The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
VICTOR EMMANUEL GIVEN a.
CORDIAL WELCOME.
SPEECH BY The EMPEROR
Visit Of the Italian Ruler. Has Been
Marked by conferring Of
Many Orders.

Berlin, Aug. 29.-The entry of King
Victor Emmanuel into the city yes!
terday and his drive through the I'm
ter Den Linden was advanced pur-
posely half an hour from the publish
ed time, as a precaution against pos
sible disorder.
Consequently the great crowds
which were packed into places an
hour before the eNpalice at the Branden-
burg gate were astonished by the ar
rival at brisk trot of cavalcade
surrounding carriage in which sat
Emperor William and small man in
a dark uniform pulling at blonde
mustache.
The carriage stopped and the
crowds ceased cheering in order to
see what would happen. The chief
burgomaster, Herr Kirchner, advanc- !
ed and reaa an address Of welcome
from parchment scroll. \, Behind the
burgomaster stood bareheaded hun
dred representatives Of the city in
evening dress. The reading was over
in less than a minute.
A deputation of young ladies ad-
vanced on the other side Of the car
riage and gave the italian king
bunch of roses. He smiled, bowed
and buried his face in the blossoms
and the cavalcade and carriage swept
through the gate and down Unter Den
Linden to the castle, three-quarters of
mile away.
On one side of the thOroughfare
dragons and lancers lined up two
deep, made a glowing barrier of COLOR
while on the other side the peoples
view was unmolested except by ex-
ira numbers Of police standing with
their faces turned toward the spec
tators. The cheers of the people
were spontaneous and really cordial.
They seemed so to Generals Corbin
and Young and their party, who had
a row of good windows. The Ameri-
can officers admired the splendidly
horsed cavalry more than anything
else. The show was over in few
seconds.
Shouting and the clashing Of bands
played at intervals between the
squadrons of cavalry marked the
place of the king and emperor down
the avenue. Their najesties later
drove to the Italian embassy for
breakfast and then again to the castle.
The secretary of the United States
embassy, John B. Jackson, represent
ed the United States in the absence of
the American ambassador, Andrew
w. White, who is on visit to Switz-
erland.
The visit of King Victor Emmanuel
to the emperor has been marked by
the comforting of many orders, in
Guiding the order Of the Annunciata,
which was personally conferred by
the King on Count Won Buelow. Count
Lanzea di Busca received bust OF
Emperor William.
At the state banquet given last night
Emperor William in toast to the
king of Italy, said:
when say with all my heart.
Your majesty is welcome, it is not
a mere expression of conventional
politeness, but rather an expression
Of the conviction of my heart. Your
majesty is welcome as the son OF
the chivalrous King Humbert, OF
| whom l ever retain reverent recollec-
tions. Welcome to your majesty as
king of that magnificent and beautiful
Italy, the land of our dreams and the
source of inspirations for our poets
and artists. Welcome as our faithful
ally upon the renewal between our
selves and our illustrious friend, the
emperor-king, Francis Joseph, of that
alliance which unites us. which con-
tinues in us our strength, and which
| has woven itself into the lives of our
people after having for several de-
cades assured the peace of Europe.
| as by Gods will it will continue to
| do so. The entire fatherland unites
with me in shouting this joyous
greeting: His majesty, the king OF
Italy. Hurrah. hurrah, hurrah!'
King Victor Emmanuel, replying 70
Emperor William, said the feeling OF
| affection expressed by the emperor
was pledge of friendship which he
.reciprocated from the bottom OF his
heart.