The record-union., 1898-10-19
Germany's Emperor Received
F|attering Reception
On His Arrival Yesterday Morning at Con-
stantinopIe.
The Sultan, Surrounded by Bril-
liant Suite, Greets the German
Ruler at the Landing and Es-
corts Him to the Palace.

| CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1S.-At
$50 p. m. the German imperial yacht
HohenZollern, accompanied by the
German warship Hela and the Sultan's
yacht IZZdin, with the Turkish I'M
perial Commission on board, and fol-
lowed by number of special steam
| ers, chartered by members of the Ger
man colony for conveying sightseers,
| appeared off Old Seraglio Point and
| the guns of the barracks Numbered a
| salute. The Hela followed with a re-
| turn salute, and the Turkish batteries
| ashore and the guardship promptly re-
| Sponded.
The HOhenzollern anchored at $40
a. m. off Dolma Bagtone Palace, with
| the Heretha and Hela above and below
her Soon afterward the Emperor and
Empress entered the Hohenzollern's
| long boat and were rowed to the pal
ace landing station, where they We're
| received-by the Sultan, who was sur
| rounded by a brilliant suite. AS the
landing took place the German war
ships and a hundred guns from the
batteries fired salutes.
The long boat of the Hohenzoilern
on its way to the landing was greeted
| by hundred boats containing officials,
| policemen and spectators
The scene was most animated.
Crowds of spectators thronged the ap-
proaches to the palace during the sa-
lutes and shouted a welcome to .heir
majesties, which was answered by the
''Hoch'' of the German soldiers.
The Sultans suite included all the
Ministers and high civil authorities and
all the German military ofioorc NOW in,
the employ of Turkey.
The meeting between the Sultan and
his guests was most cordial The Sui
tan warmly shook hands with the EN-
peror and Empress, and Offering his
arm to the Empress, he led the way to
a pavilion off the palace, where the
party had a brief rest. Emperor Will
lam engaged in an animated conver-
sation with the Sultan. the Grand
Vizier and other members of the Sui
tan's suite.
Another final salute and the imperial
band playing the German national an
them announced to the crowds assem-
bled outside that their majesties were
coming out of the palace grounds.
The route from the Dolma bagtche
Palace to the Yildiz Palace was COW
troops in new uniform, among them
being the Sultan's bodyguard and the
imperial bodyguard, in new white uni
forms embroidered with black, white
helmet, and having a waistband of
Germany's colors. The whole made a
magnificent display. Standing a lit
tie apart from the crowd were large
gatherings of Turkish women, who oc-
cupied a slope facing the Dolmabagtcne
Palace.
All eyes centered on the gate of the
palace. Soon afterward the Sultan ap-
peared in full uniform in an open car
riage drawn by four horses, with out
riders with the Empress of Germany
on his right arm and Muri Pasha, the
Grand Master of Ceremonies, in front
Of them.
The Empress, who looked very we'll,
bowed continuously right and left in
response to the cheering of the people
In a second carriage was Emperor
William in the uniform of the Hussars
of the Guard apparently greatly en-
joying the scene, and the Grand ViZier,
Fuad Pasha.
Then came the suites of the Emperor
and Empress, the Turkish a&inisters,
the German ambassador, Baron Mar
schall Won Bieberstein and his staff
and others
The whole party proceeded to the
Yildiz Kiosk amid the deafening plaud-
it's of the crowd.
Empress subsequently exchanged Wis