The evening times., 1899-03-13
AT WILHELM'S CAPITAL.
The Kaiser Thanks Oar Ambassadors
for Improved Relations.

The Kaiser Thanks Oar Ambassadors
for Improved Relations.
Berlin, March l3.-At the annual diplo-
matte dinner given by the Emperor of Ger
many on Wednesday His Majesty again
warmly thanked the United States Ambas-
sador, Andrew d. White, for his efforts in
reestablishing more cordial relations be-
tween the two countries. Mr.. White. in re-
plying, said the Emperor's gracefully ex-
pressed anxiety regarding Rudyard Kiplins
had an excellent effect in the United
States His Majesty thereupon Started to
converse on the subject OF Kipling and his
works, saying he read the latter and that
the jungle stories were favorites with him.
the hunting excursions especially. The
Emperor added that he admired Kiplng's
keen, quick insight into nature, human or
otherwise surrounding him. Emperor VIII
liam then talked of architecture and sculp-
tuTe with special reference To Berlin. His
Majesty looks more robust and stronger
than ever He has fully recovered from
the effects of his Palestine journey. The
Minister for Foreign Affairs. Baron Won
Bueow and Mr.. White also had pleasant
conversation.
The testimony in the Miles Eagan dis
pute at Washington has furnished to the
agTarian press here welcome material for
the war on American meat. Some of the
comments are extremely uncCmpliMen airy
to the American packers. The Krcuz-
Zeitung' says: Since the testimony oi
General Miles has proved that the pack
ers are so constituencies as 10 furnish to-
tally unfit meat to their oHn 30 diers a.
the front. they would certainly no. scrgplc
TO sell similar meat to foreigners. we
hope these facts will not be lost sight OF
when the new meat inspection II IS con-
sidered in the Reichstag.
IS the Reichstag adjourns for Easter on
March -, the meat inspection bill viii no
be discussed until the middle OF April.
The chances Of its passage in the present
shape have diminished latterly owing
partly to the revelations Of General Miles,
and also to the vigorous agitation of the
whole agTarian press. 1t IS learned that
the government would not Obj5Ct seriously
TO slight changes III the wording of the
bill, but an amendment in the manner
sought by the agrarians would render II
unacceptable.
Changes which have been contemplated
i'll the administration of the navy, ana
which have been considered for a long
time, will, it is said, go into effect
on the retirement Of Admiral Won
KnOrr. The Emperor will then assume
command OF the navy. as he has exercised
that of the army; an admiralty and general
staff Will be created. with functions similar
10 the army general staff, the admiralty
staff 10 have q separate chief. while the
functions and Importance Of the command
eTS of the naval stations al kiel and Will
helmshaven will be enlarged. The naval
cadet system will be reOrganized and the
number of cadets is about to be doubled
Some of the newspapers say that Admiral
Won Knorr is retiring because of personal
differences with the Emperor on the sub
ject Of changes in the cadet system This
according to good authority, is untrue. On
the contrary, intimate cordial relations eX-
ist between the Emperor and Admiral Won
knOrr, who is addressed by His Majesty by
his Christian name Eduard, and these re-
lations will continue unbroken. 1t is as
serted that the admiral is not the only high
official thus honored by the Emperor. Bar
On Won Buelow is also Familiarity dubbed
Bernhard by His Majesty.
The papers comment upon the Samoan
dispatches published yesterday by the
"Reichsanzeiger. saying they bear out
the former German official statements and
fatty contradict the essential points of Mr..
Chambers letters The ''Nossische-Zei-
tung' thinks the documents show that the
German officials in Samoa have strictly ad-
hcred to the Berlin treaty. and the Cologne
.'Nolks-Zeitung" reproduces the version of
the affair credited to H. l. Moore. an
American merchant of Apia. saying it FULLY
corroborates the German contentious.
\ number of papers attacked the govern
ment's so-called concessions al Manila
The Rhenan- Wastphalien ''Zeitung' says
the withdrawal of the German ships is in
eXplicable 'as the danger to German life
and property in the Philippines is more
imminent now than in 1898" The paper
also condemns the suppression of Admiral
Won Deiderichs, and asks if the admiral is
now to be dismissed merely because the
foreign office suddenly feels the necessity
of becoming friends with the Americans.