Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-24

ing secretary.
The entire grand tier of the house
has been rearranged so as to form the
royal box, in which the king and the
queen and their principal guests are to
be seated while two other large box.
es and $50 stalls have also been ar
ranged by the court officials.
The design of the decoration Of the
interior of the theater is a novel one
and consists almost wholly of real
fruit OF the most vivid colors sur
rounded by its own leaves. FOR the
royal boxes and the vestibule in which
their majesties will hold reception
of their guests, however, great masses
of crimson rambler roses, hydranges
and lilies will be utilized, and these
will be toned down gradually to har-
monte with the rest of the scheme.
On the outside balcony the columns
are to be draped with imperial purple
curtains, interlaced with fruit gar
lands bound with golden ribbons.
Small growing trees will be placed all
over the balcony, in the center of
which fountain of water will play.
The general auditorium will be
adorned with design in pink. white
and crimson, with festoons of fruit
and garlands in green and gold, re-
lieved by crimson banners with the
royal arms placed below the seats of
the king and queen. In the stalls and
dress circle the public will be required
to wear court dress or uniform and in
other parts of the theater evening
dress.
There has been an enormous de-
neand for seats and some very high
premiums have been paid. The prices
of those places open to the public
were fixed by the management as fol-
lows: private boxes. from $262.5O up
to $525: orchestra stalls $105; dress
circle, $26 to $50; and ampitheater
$3.50.
ROME, June "a The celebration
of the jubilee Of the Italian Unity with
the exhibitions in Rome and in Turin
has emphasizedthe strangeness of the
situation between Italy and Austria.
Emperor Francis Joseph and the Gov
eminent of the Dual Monarchy, alone
of all the rulers and great powers have
sent no representation to the Italian
celebrations and 1t has been only in
the most recalcitrant manner that Aus
tria has participated in the 1nterna-
tional exhibition of Fine Arts here,
while she was the only nation which
did not appear and take part in the
exhibition of industries and labor at
Turin.
This is significant when one consid-
ers that Vienna and Rome have been
allied as members of the triple alli-
ance for nearly thirty years. Nor
can it be said that Austria's attitude
is inspired by a desire to spare the
feelings of the Vatican, as Austria in
1870 was the first country to congrat-
ulate Italy over the fall OF the tenn
pOral power, and the relations betW cen
the Austrian government and the
Holy See have been recently strained.
The attitude Of Austria is due to
the ancient antagonism between the
two countries. which is reaching a
more acute stage now that the health
of Emperor Francis Joseph is failing.
and that the reins Of the Dual Mon
archy are practically in the hands of
the Crown Prince. Archduke Francis
Ferdinand.
The old Emperor has witnessed dur
| ing his long reign greater political
and family catastrophes than any 9th.
err living sovereign, with the exception
perhaps of King Manuel of Portugal.
He went from the defeat of SandoWa,
to the loss of Lombardy and Venetia
from the incurable infirmity of EN-
press Elizabeth to her murder by an
anarchist besides that yet unexplained
tragedy which led to the death of his
only son, Archduke Rudolph.
! Such succession of sorrows has in
duced the venerable monarch to be
sctrongly opposed to his country par
ticipating in any conflict, and the one
| which might have been the most prob
able was avoided through the ALL
ance with Italy and Germany. and the
great respect that the aged ruler has
inspired throughout Europe. His sue
cessor will not command the same IN
nuence so that the disappearance of
Francis Joseph may have a capital
influence in the foreign policy or
Europe, it being doubtful that he Will
maintain the present attitude of sub
mission to Germany, while his intran-
sigeant clericalism may revive in Aus
tria the Loss of Rome" movement,
and cause rupture with Italy. which
would not please even the Vatican. as
Plus X is averse to any event which
might revive an acute stage between
Church and State in Italy. as is pro-
yided by his mild attitude in connec-
ton with the present celebrations OF
italian unity.
The attitude of the Vatican toward
the celebration of the Jubilee, OF ltal-
ian unity has been so far character
)ized by most dignified reserve, as
while it cannot approve of manifesto:
|tions which commemorate the fall OF
1.-The Temporal power, it does not desire
that anything should be done when
might embitter the relations between
!Church and State here. which, since
the pontiflcate of the present pope be-
gan, have been characterized by a
spirit of intolerance which in some
eases has even reached cordially.
; Therefore, the excessive zeal OF GER
.: h;.bonc u.ho hpinp so far from