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Will Visit FRANZ JOSEF
CROWN PRINCE FREDERICK WILL
LIAM OF GERMANY GETTING
"A BIG HOY NOW
NOTES OF a WEEK IN BERLIN
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BERLIN, April 13.-Crawn Prince Fred
erick William tonight proceeds to Vienna
IN acceptance of an invitation from
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. Dur
ing the crown princes visit number OF
festivities lasting several days and in
GLIDING parades and large court bah
Will be held in mis- honor.
Emperor Francis Joseph during his last
stay in Berlin and more recently at Nun
ich during the celebrations, March u.
attending the eightieth birthday Of the
prince regent OF Bavaria, conceived an
extraordinary affection for the crown
4rince. which ne has since testified upon
a number of occasions. The Emperor of
Austria Is especially pleased with the
crown princes modest frank and unaf-
fected bearing.
Shortly after the crown prince returns
from Vienna, he will go, April "A. to
Bonn on the Rhine, there to be matric-
utated at the university. Emperor Will
lam, his father, will accompany MIN TO
Bonn. The matriculation of the crown
prince will take place with solemn cere
monies. The emperor intends to stay
several days at Bonn. The crown prince
will stop at a hotel there until the villa
which the emperor has bought from Prof.
F'inkler who was in charge of the eXhlb-
it of the Bonn university at the Chicago
exposition, and which has been thorough
iy renovated is ready for occupancy.
The crown prince will join the students
corps called "Borussia' (the latin name
for Prussia), of which Emperor William
was once member
The Turkish ambassador to Germany.
Tewfik Pasha. will dine with the emperor
tomorrow.
Emperor William Is expected at Ham
burg next Monday, there to greet tee
returned sick and wounded German SOL
diers from China. On April Is the cmper-
or will proceed to KieT to witness the
entrance of his son. Prince Albert, into
the German navy.
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
It is admitted in official circles that the
majority of the indemnity claims have
been formulated at Pekin, but not all;
consequently it Is impossible to state the
amount Of the totals to be demanded.
Officials deny that Dr. Steubel formerly
German CONSUL general at Shannai, and
now director Of the colonial department,
who last month went to London to assist
in expediting the conclusion Of negotia-
lions regarding the indemnity to be de-
manded of China1 agreed while in Lon
don that Germany and England would
support any fixed sum Of indemnity.
The statement published in the American
press that Germany is making an eXorbit-
denied in official circles, and officials
a:fured representatives Of the Associated
Press that GeTmany's claim Is really be-
low that of France or Russia.
The Rhine continues to rise and at
Mannheim, "a feet of water is reported
the inhabitants of the middle Rhine coun-
try are making preparation to escape
flood The river Main is rising because
of the continued rains in the lower Fran
coma district.
The emperer's regular annual diplo-
matte dinner occurs tonight and will be
held at the castle. Invitations to the
dinner were sent to United States AIn>
bassador White and through him to the
attaches of the embassy. The absence
of Ambassador White, however. renders
the presence of any of the members of
the American embassy impossible, owing
to the rules Of etiquette.
The small town of Tolkemt. near the
emperors estate at Cadien will be as
signed a battalion Of troops as a gar
rison in order ito afford the emperor mill
tary guards when he is at Cadien.
Miss Margaret Melville, of Brooklyn,
has appeared here semi-publicly with a
quintette% rendering her own compost
tions, which have been highly praised
Miss Melville is a pupil of Prof Boise. OF
Berlin.
Mrs. Powell Webster of Brooklyn. after
a successful debut has been engaged for
five years fer the royal Berlin opera
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
At the trial at ElberfeId, of Chief Of
Staff Surgeon Schimmel, charged with
freeing, for financial consideration, the
sons Of wealthy families from military
serVitude the accused was found guilty.
on the points charged. The conclusion of