The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
DECENNIAL OF WILLIAM 1.
General COEnmemOration of the Event
at Berlin Last week.

AT BerA1n Last week.
/ Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, March 12.-The decennial of
William 1 was generally commemorated in
Berlin on Wednesday. The national monu-
ment was innumerably wreathed, many
ladies and children depositing floral offer
ings. The room in which the Emperor died
and the door leading to it were draped in
mourning and the imperial mausoleum
at Charlottenburg was decorated with
wreaths one of which was sent by the
officials Of the United States embassy. EN-
peTor William visited the mausoleum on
Wednesday and prayed both there and at
the bedside Of the deceased at William rs
palace. The military veterans held a me-
mortal celebration at Emperor William Me-
mortal Church, which was attended by the
Emperor and 100 general officers There
Eere no flags around the altar. Pastor
koehleF declared the funeral Grafton, and
most Of the German princes and rulers sent
wreaths both to the monument and to the
grave. A bouquet of violets was also placed
IL the corner window of the palace on I'm
Ter den Linden, where William 1 appeared
daily at noon.
The fact that Count Herbert Bismarck
ana MIS- wife were the guests of Emperor
William on Saturday has led to rumors of
MS return 10 public life, probably as am
bassador to st. Petersburg. The corre-
Spondent is assured, however, that while
MS Majesty offered Count Herbert a posi-
ton in conformity with his talents and
ambition" the count declined, saying he did
NOT desire to hold office in Germany while
MS father was alive, to which the Emperor
pleasantly replied that he could appreciate
the sentiment" and the matter was drop
ped
The minister of the interior has prohibited
public demonstrations on March is, the an
hllveIsary OF the revolution Of Berlin, in
hl dow r1rf~
projected ut the graves of the victims i'm
the cemetery of Observation-Disclosures All
demonstrations will be forcibly suppressed
and Offenders will be arrested.
Inc latest developments show that it is
now uncertain whether the naval bill will
pass the Reichstag in a shape which will
an the fact that the Centrists insist upon
Incorporating in it provision to the effect
that IN case new tax is necessary to car
~ out the scheme it will all be levied upon
only the Weather portion of the popula-
Llon. The government is unwilling to bind
itself to such a bargain, as it might cost
many votes at the coming elections.
An architect named Hlinger, Herr Henke,
9. contractor, and two builders, Macmillan
and Keller, of Munich, have been sem
negligent work by which a building col
lapsed and number of people were killed
The protests of the United States embassy
against the unfair enforcement of the
Bundezrath decree against American fruit
has resulted in special instructions being
Issued to the customs officers. so that no
further complaints are arriving.
The Darmstadt Technical High School has
decreed the exclusion of foreign-born stu
dents.
United States Consul Pitcairn, of HAM
burg, is the butt of the German press be-
cause of his refusal to sign bills of lading
and other documents needed for the de-
parture Of the Hamburg-American line
steamers on Sunday on the ground of his
religious scruples. The neutrality-suspicious.
officials and the newspapers allege it is due
to Discrimination for work