Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-08
FRANCIS JOsEPHS
DIAMOND JUBILEE
ror sixty Years Has He Guided
yestinies OF The Aus
TRAN Empire.
GATHERING OF ROYALTY.
,,,,ncror william and Heads of Ger
man princcly House Assemble
In Vienna.

wanna May THE heads of the
..,no,lv houses of Germany. led by EN-
ro,or william, have assembled in vien-
20 TO present their congratulations to
,,u,reror Francis Joseph on the occa
Ian nj the diamond jubilee of his reign
amperor-king OF Austria Hungary
ao5 To naugurate a series of festivi-
,.os with which the jubilee is to be
,slebratod throughout the dual mon
mchy
rmneror William and the empress
,rrived at the Meidling railroad sta
,ion this morning from Pola, where
,bsy landed yesterday from the iin-
roriol Yacht Hohenzollcrn. The royal
iistors were met and welcomed at this
s,s,ion by Emperor Francis Joseph,
In accompanied them by train TO
"rother station near Schoenbrunn pal
o. known as Penang. Here there
MAS a great gathering of notables To
,n,sivc the German emperor and his
wife An the Austrian archdukcs ana
srphduchcsses and the principal OF
seals the members of tho German en-
Ssssv and the burgomaster of Vienna,
wore on the station platform Whch
L,mperor Francis Joseph aliShted from
he train and was followed by EN-
peror William
This unique gathering of royalty at
trocted a host OF visitors into Vienna.
Ths CITY has been bedecked with butit-
ING and triumphal arches spanning the
principal thOroughtares.
The hupeTial guests We're given
magnificent reception. The route from
the railway station to the palace
which was lined with troops, was ue-
corated with Venetian nastS ana ilaSs
and filed with great throns ol pev-
Me from the city and suburbs. shortly
before noon all the other royal VlslorSi
most of whom had been given quar-
ters i'm the Hofburg, in Vienna, were
driven ont in carriages to the palace
snd assembled in the great crimson
drawing room, where they were join
cd by Emperor william and the en-
press ,,....,,,
rrinces an in brilliant uniforms and
headed by Empcror William and his
wife then proceeded to the Mario An
tninetta salon where Emperor Francis
Joseph awaited his visitors.
Emperor William made a speech IN
which he rendered Emperor francis
Joseph the CONGRATULATIONS OF thuse
preseut upon the sixtieth anniversary
of the beginning of his reign. The Ger
man emperor spoke In high praise oil
E,nperor Francis Josephs untiring de-
yotion TO the welfare of his country
and Of the glorious example his 30
years Of labor had given to the world.
sovEREiGNs AND PRINCES.
1t is long time since Vienna has
seen such a gathering of sovereigns
n and princes as greeted Emperor Fran
H els Joseph today. Headed by Emperor
william Of Germany and the empress
and two Of their children, Prince Aug
ust William and Princess Victoria
LUZ, the list included Prince Leopold.
the regent of Bavaria: the king of
Saxony. the kinS of Wurtemburg; the
Grand Duke OF Baden, the Grand Duke
of Sake Weimar, the Grand Duke OF
0ldenburg. the Grand Duke of Neck
lenburg- Schwerin, Duke Frederick of
Anhalt, Prince Leopold " of Lippe,
and Prince George of Schaumburg-
Lippe
Emperor William spent the afternoon
in calling upon the archdukes and the
Norious embassies Francis Joseph
also took a long carriage ride through
the streets OF the city and called upon
the German princes. He received ar
ovation from the people everywhere
he went The weather which had been
rainy in the morning, cleared in the
with the pleasure of the imperial di-v-
ers. Two hundred and tfty guests
assembled at a gala banquet given In
Schlenhrunn palace this evening. The
banquet was served in three communi-
eating apartments Emperor Francis
Joseph sat at tho center table with
tho empress Of Germany at his right
hand and the emperor Of Germany at
his left hand. Tho scene was a bril-
liant ono. the majority of the guests
wearing many orders. The Austrian
emperor was attired In the German
Uniform and the German emperor In
The Austrian uniform.
After the dinner the guests gath'
cred IN the salons and at o'clock there
was grand screnado In the park by
masscd military bands and 5000 sing
trs from the Austrian choral societies.
The imperial party listened To the
music from the Windows. The sere-
made closed with a march past the pal
ace by the bands and singers, who
eheered the monarchs Loyalty.
DECORATIONS CONFERRED.
a very large number of orders and
decol1tiors have been distributed by
lne German emperor. II ~ reported
That he has bestowed decorations num-
pellng between $50 and $50
The popo and the king of Italy have
sent their congratulations Ia Emperor
Francis Joseph in wHrmest terms I'm
hh message King Victor Emmanuel
assooatos himself with the feeling of
Affection which the kaiser. our august
eily and friend, will this day per-
sund'ly express 10 you"
The Austrian emperor I'm reply con-
graduated himself upon this fres'h
testimony of closc alliance ana Office
uonpic fiicnship which unitcs us."
~ Ma
me unycilmg of monument Ia the
ctompp'cr Johannes Brahms, who died
IN Nlonua In 1897 IN karlsplata, by the
Nle hurgamaster In the presence of
eminent musicians
Emperor William and his party
boarded "a train AT 92O y. m, FOR Don
alffrhlugen, lie was blddcn farewell
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