The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-19
SULTAN AND EMPEROR MEET
EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF GER-
MANY REACH CONsTANTINOPLE.

sultan and suite Welcome the Impe-
rial Guests at DOImabagtche Pal
nce-Guns of SeIimach barracks
Thundered IL salute when the I'M
periaI Yacht Appeared--Meeting
Between Emperor and sultan Very
COrdinI-SuItRn Presents Rich
Gifts TO His Guests
Constantinople. Oct lS.-At $50 O'clock
this morning the German imperial yacht
Hohenzollern. accompanied by the Ger
man warships Hertha and Hela, and the
Sultans yacht, Izzedin, with Turkish
imperial commission on board and follow
ed by a number of special steamers, char
tered by members of the German colony,
conveying sight-seers, appeared off Old
Seraglio Point, and the guns of Selimach
barracks Numbered salute. After pass
ing seragllo Point the Hela returned the
salute. The Hertha followed with another
return salute in the Turkish batteries
ashore and the guardship off Tophanese
promptly responded. The ships in the
harbor were decorated with flags from
stem to Stern. and flew the German and
! Turkish flags at their mastheads.
The Hohenzolern anchored al S:45 a.
m. off Domabagtche palace. Soon after
ward the Emperor and Empress entered
the Hohenzolern's long boat and were
rowed to the palace landing stage, where
they were received by the Sultan who
was surrounded by a brilliantSsuite
As the landing took place the German
warships and a hundred guns from the
batteries fired salutes. The scene was
most animated. Crowds of spectators
'thronged the approaches to the Dolma-
bagtche palace during the salutes and
shouted welcome TO their majesdes,
which was answered by the "HochH' of
! the German sailors
/ The meeting between the Sultan and his
! guest was most cordial. The Sultan warm
1 ly shook hands with the Emperor and
/ Empress, and offering his arm to the EN-
press, he led the way to the pavilion of
the palace, where the party had a brief
rest.
The route from the Dolmabagtche pal
ace to the Yildiz palace was covered with
red carpeting and lined with troops in new
/ UNIFORMS prominent dllJll6 NISHl btilS
/ the Sultans body guard of Albanians
and the Imperial Guard in new white
uniforms embroidered in black, white AND
red, having a waistband of Germany
! coloTs. The whole made magnificent dis
play.
The Sultan appeared in full uniform II
! an open carriage, drawn by four horses
with outriders, with the Empress of Ger
many on his right and Muir Pasha, the
! grand master Of ceremonies, in front OF
them.
In second carriage was Emperor WI
! liam in the uniform of the Hussars of Tho
| Guard apparently greatly enjoying the
! scene, and the grand vzier, Fuad Pashd
Then came the suites of the Emperor and
Empress, the Turkish ministers, the Ger
man ambassador Baron Marschan vor
I Bieberstein, and his staff, and others. The
whole party proceeded to the YiIdiz Kiosk
amid the deafening piaudits of the crowd
! The Sultan and the Emperor and Em
press subsequently exchanged visits EN-
peror William and Empress Augusta Vic
| toria dined this afternoon at the German
| embassy.
Replying to an address present eC
| by deputation of the Swiss
in Constantinople, who are
under German protection. the Emperor sait
| his policy IN Turkish affairs was identica
with his grandfather's. which was now
/ bearing fruit,
! THE excellent relations existing between
/ his imperial majesty, the Sultan and my.
| self he observed, show how the two EN-.
pires. despite difference Of race and relig-
! ion. can remain on terms of friendship fol
! their mutual advancement"
| The Sultan has presented to Emperor
! william a magnificent sword and to the
| Empress a diamond necklace of almos
priceless value. He has ALSO authorized q
1 German syndicate to construct a CONNER,
| cial port at Haidar opposite Constantine.
pie, a concession long sought by German
/ promoters.