The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-31


Rcichstag.
BERLIN. Jan. 96-A dispatch from
| Friedrichsrhue received here today was
the signal for an outburst of cheering
when its contents were made known in
front Of the different newspaper Offices.
! i'm the clubs and other public places. for
IL annuonCed that Prince Bismarck OK
chancellor Of the German empire the
man of blood and IRON" had started
| for Berlin At $50 a. IN. I'm order To ce-
ment the reconciliation which has taken
place between the emperor and himself
after four long years Of bitterness.
Prince Bismarck. when he left the cas-
tie Of FREDERICKSBURG. was accompanied
by Count Herbert Bismarck and by Drs
Schweinger and Chrysaudcr. The whole
neighborhood turned out to cheer tine
veteran statesman as he departed for
Berlin. and six beautiful Young girls,
dressed entirely in white presented the
prince with q handsome laurel wreath
inscribed, a Happy Journey" These
six Young girls who also carried bas-
kets of flowers. preceded Prince Bis
marck's party TO the railroad station.
SHOWING tut ltdu Win IOWElSt dilllQ
the vociferous cheering of the immense
crowds which lined the route. and did
their utmost to make the veteran states
man feel that he had "A large share of
the hearts of the patriotic Germans.
Prince Bismarck wore the uniform of
the Magdeburger Yellow Cuirassiers. the
corps he loved so wen, and whose uni
form he has been so frequently pictured
as wearing. over his uniform the prince
wore a heavy fur oVerCOat. and uD0n
his head was the traditional German
army officers cap. The prince seemed
greatly pleased with the horrors extend
ed 90 him. and shook hands with many
of those who gathered a the station To-
see him off. As the train left the depot
the crowds assembled broke out into
loud cries Of "Auf Probes Wiedersehn."
Berlin Astir.
In Berlin Itself the people We're astir
at much earlier hour than usual. and
the streets soon became filled with pao-
pie i'm holiday attire, pressing onward
i'm order to take up the best position
possible along the route which the
prince would follow from the Lehite or
HanOvarian station through the Bran
denburs gate and along to the imperial
castle.
The emperor intended to welcome
Prince Bismarck in person at the rail-
road station, but at the last moment
was obliged to send his regrets as ne
was obliged to meet the king of SaXony
at the Althal station at exactly the
same hour that Prince Bismarck was to
arrive i'm Berlin.
All the streets through which Prince
Bismarck was TO pass were handsomely
decorated. and the windows of the houses
began TO fill with people long before the
hour set for the arrival of the princes
train in Berlin. Large crowds gathered
at 3 O'Clock along the line Of the route.
and their numbers continued 10 increase
until noon, when the police had all they
could do with the assistance of the mill
tary TO manage the vast HulJitudes gath
ering in order TO welcome Prince Bis
marck back to Berlin after so long and
painful an absence. The crowds were
thickest in the neighborhOOd Of Lehrte
station. Alsen Platz, KOenig's Platz. the
Brandenburg gate. Pariser PlatZ, and
/ especially along Jnter-den-Linden and
the Lust garten. Stands. handsomely
decorated, were erected at various
points from which a good view could be
had and a life-siZe wax figure of Prince
Bismarck was placed in front of the
arcade called Die Passage.
Cheers for the Kiser.
While the crowds on Unter-den-Linden
were waiting the arrival of the prince
they suddenly saw Emperor William, at
tended by a single aid-de-camp, return
ing from a ride in the Thiergarten, the
largest park near the town. and 10 the
west Of the Brandenburg gate This
was at about IL o'clock and as the en-
perOr rode quickly toward the schloss
or royal palace, he was frantically
cheered by the people, who seemed de-
termined - show him how heartily they
appreciated the fact that he had be-
| come recOnciled to Prince Bismarck
| The reception accorded TO the emperor
! upon this occasion was entirely unpre-
| cedented and evidently delighted him.
for he smiled and saluted on all sides.
Shortly before noon the crowd about
! the Lehrte station was most dense and
remarkable from the fact that in front
of the station as we'll as upon the plat
| form was a large assemblage of dis
| tinguished officers and public officials
| all dressed IN gorgeous uniforms and all
assembling there by special order of
| Emperor William, who had directed that
all the officers Of the headquarters STAFF.
the chiefs OF the civil and military cabi-
/ nets and other similar officers should
attend the reception Of Prince Bismarck
/ I'm full uniform at the railroad station
mentioned. In addition there We're pres
I ent representatives from nearly every
/ society in and about Berlin, and large
force Of municipal officers and students.
The Prince Arrives
| IlbAlptAy OF 4 y NlOCh the train bear
! ing Prince Bismarck and his party en-
tered Lehrte station, and. as il slowed
up at the platform, Prince Bismarck
was seen at the window OF his carriage
and was loudly cheered by those who
! recognized him within the depot This
/ cheering was the signal for an outburst
/ OF applause, which, being taken ND by
| the crowds outside the station. seemd 10
be carried throughout Berlin as il was
| taken up and carried along from street
! to street to the palace itself where the
storms Of cheering gave notice that he
OF blood and iron had once more set foot
within the capital OF the empire he had
done so much 10 create.
When the train had come to a standstiTI
Prince Bismarck came upon the plat
form, where he was met by Prince Henry
| Of Prussia and a large crowd Of distin-
| guished officers. Prince Henry extended
a most cordial greeting to Prince Bis
marck, and the latter shook hands with
many Of the distinguished officers pres
ent, several OF whom. especially the vet
I Grams. were affected considerably at meet
ing with tine iron chancellor once more.
In an interval during which a number
Of most complimentary little speeches
were made Prince Bismarck was es-
| corted by Prince Henry TO one Of the
imperial carriages which was i'm wait
| ing at the entrance Of the depot.
AS the prince emerged from the station