Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-27
ANXIETY FOR BISMARCK
An Intimate Friend Says He Is
 a Physical Wreck.
HIS SPLENDID FRAME sHRUNKBN,
Full Text of the Correspondence Between the Emperor and the Iron Chancellor. Tho Formers Invitation Gracefully De- clIned by the Prince.

the Emperor and the Iron Chancellor. Tho Formers Invitation Gracefully De- 1 cIIned by the Prince.
 BERLIN, Sept. 27.-Herr Alters, an artist, who is q close friend of the Bismarck fam 1 lily, hasarrived here from Kissengen. He ! gives an unexpectedly discouraging report of the princes condition. The most for midnble of BismRrck's malsdies, he says, has been acute pneumonia. The disease was not discovered by the physicians until Bismarck's condition had become critical ! The physicians and family are exceedingly anxious and watch Bismarck constantly, as, although convalescing, he is very weak and quite liable to a relapse which must 1 prove fatal. According to Herr Alters re 1 port, the old man seems like a wreck. His ] splendid frame has shrunk, and his flesh has fallen off until his clothes hang in folds. He appears if fully n head short CT than before his illness The princess is | opposed to removing him to Friedrichsruh. He, however, is anxious to go home.
 A report from Dr. Schweninger says that Bismarck's first severe attack of illness occurred on Aug. ?, after the reception of the Frankfort eNcursionists. A diag nosis on Aug. 3l showed that his lungs were badly intlamed. Then came many sleepless nights and restless days, during which Bismarck passed much of the time reclining on n couch.
 On Sept. he was suffering keenly from insomnia On the 10th he began to sleep intermitenely. He also left the couch, sat in a great chair and occasionally walked a little. Since then he has been gaining steadily, but slowly. Just now he.suffers considerable pain in his left shoulder, which was stung by an insect last Sunday, and is badly swollen.
 The Emperor to tho Prince. It has just been made possible for the first time 10 obtain the text of Emperor Williams correspondence with Prince Bis marck. The emperor sent on Sept. 19 the 1 following message to Kissingen:
 "l have, to my great regret, only just learned that your highness has gone re gently through somewhat serious illness. At the sam time have received the news, thank God, that you now are making steady progress toward recovery. l there fore beg to express to you my great satis- faction with this encouraging development. Being anxious to assist in thoroughly com pleting your recovery and establishing your health. l beg your highness, in view of the unfavorahle climate and location of Friedrichsruh well as Narzin, to take up quarters for the winter in one of my castles in central Germany. After confer ring with my court marshal shall commu- nicate to your highness the names of the castles which will be most suitable to your purpose"
 Prince Bismarck's reply to this dispatch . was: With the deepest respect l thank your majesty for the gracious expression of your sympathy with me in my illness and of your satisfaction with the more re cent improvement of my health. thank your majesty no less for yonr gracious de sire to assist in furthering my recovery by providing for me q residence under the most favorable climatic conditions.
 Bismarck Gracefully Declines.
 My respectful gratitude for your majes- tvs gracious intentions Is in no way dimin- ished by the conviction that, should it be Gods will that I regain my health, my re- covery would he quickest in my family cir Cle-in the surroundings to which now have been 50 long accustomed. My com plaint being of a nervous nature, I share the opinion of my doctor, that if pass the winter in my wouted surroundings and oc- equations my mode of life will be the most likely means of promoting my recovery.
 Il agree with my doctor also in the opin ion that tEe disturbance of my nervous system which might result from n sojourn in strange surroundings and new asSocia- tions such as would be necessitated by your majeSty's gracious wishes is in view of my advanced age, to be avoided. Schwen- finger will take the earliest opportunity to put in writing these opinions, which share with him.
 The Neueste Nachrichten in Munich says that on Monday Bismarck sent 10 dispatch es to the emperor and that the hopes of the German people for q reconciliation are likelT 10 be fulfilled Little else is dis cussed in the newspapers than the prospect of 8 meeting bstween the emperor and ex- chancellor. The report that Chancellor von Caprivi is trying 10 prevent the recon ciliatioc $ dis--cdi.el by cll well !ntc->ca , pl-S-nS h1-e-