The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-19
a NOTABLE GATHERING
Royalties at Dinner in the Throne
Room at Coburg.
ARRIVAL OF EMPEROR WILLIAM.

Welcomed by Grand Military Display
and Chsorsd by Waiting Thousands-
Procession In Honor of tho Bride and
Groom-Preoautions Against Anarchists.
CoBURG, April TO- - The marriage of
Queen Nictoria's grandchildren, inadyer-
tently announced to have taken place yes
terday, WAS solemnized today amid n scene
of royal spfendor. The central figure
among the royalties assembled, aside from
the bride and groom and the German en-
peror, Ia the venerable queen of Great
Britain, who Is received with enthusiasm
whenever she appears in public. Twice
yesterday she drove out. During her
majestys second outing she visited the
statue erected to the memory of the late
prince consert,
Last evening there was a family dinner
In the throne roomi of the ducal palace.
Queen Victoria sat in the center of the
table, bctweent the Russian czarowtz and
Empress Frederick, her daughter, and the
Prince of Wales. Opposite the queen sat
the Duchess of Coburg, between Emperor
William and the bridegroom and bride.
The royal dinner party was most bril-
liant affuir and remarkable from n histor-
foal point of view, when the conflicts Of
European policy are taken into considera-
hon, J.
! Emperor William arrived here at 5!55
p m. and was welcomed by grand mili-
tary display. The Duke of Coburg and
his son, the czarowit2, the Duke of Con
nRught and the Prince of Wales, who
were among those who greeted the em-
peror upon his arrival, all wore German
uniforms and with their military STATS,
awaited his coming upon the platform Of
the railway station. A guard of honor
and the band of the Thurlngian regiment
was also present, and the German anthem
was played as the train b caring his i'm
perial majesty drew up ut the railway
station.
The emperor wore the uniform of Queen
Vfctorias Dragon regiment. lie Sic
cessiycly embraced the Duke of Coburg
and the other distinguished imperial and
royal representatives and afterwards wit
messed the march past of the troops. After
the military display he proceeded to he
ducsl schloss. The route from the rail
way station toH the palace was lined
with troops, and behind the soldiers from
thirty to forty thousand spectators were
gathered. Ths emperor was heartily
cheered
The Schloss platz, the grent open space
in front OF the ducal palace, last night
was packed with humanity TO witness an
enormous torchlight procession given in
honor Of the betrothed couple. The whole
center of the plat2 WINS a mass of flaming
torches and lanterns OF every conceivable
color Those taking part in the procession
executed u series of figures under the win
dows OF the palace. They Were headed by
tho Co burg bicycle club tho members of
which carried lanterns showing the colnrs
Of Saxe-Cnburg and Gotha aud of IIesse.
Then followed hundreds of townsfolks
and students bearing ball oon lanterns
ard torches. The scene was u fairy like one.
The beautiful kosenau Schluss, where
the young couple will spend the honey
moon, and which is only four miles from
Coburg, was the birthplace of Prince Al
bert the husband of Queen Victoria, and
In 1915 Queen Victoria spent about fort
night there,
While the procession WIS passing choir
composed OF men Of Coburg serenaded the
koyal personRges in tho palace. Upon the
conclusion Of the singing the burgomaster
of the city.with his head barred read an nd
dress OF ecpgretulf4ion to the bridal
couple The celebration ended with fine
display of fireworks. The old castle OF
Cob burg, Which stands over 800 feet nbove
She town, presented "A most beautiful ap-
ptarauce, being bril- liantly illuminated
from bottom. to top.
The most perfect precautionary meas.
ures against an attempt upon the life of
some msube OF the reiguing families as
aembled here have been taken, and hun
dreds of detectives of all nations ars here
and mingling with the crowds.
This action has been taken In conse-
quence nf N intimation 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
CERrowitz Of Russia.
Not only Emperor William and the
eEarowitz, but Queen Victoria and the
Prince of Wales are constantly guarded
by picked men, aud the ducal palace aud
ali other buildings where the royal and
imperial personages are quartered are
guarded night and day by uniformed po
Hcs, troops and detectives, and it is moi
believed that any stranger could succeed
In getting near enough to the buildings tc
do harm to the occupants.
In addition 10 these precautions the po
lice have required hotel and lodging houst
keepers and the proprietors of other places
where strangers arc entertained TO furnish
the authorities with the names and de
scriptions Of their guests.
1t is asserted that a plot to kill Emperor
william while in Venice was discovered
and prevented by the police Of that city.
As mark of recognition of the loyalty
and good wishes OF his subjects, and alst
70 commemorate his marriage, the Crane
Duke Of Hesse has given ,003 marks eact
30 twenty deserving betrothed couples il
his grand duchy.