The record-union., 1897-01-31
To Clean the Streets of Four Days
Fall of Snow.
Emperor William Drives Through the
Streets in a Sleigh to View the
Decorations in Honor of His Birtts
day, Which Occurred on the
Twenty Seventh Instant.

BERLIN, Jan. 30-Very severa
weather prevailed during the past week.
Snow fell for four days in Berlin, and the
municipality paid G000 marks to clear
the streets. There was much Interrupt
ton ON the railroads in the mountainous
districts. The snow was also four feet
deep in the Silesian highlands
In spite of the miserable weather En-
peror William was in high spirits on
his birthday, which occurred on We'd
nesday last. Early in the afternoon he
drove through the streets Of Berlin i'll
a handsome sleigh drawn by four black
stations and viewed the birth corona
tions. The Russian and French were the
best decorated embassies, and they werr
finely Illuminated in the evening. Thd
United States embassy was decorated
with flags At the birthday reception at
the castle his majesty cordially con-
Versed with Prince Hohenlohe, Field
Marshal Count Won Blumenthal, Ed
ward T. Uhl, the United State Embas-
sador, and the other ambassadors. Dur
ing the ceremony d salute of 101 guns
was fired.
The Empress during the morning pre-
sented his majesty with specimens OF
her embroidery. One was representa-
ton of the Imperial yacht Hohenzollerl.
under full steam, and another was tIfa
Emperor on a whaling cruise. The two
eldest Princes presented their father
with few of their own sketches. The
youngest, who was 10 years old
the same day received the dec-
Grafton of the order of the
Black Eagle. and was made a Lieu
tenant in the first Regiment of Guards.
The German newspapers, as a rule.
published laudatory articles on the EN-
peror, but it was noticed only a few
private houses We're Illuminated.
The Order of the Black Eagle,
conferred upon Dr. Miguel. the Minister
of Finance, and upon DR.. Lucannis. the
chief Of the EmperoTs Civil Cabinet, upon
the occasion Of his birthday, carries with
it patent of hereditary nobility. and
it is therefore recalled that DR.. Miguel
when young man was a socialist and
communist
The Emperor is still very much in
Censed against the socialists on account
of the demonstration of the Town Coun-
ell of Berlin when il was proposed TO
spend 10000 marks on a memorial paper
on the life of Emperor William l. Or.
Zaduck, the socialist, as previous cabled
the Associated Press, warmly protested
against this sacrifice to personal WOr-
ship of large sums which could be better
spent in relieving winter distress" He
added Liberty loving citizens well
remember the dear departed ones who
fell in the streets in Berlin, fighting for
the people in 1913, and at the same time
they remember the attitude of William,
the Prince of Prussia"
During the week his majesty had a
conference with the Chancellor and the
Cabinet regarding the advisability of
fresh anti socialist measures, and it is
understood that the Cabinet counseled
against such d step, in view of the pres
ent political situation. 1t is quite cer-
tain that the Reichstag would not sane
ton anti-socialist legislation.
The German spOrtsmen gave an ex-
hibition Of antlers this week. The EN-
peror was awarded two high prizes,
one for a twenty pOunder which he
killed last autumn. The Kings Of Wur-
temburg and Saxony and the Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg and Saxe-Coburg
also won prizes.
By order Of the Emperor private SOL
diers will hereafter have better facili-
ties for submitting complaints against
unjust, brutal officers. Such complaints
will no longer be allowed to be shelved.
They must be forwarded to the authot-
tiles by the Captains of the company.
Lieutenant Won Bruzwitz, who was
sentenced on Monday, after q second
trial ordered by Emperor William, 10
three years and twenty days imprison-
ment for killing a workman, has been
taken to Freyburg, Baden, to serve his
sentence.