The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
Grand Court Receptions Will Not
Take Place, Owing to the EN-
peror's Departure for England.
LAST WEEKS CELEBRATIONS
NOT PURELY DYNASTIC, AS ALLEGED
BY THE RADICAL PRESS.
All Berlin Was Decorated, Even the
Poorest Lsborer's Home Display
ing the German Emblems

n0unced that, OWING 10 the SERIOUS ii-
ness of Queen Victoria and consequent
departure of the Emperor for England, the
grand court receptions fixed for Monday
and Wednesday next in connection with
the bicentenary fetes will not take place.
The celebrations this week drove out for
time almost completely public interest
for anything else. The Socialist and part
of the ultra-radcal press made an at
tempt to show that the fetes were purely
dynastic but this is not true The flag
ing and decorating throughout Berlin, even
in the poorest laborer's quarters, including
the belt of the suburbs, and the general
illumination last evening, proved the con-
trary, as also did the immense crowds
thronging the streets until midnight.
Among the flags the German tri-color
predominated largely. the Russian white
and black being only seen occasionally.
The Kruez Zeitung, which is narrowly
Prussian, deplores this, saying: In
similar fete in Saxony or Bavaria, the
Saxon or Bavarian flags would appear in
the majority
About the Emperor's address of Thurs
day to the officers, the correspondent of
the Associated Press hears from an Of
fetal who was present that his Majesty
emphasized that during the two hundred
years of their existence the Prusian kings
had often been forced to draw the sword
to become what they are to-day. The
Prussian officers corps. he added, had a
large share in this long combat for Prus-
sia's greatness and power, but now when
Germany's and Prussia's main tasks are
the maintenance of peace, 1t has become
the principal duty for the Prussian Of
ficers' corps to develop the army in all
which braces the soul and body. The army
he continued, was also the best school for
monarchic sentiment and strict fulfill
ment of duty.
Part of the press to-day criticises EN-
peror Williams rescripts to the navy and
army, the Vorwaerts Qeading Socialist
Organ) pointing out that in spite or his
Majesty's claim that the army is the best
support of the state there a time
when the army and state miserably found
cred. Anent the navy rescript the Vor-
waerts says: "Since the Emperor now
openly acknowledges he wants to make
the navy as formidable a weapon as the
army. the Emperor must have another,
farther reaching programme for navy ex-
pansion
IT became known to-day that Emperor
William yesterday afternoon, while driving
In the Thiergarten, ran into heavy cart
belonging to casket- maker named Wofth
a
was driving and springing the whiffietree,
the Emperor's carriage remaining intact
Although the fault lay with the driver OF the
cart, his Majesty sent him handsome
present.
United States Ambassador and Mrs
White gave a musicale tonight. There
were 125 persons present, among them be-
ing Princess Anton Won Radziwill. Countess
Won Ostensacken and Baroness Won Bers-
dorf Mr.. and Mrs. White will give a
dinner next Thursday in honor of the new
Spanish ambassador. Among those invited
are the leading diplomats, Count Won Posa-
dowsky- Wehner and Count and Countess
Deperigord-T alleyrand.
Maj. John b. Kerr, the United States
military attache here, and Mrs. Kerr gave
dinner this evening to their newly-made
Berlin friends at the Reichshoff.
XXX
From an unexceptionable source the cor
respondent of the Associated Press learns
that Germany, neither in the past nor in
the future has interposed or will offer any
obstacle to Russia's claims upon Man.
churia Count Won Buelow has given the
Russian ambassador, Count Won Osten-
sacken, repeated assurances since the be-
ginning of the Chinese troubles, and quite
recently again, that Manchuria lies out of
Germany's interest or commercial sphere,
and that ii IS in nowise touched on by the
Anglo-German agreement.
Foreign Office officials here know nothing
of an alleged telegram from Emperor
Kwang Su to the ambassadors regarding
the occupation of the Taku forts, ETC., but
they say the Chinese commissioners have
written to the ambassadors expressing GER
tain wishes, which will be discussed during
the peace negotiations. The Foreign Office
here discredits the statement that fresh
German troops about to be sent to
China for the relief Of sick, wounded and
returned soldiers. Only supplies for the
troops will be sent hereafter. No plans
exist for the withdrawal of the German
troops or the return of Field Marshal Count
Won Waldersee. Germany has no plans in
this connection apart from the powers and
will not take independent action. How long
the German troops will remain in China
depends upon the Chinese themselves.
The project of a net of cables to cover
the world is being diligently pursued by
Germany, and is most actively furthered
by the Emperor, who made some significant
utterances on the subject to Privy Postal
Councillor Streiker recently. The latest
shape of the project, so far as the far East
IL concerned. is as follows: Germany and
the Netherlands to Jointly lay a cable
which will go through the Dutch Indies,
touching at the Natunas islands, Billion,
Palembang, Batavia, Maccasar. German
New Guinea and the Carolinas, with a
central point at Shanghai, then branching
from h1aO-CnOu edSIerly TO Japan and
America. The Dutch government will lay
the cable through its own colonies, and
Germany will do the rest. The financier-
ing of this project is about constituted.
In principle the plan of General Won Pod
belski. the imperial postmaster general. for
gradually raising the annual appropria-
tons to a maximum of 100000 marks in
1870 has been approved by Emperor Will
liam. but if private companies with a state
subvention will undertake the work General.
Won Podbielski will not object
Another misunderstanding has arisen
with Bavaria. Prince Alphonse. nephew OF
the prince regent. who attended the funeral
OF the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar (who
died Jan 81, claims he was snubbed by the
Emperor's representatives - General Won
Which and Prince Regent Albrecht. ETH
quette and questions of precedence being
involved. On returning to Bavaria Prince
Alphonse resigned command of the First
Bavarian Cavalry brigade. with the prince
re gents approval. who conferred on him a
higher but inactive. rank, and also be-
slowed on him the highest disposable deco
ration.
The German steamer Fergamon, which
arrived at Hamburg Jan. Is from Smyrna.
had a number OF dead rats on board. This
caused suspicion that they died from the
bubonic plgue. The rats are undergoing