New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-02

SIDE THE CAsTLE-BAsKETTULs OF LET
TIERS AND DISPATCHES AND GREAT
HDAPs or PRESENTS.
Fredrichsruh April 1.--Prince Bismarck rose
carly this morning to prepare for the arduous
duties of his seventy-nintA birthday. He had
elent soundly and was in the best of humor Not
O trace of fatigue from the receptions Of the last
three days was visible in his face. Just before
ne took his breakfast the bands OF the Rate
.r-o U,auenburg) r!hemen the S1st Infantry
pegiuent from the Altoona garrison and the
uamburg Choral Union had gathered in front Of
the castle They gave the old Chancellor his
morning greeting between and 10 o'clock At II
,o,ock tine Chasseurs' band began playing and
nua the first number was being given the Prince
o,d Princess. Count Herbert and Count William
.rd their wives. and Count and Countess Rant
,au apppearAd on the terrace. BY this time the
excursion parties who crowded the inns. private
houses and even many Of the barns to overflow
i've last evening, had gathered in the meadow
opposite
A. the Prince left the house repeated cheers
,,most drowned the music He smiled waved
h,s hand and then. as the cheering increased he
sunnc his great slouch hat toward the crowd
IN the meadow. He spoke with several mem
hers Of the Choral Union and the bands, and
eraI,v presented a glass Of beer TO the KatzeDuig
,a,os+er As the bandmaster took the glass
Bismarck raised another one to his hps ana
tossed off the contents at draught. The crowd
cheered Bismarck set DOWN the glass; anu i'V
smiled and bowed.
, p1RTHDAY GIFT FROM THE EMPEROR
An o'clock a messenger arrived at the castle
with this dispatch dated at Aboazia To-Day
sand Won nv heartiest congratulations. My
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70 hand you in my name cuirass Ihe hrIn s'eei
NJ This c,rass which is designed to lie round your
breast may serve as a symbol Of the German
gratitude which your firm fidelity has brought you'
and which l. for my part desire to express most
vvidly. NlLth~M' lhpe'u'o'-NeN'
Major Count Won Moltke arrived at the Fried
richsruh station at 1910 o'clock and rode d.
rectly to the castle where Bismarck welcomed
him at once and received from his hands the
steel culrass sent by the Emperor
The early part of the afternoon was devoted to
the reception Of deputations and committees.
They have come from all parts Of the Empire,
and represent towns. colleges and societies or all
sorts. For every new group Of admirers the
Prince had a short speech He told the Darn
stadt delegation that he felt so unusually we'll
that he would not go TO Kissingen this year In
repIying TO the address Of the Altona delegation
he said: 'Tf I had been as powerful as people
thought Altoona would now be the seat Of Gov
eminent"
A wHIRLwIND OF ENTHUSIASM.
Soon after the arrival of the Ludwigslust
Dragons and a deputation from Lower Sax
ony the Prince retired and put on his helmet
and the cuirass sent by the Emperor. At
o'clock he appeared in uniform and entered an
open carriage at the door. AS he drove away
the deputations and other visitors pressed up
TO the approaches and cheered Wildly. All tne
way through the Sachsenwald he was greeted
with shouts cheers and the waving OF mats
and handkerchiefs The drive lasted only thirty
minutes. AS the carriage neared the castle the
enthusiasm of the people passed all bounds
Hundreds gathered by the roadside and sang
Die Wacht am Rhein' and "Deutschland uDer
Allies" When the Prince reached the castle the
great throng. which had been increasing stead
ily since noon, took up the songs and, led by the
Hamburg singers, raised one grand chorus after
another. The Prince entered the castle at
$50 but the singing continued until o'clock.
Dinner was served shortly after the ex-Chan-
celors return The twenty-five persons at the
liable were Major GersdOrf. Major Count Won
Moltke, Count Guido Won Donnersmark the
artist Lenbach DR.. Schweninger, Dr. Chrys-
ander. Count Won HaugWitZ, Count Won Reicnen-
bach and the family Counts Won Haugwitz and
Won Reichenbach came to Friedrichsruh this
aiternoon TO present the congratulations OF the
Halberstadt Cuirassiers. the Princes regiment.
MESSAGES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
The number OF letters and dispatches received
birthdays. The messages have been received by
the basketful every fifteen minutes during the
day. They have come from all over the world
Bombay, Calcutta, Sydney. Melbourne. Shanghai
Toxic. Cairo. New-York. Chicago St. Louis Rio
Janero and Valparaiso. Messages from the
United States were exceptionally numerous
Hardly European town OF more than 10000 in
habitants is unrepresented. st o'clock this
afternoon 1000 letters and 1850 kilograms had
been counted. and the messengers were still busy
bringing more Among the sgners Of the tele-
grams are the Kings Of SaXOny and Wurtemberg
the Regent Of Bavaria. the Grand Dukes OF
Baden. Oldenburg and SAKE Wemar: the Duke Of
Saxe-Meiningen and the Regent of Brunswick.
Messages from famous men, princes and kings
are displayed on the dlning-roOm table. In bas-
kets ranged round the room are the thousands
OF other dispatches.
SOME OF THE NOTEWORTHY PRESENTS
Presents have been brought to the castle so
rapidly that It has been impossible to unpack
them all. The castle yard looks like a freight
depot II Is piled high with barrels. kegs, boxes
and bundles Of all shapes and sizes. One OF the
most noteworthy gifts is a magnificent SILK tap
estry sent by Fraulein Schwalbe Of Frankfort
on-the-M Main. 1t portrays Bismarck as he was in
1924. at the age of nine: in 1851. just the open
Ing Of his diplomatic career; in 1866 on the eve
OF the North-German Union; in 1870. when the
unification of Germany hand; in 1873. the
year Of the Berlin Congress and in 1890, when
his work was finished. The Grand Duke of Meek
lenourg- -Schwcrn. in whose territory Freidrichs
run Is situated, sent the Prince colossal pyra-
mid of orchids. Alpine violets roses lilacs and
camellias Dressed Kranzler. Krause, Borchart
and Muhling, all famous Berlin restaurant keep
ers. sent baskets filled with rare wines and dain-
Ties. DR. Schweninger, usual built birth
DAY pyramid. consisting of tun of Munich Sal
vator book beer. a great quantity Of salads and
900 crow eggs. The Baroness Marck gave an
antique drinking cup; the Countess Won Henckel-
Donnersmarck. a splendid brown mare. with a
note referring TO DR. Schweninger's recent as
surance that the Prince might soon resume his
daily rides. The Faithful OF lever" sent the
customary 10l plovers' eggs
. Bismarck has informed the Citizens Committee
from Ilibeck nd of