Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-05

Berlin. Sept. 1.-The Catholic con-
gress which was held in Munich dur
ing the past week, adopted resolutions
in favor of the restoration Of the tem-
poral power of the pope, the abolition
of dueling, for the furtherance of tenn
perance and for a stricter observance
OF Sunday.
Sedan day will be celebrated in a
more general end enthusiastic manner
than ever since 1870. No business will
be done after noon Monday. SiemanS
& Halske, the electrical manufacture
ing company, pay their 5000 workmen
double wages that day and let them
enjoy themselves. Many other firms
do likewise. The government employees
will get a holiday with full pay and
all schools will be closed. The cele-
brations will commence with very
! impressive ceremony, the dedication of
| the Emperor William memorial church.
| The emperor and empress will drive
| to the spot in a six horse carriage,
escorted by a detachment of cuiras-
| sierS of the guard, and be handed the
golden key of the church by deputa-
! ton. Hymns will be sung and pa
| triotic sermons will be preached. A
/ Gordon of troops and veterans, includ-
! ing the German-American veterans,
who are now visiting in the city, will
| surround the church and be reviewed
| by the emperor. 1t is noteworthy
that not only protestant but Catholic
! churches have special Sedan day ser
! vices today. Monday the fetes will be
j inaugurated by full parade led by
the emperor on the Templehof field.
, There will be an unusually brilliant
display Of troops and the kings of
! Saxony and Wurtemburg VIII be pres
cnt. The veterans will be out in
i strong force and line of 81 900 school
| children with banners will be drawn
up near the schlosS which the en-
perOr will pass returning to town. A
gala performance will be given at the
royal opera house Sunday evening,
i including the ballet militaria com
, posed twenty-five years ago to greet
! Emperor William l. on his return from
I the war; and the patriotic drama
j 1872" will be performed at the
SchauspielhaEse, by order of the en-
, peror.
/ The American colony will be present
at the parade Monday and there will
! be Examinations upon a splendid
! scale i'll the evening. The
mayor of Berlin has invited the whole
{ popula ton to join in the Nominations
! The two central points of this bright
display of lights will be the schloss
and reichstag buildings. The en-
peror has given $4,000 marks out of
his own purse for the illumination of
the schloss. Almost every building
will fly flags and all other big cities
will be decorated and Illuminated up
on a similar scale, especially Dresden,
! where the main fetes will be held to-
| day. A big celebration will be held at
| the Niederwald monument. Consider
| able indignation has been felt at the
fact that the socialists of Berlin and
elsewhere are arranging a counter
demonstrate ton. Monday six meetings
of socialists have been called by the
SOcialistic leaders in order to protest
victories of 1870. A large batch of
police detectives have been ordered to
Stettin and it's vicinity in anticipation
of trouble. Upon the occasion of the
imperial maneuvers from September
> to II, at which Emperor William,
Emperor Francis Joseph, the king of
Saxony and the crown prince of Ma
pies will be present, the French of
ficers will not appear and the French
ambassador in Berlin will leave the
city during the Sedan fetes The en-
peror upon the occasion of the recent
review Of the troops at Mayence, is
reported to have said to his officers:
DO not forget that we must be strong
IN order to maintain peace and the
stronger we are the more respect
others will have for u.s.