The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-01
SEDAN DAY IN GERMANY
TO BE CELEBRATED in MORE
ENTHUSIASTIC MANNER
THAN EVER.
THE CITIES WILL Be DECORATED.

The CELEBRATION Will Commence With
the Dedication of the EN- peror Will
liam Memorial Church, and All
Churches Will Have Special Ser
vices-WIIl BE An Unusually Bril-
liant Display of Troops, Kings OfSax-
ony and Wurtenberg Being Present.
BERLIN, Aug. 31.--Sedan Day will be
celebrated in more general and enthu-
siastic manner than ever since 1870. No
business will be done in the afternoon on
Monday. The Siemens and Halske people
will pay their 5000 workmen double
wages on that day and Will let them en-
Joy themselves. Many other firms will
do likewise. The government employees
viii get their holiday with full pay and
all the schools will be closed.
The celebrations will commence with a
very impressive ceremony, the dedica-
ton Of the Emperor William Memorial
Church. A platform, capable of seating
5000, is being erected for the accOmmo-
daCion of the favored guests The En-
peror and Empress viii arrive at the
spot at 10 o'clock, in a six horse car
horse carriage, escorted by a detach-
ment of cUirassiers of the guard and
will be handed the golden key
of the church, by a deputation,
when their majesties reach the building.
Hymns viii be sung and a patriotic ser
mon will be preached and when the En-
peror and Empress leave the bands will
play the "Wacht am Rhein." A Gordon
of troops and veterans, including the
German American veterans who are now
visiting this city, will surround the
church and will be reviewed by the En-
peror.
1t is noteworthy that not only the
Protestant but the Catholic churches
will have special Sedan Day services to-
morrow.
On Monday the fetes will be inaugu-
rated by full parade held by the En-
peror on the Tempelhof field.
There will be an unusually brilliant
display of troops, and the Kings of
Saxony and Wurtenberg will be present.
The veterans will be out in strong force,
and a line of 81, 900 school children,
with banners will be drawn up near the
Schloss which the Emperor will pass on
returning to town with his retinue of
colors, banners, etc.
The American colony will be present
at the parade on Monday and there will
be illuminations on splendid scale
IN Q evening. The Mayor of Berlin
has invited the whole of the population
to join in the illuminations. The two
central points of this night display of
lights will be the Schloss and the
Reichstag buildings. The Emperor has
given 5000 marks out of his own pocket
for the illuminations of the Schloss.
All the other big cities will be decora-
ted and illuminated upon similar scale,
especially Dresden, where the main fetes
will be held on Sunday. A big celebra-
ton will be held at the Niederwald mon
ument
Considerable indignation has been felt
at the fact that he Socialists of Berlin
and elsewhere have arranged a counter
demonstration. On Monday six meet
ings of Socialists have been called by
Bybel, Liebknecht, Singer, Auer and
other leaders in order to protest against
the commemorations of the victories of
1870. A large batch of police and detec-
tives has been ordered to Stettin and its
vicinity in anticipation of trouble.
Upon the occasion of the imperial
man9uvres from September sixth to Sep
tember twelfth, at which Emperor
Williams, Emperor Francis Joseph, the
King of Saxony and the Grown Prince of
Naples will be present, the French off
GERS will not appear, and the French Am
bassador Albertin NJ. Herbete will leave
this city during the Sedan fetes. The
Emperor, upon the occasion of recent
review of 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 us.
Will be Celebrated i'm America.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. 31.--Germans
of Savannah, Charleston, Augusta aud
other towns will unite in the celebration
of the battle CT Sedan on Monday and
Tuesday.