Show I r OLDEST f MEMBER I FORGOT HS HIS CUE GlIE t tI tEmp 1 I Emperor Emp William Waited in inV Vain V in hop Eor Cheers SITUATION rO V S 4 i WILl MU NUIl Berlin BerUn r Jan fait U f 18 The d Prussian diet dl t wa Was opened today toda b by Emperor MUla a king ki t B Of l 1 Prussia who read the n trots from the throne In lit Ina lita a full resonant voice wan waa heard beard clearly throughout the tb spacious hall ball of the castle I The emp Nr iNduced Ie ced a ceremonial not n previously used need u by Urn him or his hJ I predecessors r at the th opening of the diet He entered the flie lull preceded ed by two tall taU heralds wearing w tabards tabard cheek check checkered ered with the royal roial arum arane and quarter i ings lags In white bia k and an blue and r red redI d j I and gold one of the hearing bearing a banner on which were emblazoned the nail anna and a the en ell eror carrying a banner showing the arms anus of or Prussia Pru la A long 1 of princes fol tol lowed including the crown prince Frederick William Print Prince Henry Henr of oC Prussia and Prince Albrecht of or Prussia Prussia sia cia and Ch Chancellor or von van B Buelow elow The Which entirety entirely concerned C domestic affairs said d tIle the king thanked Providence for r f the th Speedy y restoration to health and expressed e p e gratitude for forthe forthe forthe the warm sympathy y shown him by the people Continuing he referred to the Im Improvement improvement provement in the tha economic situation In Prussia feo tsi the th augmentation of the rev rm revenues whereby the fiscal year of 1903 Would shw a surplus 8 and added that the estimates of the revenue and ad ex ox expenditures for 1904 nl would baen I Proposed legislation includes the completion of ot the water waterway waterway way the conversion of ot a portion of the theOder theOder theOder Oder into a and aDd the Improvement of ot the Oder and Vistula VI waterways The emperor at the conclusion of reading the placed his helmet on his Ids head and anel waited a IL moment for forthe forthe forthe the customary three cheers for the kIng kJ which it is the privilege of Hen Hert Schaffner the oldest t member m of the diet to propose Herr Schaffner how however however however ever forgot to t do so an awk awkward awkward awkward ward pause the th king walked toward the thedoor thedoor thedoor door followed by the princes and min ministers Some Seine one thereupon n prompted Herr and ha he e proposed ed the three cheers which were wele then thea heartily given Je |