The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
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KAISER WILLIAM THE FIRST.
Celebration of the Centenary Begun
Mt Berlin.


Berlin, March a.-To-day's ceremonies
in connection with the celebration of The
centenary of Emperor William 1. which
properly begins tomorrow, consisted of
religious services in the Kaiser William l
Memorial church. at which the emperor
was present. The emperor was received
at the Potsdam railway station by color
detachments from the various regiments,
which he reviewed. After the review the
emperor placed himself at the head of the
column, which marched through Konig-
sratz strasse, Brandenberg gate and I'm
ter den Linden, to the old Kaiser Will
helm palace, where the colors were de-
posted banquet was given at the
schloss to the royal guests. In the even
ing there was performance of grand
opera at the Royal theater, and gala per-
Torrance at Kroll's and other theaters.
All of the official and many private build
tngs were decorated with flags, bunting
etc, and presented a beautiful appear
ance.
Tomorrow there will be fetes at the va
rious schools, followed by parades of
school children, societies, guilds, veterans,
etc. The parade of the Guard du Corps
and the Berlin garrison before the emper-
or and the royal guests will come next,
the kaiser riding along the front of the
troops from the Lustgarten to the Bran
denburg Gate. Reaching the Brandenburg
gate, the emperor will head the march of
the troops to the Kaiser William /. monu-
ment, where, after the troops have been
massed to the right and left, the cere-
mony of unwilling the monument will be
proceeded with. When the unwilling
takes place salute of 101 guns will be
fired, and all the bells in the city will be
rung In the evening a grand state ban
mill 10, frfrr1 To- 49,
schloss, performance of grand opera in
the Royal theater and gala performances
at the other theaters. One of the features
of the evening programme will be an i'll
Elimination of the public and private build
ings throughout the city.
A semi-oflicial denial was recently given
to the report that eX-minister of war,
Gen. Bronsart Won Schellendorf would
stand for the Reichstag In the Mecklen-
burg-Gustrow district, in the agrarlan in
terest in the coming elections. The denial
was made in such a form as to confirm
the belief that he intends to become a can
didate for the same constituency. Gen.
Bronsart Won Schellendorf would be a
very uncomfortable critic IN the Reich
stag for his late colleagues. Minister Boet-
ticher and Marshal Won Bieberstein, He
is just the man to pour out his pent-up
wrath upon them, so all means are be-
ing used to influence the kaiser to prevent
him from appearing as member of the
Reiehstag Gen. Bronsart is rather out of
favor with the kaiser. Count Waldersee,
on the other hand, has been restored to
his imperial majesty's good graces. 1t Is
even said that the count was consulted
by the kaiser in drawing up his great
navy schemes.
The third reading of the bill providing
for the governments naval estimates will
take place in the Reichstag on Wednes-
day, but it is not expected that in the final
vote there will be any change in the decis-
ion of the chamber from that which was
recorded yesterday, when the report of the
budget committee rejecting the demands
for credits for the construction of two new
cruisers and a number of torpedo boats
was sustained. In the meantime, 1t is the
general opinion that the emperor will per-
init matters to take their natural course
and refrain from precipitate action.
1t is announced that the whilom Prin-
| cess Chimay formerly Clara Ward of De-
troit who eloped from Paris some time
ago with a Hungarian fiddler called Janos
Rigo, and who was afterwards divorced
by her husband, the Prince of Chimay of
| Belgium, will appear on the stage at the
kindergarten in this city on April 4, ac-
| companied by her paramour.