The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-22
MAKER OF GERMANY
Imposing Ceremonies in Honor
Of Emperor William.
DAY OF GRAvEL0TTE BATTLE
Present Ruler of the Fatherland Laid
the Foundation Stone or an
Imposing Monument.

Berlin, Aug. 1S.-There has been
splendid weather today, which is the
25th anniversary of Gravelotte day.
which had so decisive an influence on
the Franco-Prussian war. The ami
versary was signalized here by the lay
ing of the foundation stone to the mon
ument of the late Emperor William
by his grandson. William II. in the pres
ence of many German sovereigns and
other dignitaries. The proceedings
opened at o'clock this morning. The
colors and standards of the various reg
iments, crowned with oak leaves. were
brought on the ground and a richly
decorated imperial standard displayed
in the center of the group.
AT o'clock a flourish of trumpets an
nounced the arrival of Emperor Will
liam, who was received by Chancellor
Won Hohenlohe. The emperor deposit
ed under the foundation stone of the
monument to his grandfather a me-
mortal document, in which he referred
to the enthusiastic uprising of the Ger
man nation under his grandfather, EN-
peror William the great. who had re-
stored the Germans to their ardently
desired unity and had succeeded in Sc
curing for the newly arisen empire its
proper weight in the system of states.
Then, addressing the brilliant assem-
blage, the emperor read aloud from the
document to be deposited IN the foun-
dation stone: 1.-The self sacrificing
record of the German princes,
the wise counsel and energetic support
of Won Bismarck, the consummate
strategy and genius of Won Moltke,
the unequalled courage and ability of
| the commanders of the army, and be-
| fore all, the valor of Crown Prince
| Frederick William, the devoted fideli-
| ty of Field Marshal Won Room and the
discipline of the people, rendered sue
cess certain. But also in the direction
of works of peace, the emperor was un-
| firing to his last breath in active fur
| therance of the welfare of the working
classes. The statue of William the Great
| should form a testimony of the mex.
tinguishable gratitude of the princes
and people of Germany"
At this point Count Won Lerchfield
| the Bavarian envoy plenipotentlary
handed Emperor William a trowel, re
| questing that his majesty would lay
the foundation of a memorial which
would remind Germany of the creates
period of her history, and which tn,
entire nation desired to erect to tn,
founder of the German empire. Afte
the emperor had spread the cement oi
the stone, Baron Won Buel-Berendborg
president of the reichstag, gave hi
majesty mallet, at the same time de
claring that the memorial would be
bronze monument of the ineXtinguish
able gratitude of the nation. Emper
or William then tapped the stone thric
saying: I'm memory of the fallen, il
recognition of the living and for th
emulation of the future generations
The emperor and the royal person
ages present, beginning with the crow
prince. Frederick William, and tn
grand duke of Baden, then tapped tn
stone in succession, while a salute O
101 guns was fired and the band played
The whole ceremony was most brillian
and all who witnessed it were deepl
| impressed