Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-22
PRINCE BISMARCK.
Great Popular Demonstration IN HE
Honor-Throngs OF Admirers at the Cas-
tie-Sad Reflections OF the Aged and Re.
tired Statesman Days OF His Glory
and Usefulness to Germanx Past.


tie-Sad Reflections OF the Aged and Re.
tired statesman-Tbe Days OF His Glory
and Usefulness to Germany Past.
VARZEIN, Sept. 17.-This little vii.
lage never before saw such festival
as began here yesterday morning.
Preparations had been making for days
to receive the Posen delegation Of
Prince Bismark's admirers With day.
break visitors came from the surround
ing districts by the score. They found
the streets already decorated with gar
lands, flags and arches spanning the
roads which lead to the castle. Po-
hcemen who had been gathered from
Stolpe, Coslin and other nearby points
closed the approaches to the castle so
as to leave free way for the delega.
tion.
Prince and Princess Bismarck rose at
Soclock. Only members of the family
circle were at breakfast, among them
Count William Bismarck, his sister,
the Countess Rantzau and Dr. Schwen-
inger who came to the castle Satur-
day evening SO as to be with the prince
during the reception.
The first trainreache IIammermuehlc
at lies, the other just before noon.
Tents for their reception had been
erected, and the tables for luncheon
were spread before II o'clock
The procession was marshaled by
Maj. Won Tiedemann, who divided it
into three battalions. Alta farm house
near the station each battalion halted
and had grog, coffee and sausages
served by the men from the princes es-
tate.
After this refreshment the process.
sion was reorganized.
Bismarck had been on the veranda.
He found to the right and left of the
door several tables at which sat, elbow
to elbow, the reporters of all the large
journals in north Germany.
II am afraid you will find this a
rather poor affair."" he said, after ex-
changing greetings. 81 am feeling
rather fatigued, and fear cannot give
you much for your papers. can tell
that hope none of you will ever know
the plague of lumbago such as | con-
tracted at my work.
Lieut.. Fischer, one Of the origina-
tors OF the demonstration, replied:
I'VE know very well your grace"
Bismarck seemed hardly to hear him.
He looked over the row of reporters,
clasped his hands behind his back, and
said with a suggestion of sadness:
And all these gentlemen have sacri-
feed themselves for two nights to
come and see what is but ruin"
but what is that" Lieut.. Fischer
answered, considering that your
grace sacrificed so many nights for the
benefit of the fatherland."
"Those days are over" said Bis.
marck with slight gesture. "They
will not come again. Now must gc
in doors and stay there until the pro
cession arrives"
The United Press reported asked
the princes health.
ut is hard to say" answered Bis.
know whether my lumbago is worse
when sit or when walk"
AS nc turned 10 the ooor ne hotlceu
on one OF the press taoles velVet anu
sllver-nound voiume' lie opened IL,
disclosing the text OF an Illuminated
address, but quickly closed it with the
words; Il must not peep into the
secrets IN store Tor me-
Dr. ochwenlnger, VINO had oeen
beckoning to the prince for minute
or more, at last caught his eye and IN
duced him to go intothe house. After
ward DR.. Schweninger explained to
the United Press reporter that he
feared for the prince on account OF the
lumbago. The princes general health
was good, the doctor said, and would
carry him through many more years
1t was 1890 o'clock when the ban
was heard coming with the procession
from the village After the delegates
had gathered around the platform
mannerchor started 1.-The Watch on
the Rhine Nearly 5000 voices re-
sponded. The last strain Of the grand
chorus had hardly echoed from the
castle when the old chancellor came
forward. A sea of hats, handkerchiefs
and faps swent instantly over the
heads of the crowd. and for several
minutes everybody cheered like mad.
As the cheering ceased. Mai. Won Tied
man stepped on the platform and pro.
posed a final cheer with some senti-
ment. 1t was lost in the tumult of en-.
thusiasm. Councillor Duenemann read
the address. lie said:
Thousands of men of all classes
have gathered here to honor the man
who realized the dream of many gen.
erations of Germans-the man who
united Germany, of which our prov