The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-27
HIS VIEWS OF THE DISASTER
THINKS THE MAINE WAS WRECKED
BY AN UNLUCKY ACCIDENT.
The Empress Also Courteous-Decrees
Against Annoying Their Majesties
with Petitions and Bouquets.
tcopyrieht 1sss. by the Associated Press,)


peror chatted with the ambassadors and
others quite informally. Fills Majesty con-
versed at length with United States Am
bassador White, and spoke admiringly of
the children Of Mrs. Wiborg, niece of Sec
rotary sherman. He said it was a revela-
ton to himself and the Empress to meet
such well-bred American children. as the
latter are generally believed in Germany
to be lacking in manners, but the En-
peror added, IF the Wiborgs are typical
American children then the latter have
been grossly maligned" His Majesty also
spoke of the American comic papers and
the excellent drawings in them.
The conversation turning on the loss of
the battle snip Maine. Mr.. White thanked
the Emperor for his telegram of sympathy
sent to President Mckinley, particularly be-
cause it was sent in English and was thus
understood by every one in America. EN-
peror William pooh poohed Count Won Ar
mans remarks in the Reichstag criticising
President Mckinley for his alleged lack of
courtesy in not framing his reply in Ger
man, saying the cases were not similar.
His Majesty further remarked that the dis
aster was doubtless due to an unlucky acct
dent and not to the work of a Spanish
fanatic adding that the evidence pointed
that way incidentally the Emperor said he
had been misrepresented by some Ameri-
can newspapers as to his dislike for Amer
leans. On the contrary, the Emperor said,
he liked many traits in the American char
acter.
The Empress was also most gracious, and
the Empress honored Mrs. Wiborg and her
three children with an invitation to visit
the castle 1t was a regular family party.
While the Emperor and Empress chatted
with the mother the children romped IN the
same room with the imperial children. The
Empress's pet dogs were also brought in,
the Emperor mingling with the children
and dogs in the most playful manner.
An informal decree has been issued beg
ging the public to cease molesting the En-
peror and Empress while they are out driv-
ing. Their Majesties, it is set forth, are
grateful for the loyal greetings. but they
object to u man suddenly darting forward
with petitions and frightening the horses
and occupants of the carriage. Their Males
ties also object to the persons who insist
on showering them with bouquets while
they are out riding. The latter it appears
are mostly ladies and unskillful throwers,
for one of the bouquets hit the Empress in
a painful scratch. The police have ordered
all such personal approaches to cease, and
offenders will be arrested and punished.
A decree was issued by the government on
Thursday last forbidding the future at
tendance of foreigners in the machinery
and engineering department of the Berlin
Technical High School. and it has caused
much CONSERVATION among the foreign-born
students in Germany, as it is believed to be
the forerunner of others excluding them
from all similar institutions. The Liberal
NEWSPAPERS condemn the decree and ex-
press the belief that other countries will
retaliate by a similar Liberal policy. The
Conservative semi-offical press, however,
applauds the decree and hopes it will be fol-
lowed by others Of more sweeping ana
general character.
Inquiries made by the government educa-
tionaI authorities show that Prussia has Tor
some time been exchanging views on the
subject with the other German govern
ments and the negotiations continue. 1t is
impossible to foretell how they will END,
but high government official said: There
is no question that German technologlcal
schools and industrial and scientific insti-
tutions will soon be forced to adopt less
of trade we have been teaching them so
long are now being used against US to the
great injury of our industry. This is es-
pecially the case with students Of such
countries as Japan, Russia and eastern
Europe but also in a lesser degree with
the students of England, America, France
and Belgium. 1t is the part of wisdom
to discontinue this wide-open policy. If
other countries wish to retaliate, well, we
shall have to stand 1T. The American uni
versity students here express the opinion
that the governm ZEN Wli shorty lssu i1ar
sites AS over one thousand Americans are
now studying at the German universities
it will hit them hard.
During the course Of the debate In the
Reichstag on the military estimates the
anti-Semites deprecated the promotion of
Jews to the rank of officers and surgeons
on the ground of their ''unsoldierlike spir-
it's" Herr Richter vigorously repudiated
this He said that in 1870 an extremely large
proportion OF Jews were engaged and that
eighty-three out of l,600 were decorated
with the Iron Cross while thirty-six out of
seventy Jewish surgeons RECEIVED the same
The notorious DR.. Ahlwardt attempted
to rehash the story of defective rifles said
to have been supplied by the Jewish firm
of Loews. He said that large quantity
of the defective rlHeS recently sofa TO the
authorities were supplied by Loews, to
which General Won Gossler, the minister
for war, replied: No. they are old French
rifles of 1S70.''
The receipts of import duties and inter-
nal revenues continue to decrease In the
first ten months of the current year there
was decrease of over IL 600, 900 marks.
Director Schneider of the Berlin Univer-
sity, gave a dinner this week in honor of
the United States ambassador. Professors
Virchow ana Mommsen and other scientific
men to the number OF about forty were
present. Toasts were drunk to young and
progressive American science"
Pastor Dickie, of the American Church,
sails for New York on the Wilhelm der
Crosse on Tuesday. He hopes to raise the
sum of $4,000 to complete the building fund
of his church i'm Berlin. For this purpose
he win visit New York, Chicago. Boston
and Philadelphia.
Emperor William ordered a number of
American books on architecture after hear
ing the lecture OF Z German architect who
attended the worlds fair at Chicago.
The United States ambassador and Lieut..
H ~ L. Allen, the United States military
attache. will attend the ambassadorial din
ner to the court tonight.
The government has instructed the pro-
vincial presidents to secure expert opin-
ions as to whether the American petroleum