Show I KAISER AND KIPLING 4 German Ruler a Great Admirer of the I Author 4 READS JUNGLE STORIES t HIS MAJESTYS GRATITUDE TO AMERICAN AMBASSADOR 4 I Mr White Thanked For His Efforts In Establishing More Cordial Re lationsAgrarians Make Capital Out of the Embalmed Beef Testi monyVan Knorrs Retirement 4 Copyright lS99 by the Associated Press Berlin March HAt the annual diplomatic dinner given by the emperor of German on Wednesday his majesty again warmly thanked the United States ambassador Andrew D White for his efforts in establishing more cordial relations between the two countries coun-tries Mr White in replying said the emperors gracefully expressed anxiety regarding RUdard Kipling had an excellent ex-cellent effect in the United States His majesty thereupon stqrte to converse on the sUbject of Kipling and his works saying that the jungle stories were favorites fa-vorites with him the hunting excursions excur-sions especially The emperor added that he admired Kiplings keen quick Insight into nature human or otherwise other-wise surrounding him Emperor William then talked of architecture ar-chitecture and sculpture with special reference to Berlin His majesty looks more robust and stronger than ever He has fully recovered from the effects ef-fects of his Palestine journey Although Mr Robert P Porter since his arrival here has repeatedly announced an-nounced to the official world and to thc press that his mission is In no wise authorIze by the UnIted States government gov-ernment his stay here has attracted considerable attention and Is productive produc-tive of good results Mr Porter explains ex-plains to tho correspondent here of the Associated Press that a serious dls crepaacy exiktS between the figures of roli dbe fd eoe rol fftP imports dud exports of Germany and the United States furnished by I the United States treasury and those apparently drawn from German otU clal sources and quoted in the agrarian press The fore part of the week was spent by Mr Porter at Mndgeburg studying the sugar question from the German pointof view A man principally interested inter-ested in the Industry told Mr Porter that he hoped the United States would waive the discriminating tariff on German Ger-man sugar as a preliminary condition Ice the conclusion of a commercial treaty He also furnished statements apparently showing that the large German Ger-man manufacturers can produce sugar as low as 2 cents a pound which if true will enable them lO compete perfectly per-fectly with Cuban sugar EMBALMED BEEF TESTIMONY The testimony in the lIilesEalran dispute at Yashington as furnished tho agrarian press here with welcome material for the War on American meat Some of the comments are extremelY uncomplimentary to the American packers The Kreuz Zeitung says Since the testimony of General Miles has nroed that the packers arc so con scienceless as to furnish totally unfit meat to their own soldiers at the front they would certainly not scruple to sell similar meat to foreigners We hope these facts will not be lost sight of when the new meat Inspection bill is consIdered In the reiehsta As the relchstag adjourns for Easter 011 March 22 the meat inspection bill will not be discussed until the middle of April The chances of its passage In the present shape have dlmlnlshd latterly lat-terly owIng to the revelations of Gen ernl Miles and also to the vigorous at itation of the agrarian press Changes which have been contemplated contem-plated In the administration of the navy svisch have been considered form long t time the correspondent Is Informed will go into effect on the retirement of Admiral Von Knorr the present chief of the navy The emperor will then assume command of the nay as he has exercised that ot the anm an admiraltY and general staff will be created cre-ated with functions similar tQ the arnsy general staff the admiralty staff to have a separate chief while the functions and importance of the commanders com-manders of the naval station it Kid and Vilhelmshaven will be enlarged The naval cadet system will be reorganized reor-ganized and tie number of cadets will be doubled Some of the newspapers said that Ad mimi Von Knotr is retiring because of personal differences with the emperor on the subject of changes In the cadet system This the correspondents of the Associated Press Is informed Is untrue On the contrary intimate cordial rela I tlons exist between the emperor and Admiral Yon Knorr who is addressed by his majesty bv his christian name Edward and those relatIons will continue I I con-tinue until broken It is asserted that the admiral is not the only high official thus honored by the emperor Baron Von Buelow is also familiarlY dubbed Bernhard by his Jrtajesty I Interesting tests of wireless telegraphy have been made at Kiel recently re-cently on board a number of yar vessels ves-sels three Germa11lmlles apart On the whole the eXDerimnts have been successful suc-cessful Three historical plays depicting stirring stir-ring scenes in this history of the Ho henzollerns by Captain Lauff will at the emperors SUSSfstion be performtd with great pomp in the presence of a number of crownedheads Including the emperor at Wiesbaden beginning May 14 SAMOA SITUATION I The papers comment upon the Samoan Sa-moan dispatches published yesterday by the ReichzanzeJger saying they bear out the former German official I statements and flatly contradict tile essential points of Mr Chambers letters let-ters The Vossische Zeitung thinks the documents I doc-uments show that the German officials in Samoa have strictly adhered to the Berlin treat and the Cologne Volls Zeitung reproduces the version of the I affair credited to Mr H I Moors an I American merchant or Apia saying it fully corroborates the German contentions conten-tions w A number of papers attacked the gay erl1l11ents socalled concessions at Manila The Rhenish Westphalian Zeltung says the withdrawal of the i German ships is inexplicable as the danger to German life and property in the Philippines is more imminent now than in iSIS The vaDer also condemns the Super cession of Admiral Von Dledrlchs and asks it the admiral is now to be own UPOII the scrap iron heap meiey because be-cause the foreIgn office suddenly feels I the necessity of becoming friendly with the Americans |