The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-20
BIC BANQUET At HAMBURG
Beginning of the Celebration Over
the Completed Work.
THE BALTIC CANAL OPENING
BurgOmnstcr Lehman Keeps Emperor
and Princes Standing Through
Long Winded Spccch-Incidcnt at
Rome-Othcr Foreign Topics.

Hamburg, June 19.--At about C.30 n
banquet commenced I'm the banqueting
hall, which Is still unfinished. of the
newly built Rathhause, which was
temporarily decorated today. At the
banquet, after the toasts, the burgo-
master, DIR. Lehman. attired in a
black gown with white ruffies arose
and addressed the emperor and the oh
er sovereigns. He made a long. de-
liberate speech, keeping the emperor
and the kings standing with their
glasses in their hands. He wound up
his twentieth by declaring that the
canal was the greatest German enter
prise. and the occasion of it's opening
the most notable event in the history of
Hamburg. The city had never before
seen such an illustrous assembly as
were now its guests. He then drank
to the German emperor and the Ger
man princes.
The emperor returned thanks in an
uncommonly guarded manner. His re-
ply was mild and careful and of COM
parative shortness He said he did not
presume to accept the welcome which
it was patent was not artificial, but
spontaneous, for himself but which
was for all the German sovereigns sur
rounding him. The canal was great
work. of peace. There are, he added,
seas that divide and seas that unite.
This canal unites two great seas for
commercial and defensive purposes.
At this instant the ironclad power of
united Europe lying in Kiel harbor was
the best self-evident proof of guaran-
teed peace. The celebration was seri-
ously interfered with by heavy thun-
der storm. His majesty left the fetes
at 1880.
Deputies Come to Blows.
Rome, June ia stormy incident oc-
ctIrred in the chamber of deputies today
during the debate on the address in re-
ply to the kings speech A radical
deputy spoke in favor of amnesty to
political and other offenders, where
upon Premier Crisp declared that the
government would propose that the
kings mercy should extend to peasants
and others who had been misled, but
certainly not to the leaders of revolt.
The utterances was vociferously an
plauded by the majority. When the
applause had subsided Signor Crspi
attempted to continue his remarks, but
was interrupted by cries of all sorts
from the radicals. Some members OF
the majority reproached the radicals
for their conduct and for a time there
was a violent exchange of invectives A
number of deputies descended to the
center of the chamber, which soon be-
came packed.
struggle followed, in which there
were many blows struck and the sit
ting had to be suspended. The pres-
dent ordered the galleries clear and
everybody to be excluded from the
chamber who were not connected there
with. A deafening roar was restored
and the sitting was resumed. The pres
ident severely rebuled the disorderly
deputies and announced that he would
enforce rigorous measures If such un-
seemly conduct was again INDUCED in.
The address to the kings speech was
carried by a large majority.
Edinburgh, June ia snow storm
prevailed today on Ben Nevis. Inver-
ness-Shire, the loftiest mountain in
Great Britain. The storm was accom-
panied by lightning and a bolt struck
the telegraph observatory, disabling
the instruments. The building was set
on fire, but the officials and two tour
lists eXtinguished the flame. Little
damage was done.