The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-21
A ROYAL GOOD TINE
Everything Passed Oh Smoothly al
Kisl Yesterday.
BEST OF SPIRIT PREVAILS
The Thread Is Snapped and the
Great Ships Pass In the Day
Through the Famous
German Waterway.

Kiel. June 90.-The weather to-day
was magnificent. and the greatest ami
nation prevailed everywhere. At the
earliest hours thousands were already
. nrputs to Holtenau and Lenensal to
await the arrival of the imperial pro-
cession from Brunsbuttal A special
train conveying the representatives. OF
the press arrived from Hamburg at !
"a m. Shipping in the harbor was pro-
fusely decorated with bunting and the
port presented a very picturesque ap-
pearance Stands on the nelghboring
heights We're filled with Sightseers and
the masses OF people unable TO obtain
seats were grouped everywhere.
This being the 5sth anniversary Of the
accession of Queen Victoria to the
throne of Great Britain. by spirit OF the
command Of Emperor william. a royal
salute was fired at noon from all the
German warships. which. at the same
time. hoisted the British flag TO the
strains of the national anthem OF
Great Britain.
Brunsbuttal. June 2o.-At p. m. to-
day the imperial yacht Hohenzollern
with Emperor William and princess on
board, entered the western water gate
of the Baltic and North Sea canal In
order to formally open II.
Holtenau, June 90.-The Hohenzollern
reached the canal lock here at 12;io
O'Clock. the first vessel to formally
pas, through the canal. and was greet
ed with vociferous cheers from the
mass Of spectators. The Hohenzollern
replied with guns to the salutes Of the
foreign warships and the opening Of
the Baltic and North sea canal was an
accomplished fact.
The arrival of the Hohenzollern was
witnessed by the Empress OF Germany.
Princes Henry OF Prussia. and their
suites who occupied the Hotel Bellevue.
The Kaiser-Alder. with the German
kings and grand dukes on board. COM
pletcd the passage of the canal at 1910
p. m. and the last vessel OF the process
sion passed at Ills a. m. The following
was the order OF the procession:
A dispatch acting as a pilot, the i'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern. with the
emperor and four Of his sons on board:
the Kaiser-Adler. with the German
kings and grand dukes As passengers:
the North German Lloyd steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm IL. with the German
princes and other important passengers
on board: the British yacht Osborne.
carrying the duke OF York and his
suite; the Hamburg-American linz
steamship Augusta Victoria. with MEM
bers OF the reichstag and public officials
on board; the German Lloyd steamship
Trave. with other members Of the
relchstag and other officials on board
the Hamburg g-American line steamer
Rhaeta. with officers. members OF the
| relchstag and various officials: the
Hamburg-American line steamship Co
lumbla. with n large party Of distin-
guished personages as passengers: the
German dispatch boat Grille. with Ger
man naval officials: the Italian gun
boat Aretusa. with the italian naval
officers as passengers: the British ad.
miralty yacht Enchantress. conveying
a large party OF British naval officers;
the French gunboat Surcouf. having
on board a party OF French and mill
tary officers; the Russian gunboat
Grossjazhuschi. accommodating the
Russian naval and other officials: the
| Spanish gunboat Ensenada. bearing
the Spanish naval and other officers;
the Swedish gunboat Edda. having a
party of Swedish naval and other on
cials. the United States cruiser Marble
| head, having as passengers Admiral
Kirkland and stan and officers from
the san Francisco. New York and Co
lumbla OF the United States squadron;
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