The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-01
All Germany Celebrating the
old Hero's Birthday.
EMPEROR JOINS THE CROWD.
Women Strive for the Honor of Fill.
ing the Princes Pipe.


FRIEDERICuSzrHE. March Sl.--A torch
light procession N honor Of Prince Bis
marck and in anticipation of his birthday
tomorrow took place here this evening.
Over 8 600 persons took part in the parsde,
which vas reviewed by the prince from
window. Seven bands of music were in
the procession.
During the day an electoral committee of
Hamburg. headed by Herr Woermann,
congratulated tAs prince upon his recent
meeting with the emperor. saying this was
coincident with the feelings of ali persons.
Prince Bismarckb life. he added, was an
inheritance. Great applause.l Prince
Bismarck, replying. said that since
he had retired from Office the
kindliness with which his friends
regarded him indkeased yearly, and prob
ably never before had a minister who had
vanished from the scene for four years
been so treated. ltwas not he alone. how
ever, who effected she unity Of Germany.
To accomplish that the good feeling of
his countrymen Sas necessary. That
feeling had been e1er reciprocated. Prince
Bismarck concluded with calling for
cheers for the prosperity of Hamburg. He
afterward received fhe political students
of Darmstadt, Stuttgart and Carioruhe.
smoking and chatting with them for half
an hour.
BERLIN. March 3f.-The sist birthday of
Prince Bismarck tomorrow will be cele-
brated With great enthusiasm and more
generally than ever before. The ex-ehan-
ceilor's reconciliation with the emperor
has given an impetus to the celebration,
which may be said to have commenced
today and will last until Monday. Every
train brings letters and gifts TO Frieder-
ichsruhe. and these come not only from all
parts of the empire. but from wherever
German is spoken. The gifts arriving are
more handsome and numerous than ever
before, and include the customary plover
egg from Jever.
The feature of the festivities will be the
part the German ladies will take in them.
As commencement twelve ladies yester-
day presented Prime Bismarck with an
illuminated address, upon which was a
heading reading: ITO the founder Of
German Unitv." The address was signed
by 100000 women, maidens Of Hesse.
Baden and the palatine. 1t was inclosed
in an artistic caskst, and was accompanied
by gift OF 600 bottles of wine of the
rarest and oldast yiptagcs- Prince Bis
marck in returns thanked the ladies and
declared the lively interest taken by
women in politics was step forward in
the path OF progress. At the conclusion
of the ex-chancelIor's response the ladies'
competed for the honor of filling pipe,
a prize. which caused. apparently. the
greatest delight 10 the man of blood and
iron.
Deputy Reaumer on Thursday last
headed a deputation from Dusseldorf
which presented the prince an address
stating that the new iifehoat at the island
of Noorderne, in the North sea- would
bear Prince Bismarcks name. The ex-
chancellor in his reply delivered . lengthy
speech, reminiscent OF his visits to vari-
Gus seaside resorts, and eovetly defending
he criticism upon the part OF his news
paper organs of government measures,
which criticism, he said. was so far from
being incompatible with monarchieal
sentiment that it would purify and pro-
mote the monarchicai feeling. The prince
then invited the deputasion to luncheon,
and chatted freely on various topics with
its members.
The 5000 tickets TO a grand Bismarck
banquet held at the Philharmonic hall
here tonight were all sold before Friday.
and the greatest enthusiasm was displayed
by all present at the feast. Several MEM
bers of the reichstag made speeches in
which Prince Bismarck was most enthusi-
asticaily alluded to. all references to the
aged statesman calling forth loud ap-
piauss.
Emperor William hes not forgotten the
ex-ehancclIor's birthday. and is sending
his adjutant from Ahazzia 10 convey his
congratulations to the prince, and as q
further mark of reconciliation which has
taken place between them the two forts
on the heights of Quentin, near Metz.
will by the emperor's order. be re- named
Bismarck heights. amidst general public
rejoicing.
All the members of Prince Bismarck's
family have arrived at Friederichsruhe in
order 10 take part in the birthday ceiebra-
tion. So many depu,ations have been an
nounced to arrive AT Prince Bismarck's
home tomorrow that II has been found
necessary TO courteously intimate TO them
that the prince viii be unable TO receive
al who desire TO call upon him.