The sun., 1896-01-19
CREATION OF THE EMPIRE.
rvryTY.FTFIH ANNITERshRT or
IMPERIAL GERMANY.

IMpEnJAJ GEhMANt.
. r,.,.~.~,,,r tho Day In Many Citiee-Ths
Enpsror Dstois the Empire esd swesrs
40 pr..orve It-His Gratitude co Prince
R,sm.reh-The State Bsna.et ne Night.
R.,,,,. Jan. ls.-To-day. the twenty-nfth
Anniversary Of the proclamation OF tho German
empirs ia observed as an absolute holiday In
Berlin and other German oities. Services were
hs,d In all tho churches and synagogues In tho
oi,v and tho public buildings and private
house. were decorated with hags, the effect OF
,hIch however was greatly mnrred by tho
ari,zlinQ rain and fog which prevailed. Besides
,h. ,mnerial ceremonies in the White Hall of
the sehloss, there we're many feasts and cere-
monies public and private, throughout the Oily.
prof. weinhold delivered an GRAFTON In tho
uniyersity this afternoon, and tho Academy
alee Union gave n concert. This evening $500
students will meet at banquet AT the Fried
ytchstein brewery, and thero VIII Also %
x.terans' banquet at tho Concordia Fostsalle.
.hich will be- followed by tableaux vivantl
,.nresen,lpR events OF the war Of 1870. Four
shopaand tickets have been sold for the
tAbleaux. ur,..a nj.
CONGRATULATIONS to tho Emperor from Munich
thi, morning, to which the Kaiser made suit
able reply.
Tho ,mper,al and Prussian Minister'S, together
with numDer OF otuer cAoioSu poAooNsS ',''SAAA~
hcd In the picture gallery Of tho palace and
nrocceded to the White Hall. Shortly after
thew reached the White Hall. Prince Hohsn-
,oh. announced the coming OF the Kaiser, At
landed by tho Castle Guard. with flags and
standards, and by courtiers bearing tho impe-
rlnl .ceptrc, crown. sword. &C.. upon cushions
The Emperor seated himself upon tho throne.
uhsre he was surrounded by tho Prussian
Princes.
His Majesty then delivered message to tho
Ministers, in which he said he recognized tho
duty which devolved upon all OF perfectinE the
defensive strength OF the empire and protecting
Its independence.
The X a.ser expressed his heartfelt thanks for
the great benefits which the past quarter Of q
century had conferred upon tho empire re-
ca,lod memories Of the period which called the
empire into existence, and vowed to continue
Tho work which his grandfather, Emperor Will
liam l., had begun.
His Majesty especially mentioned tho merfts
Of Prince Bismarck In connection with the
creation Of tho empire. declaring that his re-
ward c-uld not be too great. He promised to
work increasingly to complete tho internal in
s..tutons Of tho empire and to strengthen the
bond. which united the German races. Ger.
many, he said, instead Of being q source Of dan
ger to other States, will continue in the future
as In the past, a strong pillar Of peace.
The Emperor after concluding his rouaTks
swore a solemn oath over o banner 200 years
old to guard tho empires safety at homo and
abroad upon tho principle Of ono empire. one
people. and one God.
Tho Emperor's speech is admitted upon all
sides to have been a carefully prepared State
manifesto and diRnined and pacific document.
His Majesty read his address slowly and In a
clear voice, giving to each sentence deliberate
emphasis.
Besides the mem bers of the Bundesrath most
With the exception Of the Socialists and Freisin-
at of 6. asaG and all of
the Whits Hail tho figure. Of tho venerable
have carried the Imperial standard, was miss
Ing. that officer being compelled by illness to be
absent. Those present listened with rapt at
tention to the Emperor's speech. the hush which
pervadsd tho hall being broken By occasional
The only moment of demonstrative enthusi-
asm was ~ when % the Emperor: sa;sing the stand, d.
:SseSa s aSssa 81 sSs G GPsIpsiDie q on. empire. one
DGSR i1d .fsss ens Ike tb. proceeded to
Sis horse and rode at the head Of the color oom-
Empress. S T Empress Fredetict. and tho young
The Ds Of nS sl1s 0
Der Of veterans. After the parade tho Imperial
party eusned to the castle. ~
Berlin The Government buildings and private
residences were profusely decorated with flags,
dition to this. all of tho great business houses
rTs su R. sns sssSason sso T.s
rebetiton OF the Sedan Day fetes.
the As %s sysnFE ns s"nSSss
rooms. Emperor William sat on o dias. while
opposite him sat Chancellor Prince Won Hohen-
g the foundation Of the empire. The wonder
the council Of the nations Such commanding
sht fea leny retain Rsi POSI-.
tion in Europe sho must be armed 30 as to be
I'm S ~
should complete her naval srmsments and
t After tho be- dinner lime tho Emperor and Empress
mixed with the guests in the galleries. His
Majesty ordered that each guest should receive
gram to Empress Augusta announcing the fall
Of Sedan.
70 Prince BsmarcE at P Friediich III hssuh thankias n
ing to have made life size fuil- length portrait
Efforts in behalf of tho Emperor and the empire.
and 70 assign the picture to place Of honor in
"A special edition Of the Reiohsanaei0er pub.
lishes . decree granting amnesty to civilian
prisoners equally with military offenders
who are undergoing sentenced requiring tho
payment OF less than $50 marks fine or six
weeks imprisonment The decree also pardons
many persons who arc undergoing punishment
for lese majestic.
A new order has been created in honor of tho
occasion. the decoration consisting OF a gold
portrait OF the Emperor's grandfather William
J.. with the inscription. "In memory of William
the Great The decoration is to be worn on q
The first recipients OF the order were the En-
peror, the Empress, ex- Empress Frederick. the
Grand Duchess of Baden, the King OF Saxony,
Countess Waldersee.. Prince Bismarck. DR..
MiIuel. Minister of Finance, and Freiherr Won
Berlepsch. Minister Of Commerce.
The Emperor has bestowed the Order Of the
Black Eagle upon former Ministers Camp
hansen and Delbrueck.
The members OF the Conservative, FREQ Con-
servattve and Anti-Semito parties to-day
passed resolutions OF thanks for the founda-
tion o. the empire and expressing hope that II
may 1.-Two for many years.
ITALY'S WAR.
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