The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07
CRITIC MULCTED.



BERLIN, Dec. GA court has awarded
Fraulein Crete Meyer. of the Leasing The
alter, SIS damages from Herr Stracker,
critic, who described her movements on
the stage as being as graceful as those
of a hippopotamus." The judge affirmed
that the Characterization Of the actress as
a hippopotamus was calculated to lower
her in public esteem, adding that theat-
rical criticism must observe the tone
usual with educated people.
Coquelin, the younger, who has been
hunting with Emperor William in Prince
Henckel Won Donnersmarck's forests in
Silesia, is arranging to bring a company
to Berlin in January to play at one of the
royal playhouses.
De Pachmann, during an interval of
concert yesterday evening, referring to the
remarks about his facial expression and
gestures, said he could not render pieces
without fully entering. into their spirit and
that his features only portrayed his in
ward sensibilities. If this was disagree
able to the audience he must ask to be ex-
cused. The Berlin critics, who are usu-
ally cold, are superlatively appreciative
of De Pachmann's playing, especially of
Chopin's music.
The bitterly cold weather which prevails
throughout Germany has caused various
municipalities to vote contributions in aid
of the unemployed. Dresden has just voted
$25, 600 for this purpose. The lowest tenn
perature reached is degrees Fahrenheit
below, in east Prussia, and Koenigsberg
harbor is covered with about eight inches
of ice. Navigation of the Rhine is closed
through ice and the tributaries of that
river are carrying immense ice foes.
Siemens & Halske, after extensive expert
ments with Professor Pupin's long-dstance
telephone invention, have acquired his pat
ents for Europe and intend to connect all
the great centers. The experiments have
shown that with the Pupin wire a message
Is plainly audible to person standing over
ten yards from ordinary receiver.
The entire diplomatic corps bid farewell
to Mr.. White, the retiring ambassador, and
Mrs. White last night at the railroad sta
ton when they started for Italy. The
French, Russian and Italian ambassadors
were the only ones in town, but the other
embassies were represented by the charge
d affaires. The Foreign Office and several
of the other ministries were also represent
ed. The party, numbering about a hun
dred persons, in evening dress, suffered Sc
verely from the zero weather during the
long wait on the platform.
The Admiralty secretary, Won Tirpitz has
voluntarily informed a member of the
United States embassy that the German
cruisers Amazone, Ariadne and Niobe are
positively not going to the West Indies, and
semi-official statements in Kiel and Will
helmshaven papers have explained that the
cruisers are not going across the Atlantic.
because the naval law of 1901 requires that
six small cruisers shall remain attached to
the first SQUADRON of battleships There
fore, these three cannot be sent on foreign
service until the completion of several
cruisers which are now building. All the
newspapers are especially interested in the
naval news and are urging the government
to build more cruisers for service abroad.