The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
The Great Centenary Cele-
bration Is Gayly In.
augurated.
Gorgeous Military Parades and
Special Performances at
the Theaters.
Elaborate Opening Programme, With
the Kaiser as Master of
Ceremonies.


William l, which properly begins to-
morrow, consisted of religious services in
the William / Memorial Church at which
the Emperor was present. The Emperor
was received at the Potsdam railway sta
ton by color de; achments from the vari-
Gus regiments, which he reviewed. Alter
tine review the Kaiser placed himself at
the he ad of the column, which marched
through Koniggratz S,rasse, Branden-
burg Gate and Inter den Linden 20 the
old Kaiser Wilhelm Palace. where the
coior3 were deposited. A banquet was
given at the Schloss to the royal guests.
In the evening there was performance
of grand opera at tho Royal Theater and
gala performances at the Kroil and other
theaters. All of the official and many pri-
vate buildings were decorated with flags,
bunting, ETC., and presented a beautiful
appearance.
Tomorrow there will be various parades,
he Emperor heading the troops to the
Kaiser Wilhelm l Gate, and the ceremony
of unveIling the monument will De pro-
ceded with. When the unvellng takes
place a salute OF l01 guns will be fired and
all the bells i'll the city will be rung. In
the evening a grand state banquet will be
given in the white hall on the Schloss, a
performances of grand opera in the Royal
Opera house and gala performances at the
other theaters. There will also be an
illumination of the public buildings
throughout the city.
A semi-official denial was recently given
to the report that ex.Minister OF war
General Bronsart Won SchelIendorf would
stand for the Reichstag III the Mecklen.
burg Gustrow District In the agrarian
interest in the coming elections. The de-
nial was made in such form as to con-
| firm the belief that he intends to become
a candidate for some constituency.
General Bronsart Won Schellendorf
| would be a very uncomfortable critic in the
Reichetag for his late colleagues, Minister
| Boeiticher and Marschall Won Biebersteln.
He is just The man to pour out his pent-
UP wrath upon them, and all means are
being used to influence the Kaiser to pre-
vent him from appearing as member OF
the Reichstag. General Bronsart Is rather
out of favor with tie Kaiser. Count
Waldo dersee, on the other hand, has been
restored 10 his imperial Maiesty's good
g1aces. 1t is even said that The Count was
consulted by the Kaiser in drawing up his
great navy schemes.
Does the Prussian police control the po-
lice OF the whole of the German States?
This is a question now agitating the papers
OF the southern States. A debate In lbe
Prussian Landtag as Tar back as January
% opened the controversy. A member OF
the Unterhaus, Herr Won DalwItz, called
attention to the tact that the Prefect Oh
Frankfort was drawing an augmentation
- nal
headquarters at Berlin.
DR.. MIGUEL, Prussian Minister of FL
nance in replying, explained that the Pre-
feet of Frankie exercised surveillance
under direction OF the Ministry OF Politi-
cal Police throughout nearly all southern
Germany. Frankfort as central point,
was we'll fitted for such surveillance. The
particuiarisls in the southern States are
wroth over the idea and are putting in
terpellations in their local Diets to ascer-
tain how far the Prussian police control
extends. Unity OF action OF the political
police is a leading principle at Berlin.
The Government has again given notice
and German Americans are especially ad-
yised that Germans VINO have emigrated
without military duty will not be allowed
to reside in Germany except under very
particular circumstances, a record of
which must be kept in the War Office.
The mburg-American Steamship
Company will celebrate the fftieth year
of the existence of that organization on
May 81 at Hamburg, and The Emperor is
expec ed to bs present at the jubilee fete.
The third reading of the bin providing
for the Governments naval estimates will
take place in the Reichstag on Wednes-
day, but it is NOT expected that in the tinal
vo.e there Will be any change In the deci-
sion of the Cham ber rom that which was
re corded yesterday, when the report of
the budget committee rejecting the de-
mands for credits tor the construction of
the new cruisers and number of new
torpedo boats was sustained In the
meantime it is the general opinion that
the Emperor will permit matters to take
their natural course and refrain from pre-
cipitaie action.
Il is announced that the whilom Prin-
cess Chlmay, formerly Clara Ward OF De-
troit, who eloped from Paris some time
ago with Hungarian fiddler called Janos
Rigo, and who was afierward divorced
by her husband, the Prince of Cbimay of
Belgium, will appear on tie stage at the
Winter Garten IN this city accom- panied by
her paramour.
Emperor William has issued general
order that the army shall henceforth don
the German cockade, which the sover-
eigns OF the Federal States have also be-
slowed upon their troops as visible in
junction TO defend Germany's greatness.
bearing portrait of Emperor William I
be made OF cannon captured by German
troops These medals will be bestowed in
the first instance to memb bers OF the army
in commemoration of the centenary OF
the frs, Emperor William, which occurs
tomorrow.