Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-08
VISITING HIS GRANDMA

r,,,..,-~,- szyyli, m Of Germany ON . Visit
TO His ROYAL Grandma, Queen Victoria
Who Kissed Him on Both Cheeks-A
-rhuuderinE'' Reception.
LONDON. Aug. s.-Accord1ng TO pro-
gramme the Prince of Wales left Ports
mouth harbor in his yacht, the Osborne.
at half-past twelve O'Clock to day, aud
proceeded outside the Solent to await the
arrival Of the Emperor of Germany on
BOARD the imperial yacht Honen-
zouern- As the yacht steamed out or
the naroor she was saiuted ~ the
guns on shore and on the war fesseis-
shortly before the departure of the royal
yacht the German souadron was sighted
steamlnS toward Portsmouth. and pilots
were immediately dispatched to take
charge OF their movements. The weather
at portsmouth Is superb, the bright sun
shine being tempered by a cooling
breeze every thing has been put
IN READINESS Tor the arrival Of the
German Emperor, and the crowd which
are constantly arriving by every ayaila-
BILE means by far surpass in numbers the
attendance which has marked any previ.
Gus Spithead maneuvers.
The enormous government fiotilla md
numerous private craft as well as all
available space on shore are packed with
sight-seers.
RECEPTION AND LANDING OF THE KAISER.
the Solent hundreds Of tn ousands of peo-
pie, while the water was literally covered
with every conceivable form of craft
bearing sight-seers, most of which, sas
did all of the war vessels and transat-
lantic liners, serving as excursion steam.
ers, displayed the German flag.
As the yacht Osborne approached the
Hohenzollern, the Prince of Wales sig
nailed his greeting to the Kaiser, TO
hi n, lot n
then accompanied the Hohenzoliern with
her escort through the lines of war vessels
drawn in ''parade'' to rec I'VE her. Every
vessel. both German and English, was in
holiday attire, and the spectacle
as the German feet steamed sloe
ly through the narrow ailse left
between the gaily- de cked war ships-the
flower Of the British navy-was impos-
ing in the extreme. As the imperial
yacht passed each ship she was saluted
by loud huzzas from the tars spread QUE
upon the yards OF ranged upon the decks,
followed by the booming of tine ships
guns which shot out their tongues
Of flames again and again until
the Hohenzollern was hidden by the
smoke. Then other voices took up the
welcoming huzzas and other cannon
doomed forth thunderous greetings.
Through this gauntlet of fire and smoke
"
clads Deutschland. Kaiser Preuser and
Friedsrich Der Crosse and the frigate
Zeiten in her wake. Of Cowes
Admiral Sir Edward Commeren went on
board the Hohenzollern while Vice Adj
miral Baird aud the other flag officers,
with General Sir L. s. Smith, awaited the
Kaiser's landing at Trinity pier. Here
he disembarked and proceeded to Os-
borne, where he was welcomed by his
grandmother, the Queen The Emperor
will dine with the Queen this evening.
At the conclusion OF the naval displays
at Spithead, Emperor William will leave
for Aldershot to witness the military re-
view, arriving there on Wednesday. He
viii return to Osborne in the eveningsto
pay a farewell visit to the Queen, and
viii rejoin Lis fleet on the following day
for his downward voyage.
The Emperor's proposed visit to the
Sultan occasions considerable uneasiness
in ST. Petersburg, where the reports of
immense war preparations on the part of
Turkey have already had the effect of
quickening Russian sensibilities. Unless
some satisfactory explanation is given by
Turkey of her warlike attitude. it is ex-
tremely doubtful il Emperor William Will
care to assume the risk of offending the
Car by visiting Constantinople at this
time.
KISSED THE KAISER
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Queen, in re-
ceiving the Emperor of Germs any at Os-
borne yesterday. did SO with every dem
onstration OF affection, kissing him on
both cheeks. Last night the vessels of
both the English and German fleets off
Cowes and Osborne were brilliantly ils
Illuminated, and the effect as viewed froua
the shore was magnificent.