The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-28

running in and out continually Sa
sooner was the guard dismissed after rrs.
senting arms and receiving in the rrvula.
tion manner some distinguished officer.
when the REGULAR cry ~hceh" from s
seutinel. followed BY the heasing of irurns
brought all the guarus back from the
ruardhocse. where they were again called
upon To present arms for some general or
for some enc shove that rank The enthu-
siasm oi the people about the arsenal cul-
minated with the arrival of the Emperor
William, who was accompanied hy his
brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, and
other members Of the royal family The
emperor IN person gave the parole and
eoaniersign 10 the generals. and the func.
ton was ended. Late in the dav Prince
Frederick Leopold presented Emperor
William with handsome fslchion on be.
half Of the guardes du eorrs.
At the reception in the White Hall Chan.
eeiior Caprivi was the FIRST TO approach the
throne. aud a. he stepped before the en.
peror the latter extended his hand with
the greatest cordiality and remained in
conversation with the chancellor some
minutes. Among the former ministers Of
state who attended the reception in the
White Hall was Count Herbert Bismarck,
made on all hands. IL being generally ex-
pressed that he will be appointed TO some
post of influence. The count. after accom-.
panying his father back to Friederichruhe.
returned 10 Bsrlin by the midnight train
in order TO be present at today's fetes.
The schools. both public and private,
throughout the empire. after the prinei-
pals and directors had delivered orations
to the pupils in honor of the occasion, eel.
ebrated the holiday. All the cabinet min.
listers. public officials, judges. municipal
officers. members of the reichstag and
diet, numerous societies and especially the
soldiers associations, in addition TO pri.
vste citizens. gave dinners this evening in
honor OF the event. The day was also cel-
ebratcd in the principal barracks OF Ber-
I'm. where the soldiers were feasted hy the
officers and were afterwards given night
of. A majority of the soldiers. however.
attended the soldiers balls given at all the
barracks, and in which the officers Of the
different regiments also took part
In connection with Emperor Williams
birthday the semi-ofiicial Reichonzeseer
published tonight q cabinet order, ad.
dressed by the emperor to tho minister OF
education announcing his majesty's inten-
tion OF giving an annual prize of loo
marks for the study of classical art among
German artists. subject for competition to
be selected each year by the emperor. who
will present the prize to the successful art
ist on his majssty's birthday. Tho csuhject
chosen for the current year IL ''rsstoration
Of the Roman head now in the Berlin
museum"
The Post learns that the emperor has
presented Bismarck with some cloth in
order that the latter mag nave made grey
military overcoat su1h o. his majesty
wears. Herr STaps, in honor Of the birth.
day of the emperor and the iattsr's recon.
ciliation with biSsnayck, has presented the
town of Essen with 10000 marks, which
will be devoted to founding . charitable
institution. With the emperor's permls-
sion this institution will bs called the
emperor William II and Prince Bis.
marck Institution"