Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-19
FESTIVITIES At BERLIN
Ambassador White Presents Pre-. s.r,,
Congratulations to the kai,e,

today, was in gala attire ana mere
el thoroughly holiday apnearast' saent'
the second day Of the hi on
festivities The Burse banks. rorae "ary
ihent Offices and courts were aII In a,sl
ana special Thanksgiving comma.. a.ysea
tive services were held in the h.'a- chnn',a
ne historic quarter between thu
lie ana Brandenburg gate wac az as-
tHrohGed and the animation ~ I,
~ enc WaS increased by tho cor,,,. ''e
going Of princes and other no,atase anu
sons and tho marching Of tfoops sne PEI
laI interest was excited by tho
pan es Of tlonpG sent 10 bear tho ,.,, IN
Wf"athcd standards from tho c.sn.
II" S.rv.cc III the Garrison chrro, y
" ich they marched headed hv 49,. !"
Of 1e1%i". Emperor William evar'
"h"r" received ovatfons.
tinted States Ambassador Ana.
=. White presented to Emperor wn
liam at II O'Clock Friday morning ~
congratulations Of President McKir,a'
on the bi-centennary of corona,ies
tJdn. is, 1s1D Of tine first Kin, :.
Prussia, Frederick /. The presentatioa
was made during the court recen,or
which was held in the Knights I'M
2t the SchlcsS. after the newly a,
pointed knights of the order Of the pa5
Eagle. the Royal Order of the Crown
and the Royal order Of the Housa j,
Hohcnzollern had been presented j
the Emperor and Empress. During ,biv
'e.cmony the princcsses stood AZ Tho
} right of the throne, and the crown
prince with the other princes. at tho
left. Both the Emperor and the Fm-
rrcss spoke pleasantly to Ambassador
White.
Later Their Majesties received denu.
taticrs from East Prussia. Divine SCR
vice was held in the Schloss chapel AZ
moon. all the guests at the reception
icing present. and at ] O'Clock lunch.
con was served in the Schloss. Ambss.
@adcr White and the other foreign ren.
rescntatives who had presented con.
Gratulations to the Emperor being
pr sent, as We're also the visiting
princes ana the new knights. Emperor
William and the Empress attended the
luncheon.
Ambassador White and Mrs. White
attended a gala performance at the
Opera House, at night.
a new order Of merit Of the Prussian
crown has been founded in commemora-
tion Of the bi-ccntenary of the coronation
of the first Prussian King. The decora-
ticn consists Of a single clasp and ranks
between that Of the order Of the Black
Eagle and the grand cross Of the Red
Eagle
The imperial addresses to the army and
navy have been gazetted. The former
thanks he Prussan army for its devotion
to His Majesty and adds:
50 long AS this spirit binds the army
to its kings, no storms need be feared:
ana the Prussian eagle will proudly and
pursue its lofty fight for
the welfare OF the Prussian and German
army.
AIludinc to the establishment of the
fleet hy the great elector,
tho navys regeneration under the Kings
of Prussia and its vigorous development
IN the now German empire. His Majesty
says:
The fleet requires steadfast work in
order to become as strong an instrument
for the German empire as the Prussian
Kings possessed in the army. The prin-
ma is fulfilled If the spirit of the great
.lcctor he alive in the fleet. In order TO
bcsrnW Il special mark of distinction on
the fleet on this great anniversary. di-
rect that fac Similc of thc imperial sig
nature he worn on the sword and sash
buckle uf the navy
The rcscript also bcstows on naval
bands the sole right to play the Dutch
,.arch cf Honor and that a bronze
stitIc of the great ClectOr be erected at
l[icI and given in trust to the navy.
Emperor William. on the occasion OF
Today $ Jubilee, has rehabiitated as court
all those who were SUE
pended in 1893 because they voted, as
members of the Diet. against the canal
bill His Majesty has presented sve
marks for renoVatinG the cathedral OF
The city of koenigsberg
has presented Emperor William with
silver Votivc tablet. bearing
IN Inscription commemorative of numer.
lus private societies. The churches held
thanksgiving services.
The newspapers public accounts Of Inc
articles except the Socialist press ana 'he
Tx The latter paper bad cartoon
ridlCuinC tho PruSslan coat OF arms
showing two PruSsian agrarian nobleS
guard, with clubs upon tn+
.rpWn with tho captain. To ne II f'f,h
With the crown is forbidden To ,'t- P-plie
again for the next 200 years
Emperor William. this Cv"rnG, DAN
tuctcd tho visiting r"i.lf S, the ambissa-
lnrs ari th" .y'.,i JnnlltIcs ot the III
1irr. ti'@ Ir"Il utaHk tH, h,aisi hI III
h2 Wy rrcatcd knights and carried On
\, conversation with those sitting
.s him The Emperor repeatedly
lodged the amhassad"r$ W,
The imperial chancellor. Count Non on
I'uciow. sat opposite the Emperor. oH
hc Chinccllor'S right were the afhpdssa
iors n italy, Russia. France ana s ,ne
nited States. On his left were the an an
'asSadors Of Austria. Great hntd'h- i''
-rA ana SPAN; .,,...;.,,.o5 TO-
Tn, city Is hrilliantly iIlumInLlrd n,, WI. NJ
t@ht. t-lnprror imam anu S,'rI,I Suerm ,aI.