New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
TO PROTECT TIE ROYALTIES.
EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS AT CO.
BURG
DUE TO RUMORs OF PLOTS AGAINST THE GER
MAN EMPEROR AND THE CzAREwITcE-
THE CITY FILLED WITH VISITORS
ATTRACTED BY THE ROYAL
WEDDING.

WEDDING.
Coburr. April Is-The city is filled with visi-
tors and the gayly decorated streets are crowded
with people in holiday garb, in honor Of the mar
riage Of the Princess Victoria Of Coburg and
Edinburgh to her cousin the Grand Duke Ernest
Louis OF Hesse. Flags Of many nations are
floating in the mild breeze. and over the ducal
palace floats the royal standard Of Great
Britain. The weather is perfect. Queen Vic
toria was serenaded by the band OF the lst
Dragon Regiment Of the Prussian Guard OF
which Her Majesty is honorary colonel, and tnis
afternoon the Queen drove out with her grand
daughters. the Princesses Alexandra and Beatrice
OF COburg.
The most perfect precautionary measures
against an attempt upon the life Of some mem
Der of the reignng families assembled here have
been adopted and hundreds Of detectives Of al!
nations are here mingng with the crowds
This action has been taken in consequence Of
an intmation received by the police some time
ago that an Anarchist plot existed. the object Of
which was to take the life OF Emperor William
and the Czarewtch Of Russia.
Accompanying this intimation was statement
that an attempt upon the life OF the German
Emperor while in Venice frustrated only by
the vigilance Of the Venetian police and the body
guard Of German detectives who have accom-
panied HIS Majesty since his departure from
Berlin
II is said that the attempt was TO have been
made while the Emperor was at the theatre
which he had been invited to attend on the sun
day evening of his stay in Venice The Emperor
declined the invitation on the ground that ne
did not visit public entertainments or SUNDAY
but il is now stated that the reason he dld not
attend was the discovery of the alleged plot TO
kill him. The detective bodyguard Will ac-
company him here and keep constant guard over
him.
The Czarewitoh has a bodyguard Of Rus
sian police. and is also looked after by some OF
the most experienced OF German detectives.
similar guard has been assigned to the prOtcc-
tion of Queen Victoria. in addition 10 the special
English police who guarded her during her stay
in Florence and the Prince Of Wales Is CON
stantly guarded by two English detectives and
detail Of German police. The Ducal Palace and
all other buildings where the royal and imperial
persons are quartered are guarded night and
day by uniformed police troops ana detectives
and 1t is not believed that any stranger could
succeed in getting near enough 10 any OF the
buildings to do harm to the occupants.
In addition to these precautions the police have
required hotel and lodging house keepers and the
propretors Of other places where strangers are
entertained to furnish the authorities with the
names and descriptions Of their guests.
The ex-Empress Frederick Prince Henry and
his wife. Princess Irene Of Prussia, Duke George
of Sake -Meiningen, and several members of his
family. arrived here this afternoon They
Duchess Of SaXe-Coburg The royal visitors
were heartily cheered by the crowds at the sta
tiOn and en- route to the palace.
Emperor William arrived here this evening.
All the princes in thu city went in full uniform
to the station to meet him. After the customary
embraces and kisses. the Emperor inspected the
guard Of honor He rode in carriage with the
Prince of Wales and the Duke Of SaXe-COburg-
GOtha to the Castle Enormous crowds along the
route cheered him enthusiastically while the guns
ct the castle fired the salute.
The weather is perfect. All the houses in the
city are brilliantly Illuminated and the public
resorts are thronged.
A large torchlght procession did fancy march
ing the Schloss PlatZ this evening. Some Of
the evOlutions were remarkably elaborate. The
square filed with torches ana lanterns Of
various colors. chiefly those of Saxe-COburg and
Hesse. and many Of the effects were superb.
About the middle Of the evening the Burgo-
master and other municipal authorities. hanked
by treble lines OF torches. delivered address
to the bride and bridegroom. Afterward the
royal guests and the crowd sang the national
anthem in grand style. Tho bells pealed and the
air was filed with fireworks The court guests
went later to a gala performance In the Riesen
Saal which was brightly iumnat ted. The pro-
logue was followed by the comedy Doctor
Robin" Barnay acted the chief character.
David Garrick," farce. was the last piece OF
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