The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-28

Of this morning the imperial yacht
HOhenzOllern, with Emperor william
and the princes on board, entered the
western water gate Of the Baltic and
North Sea canal In order to formally
open 1t. The CUTE was magnificently
decorated, and the Hohenxollern went
through amid ringing cheers by the
military organizations, students and
masses OF the people. the bands play
Ing the national anthem, and accom-
panytng the music were the voices of
the crowds assembled, who Joined In
the chorus heartily. His majesty was
on the deck Of the yacht, and bowed
his thanks. with visible emotion, on
oil sides. At 4 o'clock the Hohenxol-
lern severed the thread stretched over
the canal and commenced the passage
OF the new waterway.
The HOhenzOllern reached the canal
lock Mt Holtenau at 1890, being the
first vessel to formally pass through
the canal,a was greeted with cheers
from the mass of spectators. The up
pear1nce Of the Hohenzollern was tile
signal for a Simultaneous cannonnding
from the vast feet of warships in the
bay as they fired In honor of his royal
majesty. The Hohenxollern then re.
piled with her guns to the salutes of
the foreign vessels, and the opening of
the canal was accomplished In fact,
Tho arrival Of the HOhenxollcrn was
witnessed by the empress of Germany,
Prince Henry of Prussia and their
suites, who occupied the Hotel Belle
vue The Kaiser Adler, with the Ger
man kings and grand dukes on board,
completed the passage Of the canal ut
1:25, and the last vessel Of the process
sion passed the burg at 1855 p. m.
There were three mishaps, all OF a
slight nature, during the passage of
the imperial procession through the
canal. Both shores Of the canal were
lined with cavalry and infantry dur.
Ing the passage Of the procession, and
every point Of vantage along the route
of the new waterway was occupied by
thousands of people, gay decorations
were to be seen everywhere, and nm
immense amount OF powder was ex-
plOded by the assembled squadrons
when bis majesty, on the Hohenzol-
lern, arrived safely and triumphantly
from the Holtenau lock of the canal.
One Of the features Of the day was
the warm reception given the French
gunboat SurcOuf as she steamed along
the canal In the procession. The
French flag was cleercd to the echo
and the bands played the 'Aiarsael-
laise" as the French ship went by.
Another good feature of the celebra-
ton was the dinner given on bOard
the Hoche, the French flagship, to the
officers Of the German battleship Bay
ern. who had entertained the French
Officres yesterday. Upon the latter 0c-
casiOn the German commander toasted
the French president at the same time
he toasted the German emperor and
referred to the international feeling of
cOrdiality existing among naval men
all the world over. The French CON-
mander at the dinner on board the
Hoclle responded with similar toast.
which was vigorously applauded. In
short, Emperor william appears to
have most successfully engineered a
brilliant spectacle In which he, and
not the canal, seems to have been the
central figure, and 1t Is safe to say
that this was one Of the proudest days
Of his life.
Last, but not least, 1t Is plearant to
know that the warships Of the United
States. the New York, Columbia, San
Francisco. and Marblehead, formed
striking feature OF the naval review,
They stood out grandly among the
other warships, their white hulls fair
ly cleaning In the sunshine, contrast
Ing prettily with the dark hulls of the
foreign warships, and their smart an
pearance causing them to be greatly
admired by all.