The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-05
Exercises Concentrating the Eight
zenith Birthday of the Future
Ruler OF Germany.
THE CAPITAL CITY EN- FETE
ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION OF FRAN
CHS JOSEPH OF AUSTRIA.
Greeted by Emperor william with
the Customary Royal Kiss
Scenes in the Streets.

| Crown Prince Frederick William. The lat
| ter has attained his majority, and his COM
| ing of age was fittingly celebrated.
| The standard Of the emperor or aIstria
| waved over the royal palace in Berlin this
| afternoon, signifying that the ruler OF the
| dual monarchy had taken up his resi-
/ dapce there. Emperor Francis JOSEPH
| reached Potsdam station punctuaily at 10
| a. m. His Majesty's reception was strictly
| according to programme. The weather was
| ideally springlike. The whole city was in
| festal garb. The square POINTING the arch
where the welcoming ceremonies took
| place was hanked by two grand stands
filed with women in the gayest spring cos
TUNES, the space between the grand stands
being occupied by the municipal authorities
and other officials Behind the stands rose
| double rows of obelisks, respectively thirty
and fifty feet high. crowned with masses OF
choice flowers. the obelisks being connected
by garlands on masts between them. bear
ing Austrian and Hungarian streamers.
Emperor William was clad in a gorgeous
| Austrian field marshals uniform of cream
| colored coat, scarlet trousers, with broad
| gold lace and black chapeau with green
| feathers and wore his Austrian decora-
| tons. He drove down Inter den Linden TO
the Potsdam station at $40 a. m. in an open
carriage accompanied by his brother.
| Prince Henry who wore the uniform Of an
| Austrian admiral His Majesty cheered
by the crowds all the way
The train bearing Emperor Francis
| Joseph arrived here promptly on time. The
| greetings between the two emperors were
| most cordial. the emperors embracing and
| kissing each other on both cheeks. The
| Austrian emperor wore the uniform OF the
| Prussian foot guards and across his breast
was a broad orange ribbon with the Prus-
| sian Order of the Black Eagle.
| The procession passed through the Brand
| enburg gate in the following order: A
| squadron of the Garde du Corps, in black
| cuirasses and helmets tipped with silver
eagles, preceding an open carriage, with
pagnificently attired outriders, in which
| sat the two emperors, fianked by aids-de-
| camp. Then followed Prince Henry and
| the Prussan crown prince and neyt to
them were the younger Prussian princes.
taries. The absence of Prince Hohenlohe,
! the imperial chancellor, and the presence
| of General Count Won Waldersee were
much commented on.
| AT THE TRIUMPHAL ARCH.
| At the triumphal arch the procession
halted and Mayor Kirchner delivered a
/ speech of welcome, in which he referred to
Emperor Francis Joseph as "the trusty
| ally OF the first three rulers of the newly
created German empire" and ''as the
/ venerable prince of peace. who has cease
| lessly, zealously and successfully striven to
/ preserve to the nations Of the world the
| blessings of peace" The Austrian emperor
replied with few conventional words and
| the mayors daughter recited Wildenbruch's
| lode of Welcome" and presented bou-
1 quet of flowers to Francis Joseph, who
| shook the young girls hand and thanked
| her. There was loud outburst of cheering
/ as the emperors drove away.
| A short distance from here the cortege
| passed several embassies, which were hand
| somely decorated. On the balcony of the
| Russian embassy sat score of diplomat
| bowed. AS Emperor Williams eyes met a
| large star-spangled banner floating from
the United States embassy. and caught
| sight of United States Ambassador Andrew
| White at the window with a number of dis
| tingushed Americans his Majesty graci-
| cusly bowed and then, turning to his aid
| de-camp. Count Won Moltke. he ordered the
| escort to proceed at A canter. the progress
| being too slow TO suit him, whereupon the
| cutriders whipped their horses and the i'm
| perial party fast disappeared from sight
Arrived in front of the castle the emperor
| reviewed three of the finest Prussian regi-
| ments. Emperor Francis Joseph compli-
| nented Emperor William upon their ap-
pearance and then entered the palace,
| where the empress and the princesses were
| waiting to receive him.
| The real hero of the day was the youth
| full crown prince. who followed his fathers
| carriage. The blooming youthfulness of
| the prince was advantageously set off by
| the dark uniform of the guards, which he
wore. He was cheered all along the route
| quite as much as the two emperors and
| the Berliners are all delighted at the hand
some. modest appearance of their future
king.
HAD A BUSY DAY.
| busy day of it, After his fatiguing all
night journey from Vienna. and after the
excitement of this mornings reception,
| Emperor Francis Joseph did not have
| moments rest until nearly midnight After
the military review and having saluted the
| German Empress and conversed with her
| for a short time, the Austro-H Hungarian
! monarch at 1:3o p. m. joined the family
luncheon with Emperor William and the
Empress at the castle. Others present
| were the Grand Duke and Duchess of
Baden. Prince and Princess Henry of Prus-
| STA, Prince and Princess Frederick Leopold
| Prince Regent Albrecht, the Crown Prince
his brothers, Princes Etel Frederick and
| Adalbert, and Princess Fedora of Schles-
| wig-Holsteiu. All the sons of the Kaiser
saluted Emperor Francis Joseph by kissing
his hand.
Early in the afternoon Emperor Francis
Joseph tarried a while in the palace Of
| Emperor William /, where he prayed ST.
| lently, and later visited the mausoleum
| Enormous crowds lined the pathways of
| the Thiergarten and cheered him vocifer-
| ously. Later he took occasion, on his re-
| turn TO the castle. 10 engage the Crown
| Prince in a conversation, after which he
| congratulated the Kaiser upon the posses
| sion of such a fine son.
This evening the so-called "Zapfens-
treich" was performed between and 10
O'Clock in the large park-like space in front
of the castle by all the bands, drummers
and trumpeters of the entire guard corps.
During the evening the city was partially
illuminated, although this was not accord
ing 10 official programme. which accounts
for the fact that none of the state or public
buildings except those in the immediate
vicinity of the castle were illuminated.
However. Inter den Linden was a gorgeous
sight OF the embassies only the Rus
sian. French and American We're illumin-
ated. doubtless because they on Inter
den Linden. The Austro- Hungarian en-
bassy exhibited a lfe-sized double relief
portrait of the two emperors, the work OF
Alexander Jaray. the Hungarian sculptor.
IL was noticed that the initials of the two
Emperors. fntertwined In electric lights,
were TO be seen at many points.
The main attraction. however. was
around the castle the principal features
being the new cathedral and the national
monument-that to Emperor William I.
The latter was especially fine. over 10 600
tiny incandescent lamps marking it's out