The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
InceSsant Festivity Follows the
Opening of the Season
at Berlin.
En- bassador Uhl Gives a Court Recep-
tion-The Function Is Conducted
With Great Pomp
Copyright, 1897 by the United Associated Pressesl

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to Nj. Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador,
throughout the series of En- basssdorial
conferences held in ConstantinopIe which
are to be terminated, but in the discussion
of the financial and administrative re-
| forms proposed by NJ. Nelidoff, however
Baron Saurma has taken no prominent
| part.
NJ. Cambon and Sir Philip Currie, re.
| spectively French and British En- bassa-
| dors, are unders ood to have obtained i'm
| portant amendments to Russia's pro-
posals, which have now received the assent
| OF the European Governtne nts. These
| ambassadors have advocated q distinct
| plan of enforcement of the decision OF the
powers and argue that the presentation of
the reform measures to the Sultan should
be accompanied by an explicit declaration
| that the powers are prepared to enforce
| them by sea and land.
| The report is entirely credited in Official
! and diplomatic quarters here that Sir
| Philip Currie placed before the EN- bassa-
dorS fully matured project Of naval aud
| military operations designed to cover the
! occupation OF ConstantinopIe, the Dard A.
nelles and Bosphorus and also to overa we
the Moslem population in the all too
probable event of rising and attempted
massacre.
To any consideration OF coercion Baron
| Saurma took a decided stand in opposi-
tion. The Kaiser obviously continues to
hold that the Sultan must be trusted to
carry out the reforms and that his sover-
eign rights should not be interfered with.
Nj. Nelidoff professed no unwillingness to
agree to the principle of coercion, but OPP
! posed the English proposals on the ground
| that they were premature and that the
Sultan must have time in which to act.
At this time communications are in
progress between the powers. The Gov
ernments seem to think that the Kaiser S
opposition 10 coercion will disappear if
France and Russia will consent to act,
and London is negotiating directly with
Paris and St. Peter sburg. Under no cir
cumstances will Russia assent to armed
| interference until the spring is we'll ad-
vanced, the Black Sea ports unobstructed
| by ice and the roads and rivers in South
ern Russia IN condition. 1t is a winter OF
| almost unprecedented mildness in South
ern Russia, being as warm as early spring
in Odessa, and navigation between Nico-
| laieff and Kherson is still open; but it is
| not part OF the present Russian policy
to permit concerted armed Intervention
| in Turkey. The Sultan will get time and
| take it.
The Berlin season is now in fall swing
and the past week has been one of almost
incessant festiYily, The reception given
| to the msm bers of the court at the United
States Ambassy by Am bassador Uhl was
magnificent function, The hail was re-
| splendent with brilliant uniforms and the
costumes OF jeweled ladies', whose dia-
| monds presented a most dazzling contrast.
En- bassador Uh. who stood in the
| llbrarary, was supper ed on either side by
! Messrs. J. B. Jackson and H. c. Squire,
| respectively first and second secretaries of
the American embassy, while the official
| lntroducer OF the German court, Herr
Won Usedom, as listed by Maior Tenn psko
and Court Chamberlain Won Com brona,
! presented the diplomats to the court Of
| ticials. When the ladies were presented
! En- bassadUr Uhl advanced several steps
to meet them. After the formality of
| shaking hands with the guests, Mr.. Uhl
! led them into the adjoining saloon, whe re
Mrs. Uhl awaited them. Mrs. Uhl had
for her supporters her daughters Lucy
and Alice, the former of whom was re-
Gently married to Professor Guy Thorn D.
son OF Yale University. Countess Won
| Schwanenfeid presented the ladies to Mrs.
Uhl, and the master of ceremonies, Count
von KanitZ, and Baron Won Roederer
presented the gentlemen.
The guests in attendance included all of
| the foreign EN- bassadors, with their wives.
| the leading members OF the foreign en-
bassies, leading officials of the Foreign
Office, members Of the German Ministry
and many high military cfIicials.
Following the reception at the American
embassy came Count Wedelsky's nuptiaI
| 0F
riage OF his daughter to Count Johann Won
| Bismarck Bohlen of the First Regiment of
Foot Guards. The Emperor was present
at the wedding dinner and presented the
bride with costly porcelain table
On Tuesday there was reception at the
French embassy similar to that given by
| EN- bas sador Uhl, followed by a dinner
and a number of balls and other functions
occurred during the week.
Tomorrow will be the festival day of the
Black Eagle order, which will bring to-
gether as notable an assemblage of high
military and other dignitaries as Germany
| can produce.
On Wednesday a grand court will he
held by their imperial Maiesties in the
royal castle, and on the Kaiser's birth.
day, January q, there will be reception
at the royal castle, followed by BANQUET
and gala opera performance at the ROYAL
| Theater.
On Wednesday. February 8, the Kaiser
and Kaiserin will give grand bali in the
castle. On February 10 their Maies,ies'
grand ball will take place.
A popular subscription ball is fixed for
February II In the Royal Opera house; on
the following Wednesday another private
ball will be given at the castle. and on
March grand masked.ball will be given.
with which the Kaiser and Kaiserin pro.
pose to conclude their Berlin season.
There is also to be an unusual stream
of aristocratic functions. Many we'll
| known pr1ncely families who were ab-
sentees last season owing to discord with
the Kaiser and mis- encourage, have rean.
peared, and Berlin court tradesnen are
rejoicing thereat.
The trial of Major Baron von Tausch.
formerly chief of the political police, on
charges of forgery and perjury, will not
begin before the end of Marct. AL
most daily new witnesses are coming for
ward and new charges are cropping Iup.
A rather sensational article in the Stats
Berger Zeitung seeks to prove that one OF
the principal informers against Tausch is
the Berlin correspondent OF Hanover
paper, Herr II. Keller, once o member oil
the staff OF the Tagebiatt. The Stats
burger Zeitung asserts that Herr Keller,
besides rounding" on Tausch, set 10
work to implicate in the case other Berlin
journalists who were in no way connected
| with it. The article reflects the petty