The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-09-05
KING VICTOR IN BERLIN
WAS WARMLY WELCOMED
He Arrived a Half Hour Ahead Oh
Time to Avoid Any Possible Dis
Oder-Klrschner Read Address Oh
Welcome-Cheers of People Were
SpOntMneOus-HOnO COnferreu.

Berlin, Aug. 30.-The entry Of King We
tor Emmanuel into this city and his drive
through the Inter den Linden was ad-
vanced purposely half an hour from the
published time as a precaution against
any possible disorder. Consequently the
great crowds were packed into places an
hour before the police at Brandenberg
gate were astonished by the ARRIVAL at
brisk trot of a gorgeous cavalcade sur
rounding a six horse carriage. In when
sat Emperor William and small man In
a dark uniform, pulling at blonde mus
tache
The carriage stopped and the crowds
ceased cheering in order to see what
would happen. The chief burgomaster'
Her Kirschner. advanced and read an
address of welcome from parchment
scroll. Behind the burgomaster stood.
bareheaded, representatives of the city
In evening dress. The italian king then
turned to the German emperor and asked
him If he should reply. The emperor
shook his head negatively and the king
ner and thanked him. A deputation Of
young ladies' advanced on the other side
Of the carriage and gave the Italian King
a bunch of roses He smiled, bowed and
buried his face in the blossoms and the
cavalcade and carriage swept through the
gate and down Inter den Linden to the
castle. three quarters of mile away.
On one side of the thoroughfare CUR
assiers, dragons and lancers, lined up
two deep. made a glowing barrier Of
.color, while on the other side the peo-
pies view was unmolested except by ex-
| traordinary numbers of police standing
with their faces turned toward the spec
tators.
The cheers Of the people were spon'
taneous and really cordial, at least !,
seemed so to Generals Corbin and Young
and their party, who had a row of good
windows.
| splendid horses Of the cavalry more tina.
| any thing else. The show was over in e
few minutes. Shouting and the crashing
of bands played at intervals between thu
squadrons of cavalry marked the passag,
of the king and emperor down the ave
nue.. Their majesties later drove to tn,
Italian embassy for breakfast and thel
again to the castle.
The secretary of the United States EN-
bassy, John B. Jackson represented tn
United States in the absence of tn
American ambassador, Andrew D. White
who is on a visit to Switzerland.
Emperor William kept King Emmanue
up late last night at Potsdam and hat
him out of bed at o'clock this morning
The visit Of King Emmanuel to EN-
peror William has been marked by tn
comforting of many orders including tn
order of the Annunciata, which was per
sonally handed by the king to Count Vol
Buelow. The Order of the Black Eagl
was bestowed on Signor Zanardelli, tn
Italian premier, and the German ambas
sador to Italy, Count Won Wedel. the or
der of the Prussian Crown on Signo
Prinetti; the Grand Cross of Saints Mau
rice and Lazarus on the German secre
tary for foreign affairs, Baron Won RIGHT
thoff; the grand cross of the ITALIA
Crown on the German under secretar
for foreign affairs, DR.. Won Muehlbure
Count LAMA di Busca received a bus
of Emperor William.