The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-01
WON'T WORK A LICK
EVERY GERMAN OF THEM TO CELE-
BRATE SEDAN DAY,

Observed by Everybody in the Empire
Except the French, Who Kick Because
France Got Licked, and the Socialists,
Who Kick Because Germany, or any
body Else. Did the Lickins-Fairy story
from Mayence-Monday's Festivities.
CsssId psleIoossv 40 cssI pslQSIIkdoO
Berlin, Aug. 31.-Sedan day will be
celebrated in more general and enthu-
business will be done after noon on
Monday. The Siemens and Halske peo-
pie 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
| will get their holiday with full pay and
all the schools will be closed
The celebrations will commence with
very impressive ceremony, the dedi-
cation Of the Emperor William men,
| orial church. A platform capable of
| seating 5000 is being erected for the &C
| commodation OF the favored guests.
| The emperor and empress will arrive
at the spot at 10 o'clock escorted by
guard and will be handed the golden
key of the church by a deputation when
| their majestieS reach the inside of the
| building. Hymns will be sung and a
| patriotic sermon will be preached and
| when their majestieS leave the bands
| will play their "Wacht Am Rhein." A
| Gordon Of troops and veterans, includ-
| ing the German-Americans who now
are visiting this city, will surround the
| church and will be reviewed by the
emperor.
1t is noteworthy that not only the Pro-
| testant but the Catholic churches will
have special Sedan day services to-
morrow.
MONDAYS FESTIVITIES.
On Monday the fetes will be inaug-
urated by a parade held by the en-
peror on the Templehoff field. There
will be an unusually brilliant display
! Of troops and the kings of Saxony and
Wurtembeurg will be present. The
veterans will be out in strong force and
| in a line of 200 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.
During the early morning a patriotic
festival will be held in the various pub
lie schools. A gala performance will
be given at the Royal opera on Sunday
evening including a ballat militaire
composed twenty-five years ago TO
greet Emperor William on his return
from the war and the patriotic drama
'1S12" will be performed at the Schaus-
pielhaus. by order of the emperor. The
Berlin Turner societies have arranged
a series of games and popular sports for
| the afternoon of Sunday on the Temple
hoff fields.
AMERICANS PRESENT.
The American colony will be present
at the parade on Monday and there
will b Examinations upon a splendid
scale in the evening. The mayor of
Berlin has invited the whole of the
| population to join in the illumina tons.
The two central points of the night
display of lights will be the Schloss
| and the reichstag buildings. The en-
peror has given $4,000 marks out Of his
own purse for the illumination of the
SchloSS. Every window of that huge
pile will be aglow in addition to mag
nificent electrical effects from the
coupola, balconies and portals. The
city pays for the Nominations of the
public buildings, parks and squares
and every business finn is doing some
thing in the same line. Almost every
building will fly flags and all the other
big cities will be decorated and illumi-
mated upon similar scale. especially
Dresden, where the main fetes will be
held on Sunday. a big celebra ton will
be held at Niederwald monument. A
torpedo boat has assembled the Rhine
to the foot Of the monument in order
to carry the imperial flag there.
SOCIALISTS ARE UNRULY.
h1a in ha haay, <alt
at the fact that the Socialists of Ber-
lin and elsewhere are arranging coun-
ter demonstration. On Monday six
meeteings of Socialists have been called
by Herren Bedel, Liebknecht, SINCE,
Auer and other leaders in order to pro-
test against the concentrations OF the
victories OF 1870 A large batch of
police and detectives has been ordered
to Stettin and its vicinity in anticipa-
ton of trouble.
Upon the occasion Of the imperial
! manoeuvers from September TO Sep
TENDER II, at which Emperor William.
Emperor Francis Joseph, the king OF
Saxony and the crown prince of Ma
pies Will be present, the French officers
will not appear and the French ambas-
sador at Berlin, NJ. Herbette, will leave
this city during the Sedan feteS.
The emperor upon the occasion OF a
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 police and the
stronger We are, the more respect 9TH
ers will have for us"
NEVER ENTERS MAYENCE.
Incidently it may be noted that al
though the emperor has been near May
ence repeatedly he has never entered
the city proper and the following cur
ious explanation is given for this. On
the wall OF Mayence cathedral is a
sculptured hand raised as If taking an
oath. When the emperor, Francis OF
Austria. was still a German emperor
he visited Mayence and was so hos
pitably received by the clergy that he
solemnly promised and avowed that
the next German emperor who visited
Mayence must pay for the privilege by
building two towers to the cathedral
and as sign Of this promise the hand
referred to was carved in stone and no
German emperor has since visited May
ence.
The Catholic congress which was held
at Munich during the past week has
done nothing extraordinary. There
was a large attendance and resolutions
were adopted in favor Of the restora-
ton of temporal power OF the pope, for
the abolition OF duelling. for the fur
therenc of temperance and for the
stricter observance Of Sunday.
In Hesse. the villages OF Berken. FreJ-
denthal. Giestoff and Vdenhausen have
had their entire crops destroyed by q
cyclone
GOOD TIMES AT HAMBERG.
At Hamberg the American visitors
seem 10 lead a social life. The bril-
liant cotillion al the Kursaale on Thurs
day last was organized by Americans
Mrs. Griswold and Mrs. John =. Davis
gave the dance and Mr.. Clarence Mack