The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-14
PEACE TREATY ANNIVERSARY.
Extensive Celebration at Frankfort-On
the Main.


The celebration of the anniversary of
the signing the treaty was attended today
by splendid weather. N,t
Emperor William and Empress Augusta
arrived in the city at 10 o'clock in the
morning and received a great ovation.
The city was magniicently decorated, gay
buntings and elaborate designs of flowers
and green being everywhere manifest.
Great crowds gathered in the city from
outlying districts, and Populations were
also present from all the universities or
central and southern Germany.
After the official reception had been
concluded their majesties, with numer-
GUS suite, attended thanksgiving service
Mt ST. Catherine church.
DIR. MIGUEL, Prussian minister of fnan,.e,
was present at this service.
After the service at the church the emf
peror, with great ceremony, unveiled
monument to his grandfather, Emperor
William l.
The burgomaster of Frankfort, in a
dedicatory speech, hailed William | as
the unselfsh hero emperor.
| Emperor William then saluted the stat
tie, which represents the monarch on
| horseback.
A review of the troops concluded the
ceremony.
Emperor William and Empress Augusta
| LOOK luHCu WIFI tHc VI AA,.sN'
| The emperor telegraphed to Prince Bis
marck q long dispatch, in which he said:
"Todays ceremony marks the conclu-
sion of the mighty epoch when Germany
won back her unity and greatness ana the
position due her in the council of nations.
| feel it matter of both necessity and
duty to remind you, my dear prince, or
gratitude and veneration for the never
| to-be-forgotten services rendered by you
| hxyc do wi
the great emperor that of the great chan
cellor will ever be embazoned on the
pages of history, and the feeling of mex
tinguishable gratitude towards you VIII
"e''i VIZ - ~ "WILHELM..
In reply to this telegram Prince Bis
marck said:
by your gracious message of remembrance,
I beg to lay my most respectful thanks
Mt the feet of your gracious majesty"
The Reicbsanzeiger publishes rescrlpt
sent by the emperor to Chancellor Hohen-
lohe. dated Frankfort-on-the-M Main, May
10, which expresses his grateful acknoWl-
edgement of all present, whether in the
higher or lower grades.
The emperor proceeds TO mention the
officials, and concludes by saying:
"God grant that similar times may
hiring forth equally faithful and self-sac-
rifcing men," 90
During the luncheon, in responding to
the burgomaster's toast to the health OF
the emperor and empress, the emperor
said:
at is seldom the privilege of nation to
celebrate such an event. l, myself ana
the empress, are deeply grateful for this
patriotic reception. From the life OF the
emperor, with its many trials, we learn
) how the Creator of the Universe Kept
His watch over the people in choosing
him to give peace to the world
The emperor then proceeded to draw an
eloquent picture of the coronation OF
William /. and the joy in his old age OF
sitting upon the throne OF united Her'
many. ~ MI! fSl,i 4 2 :
He then continued
II hope all will unanimously uphold our
duty to maintain the nation fully armed.
hope that twenty-five years hence the
empire will shine with the greatest splen-
dor, and that Frankfort, like the whole
of the nation, is destined to develop itself
during long period of peace. with
thanks to the army, which is guarantee
that no enemy will ever be in position to
disturb unlawfully the peace of the land,
drink to the prosperity of Frankfort"
The emperor and empress attended a
gala performance of an opera this even.
ing, and drove through the illuminated
streets to the railway station, where the
empress took her train for Berlin and the
emperor departed for Wiesbaden.