The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-22
BALTIC CANAL DEDICATED
EMPEROR WILLIAM LAYS THE KEY STONE OF THE HOLTENAU ARCH.

Magnificent Naval Review-The New
 Waterway Christened ''The Kaiser Vii
 helm Canal"-The Most Brilliant and
 Splendid Aggregation of War Vessels Ever
 Seen in the Worlds History.
 Kiel June a.--This was the great day of the ceremonies attendant upon the opening of the Baltic Canal. It was the day of formal dedication. The young kaiser laid the last stone in the construction of the new waterway-the keystone of the bridge at Holtenau. The review of the warships took place the greatest naval demonstration the world has ever seen-116 warsh1ps, twenty of them line-of-battle ships, representing all the great nations of the earth.
 Everybody was stirring at an early hour this morning, securing places of vantage to see the ceremony of laying the keystone of the canal at Holtenau. Dozens of steamboats went from Kiel ito places near the lock- among them the press boat, to which was allotted a good place. Invited guests and those who had secured tickets for the trib- unes arrived between 10 and 10:30 o'clock
 Thousands flocked to Holtenau by land and water. Never did the harbor of K1eI present so animated an appear ance. The warm sun from early morn ing shone upon hundreds of gayly dec orated vessels and majestic looking warships at anchor. Dozens of vessels were fitting from one point of the bay to another.
 The kaiser went to Holtenau early on board steam launch. The entire highway from Kiel to the mouth of the canal had been beflagged. Innumera- ble triumphal arches, bearing notices and portraits of the emperor, had been erected, and the villages and hamlets on the short route showed profusion of flags and bunting.
 Holtenau, which gives it's name to the new lock, is picturesquely situated four or five miles from Kiel, and nearly a mile from the mouth of the canal, where the foundation stone was laid Prettier rustic surroundings than those of Holtenau could hardly be imagined. The arrangements at the scene of the ceremony were excellently devised. A small sandstone obelisk here commem- orates the construction of the original canal century ago.
 Two grand stands of vast propor- tions had been erected for guests and Ticket holders. The principal one took the form of a crescent, at each end of which Kiel students in gala dress were grouped. Venetian lnasts in great number supported banners and pend | ants of all colors, and here and there l fTN Aor aI.a the animated scene. Special places | were set apart for the chancellor the | members of the Bundesrath, the Prus- sian ministry, the presidents and vice presidents of the Reichstag and Land tag, and other state and provincial dignitaries. The navy and army were also largely represented by officers in brilliant uniforms.
 The kaiser, wearing the uniform of the Gardes du Corpes, accompanied by the kaiserin in a crushed strawberry gown, arrived at the Keystone at 10:55. The stone was fianSed by a battalion of marines. As his majesty gave the stone the first stroke detachment of artillery stationed on the hill behind the platforms fired royal salute, which was followed by salutes fired by the warships in the bay, and the bands played "Heil Dir Slegerkranz."
 The emperor in laying the keystone of the canal said:
 "In memory of Emperor William the Great I christen this canal the Kaiser Canal"
 His majesty then tapped the stone thrice, continuing:
 T, in the name of God, in honor of the Emperor William l. for the veal
 Rough on Coughs.