts are now confined i'm
he house of correction At Stedolhoim. near G
Nnnih. serving terms Of imprisonment
angling from n fortnight TO ak months
az the concert at the Philharmonic hnll
N Thursday for the benefit of the building 7
und OF tho A'..~Sau church Of Berlin. a 7
lumber OF DISTINGUISHED American artists /
ave their services and tho elite OF the t
american colony was present The affair
'etted 10000 marks for the fund