The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-04
CABLE NEWS FROM GERMANY
UNUSUAL HONOES PAID TO BTsMARCk
ON HIS BIR1HDAE

ON HIS BTR1HDAE
Tie Occasion Arouses the Creates. Enthusi.
asm Throu xhout the Empire-ilis speech
TO App,auAing Thousands-A Fresh RENE
iniXcence OF Hts sehooiboy Dny--The
Emperor ana the school Blii-rhc Mys.
terry or mn OLD Murder Rcvea!ed-A Hnri
Battle Between Students. With Many
Cnsunlties-Poisoned Isl. En'ire Family.
BERLIN. April 3ANevcr in the history OF
modern Germany has n private individual
been hopored rs was Bismarck on FRIDAY. MS
18th birthday. All his old friends ana many
new ones alienntcd from tho Emperor by the
vaaarics OF his Brandcnburg speech ana MS
Inconsistency In the School bill matter. Joined
In celebrating the occasion as II had not nech
celebrated before. Even tho Clericals forgot
%hoir historical hatred OF the cX.Chancellor
sufI,ciently to slight the Emperor by doing
bonnro to tho exile OF Friedrlcisruhc. The
whole cirusive display. In fact. is considered
horo remonstrnnce against tho new regime.
Tho letters aud kilograms OF congratulation
continued to arrive Mt FREDERICKSBURG until
Inst evening. Altogether not fewer than $500
were rccoivcd-hundreds OF them from the
roorer classes Of nll provinces In tho empire.
tho Empress Frederick. the King Of Saxony.
the Grand Duchess OF McrkenDurg. Crispi.
King uumbcrt. and Kalnoky. Moro than
seventy cities were represented by Populations
at Fredrichsruhc. As usual. tho largest COM
,nittecS OF congratulations were from Ham
burg. Llbec Bremen. AMI Bachum. All sorts
Of preBenta were received from Thursday
morning until late last night. Flowers
eggs have been unusually abundant in
Germany this season. and Prince Bis
marck received nine basketfuls. includ-
Ing the upfailing 1O1. from m unknown
friend. Almost ono hundred parcels OF flowers
utere received by ext press. ono having come oil
tho way from Athens. Scores Of other presents
wore received from all parts OF Europe. includ.
Ing casks OF wine aud beer. drinking cups.
mementoes Of historical events und pieces Of
fne carving from south Germany
Tho Low German Society Of Brunswick.
which has not forgotten tho ex-Chancelor on
any OF his last few birthdays. sent him the
usual Piatde,tsch poem. together with nspara-
gus. beer. sausages. and honey cakes. rs sam
pies Of the duchys most celebrated products.
The banQuets In the ex-Chnnccllor's honor
throughout the empire took on the appear
ance Of national demonstration Of devotion.
In mauy cities the guests before dining dis
tributet giftspf food and money among the
poor Firms Here lighted on the hill tops In
Brunswick. Saxony. and Thurfngia. The chief
display was In Hamburg. whence extra trains
we're run all Friday to Friedrichsruhe Twenty
thousand visitors were carried out and back.
and thousands moro walked to Bismarck's
place from nearby points. The Princes hand
was bruised and swollen before niGhtfall from
the hearty hsndshakings which he exchanged
with most OF the visitors before his house and
In tho park.
Eight thousand OF the visitors. mostly Ham
burgers. waited until evening. and in the early
hours gave q big torchlfght procession before
the castle. There were 5000 torch bearers.
among them many members Of the Reichstags-
wahlverein. . political society founded By
Bismarck in 1884. The rest were enthusiasts,
OF all classes and both sexes. young and old.
Three bands Of music marched with the pro-
cession. Prince Bismarck stood on the front
balcony with Count William. Count Herbert.
the Princess. and his secretary. Lothar Buoher.
while the line passed the castle. He was In
the uniform OF tho Halberstadter Cuirassiers.
and stood erect with his chest thrown out and
his hand ON his sword hllt He looked robust
and cheerful. eeveral times he was much
affected by the repeated cheers for Bismarck.
infer Of Germany" and wiped his eyes as he
saluted the shouting crowds.
Herr Ruperts Chairman OF the Political Com
mittee Of the Wahlverein. made the address
for the society. He recalled Bismsrck's SER
vices to the country In 1859. 1901. and In
the nineteen succeeding years. your SER
vices to the Fathcrland..' he said. in closing.
assure to you the undying devotion Of all
loyal Germans"
Prince Bismarck replied that his greatest
consolation In his retirement was the knowl-
edge that Germans had not forgotten him.
That knowledge. confirmed by the demonstra-
tions then before him. was an ample reward
for all that he had done for the German peo-
pie. God hal enabled him to do what he had
done for the empire Since he had retired
from ofllco lie had not ceased to strive for the
welfare OF tho public, whatever his enemies
might say to tho contrary. "Inow ask you. as
ask Germany" the Prince continued with
evident emotion. are you satisfied with me2"
Cries Of Yes. yes!" You made the en-
pire" Long life to Prince Bismarck" were
tho answers to this inquiry. Bismarck then
proceeded:
What wo have gained let us hone We may
keep. We ourselves. as long as we remain
united. have nothing to fear from any quarter.
We Will not attack any people. but should they
attack us dam rerder pi' sic in die pranne
hnntn I'VE will knock them to potL
possess many high decorations. gentle
mon. but tho honors OF which am proudest
are those that um now receiving. In con-
clusion. l wish to eXhort you to lot patriotism
10 til" handspring OF your actions. Do not
forget that upon the people depends the future
welfare OF tho Fatherand"
ihthe newspapers the political Significance
ol b'smarck's celebration has supplanted
SmporHrliy other topics. The Radical and
oonSsiEu'Me press agree In sulogzng the
eS'cmancri'or. The lossiche Zeii,plo. the lead
lh9 frelsinnige 'lndepcndent) daily. a bitter
enemy OF Bismarck during his official career.
says edltorlally that tho unusual enthusiasm
ut this year s celebration OF his birthday is A
protest against the new tangled policy Of load.
ing down tho clsrcals with favors and ignoring
the Liberals in appointments to ali hisher
places ana In promulCating programmes OF
Government action.
The Norddeutsche Au0emeins Zeih.no. oncs
Prince Bismarck's official organ. saws Tint tSs
concentration shows that Germany is still
mindful OF the great debt that she owes N hsr
foremost statesman. and looks back. full NJ
gratitude. to those great days and their "a.