The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-28

Cowes, Isle of Wight. Jan. 2T.-This
morning Emperor William received
from the hands of the Duke of Con
naught his sword ON his appointment
as field marshal of the British army.
in the presence of the households of
King Edward and the dead queen, as
wei as number Of British and Ger
man naval officers. His majesty exc
pressed great delight at the appoint
ment- Today he celebrated his birth
day at Osborne and received congrat-
UidIlonS from members of the German
embassy in London
Shortiy after s O'Clock this morning
/ the members of the German embassy.
who arrived from london vesterriay-
proceeded Co Osborne and rendered
congratulations to Emperor William
1 upon his birthday The emperor. ac-
/ companied by the crown prince. met
them in the reception room. There
were no formal speeches.
EmperOr's Health Drunk.
After the memorial service I'm Whip-
bingham church, Emperor William ana
the crown prince went direct to the
Hohenzoilern, receiving a salute of
tWenty-one guns. His majesty took
IuncneOn there, the guests Including
Lord klntore, Colonel Darlington. who
I is attached to his ma ieSrv's sraff ubf1a
/ in England, the members of the Ger
man embassy and others. Crown
/ Prince Frederick William proDOsed the
! emperor's health, which was drunk
with ''HoChs."
! The kaiser then drank the health of
| King Edward, the entire cornDanv
/ standing Then his majesty donned the
| uniform of a British admiral TO receive
/ visitors who might call to tender con-
sratulations- Among those who came
/ We're KING Edward, i'm the uniform of
/ an admiral. Duke of COnnaught. Prince
/ Christian and other royal persona yes.
! Lord Roberts and Mr.. Broderfck- an in
/ full uniform.
William Dimes With His Uncle.
| The emperor received the king at the
! gdngWay- The Yacht was rolling heav-
/ ily. owing to the gale. so that the
[ queen and the royal ladies were pre-
| vented from accompanying the king.
/ After tea had been served the royaI
/ party returned to Osborne house. En-
/ peror William and the crown prince i'm
mediately returning the visit and din
ing with the king.
IN addition to the sword of a field
/ marshal, King Edward has presented
! TO Emperor William. already Knight
of the Garter. the insignia in diamonds.
! The fact that this gift was ordered
| by the late queen. with the intention
of presenting it on the kaiser's birth
dav. gave a pathetic interest to the
presentation.
Lord Salisbury Notified.
Emperor William, on learning of the
kings intention TO appoint him field
martial sent the following telegram to
Lord Salisbury:
| The king, my august uncle, con-
ferS upon me the rank of field mar
| shall in his army and informs me that
my appointment viii be published on
my birthday I hasten to apprise you
Of my deep appreciation Of SO signal d
rank of his majesty's affection to me
and I rejoice 10 think that I shall be
numbered among those of the highest
rank in his majesty's gallant army.
/ (SignedD WILLIAM r.
The emperor sent a fac-simile of the
dispatch TO Lord Roberts
Lord Salisbury replied as follows.
Il beg, with most profound respect,
to tender to your imperial majesty my
thanks for your telegram and my sin
cere CONGRATULATIONS upon the anniver-
sarv of YOUR maiesty'S birthday and
uDOn the appointment to the exalted
rank of field marshal which my august
sovereign. the king has been pleased
to confer upon your imperial majesty,
and 1 am convinced that your accept
ance of the office will give the EVellest
qualification to all classes OF the nation
who have been deeply touched by the
consideration and kindly feeling eXhib-
tied in your gracious visit on this
solemn occasion
Lord Roberts Response.
Lord Roberts responded in the fol-
lowing terms
i have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your majesty. : gracious
telegram giving me the Joyful udlnss
that his majesty. King Edward, mas
conferred upon your majesty the RANK
of field marshal I would beg, sir thaL
1T NAV be allowed to offer on behalf Of
myself and the army / have the honot
| to command. our most heartfelt anu
/ respectfuI concentrations upon this
mark of our sovereign's affection and
! appreciation of your maJesJyS great
and soldierly qualities
"AH ranks will be very proud 10
. think that your majesty viii hence1Ortn
be even more ci0seiy assoc 500, - " 49,, ~
them than heretofore. and VIII feel that
the army is highly hOnored BY your
. ruaiestv's name being enrolled among
the field marshals of Great Britain
At II O'Clock tomorrow morning, in
the Dresence Of Emperor William and
the members Of the British royal fam
ilv- King Edward will confer upo1
Crown Prince Frederick William the
order Of the Garter.
The Fohenzollern will take part in
the naval display at Spithead
| The emperor VIII accompany the king
to London and Windsor and will return
to Germany Immediately after the
funeral
Berlin. Jan Z7.-There was thu usual
reveiHe this morning for Emperor VIII
Iiam's birthday and the troops were
given days parole. At noon the mil
itarv governor of Berlin celebrated the
anniversary at the arsenal
Constantinople. Jan. 27.-The special
! | service held in the German church of
COnstantinople of the anniversary Of
the birth Of Emperor William was fol-
. lowed by the Inauguration IN Hippo
drome square of the fountain present
ed by the kaiser, the ceremony taking
place in the presence of the members
of the German embassy, Tewhk Pasha,
Ottoman minister of foreign affairs,
, other members of the Turkish cabinet
: and many high officials of the govern
l ment. as well as Populations from the
German training ship AIOltke and the
German station ship LOTeley.
Turkish troops were massed around
the SQUARE and there was long con-
2 course of spectators The ceremony
: was imposing.
z Abdul Hamid sent two silver ewers
to be filled with water and sealed one