San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-19

The Iron Chancellor Not Forgotten and
His Memory Will Be Cherished-Pris-
oners Granted Amnesty Services in the
White Hall of the Schloss.
by Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
BERLIN, Jan. is. - Today the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the
proclamation of the German en-
pine was observed as an absolute
holiday in Berlin and other Ger
man cities. Services were held in
all churches and synagogues, and
public buildings and private
houses were decorated with flags.
The effect was greatly marred by
drizzling rain, and fog prevailed.
Beside the imperial ceremonies
in white hall OF the schloss, there
were many feasts and ceremonies,
public and private, throughout the
city.
Prof. Weinhold delivered an ora
tion in the university in the after
noon, and the Academy Glee union
gave concert.
At night $500 students assem-
bled at banquet in the Frieder-
ichstein brewery.
The veterans banquet at Concor-
dia Festhalle was followed by tab
leaux vivant, representing tho
events Of the war Of 1870. Four
thousand tickets were sold for the
tableaux.
Prince Luitpold, regent OF Bava-
ria, wired his congratulations to
the emperor from Munich this
morning to which the kaiser sent
suitable reply.
The ceremonies at the white hall
of the schloss were most impress
sive. The imperial and Russian
ministers, together with number
of other exalted persons, assem-
bled in the picture gallery Of the
palace and proceeded to white hall.
Shortly after reaching the white
hall, Prince Hohenlohe announced
the coming Of the kaiser, attended
by the castle guard, with flags and
standards, and by courtiers bearing
the imperial scepter, crown, sword,
ETC., upon cushions. The emperor
seated himself upon the throne
where, surrounded by the Prussian
princes, his majesty delivered his
message to the ministers and said
he recognized that duty de.
volved upon all in perfect
ing the defensive strength of
the empire and protecting it's
independence. The emperor dis
coursed at length expressing his
heartfelt thanks for the great bene-
fits OF the past quarter OF a CEN
fury conferred upon the empire,
recalling the memories of the
period which called the empire
into existence, and vowing to con-
tinue the work which his grand
father, William the L, began. His
majesty especially mentioned the
merits of Prince Bismarck in con-
nection with the creation Of the
empire, declaring his reward could
not be too great. he promised to
work increasingly TO complete the
internal institutions of the en-
pire and TO strengthen the bonds
which united the German races.
Germany, he said, instead OF being
a source of danger to other states,
will continue, in the future as in
the past, strong pillar of peace.
The emperor today sent an au-
tograph letter to Prince Bismarck
at Friedrichsruhe, thanking him
for his services to the empire and
promising to have made life size,
full length portrait of the prince
as a souvenir of his memorable
efforts in behalf of the emperor
and the empire and to assign the
picture to place Of honor in the
official residence of the imperial
chancellor.
A special edition of the Reichs
Anzeiger, issued for the purpose
today, publishes a decree granting
amnesty to civilian prisoners,
equally with military offenders,
undergoing sentences requiring
the payment of one hundred and
fifty marks fine or six weeks inn
prisonment.
The decree also pardons many
undergoing imprisonment for les
majestic.
A new order has been created in
honor Of the occasion, the decora-
ton consisting of gold portrait of
William the First, with the in
scription, "In Memory Of William
the Great" The decoration will
be worn upon a neck chain. The
first recipients of the order were
the emperor, empress, ex-Empress
Frederick, grand duchess OF Baden,
king OF Saxony, Countess Valdez
see, Prince Bismarck, DIX MIGUEL,
minister of finance, and Freiherr
Won Berlepsch, minigr@I of COM
merce. ~