The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-24
BERLIN. Sept. 90.
1PHE demonstration at Varzin today
was marred by the heavy rain
which. fell throughout the daY.


1PHE demonstration at Varzin today
was marred by the heavy rain
which fell throughout the day.
u The roads were hardly passable, /,
but this did not deter the people from
the vicinity from gathering about the
railway station at Hammersmuhle to
await the arrival Of the special trains.
Seeing no sign of cessation of the stor m,
Prince Bismarck telegrsphed from
Varzin to tue committee: "Don't
trouble yourselves to come to Varzin.
II will be bad marching in the mud and
rain. ! will come aud meet you at
Hammersmuhle."
Councillor Won Gerlich put the ques-
tion to the committee whether they
should stay at Hsmmersmuhle or
march to VarZin. After few short
speeches by members of the com mittee
it was declared that Varzin was q
sacred resort for Germans and that
they must go there. AT this point O
great number Of ladies, forming
separate battalion, part of them march
ing and part occupying harvest cars,
formed a column and proceeded to-
ward Varzin. The rest Of the process
sion followed.
As the head of the procession
marched into the castle yard at Varzln
the bands were playing and the pro.
cessionists were singing THE Watch
on the Vistula" and THE Watch on
the Rhine" As far as possible the yard
had been covered with boards and
tarpaulins, but they did not suffice to
keep off the rain.
AR VAL OF THE PROCESSION.
Abou noon the procession entered
the yard with ladies in front, each
carrying bouquet. Prince Bismarck
ordered forms arranged for the ladies
TO cit on while he was speaking, and
walked behind and around the ladies to
see that they were comfortably seated.
The battalions formed in good order
each under standard showing the dis.
trict from which they were deputed.
The banners were inscribed with
variety Of notices, such as Faithful"
from Elbing and "True' from Gran
denz, etc.
When Prince Bismarck made his ap-
pearance preparatory to speaking there
was prolonged chorus. Then the
choral deutschland Ueber Allos" was
sung and Baron Fourneck presented
the ex-chancellor with an address add
ing your are our ideal statesman.
Onr star is still old Bismarck. There
was chorus OF hurrahs at this and
the band played "Ich Bin Elm Preuss. 4"
Prince Bismarck, before beginning
his speech in reply to the address, drank
glass Of branky and soda. Then cast
ing his eyes over the assem- blage, he
said: II am greatly pleased with your
visit, all the more so becBuse the hot
weather did not deter you from COM
ing. None of you can longer hope, fear
or expect anything from me. yet here
you are. What leads us together is
common love for the Fatherland.
Cheers. 1t is a distinction that no
state colleague Of mine or no Prussian
minister ever experienced. claim
nothing except that I havo done my
duty in the service of q master with
whom am bound in common faith to-
ward the country"
After the princes speech, Councillor
Won Gerlich handed Princess Bis
marck an illuminated address, and the
ladies presented her with bouquets.
The procession then passed in review
before Prince Bsmrck, the bands
playing and the choruses repeating
'Ioh Bin Elm Preuss." Prince Bis
marck's chief ranger supplied the visi-
tors with warm drinks, sandwiches
and milk. The weather improved
during the afternoon and the march
back to Hammersmuhle was pleasan-
ter than the march to Varzin,