The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-09
WAYS OF ROYALTY
A Grand Performance in Honor
of Emperor William.
A SCENE OF GREAT BRILLIANCY
His Majesty Has Narrow Escape at an Eaton
Review, a Bullet From Lads Gun
just Missing Him.

LONDON. July s.-The Emperor and EN-
press of Germany, after having break
tasted with Queen Victoria, drove to Frog
more and visited the royal mausoleum.
The imperial p irty afterwards lunched at
Windsor and then were driven to Cumber-
land lodge, where the silver wedding OF
Prince and Princess Christian, of Schles-
wig Holstein was being celebrated. After
leaving Cumberland lodge the Emperor
witnessed cricket match at Windsor.
Later in tue afternoon he took leave of the
Queen and went to London, where he will
this evening be at grand command" per-
Torrance of the Royal Italian opera COM
pany.
Truth says: at is stipulated Emperor
William shall write out the speech which
he is TO make at Guild Hall Friday next in
reply TO the speech of welcome which will
be made there by the recorder on the part
of the corporation"
After having written out his speech,
according to Truth. the Emperor must sub
init 1t TO the Queens approval.
The Emperor Is only 10 read those por-
lions OF his written speech which may have
met with the Queens approval.
The great event for London OF the En-
peror's visit will be the passage to and from
buckingham palace on Friday next OF the
Emperor and party on the way 10 Guild
Hail. Business along the route OF the pro-
cession will be practically suspended, and
windows overlooking the route are letting
at very high prices. The most elaborate
preparations have been made to decorate
the streets, and it is expected the pageant
on Friday next will exceed in pomp, mill
tary and civic display anything seen in this
city since the Thanksgiving ceremony in St.
PauPs over the recovery of the Prince OF
Wales from typhoid fever many years ago.
The gala opera performance this evening
was the finest spectacle ever witnessed in
London, SURPRISING in every way any pre-
vious affair of the Kind. The interior Of
the opera house was lavishly decorated.
Several thousand pounds was spent for
flowers alone. The audience was composed
OF the best known of the aristocracy. The
Prince of Wales conducted the Empress
and the Emperor conducted the Princess
of Wales TO the royal box. The Duke and
Duchess OF Edinburgh; the Duke and Ouch
ess of Connaught; the Duke and Duchess
of life; the Marquis ana MarchIoness of
Lorne and twenty other members of the
royal family composed the rest Of the
party. The programme was spendidly
carried ont. Miss Eames, Mines. Albini
and Dereskes received unstinted plaudits
from the occupants of the royal boxes. 1t
was after midnight before the "Hugue-
nots" was begun.
The lives of the German Emperor and
other royalties were endangered by an in
cident which occurred at a review of the
Eton volunteers Monday, and which was
kept secret A reporter learned the facts
tonight from a person of undoubted au-
thority. The Emperor, at the time referred
to was watching the evolntions of the boys
with great interest, and stood chatting with
the Prince of Wales and others directly in
front of the line Finally the command of
fire was given, which was followed by an
explosion from solitary gun, while the
hammers of all the other guns simply
clicked as was intended. 1t was explained
that one boy had put in blank cartridge
by mistake, but IL is alss asserted it was a
ball cartridge which the lad had carelessly
left in his gun a week before. After range
firing, all the officers present fastened to
assure the Emperor it was only a blank
cartridge. The Emperor, smiling. was I'M
moved, but on returning home, it is report
ed he said he was certain il was no blank
cartridge because he heard the whiz of the
bullet distinctly.