The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-10
HELIGOLAND'S NEW FLAG
THE BRITISH OFFICIALS EVACU-
ATE THE ISLAND.

The Germans Take Possession With
! Great nthusiasm-Emperor Will.
lam to Arrive There To-day-Exten-
sive Preparations Made for HIS
Reception and Entertainm ent-Good
Feeling ALI Around.
| LONDON, Aug. 9.-The transfer of the
island Of Heligoland to the German au-
thorities was formally made to-day. The
island was thronged to excess with visitors
from an early hour in the morning.
The English coast guardsmen en-
barked on the Seamen at noon
and soon after the German corvette Victo-
ria, the training ship Mars and the dispatch
vessel Pfeil arrived at the southern harbor
and steamed around the island to the north
ern harbor. Admiral Holman, who was
in command, landed a body of marines to
form guard Of honor, and at o'clock
| Minister Won Boetticher and Privy Coun~
selor Lindau went ashora
WELCOMED BY GOV. BARKLEY.
They were received by Gov. Barkley and
other English officials, who were In full
uniform. There we're also present Capt.
Geissler, the new governor, Commissioner
| Weimuth, Secretary Paltke and leading
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OF the German officials her majesty's ship
| Calypso fired a salute.
Herr Won Boetticher was escorted
through The Unberdorf up steps to the Ober<
land, the government house, where the
formal transfer was made Governor
Bark!ey read the clause in the Angio-
| German agreement relating TO Heligoland,
and the German flag was hoisted beside the
British standard amid the combined saluts
of twenty-one guns from the English and
| German vessels.
GERMAN ENTHUSIASM
| The Germans cheered with the greatesSi
enthusiasm, and sang "Deutchland uberS
alles."
Herr Won Boetticher called for cheers for
the queen, and Gov. Barkley led in cheers
| for the kaiser. Herr Won Boetticher escorted
Gov. Barkiey to the harbor, where the latter
at o'clock embarked on the war ship En-.
| chantreSs, amid a combined salute from the
English and German fleets Subsequently
| Herr Won Boetticher gave a grand dinaer at
the kurhaus, at which forty guests were
present. Gov. Geissler aud Commander
Wermuth entered upon their duties directly
upon the departure Of Gov. Barkley. Herr
Dittner was appointed financial controller
OF the island. Both flags were hauled down
at sunset.
HELIGoLAND's NEW GOVERNOR
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BERLIN, Aug 9.-Ths Reichsanzeiger.
publishes an order from Gen. Won
Caprivi, quoting an imperial decree
placing Heligoland under control Of
the chancellery and making Capt.
Gerster governor and Privy Councillor
Wermuth commissioner. AS soon as the
Landtag meets a law will be passed making
the island part Of Prussia The under
officials will be appointed by the governor.
The inhabitants of Heligoland are making
extensive preparations for the re.
ception OF the emperor tomorrow.
The interest in ths cession has
grown In intensity throughout Germany.
and steamers chartered at Hamburg aud
Bremerhaven are taking thousands to the
island. 1t is improbable that there will be
a sufficiency of food to satisfy the wants of
the visitors.
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPEROR.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern is timed
to arrive at 10 o'clock in the morning The
landing stage has been richly decorated
with flags and garlands and palms, and a
guard Of soldiers and sailors will await the
Kaiser The German national hymn will
be intoned by the naval band. The
session of the island will be
proclaimed and an address from
leading inhabitants will be read. Bouquets
will be presented to Emperor William by
Heligoland maidens, attired in their
picturesque island costume
| DECORATED PATH.
The kaiser will walk the entire way from
the landing stage to the government house
under flag draperies aud floral festoons The
emperor will preside at luncheon, to
be given by leading authorities,
and will spend five hours
in viewing the island before his departure.
Among the decorations are huge floral keys
pendent from the cliffs.
These symbolic the fact that the island
becomes the keystone of the defense of the
coast Of Germany.