Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-11
FROM YoKOH0MA
Comes Tidings of Rex Vulcan Hills
Majesty Received by the Japs in An
Appropriate Manner-Coliseam
Going Up Rapidly.

Rex Vulcan II. has been heard from
again. this time at Yokohoma, Japan.
The following special cable to the gov
eminent of the province of Birmingham
tells of his reception there:
To Mr. E. Lesser, Governor of the Prov
ince of Birmingham.
Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 10, 1887
Especial Cable.)-The yacht Magic CITY,
with his royal majesty, Rex Vulcan IL.
on board, en- route for Birmingham, ac-
companied by the six men-of-war, Ter
ror Invineible Terrific, Cyclone, Des-
perate and Inferno, was sighted yester-
day morning off the east coast. lmme--
diately the Japanese men-oi-War,
Tsugaru and Nigota, Admiral Yoshitane
in command, and the American men-oi-
war, Monterey, Capt. C. E. ClarR' pen
nington. Com. G.. w. Pigman,and Alert,
Conn Franklin Hanford. all under the
command of Rear Admiral Lester "A;
Beardslee, steamed out to meet his royal
majesty and gave him the royal salute
and escorted the royal visitor into port.
Upon landing at Yokohama II was
found that the city and the natives ana
foreigners were in gala attire in honor
of the great event and the royal coiors,
purple, orange and green, were seen
everywhere. His majesty was met by
the Mikado the Crown Prince Yedo ana
royal dgnitaries and suite. Trains gally
decorated in the colors of Japan and Rex
Vulcan II. were waiting to convey the
royal party to Toxic. Ppon arrival
there, his majesty was conveyed 10 tne
Hama Shoguns palace, where ne was re-
ceived by the empress and ladies' OF nne
court. In the afternoon the royaI in
rikisha was made use of to show rex Vul-
can the sights of picturesque OLD TOKYO
In the evening has royal majesty was en-.
tertained by the Mil1ado at banquet al
the palace in the magnificent golden
banquet ting hall. Rex Vulcan was seat
ed on the right of the Mikado, the prince
on the left and the American minister.
Hon. Edwin Dunn, was seated next TO the
, prince The banquet was in charge OF
Prince Sannoniya, minister of ceremonies.
This morning His Royal Majesty was
entertained by the emperor ana empress
at the Cherry Bloom garden party IN
the IIvena Seashore palace garden. The
garden party this year was made es-
pecially the great social event of the
season on account of the visit of HIS
ROYAL Majesty Rex Vulcan H. The
weather being beautiful and the cherry
trees being in full bloom, Her Majesty
and ladies were in beautiful costumes e
and the officers and dignitaries were IN
their usual snowy uniforms. The event
is one that will be long remembered by
His Majesty, and he has so expressed
himself. Rex Vulcan wore his handsome
royal robes and the various decorations
bestowed upon him.
In addition to numerous valuable pres
ents His Royal Majesty bestowed upon
the Mikado the Diamond Star of Ovambo
and upon Her Majesty the Diadem of the
Goddess of the Sun, and the Mikado in
return bestowed upon Rex Vulcan the
Grand Decoration of the Sixteen Leaf
Chrysanthemum set in brilliants, ana
presented him with numberless packages
, of valuable silks and satins.
His Majesty set sail this morning for
Nicaragua, where he will be the guest for
/. several days of the president, Gen. Jose
Santos Zelaya. He will while there, in
spect the Nicaraguan canal route, in
which enterprise he is very much inter-
ested. and which he will take steps to
have completed at once.
(Signed) VIM DICK JONES,
Secretary of the American Legation.