The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-19
GERMANS GLORIFY.
They Celebrate the Battle of
GravelOtte.
Corner Stone Laid for MOnu-
ment to William I.
NOTED MEN THERE.
Tap the Stone "And the Band
Played On"

BERLIN, Aug. 19.-There was Splen-
did weather here yesterday for the
celebrating of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the battle of Gravelotte,
which had so decisive an influence
upon the Franco-Prussian war. The
anniversary was signalized here by
the laying of the foundation stone of
the national monument to the late EN-
peror William I. by his grandson, EN-
peror William II. in the presence of
many of the German sovereigns and
other dignitaries.
At 9 o'clock flourish of trumpets
announced the arrival of Emperor
William, who was received by Chan
cellor Won Hohenloe. The emperor
deposited under the foundation stone
of the monument to his grandfather a
memorial document in which be re-
ferred to the enthusiastic uprising of
the German nations under his grand
father, Emperor William the Great,
who had restored to the German ma
ton its ardently desired unity, and
had succeeded in securing for the
newly arisen empire it's proper weight
in the system of states.
Then addressing the brilliant as
sembly, the emperor read aloud from
the document to be deposited in the
foundation stone, as follows: 1.-THE
self-sacrifcing accord of the German
Prince, the wise counsel and energetic
| support of Won Bismarck and the con-
summate strategy and genius of Won
| Moltke, the unequalled courage and
ability of the commanders of the army,
| and, before all, of Crown Prince Fred
erick William, the devoted fidelity of
| Field Marshal Won Room and the disci-
| pline of the people rendered success
certain.
But also in the direction of works
of peace, the emperor was untiring to
| his last breath in active furtherance of
the welfare of the working classes.
| The statue of William the Great should
form testimony of the inextinguisha-
BILE gratitude of the princess and peo-
pie of Germany"
At this point Count Won Lerchffeld,
| the Bavarian envoy plenipOtentiary
! handed Emperor William a trowel, re-
questing that his majesty should lay
the foundation of memorial which
would remind Germany of the great
| period of her history, and which the
entire nation desired to erect to the
founder of it's unity and greatness.
| After the emperor had spread the ce-
ment on the stone, Baron Won Buell.
Berenderg, president of the reichstag,
gave his majesty nallet, at the same
| time declaring that the memorial would
| be a bronze monument of inextinguish-
able gratitude of the nation. Emperor
William then tapped the stone thrice
with the mallet, saying: In memory
of the fallen, in recognition of the liv-
lug and for the emulation of future
| generations"
The imperial and royal personages
present, beginning with the Crown
Prince Frederick William and the
Grand Duke of Baden. then tapped the
stone in succession, while a salute of
1O1 guns was fred and the bands
played. Superintendent General Fa-
Der delivered short address and after
the benediction the band played Nun
Danke ALE Got" Chancellor Won Ho
henlohe proposed three cheers for the
emperor, which were given with the
greatest enthusiasm. The troops pre-
sented arms and the bands played
"Heil Der Kaiser" The whole cere
mony was most brilliant and all who
witnessed it were deeply impressed.