New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-17
DOING BISMARCK HONOR.
MEN OF POSEN VISIT HIM.
TIE EX-CHANCELLOR DENOUNCES THE
POLISH NOBILITY AND CLERGY.

EASTERN GERMANY AS AI.SACE TO SOUTH
ERN GERMANY-ENTHUsIAsM OF THE
GREAT THRoNG OF VISITORS
THE PRINCES LuMBAGo
yarzin, Sept. 16.-This little village never be-
fore saw such festival began here this
morning. Preparations had been making for
days to receive the Posen dele cation of Prince
Bsmarcks admirers. With daybreak the vis
uors came from the surrounding districts by
the score. They found the streets already
decorated with garlands. flags and arches
spanning the roads which lead to the castle
Policemen who had been gathered from Stolpe,
Coslin and other I.earby points. closed the ap-
nroaches to the castle so as to leave free way
for the delegation.
Prince and Princess Bismarck rose at
o'clock. Only members of the family circle were
Of breakfast-among them Count William Bis
marck. his sister. the Countess RantZau; and
Dr. Schwcninger. who came to the castle last
evening in order TO be with the Prince during
the excitement of the reception. The railway
arrangements had been made so carefully that
all the accommodations of the castle ana park
were taxed to the last point SpeclaI trains
left Posen, Gnesen Bromberg and Ravitch at
10 o'clock last night. At Schneidemuehl they
were joined to trains from other points The
great line of cars. all packed with people. was
divided into two sections. and ran thus To var
zin. The first section reached Hammermuehle
at ll.25 O'Clock, the Otner just Delole HcoH'
Tents had been erected. and the tables Tor
luncheon spread before II O'Clock.
The young men walked from the railway
station to the castle. The older men were car
ried in the Princes carriages. in vehicles used
at his factories, and in wagons of all sorts.
The procession was marshalled by Major Won
Tiedemann who divided 1t into three battallons.
At a farmhouse near the station each battanoh
halted and had grog. coffee and sausages.
served by men from the Princes estate. Aller M
this refreshment the procession was reOrgan-
tzed. The count then showed that 2.SOo men
were present and eager to take part IN the
march past the castle. Major Won TiedeInanh
ordered a halt again when the head of the
column arrived at the platform which was
erected yesterday in front of the castle .n en-
trance. The delegates hastily broke ranks
and crowding forward. gathered In big SEMI
circle TO await the Princes coming
BISMARCK AND THE REPORTERS
Bismarck had already been on the veranda
He found to the right and left of the door sew
sral long tables round which sat, elbow 10
elbow the reporters of all the large Journals
in North Germany. Il am afraid you Will ma
this rather poor affair" he said. after ex-
changing greetings Il am feehng ra,n1 "a "a
tgued and fear | cannot give you much Tor
YOUR papers l can tell you that hope none
Of you will ever know the plague OF iumoaso'
such as | contracted at my work.
Lieutenant Fischer. one of the orisinators
of the demonstration replied; I'VE have done
very WELL Your Grace ~,
hooked over the rows of reporters, clasped
his hands behind his back. and said WIN
suggestion of sadness: And al! Us - n,ghts
men have sacrificed themselves for TWO high's
10 come and see what Is but rum: nv
But what is that" Lieutenant FischeI an, an
svered considering that Your Grace sacrinced
"a many nights for the benefit OF the fa'her-
land?" ,,,, ,,, q
slight gesture 'They will not come again:
Now I must go indoors and stay there until
the procession arrives. A.,
The United Press reporter asked after the
Princes health. 1T is hard to say, answered
bismarck 'just how do feel do not Know
whether my lumbago is worse "heh SIT Vi
when walk ., - o,o
AS he turned 20 the door he noticed on one
Of the press tables a velvet ana silver pou'lI
volume lie opened pSrss n h,,t nnicklv closed it
with the words: II must not peep INTO the
secrets in store for me ,,. O.,
DIR Schweninger who had been beckoning 70
the Prince for a minute or more, at last caushl
his eye and induced him to go into 'nc nous ~
Afterward Dr. Schweninger exPiaihea e., 10 ,ha ,,e
limited Press reporter that he feared lor 'ne
prince on account of his lumbago. The Prince
general health was good the doctor saiu, "a an"
would carry him through many more SeaiS'
THE PROCESSION AT THE CASTLE.
II was about 1:3o o'clock when the bands
were heard coming with the procession from
fhe village After the delegates had eatheieu
rourd the nlatform. a Mannerchor started '"The
Watch on the Rhine Nearly 9'ov' voices re-
snonded The last strain OF the grand chorus
old Chancellor came forward. sea OF ha's
handkercbiefs and flags swept over the heahs
NJ the crowd and for several minutes everybody
cheered radly AS the cheering ceased MAJOR
Won Tiedemann stepped on the platform ana
proposed a final cheer, with some seh'iiie"
which was lost in the tumuit OF eh'hu''i,'
Councillor Keunemann read the ADDRESS iie
said: .,a
Thousands of of all cases S,esd nn ,he dean Of
~. ma
many gensrations Of Germans-the man VINO Sarm
Germany Of which % our been Occasional vaca
ton in the administration OF our !ohnent TO the
has served only 10 deepen our attachHIeilt " orr ~
tmoAriai idea embodied in Prince Bsmarcks "orh'
(Cheers) o,,.
The Minnerchor chanted Hall bsihai'"
after the address, and, amid repeated cne.o D.
Bismarck stepped forward to reply iie an ~
for forty-fve minutes. 1he Ir'"'e O" ~
Spoks with his head uncovered. but soon com
planned that he was feeling an attack ol "''
old enemy. the lumbago. He thanked the depu
tat,op for tbe,r good wishes. but said ne "ouiu
feel more thankful If they would put on on ,"ei'
hats and allow him to do the SAME. .o,io,
mark caused great laughter. me ha,,,ng
complied with the Princes request anu, S h' aS
put on his own hat the ex Chancellor resumed
his remarks ,,,r
He commented upon the references o i, ~
KeuneYnann TO the Polish agitation III ioSerr -
and said that he regarded the presence a. a., - -
deputaton from that province as nrasent
his share In the constructoh, "a .n',,d deny,
cnstitution Of Germany. Nopooy Will suy
b. asserted that Alsace would never oe @ ~.
rsndered until the Army of Germany was COM
pleteiy lost
POsEN AS NECESSARY AS ALSAoh"
So II was with Posen. Alsace was heoe''"''
to the protection OF Southern Germany anu "
sen was equally necessary to the pro'ec''" -
Eastern Germany Thsflack of friendship w
tween the German races was formerly '"
greater than 1t is now. The country nau IT. IT. -
rapid strides toward national unity itsci i 80 "a -
10 the achio,,o.na,.a of Germany the speaker Sdlu