The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-09
Warships Of the Great Nations
to Participate in the
Ceremonies.
AND THE FLAG OF 10.
One Little Incident Prevents the
Emperor From Visiting All
the Vessels.

canal made this week by the imperial
yacht Hohenzolern and the Hamburg
American line steamer Palatia, with the
Chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe; the Prus-
sian Minister for the Interior, Herr Won
Koeller; the Imperial Secretary of State
for the Interior, DR.. Won Boetticher, and
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Baron
Marschal Won Bierberstein, on board,
showed that the canal is in condition for
the passage of a small feet on June 10 ard
20. The Palatia Just touched bottom be-
tween Rendsburg and Holtenau, but it was
nothing more serious than stirring up the
mud.
1t transpires that when landing from the
Paiatia at Holtenau Prince Hohenhole had
narrow escape as he slipped and would
have fallen overheard but for Herr Won
Koeller, who caught hold of him and pulled
him upon deck.
According to the programme the Kaiser
Adler, with Emperor William on board,
will head procession of sixteen German
and foreign vessels which will pass through
the canal during the evening of June 10.
The Marblehead will represent the United
States during the passage of the Elbe from
Hamburg to Brunsbuttel and the canal will
be closed to traffic until after the cere-
monies are over.
The great canal which joins the Baltic
to the German Ocean cost about SIS, 5OO,-
600 and has been eight years in building.
1t intersects the peninsula of Schleswig-
Holstein from Brunsbuttel, near the
mouth of the River Elbe, to Holtenau, on
Kiel Bay and opposite the city of Kiel,
| distance of about fifty-nine miles. The
entrances at both terminals have been
provided with dockgates, each of which is
twenty-seven and a half yards WIDE The
lowest possible depth of water at the
Brunsbuttel end is five fathoms, and at
Holtenau the water is a trife deeper.
| The dockgates are operated by hydraulic
power and the whole canal is lighted by
electricity. Steamtugs will be stationed
at each main gate of the canal in order to
assist in the passage of vessels. Atseveral
points the canal is crossed by large
bridges, which, when opened, leave free
space of tifty-four square yards. There
are also a number of ferries and two
| finely constructed permanent railway
bridges. The military advantage of the
s, canal is in the fact that henceforth in
time of war the German navy cannot be
divided and the provisioning of either the
Baltic or the North shore cannot be in
| terrupted or rendered impossible.
| The agitation in France against the
French warships at Kiel hoisting the Ger
man imperial flag bearing the sinister date
1870 has induced the Emperor to decide
not to visit any foreign warships during
the celebration of the opening of the canal,
as, if he visited any of them he would be
compelled to visit the Hoche, the French
| flagship, which would thereby be bound to
hoist this standard. The cause of the
! French excitement about this matter ap-
pears to be due to the fact that Prince Bis
marck, during the course of a speech
made in reply to the address of deputa-
ton in April last, said that the canal had
been proposed by him in 1867. but that no.
body would listen to him until the French
war indemnity gave the wherewithal to
! carry out this scheme.
The speech which Emperor William is
to make at the Holtenau banquet, on June
q, is awaited with curiosity. The French
admiral, Monard is to sit on his Majesty's
right hand and the Russian admiral.
Skrydleff, is to sit on his left. Thus it
will be difficult for the Emperor to avoid a
special allusion to France as the most
honored guest.
The foundation stone of the big Bis
marck monument, to be erected by the
German student corps, was laid on the
summit of the Rudelsberg last Sunday.
In spite of the fact that the Emperor is
known to be aggrieved at some of the
recent utterances of Prince Bismarck to a
deputation of Schleswig- Holsteiners, be-
cause they reflected upon the father of the
Empress, the late Duke Frederick of
Scleswig Holstein Sonderburg -Augusten-
burg, Mr.. MIGUEL, the Minister of Finance,
with his Majesty's approval, is to visit
Prince Bismarck next week, and Count
Won Rantzau, the ex-Chancellor's son-in-
law, will, at the expiration of his six
months leave of absence, be appointed
Prussian Minister at Hamburg, so as to
enable him to be near his father-in-law.
The latter's health continues to be good
and visit to Kissingen in order to take
the waters will not be required this year.
The Prussian Minister of Education, DR..
Bose, has just sanctioned the admission
of daughter of a Silesian ecclesiast to
the Arbituristein examination at the
Prussian gymnasium. The examination
enables the successful ones to enter the
universities or obtain other privileges in
certain professions. The Minister over
ruled the decision of the provincial Board
of Pedagogues, who refused the necessary
permission. DR.. Bosses decision has
caused great rejoicing among the Prussian
advocates of the higher education of
women.
Another question affecting the political
rights of women has just been decided
against them. An Anticipated law still ex-
lists which prohibits women scholars and
apprentices from joining political society.
A few women recently formed in Berlin
woman's agitation committee, hav-
ing for its object to obtain for women
equal political rights with men. The
leaders OF this movement were ar
raigned by the public prosecutor and
the magistrate before whom they were
brought sentenced the women to fines
ranging from 80 to SO marks, and ordered
the society to be dissolved.
The anti-Semite people, of which ALL
wardt and Broeckel are the leaders, adopted
their platform at meeting this week.