The record-union., 1897-01-03
The Reception Given by the Diplomatic
Corps a Brilliant Success.
Nearly All ambassadors Accredited to
the Court Represented.

Smiles, Being rlost Especially
Agreeable to United States Embas-
sador UhI.
BERLIN, Jan. 2.-The New Years re-
ception given by the diplomatic corps
yesterday was a brilliant event. The
reception was held in Marble Hall of the
Schloss, and was very largely attended.
nearly all of the ambassadors and Min
iSters accredited to the German court
being present The Emperor was in
excellent spirits, and Immediately after
lie entered the hall mingled with the
guests, greeting them with cordial
handshal1ing and cheerful smiles. His
majesty was especially agreeable to
United States Embassador Uni, with
whom he conversed for some time, in
quiring as to President Clevelands
| health, asking how Mr. Uhl liked Ber-
lin. etc.
| The Kaiser also spoke admiringly of
the growth and prosperity of the United
States, and showed himself to be well
informed upon the political affairs and
economic conditions of the American
republic.
Despite the depressing weather which
prevailed ON Friday, the other court
festivities proceeded with the usual
gaiety. aUnter den Linden and adjacent
streets We're thronged with people at
daybreak, many of those in the crowd
| having remained in their places
throughout the night in order to be in
position to see the official celebration of
the day. At s o'clock in the morning
all of the infantry of the garrison
marched from the Schloss to the Bran
deEberg Gate and back, each regiment
with its band playing popular airs.
At 10 o'clock religious services were
| held in the chapel of the Schloss, last
ing forty minutes. The entire imperial
family was present. The Emperor en-
tered the chapel giving his arm to his
mother, and the Empress was escorted
by Prince Arnulph of Bavaria.
After the services in the chapel the
Emperor and Empress held a reception
in the Wh1se Hall of the Schloss where
their majssties received the congratula-
tions of the court The ladies were at
tired in morning gowns, with trains and
wore bonnats. The gentlemen wore uni
forms, with the insignia of the orders
and the ribbons which they are entitled
to wear. The military officers wore
parade uniforms.
The Emperor next went to the Rit-
tersaal (he hall of the Knights) where
he delivered brief address to the Gem
erals who were assembled there to re-
ceive him. Accounts vary as to the
nature of his majesty's speech. but it
is asserted upon good authority that he
referred to the bilNI before the Reichstag
providing for the augmentation of the
| artillery arm of the military service.
| declaring that the armaments of Ger
| many must keep pace with, if they do
not keep in front of those of other ma
tionS
| At o'clock the Emperor dined with
his family. The approaches to the
Schloss were crowded with sight-seers.
| until long after dark.
The opposition of the German Stock
and Produce Exchanges to the new
bourse law prohibiting future transac-
tions and imposing other restrictions
upon Bourse trading, was the subject OF
discussion at the special Ministerial
Council, which was held on Wednesday.
The meeting was called to order by DR..
Won Boettischer, Vice-President of the
Council of Ministers, who presided, when
the Emperor suddenly made his appear
| ance and took the chair, which he occu-
pied for two hours.
On Thursday another meeting of the
council was held with the Imperial
Chancellor, Prince Won Hohenlohe in
the chair. The calling of these two
meetings, which occurred only twenty
four hours apart, are clearly indicative
of the gravity of this trouble, as it is
regarded by the ministry, and the dis
cussion of the subject by the Ministers
was in the direction of devising means
to overcome it.
Nothing is known of the proceedings of
the council at which the Emperor pre-
sided, but it is known that the meeting
presided over by Prince HohenIohe took
into consideration the effects of the
resolution passed by the Berlin Produce
Exchange, declaring that that organiza-
ton would continue business under the
new law only in the capacity of a free
association of traders, each transacting
business at his own office but having
common assembly rooms for the purpose
OF exchanging prices in the building
known as Driasels Chamber.
1t is understood that the Council was
unable to decide, or at all events did not
decide upon any plan of meeting the
opposition of the dealers to the new law.
The members of the Produce Ex-
changes, apart from protesting against
the suppression of future deals, object
to the regulations of the law placing
seven representatives of agrarian in
terests upon the Bourse Committee. at
least two of whom must be present when
the prices of grains, malt, sugar, rape
oils, spirits and certain kinds of produce
are generally fixed.
Besides objecting to theese restrictions
there are numerous other regulations to
which the Boursiers take exception-au
of them bearing the impress of a COM
mon aim, to assist the agrarians in pre-
venting Bourse operators from depress-
ing price. These regulations give the
Bourse the effect Of an entirely new ex-
pertinent in trading and outside of the
Bourse circles the bill is regarded as
being utterly impracticaole.
Freiherr MarSchall Won Bieberstein is