The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-15

was issued by the Austrian authorities as
carly as September, and the few facts col
tistically. The German Foreign Office is Of
the opinion that this alone shows that
Count Thun-Hohenstein sought to pick a
quarrel with Austrias ally long ago, and
demonstrates that he is not proper per-
son to be at the helm of Austria if the
alliance is to remain more than empty
words
The carnival week of the Prussian court
begins tomorrow, Sunday being the corona
ton and decoration day, at which the
knights commanders OF the military and
civil orders upon whom decorations have
been conferred during the past year, as
well as those created on the day itself, must
appear at court There will be several hun
dred present, including number of ladies
who have been decorated for charitable
work. On Tuesday the grand chapter of the
Order of the Black Eagle will be held, when
all the new knights of that highest PrussiaD
decoration, including the octogenarian artist
Mcneil, will be initiated with imposing cere-
monial. On Wednesday Will be held the So
called Schleppencour, at which large num-
Der of distinguished men and many young
debutantes win be presented to the Emperor
aid Empress. For the first time. Mr. and
Mrs. Stiles Colonel Wheelan and Countess
Won Goetzen will be presented upon this oc-
c2sion, while the whole personnel OF lne
United States embassy will attend the cere-
nony, which concludes with ball.
Inc Dlfluudy OI Emperor WllldIH Will DS
celebrated on Friday. Count and Countess
Won Waldersee (the latter was formerly
Miss Lee, of New York; will celebrate their
silver wedding on April IA. 1t is understood
the Emperor is planning to mark the event
by a special distinction.
Prince Max of Saxony, who renounced
his chances to the throne in order to be-
come poor priest, has fallen dangerously
i'll of typhoid fever at Dresden while visit
ing relatives.
The young crown prince, Frederick Will
liam, is becoming a fine marksman. He
was out shooting last week, when the EN-
peror arranged a circular hare drive as
holiday treat. Out of a total of 500, which
paEned out twenty-siX per gun, the crown
prince himself killed forty.
Count Frederick Won Hohenthal. who fig
ured in sporting circles here, and who, on
being sentenced to six months Imprisonment
for beating a railroad official, fed to Amer
lea, is now petitioning Emperor William,
through a lawyer here to suspend the pun,
1shment because, according TO medlcal
certificate, he is not ut to endure imprlSon-
ment in his present nervous and debiitated
condition.
The American ambassador here has ac-
cepted the craftsmanship of the testimonial
dinner rendered to the new consul general
at Berlin, Mr.. Frank Mason, by all the
American consuls of Germany. 1t will be
given on the evening of Washington's birth
day, upon which occasion Mr.. Mason will be
presented with d loving cup.
The manufacturers in this country of cot
ton velvet, eau de cologne and chocolate
have appealed to the government to try to
induce the Washington authorities to re-
scind the latest Interpretation of the tariff
appraisement of those articles, which they
claim is unfair and will ruin their export
trade to America and compel them to erect
special factories in the United States.