The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-24
Imposing Ceremonies in Honor
Of Emperor William.
DAY OF GRAVEL0TTE BATTLE
Present Ruler OF the Fatherland Laid
the Foundation Stone OF 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 8 o'clock a flourish of trumpets an
nounced the arrival of Emperor VIII
Ham, 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-
/ dalton stone: 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 I'M
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 plenipotentiary
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. Aftel
the emperor had spread the cement OF
the stone, Baron Won Buel-Berendborg
president Of the reichstag, gave hi
majesty a 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 tn
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
, 1O1 guns was fired and the band played
The whole ceremony was most brillian
- and all who witnessed it were deepl
I impressed.