The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-06
MARRIAGE FETE
OF THE AUSTRIAN Crown PRINCE.
Preparations for Gala season n Visn'
nA-OIhsF Absorbing Topics over
Old Oeean-IFIsh BiIuatIOn-
REancO!TunIsIAn War.

Grown Princess Of Austria, who WILL MAKE
her entry into the city on Monday. The
town is already making her toilette for the
occasion. Everywhere scatfoldlngs, lad
dsrs and stages, and people working on
them, and In balconies and windows are
otner people hanging te6toons, wreathE
and drAperies and making preparations
for illuminAtions, The weather is fine and
promises 10 continue 30. The greatest
activity reigns along the line Of the bridal
procession, The marriage procession will
assemble a. the TheTesianum, "a large eduOa'
tional establishment for nobility, having
great State apartments. The street leading
from the ThsrefiAnum Ia at first narrow
but WidenS gradually until 1t opens into
q tolerably spacious square, which has
been chosen a. the centre Of the reception
festival, and where the BuTgomaster will
present the address OF the town, In the
centre OF the square an ornamental canopy
Ia In course Of construction, under
which the state coach ol the Princess Is 10
stop, and an address will be presented. All
around the square trlbunes are being
constructed for the accommodation OF the
Ministers OF State and other high func'
tlonRriss, members OF the Austrian and
Hungarian Legislatures; representatives Of
the town, and various deputations that will
come up. Elizabeth bridge, which the pro-
Cession 10 then to cross, is the most orna-
mental OF bridges over the river at Vienna,
but the river itself Ia not very ornamental,
II becomes OF this season OF the year
black and muddy. The stream 10 satu.
rated with oil the refuse OF o number Of
factories which use its waters; 90, with q
view TO disguise this, the bridge is being
transformed into an ornamental bower
with flowers and wreaths. The footpath
OF the bridge will be converted into
hoWer.beds, on both sides OF which one
hundred aud fifty young girls dressed In
white will throw rose leaves on the path
oi the Princess. On the ring itself q
large tribune for spectators will be erected
before the museum buildings, and also o
number oil tribunes before the outer
buFRthor, where, on the occasion ot the
silver wedding, the Emperor Francis
Joseph will be received, amid the oya'
tions OF the town. On these tribunes the
members Of the various guilds, number.
log some five thousand, are TO stand with
flags aud banners and other insignia, as q
oil the Vienna bourgeoiae.
Along the line OF the road the veterans,
fire brigades, choral societies and rihs as.
soclations will take their places.
The cortege Of the Princess only con.
aists Of those specially considered as OF.
tached TO the court, such as ladies In wait.
ing, privy councillors and Chamberlalns,
In coaches and on horseback. The idea
Of lighting up the ring seems to have been
given up. The trials made with gas have
not been encouraging. Preparations at
private houses, however, are elaborate,
The more interesting features Of the fee.
tiyities promises to be the illumination Of
the dome OF the Cathedral ST. Stephen,
with electric light. In the meantime the
town is sbeglnning 10 I'LL up with strangers,
mostly from the provinces. The hotela are
already 80 full that newcomers find 1t hard
To get rooms. The Belgian Royal couple
and special friend OF the Grown Prince
and Prince Wilhelm, son Of the German
Grown Prince, will be accommodated
In the Burg; for the Duke ol Flanders, the
residence Of the Austrian Mlnistetresident
has been cleared out, and for the Prince
OF Wales apartments have been taken at
the Grand Hotel. Among the recent ar.
rivals is q considerable deputation OF Citi.
zens OF Brussels. The Prince cf Wales
passed through Paris to-day. The Prince
and Princess wilhelm leave Berlin to- day
or tomorrow for the city Of RhaugabIe.
The Hellenic Minister at Berlin, comes to
represent the Greek Royal family. The
King OF Belgium with bis daughter
Princess Cementine, Belgium Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, and principal officers Of
the Royal household left Brussels last even
ing and will join the Queen and Princess
SLephanie at Augsburg. The Count and
Countess Flanders, with the Austrian
Minister to Belgium and their household,
left Brussels last night.
SECOND PLENARY SITTING or THE MONETARY
CONFERENCE.
PARIS, May 6.-The second plenary
sitting OF the Monetary Conference was
held to-day. Mr.. Tremonte, Lord Rea
and Sir Alexander T. Gait were present.
vrolik was appointed vice.PreSident. A
series Of questions submitted by Vrolik
and reported by the committee were unan.
imously adopted for discussion. The del.
egates for Germany, Austria, England,
India, Canada, Greece, Portugal, Sweden
and Switzerland explained the views Of
their Governments. tits Understood that
their statements contained reservations OF
various degrees OF Importance. Cernus.
chi, In opening the general discussion,
dwelt on the necessity oil coming 10 an
understanding with the delegate for Ger.
many, whose statement, he said, had al.
tered the position OF affairs. The speech
OF the German delegate was ordered TO be
printed sBd distributed among the mem.
bers OF the conference. The discussion
will be resumed on Saturday.
rARsRLL's OPPOSITION TO THE LAND BILL.
LONDON, May 5.-Parnell's amendment
opposing the second reading Of the Land
bill, declares that The Land bill Ia lie
present state would fail 10 secure 10 ten.
ant farmers such reduction In rents aa
would afford adequate protection to their
property In their holdings, and would
leave 'eviCted or rackrented tenants In q
delenseless position, and that II offers nc
guarantee Of the creation oil sufficient
number Of occupying owners 10 check the
monopoly In land, or make available fof
the labofing population any Of the large
area Of cleared land from which fatmei
occupieis were uDjustly evlcled.
Mf. Gladstone, in replying 10 Parnelli
said he would place no obstacle In the way
Of Justice 10 McOarty's motion that the ac
lion Of the Irish executive In arbitrarily
sffesting q member Of patllSment and pro
claiming the city ol Dublin is an abuse O
the powers granted by the Coercion act,
&c., but he could not facilitate II.
IRISH AFFAIRS DILLON ILL.
LonDoS, May 5,-1t Is stated that th'
Home Rule members Of Commons havl
decided 10 refrain from voting on the sec
ohd reading oi the land bill.
II was fumoFed In the lobby oithe Com
mons this afternoon that Lord selbetne
Lord High Chancellor, had resigned OF
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