The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
EMPEROR NOW AT HOME
He Devoted the First Day TO Receiving Ills
Cabinet Officials.
CERMANY'S TRADE With UNITED STATES
Discussed by n Prominent Diplomat.
Thanksgiving Day Celebration.
Textile Mills TO Come Here.

| Berlin, November 30.-With Emperor
mediate revival of political activity in
Berlin. His majesty arrived at the new
palace at s o'clock this morning and b,
| 10 O'Clock he WAS receiving the repre-.
| sontativcs OF his civil and military cabi'
nets. Tho first official to be received was
General Won Habnke. chief of the military
cabinet Hc was followed by the prince
regent OF Brunswick. who related his ex-
periences in Spain a fortnight ago willie
in special mission to confer the order
OF the Black Eagle upon King Alfonso.
All day the kaiser remained at Potsdam.
Among the officials who have arrived
TO see him from various parts of the EN-
pire is Dr. Won NIumm Won Schwartzen.
stein, who since his arrival from Wash
ington, has been at his home in Baden.
DR.. Won Mumm had long conference this
afternoon with Count Won Bulow, the
foreign minister and this evening he gave
to the Assoca, ed Press a general summary
of the present relations of Germany VITO
the United States. speaking cautiously
cially the meat and fruit questions. He
remarked that there was a considerable
difference of opinion regarding these mat
ierg, and that Germany was still justly
complaining OF discrimination against
German sugar. When the correspondent
or the Associated fress suggested the
great d!tnculty ot reaching sat s.a try
settlement OF commercial difficulties At
the present time, especially in view OF the
hat hn v',,tt to 10
Germany's action on meat and Germany
Is awaiting the new tariff schedule and
is also unwilling ito prejudice pendiAg
negotiations with other important uoln
tres relative to commercial treaties by
prematurely concluding one with America
DR.. Won Mumm did not dissent and later
Ill the interview he virtually adopted tfe
suggestion.
Discussing the present political relations
between the two powers. the German dip
lomatist spoke freely, declaring that the
samoan agreement was cause OF salts
fattlon TO all three powers and had re-
moved powder cask'' from international
politics. 1t was nonsense. ne asserted, to
say that the United States sill refused to
ratify the Anglo German agreement, add
ing that as matter of fact, when he left
Washington an agreement had already
been reached. DR.. Won Mumm remarked
that the American demand in the parti-
ton project had been known all along and
was agreed to, namely, the possession of
Tutila with a safe harbor at Page Page
ANA other Islands subsidiary to it.
The celebration of Thanksgiving Day
at the kaiserhof this evening was one OF
the largest and most successful ceebra-
tons in the history OF the American colo
Iy in Berlin. Nearly 500 persons were
present, most of them being young men
and women students. John B. JacksDu,
secretary of the United States embassy,
presided. and among those present were
United states Consul General Mason, Sem
ator Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Chisholm OF
Cleveland; DR.. and Mrs Norton Downs
of Philadelphia Prof. Carhart of Ann
Arbor. DR.. Dickie Hammond of Cornell
and Prof. Stevens OF Yale. Prof Stevens
made the only speech. dwelling upon the
debt Americans owe to Germany in sci
ence, as testified by the number of Ameri-
by adding that, while recognizing her
debt to Germany. America could not for
get the ties binding her to England. I'VE
are England's loyal daughter" he said.
despite the fact that she has not ALWAYS
treated us as mother should child, al
though later she made ample repara ion"
During the banquet, and upon the sug
gestion of Mr.. Jackson. dispatch was
sent to President Mckinley, assuring him
or the loyalty and sympathy OF the ex-
Hes" similar dispatch was sent to AM
bassador White at Alassio. Italy. After
dinner there was dancing
The Berliner Tagebatt, in a double
loaded paragraph this evening, says "On
account of the unsatisfactory condition of
the textile trade with America, several
important owners have decided to erect
mills in the United States
The American church bazaar netted 5000
marks.