The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-12
WILLIAMS VISIT TO PALESTINE
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London, Oct. 1.-THE Berlin Correspon-
dent for the News says:
The party which is to accompany the
Emperor TO Palestine viii, including the
| Empress. court ladies. household officials,
and his Majesty's military encourage and
| personal attendants. number altogether
about a hundred persons. The clergy
who have been invited to take part in the
conservation festivities at Jerusalem are
not included in this number. They
travel at their own expense, and must
fend for Themselves, and only IN the Holy
City will they be the Ernperor's guests.
For the rest the widespread suppostion
that the imperial journey from Berlin to
Jerusalem is being managed throughout
by a tourist agency Is incorrect. The
tour will be managed. until Europe Is left
by the Court Marshal's Office, and the
agency in question only takes charge
when Asia is reached. The outward
journey is, as is known. via Constantine
ople where there will be a grand recep-
ton by the Sultan. From here the
journey wifi be continued by the sea of
AIarmora, the Dardanelles, the Aegean
Sea, and the Mediterranean, along the
coast Of Palestine. past Beyrout, Tyre.
and Sidon, to Hepha, which Will be reach
ed on the 26th of October. Jaffa will be
the next point, and thence a direct route
Will be taken to Jerusalem.
On their arrival in Palestine the imper-
ial couple will be received by young Ger
man ladies all dressed alike. and the
frocks they VIII wear on the occasion are
being made at MAdgeburg. They are OF
white muslin with cream MORE sashes.
The simple and youthful costumes are
made smarter by being trimmed with
Marechal Mel roses and lilies Of the val
ley. the Empress favorite flowers. On
the 31st of October the solemn
conservation Of the church will take place.
the foundation stone having been laid by
the Emperor Frederic when Crown
Prince. Several Excursions Will be maze
from Jerusalem and places Of interest
visited-including Jericho and OF course
Bethlehem The return journey from
Jerusalem will be taken advantage of to
explore the Holy Land. First in
northerly direction. Nazareth. Liberals
and Capernaum will be visited, and then
Hepha, where the imperial couple flrst
landed. Thence they will go by sea to
tour by coach and rail to Damascus, and
then back again TO Beyrout, where the
party will embark on the 18th of Nov
ember for Europe. Before the end OF the
month the imperial travellers will most
likely be back on the Spree without hav-
ing touched Constantinople again. The
task OF the agency above referred 70 is by
no means an easy one for with the ex-
ception Of Jafta and Damascus, the only
places where hotels will bemade use of,
tents will be the order OF the day and
one can easily Imagine that Il will be by
no means so simple to furnish meals as
II would be from a hotel kitchen One
need scarcely say that the tents are not
simple field tents, hut are pretty solidly
built and luxurioursly fitted up, which is
OF course, necessary, there being so many
ladies OF the party. Special attention will
most likely be paid TO the transport OF
the jewels and very valuable orders. and
although they are being conveyed under
a special Turkish escort special officials
at the Court MarShal's office and others
az1peilsed sy t1e agency will be told or
fo1-1Aair Surveillance.
A. the conservation OF the Saysor's
Church in Jerusalem. all the dignitaries
OF the Christian religious communities IN
rne Holy Cty. especially me Greek Ar
menian, and the Roman Catholic. VIII be
present. The German Evangelical COM
munfty will appear for the first time as
an official corporation While for cen
turtles the ABOVE churches have been
a power in Palestine Professionalism was
scarcely thought OF tn the beginning OF
this century. The Americans were the
first 70 bring about a change, and later on
the English. and. under Frederick VII
liam me Fourth. the Prlssian Protestsa,s
also gained soma rights. But even as
late as after the restoration 81 tie Ger
man empire at The beginning Of the seven
ties. the German Protestants were only
allowed 20 use a chapel every second Sun
day afternoon which belonged 70 the Eng
lish mission 20 the Jews. According %
the agreement then arrived a. an evan
gelical bishop was appointed by England
and Prussia alternately. Only IN the /
eighties were these relations broken OF .
and the German Evangelical community 4
IN Jerusaim was made independent /
mas now received n tna Church OF the .
Sa vzor-which. with its magnificent sp.rs {
towers above al the surrounding dones-
its own fitting pace OF worship The .
forthcoming events are OF the creates: T
importance 20 the authority Q: the Ger (