Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-02-01

Thoughtfully Stimulates Art.
Berlin. Jan. 27.-The thirty-fifth
birthday of Emperor William was
celebrated today throughout Germany
III a most elaborate manner and with
display of regard for the emperor
which has never before been mani
| tested.
! The people of Germany, in addition
/ to celebrating the emperor'S birthday.
| were celebrating the twenty fifth an.
niversary of his entering into the
/ Pr1ssian army, and. above all, they
! have been celebrating the reconcile
alton which has taken place between
the emperor and Prince Bismarck.
The way in which William voluntari-
! ly yielded first place to Prince Bis
marck all day yesterday made a great
impression upon the people of Berlin,
who are we'll aware how the emperor
/ generally earns the SobriQuet of 'Wil-
liam, the Second to None" Conse-
| quently the streets around the schloss.
the imperial palace, We're thrOnged with
people from early morning today, and
Berlin presented an animated appear
| ance.
The ceremonies of the day opened
with royal salute of 101 guns, which
We're fired little before 10 a. M, at
| which hour the emperor received the
congratulations of members of the i'm
perial family. The emperor then re-
ceived high officials and other dis
tinguished people.
After these visits the whole court
attended an impressive religious ser
vice in the royal chapel. Immediately
afterwards the members of the i'm
perial family and representatives of
the royal families who were present
proceeded to the white hall of the
| castle where a grand reception to all
notabilities of Berlin was held
The ceremony of the giving out Of
the parole and cOuntersign occurred
soon after noon amidst a scene of
| great military splendOr. The variety
of dazzling uniforms covered with
glittering orders and decorations was
positively bewildering The emperor
in person gave the parole and counter
sign to the generals, and the function
was ended. Later in the day, Prince
Frederick Leopold presented Emperor
William with a handsome falcliOn Ga
broad bladed short Sword on behalf
Of the guards du Corps
At the reception IN the white hall
Chancellor Won Caprivi was first to
approach the throne and as he stopped
before the emperor the latter extended
his hand with the greatest cordially
and remained in conversation with the
chancellor for some minutes, behaving
in the most gracious manner possible.
| This incident was noticed and COM
mented upon with eagerness by all
assembled and it was the general
opinion that it dispelled any lingering
doubts as to the relations between the
emperor and the chancellor which
might have been raised in many minds
by yesterdays event.
| Among the former ministers of state
! who attended the reception in white
| IL,
and speculations as to his future con-
| tinued to be made on all sides. the
belief being generally expressed that
he will be appointed to some post of
! influence.
Karl Frenzel, the renowned essayist
and author, halls the day of reconcile
alton as the grea test events since 1870
and says all patriots, in greeting
Prince Bismarck, join in declaring
that individual efforts and united work
are to be devoted alone to the great
ness of the fatherland. Tonight was
given up to banquets, balls and gen
eral revel
! The LOllal AnZeiger has a dispatch
| from its correspondent at Friedrichs-
| ruhe, who had an interview with DR..
! SchWeninger, Prince Bismarck's ply
| Sician, who is quoted as aSsaying that
| Prince Bismarck stood the fatigue of
| yesterday in a really wonderful man
| ner.
A cabinet order, addressed by the
| emperor to the minister of education,
announces his majesty's intention to
offer an annual prize of 1000 marks
for the promotion of the study Of clas-
sicl art among German artists The
subject of the competition will be Sc
lected each year by the emperor, who
will present the prize to the successful
artist on his majesty's birthday. The
subject chosen for the current year is
the restoration Of the Roman head now
in the Berlin museum.
The Post learns that Emperor Will
liam has presented Bismarck with
some cloth in order that the latter
may have a grey military overcoat
such as his majesty wears himself
Herr Krupp, in honor Of the birth
day of Emperor William and the lat
ter's reconciliatio with Prince Bis
marck, presented the town of Essen
with the sum of 100000 marks, which
will be devoted to founding chart
t; bic institution.