The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
WORKING Different WAYS.
mo WONDER THINGS GO WRONG"
SAYS THE VETERAN EX-
CHANCELLOR.
All the Newspapers Lavish In His
Praise, But Private Houses Were
Not Decorated.

weather prevailed during the past
week. Snow fell for four days in this
city, and the municipality paid 100000
marks to clear the streets. There was
much interruption on the railways in
the mountainous districts. The snow
was also four feet deep in the Silesian
highlands. In spite of the miserable
weather Emperor William was in high
spirits on his birthday, which occurred
On Wednesday last. Early in the fore
noon he drove through the streets Of
Berlin in a handsome sleigh drawn by
four black stations and viewed the
birthday decorations. The Russian and
French were the best decorated en-
bassies, and they were Illuminated In
the evening. The United States en-
bassy was decorated with flags. At the
birthday reception at the castle his
majesty cordially conversed with
Prince Hohenlohe, Field Marshal Count
Won Blumenthal, Edwin F. Uhl, the Unit
ed States ambassador, and the other
ambassadors During the ceremony a
salute of 1O1 guns was fired. The en-
press during the morning presented his
majesty with specimens Of her en-
broidery. One was representation Of
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern under
full steam and another was the en-
peror on a whaling cruise. The two
eldest princes presented their father
with few Of their own sketches. The
youngest, who was ten years Of age
the same day, received the decoration
of the Order Of the Black Ea gle a:.d
was made a lieutenant in the First
regiment of guards.
The German newspapers, as a rule,
published laudatory articles on the en-
peror, but it was noticed that only a
few private houses were Illuminated.
The Order Of the Black Eagle, conferred
upon Dr. Miguel, the minister of
finance, and upon DR.. Lucannis, the
chief Of the emperOr's civil cabinet,
upon the occasion of his birthday, car
ries with it a patent of hereditary no
bility, and it is therefore recalled that
DR.. Miguel when a young man was a
socialist and communist.
The emperor is still very incensed
against the socialists, on account Of
the demonstration in the town council
of Berlin, when it was proposed to
spend 500, 900 marks on a memorial pa
per on the file of William 1. DR.. Ia
dek, the socialist spokesman, as pre-
viously cabled, warmly protested
against this sacrifice to person wor-
ship of large sums which could be
better spent in relieving winter dis
trees. He added: a....Iiaerty-loving cit
liens remember the dear departed ones
who fell in the streets Of Berlin, fight
ing for the people in 1848, and at the
same time they remember the atti-
Sia.'' IN
During the week his majesty has had
a conference with the chancellor and
the cabinet regarding the advisability
of fresh anti-socialist measures, and
it is understood that the cabinet coun-
selled against such a step, in view of
the present political situation. 1t is
quite certain that the present reichstag
| would not sanction anti-sOcialist leg
! islation.
The German sportsmen gave an ex-
| h1b1tion of antlerS this week. The
emperor was awarded with two high
est prizes, one for a twenty pronger,
! Which he killed last autumn. The dukes
OF Wurtemberg and Saxony and the
Granddukes Of Meckleberg and Sake
| Coburg also won prizes.
BY order of the emperor private SOL
d1ers will hereafter have better facili-
ties for submitting complaints against
| unjust and brutal officers Such COM
| paints will no longer be allowed to be
shelved. They must be forwarded to
| the authorities by the captain of the
| company. At Stettin there have been
| bloody encounters between the en-
| peror's soldiers and civilians. during
| Which twenty persons wer seriously
| injured. The officers have been for
| hidden to frequent one Of the best
known cafes in the town.
| Lieut.. Won Brusewiz, who was SEN
| fenced on Monday, after a second
| trial ordered by Emperor William, to
| three years and twenty days impris-
| 1ment for killing a workman at Karls-
! rlhe by running him through the back
with his sword, has been taken to
| Freyburg, Baden, to serve his SEN
| tence.
According to advices received here
| from FREDERICKSBURG, Prince Bismarck
Is unusually strong and well. In spite
| Of the bad weather, he has been able
| to take long walks and drives daily.
Speaking to Count Won Lehndorff, for
merly aide de camp of Old Emperor
| William, the prince compared the pres
| ent cabinet to a cart, whose horses
were pulling in different directions.
No wonder things go wrong" he
| added
The students of Munich university
have been distinguishing themselves
| lately by brutal exercises, causing the
| courts to infiict severe penalties upon
! the offenders. Eighty-three students
| are now confined in the house of cor
| rection at Stadelheim, near Munich,
serving terms of imprisonment ranging
| from fortnight to six months