The herald., 1895-04-07
IS A FINE OLD GENTLEMAN
The Anniversary of BismarCk's
Eightieth Birthday
OF POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Stars and Stripes Displayed From Many
Houses
Stories From the Land of the German
Emperor--Case of Countess Won
Perponcher Revived in Court

copyrighted, 1925, by the Associated Press.
BERLIN April 6.-After the excite
ment which marked the enthusiastic eele-
bration of Prince Bismarck eightieth
birthday at the early part of the week,
the end of the week appears to be unusu-
ally tame. So far as the fetes are con-
cerned it is generally agreed that they
were fully worthy of the occasion and
were Il complete success. incidentally it
developed that Prince Bismarck received
on Monday last 8, 800 kilograms with a
total of 277, 697 words. In additions he
received 80, 900 letters and about $4,000
postal cards. In spite of the excitement
on Monday and Tuesday the ex-Chancellor
got over his eXertions very we'll and re-
manned in fair health although he ap-
pears to have aged great deal since the
death of his wife.
During the hustle of the Bismarck
birthday celebration the birthday of
Prince Hohenlohe, who was born March
81 1919, was almost overlooked, but the
Emperor and Empress took pains to- do
him honor. They both paid the Chan
csllor lengthy visit, and the Empress
presented him with splendid bouquet OF
roses and the Emperor made him pres
ent of golden cigar case adorned with
the imperial monogram in diamonds. AT
the dinner which their majestles gave at
the castle on Monday last in honor of the
birthday of Prince Bismarck, Prince
Hohenlohe sat at the right hand OF the
Emperor, who conversed cordially with
him. 1t was noticed on Prince Bis
marck's birthday that Berlin displayed
more flags and decorations than upon the
occasion of Emperor Williams birthday.
Nearly every American house in town
flew the stars and stripes.
The royallst district was almost bare OF
decorations. An especially pleasant side
of the celebrations has been the lnstltu-
ton OF number of benevolent Bismarck
funds.
In commercial and financial circles the
chief interest has been directed to the
extraordinary assembly of the German
Commercial Congress held on Tuesday.
A speaker conUended that the existing
depression in husbandry must be as
cribed to the reaction which naturally
followed the exceptional rise in the value
of agricultural property Ii Will be also
maintained that commerce and industry
had as much right as husbandry to speak
on the question of currency, and an anti
bimetallic resolution was adopted. The
bimetallists in the meanwhile were not
idle, and Count Burbacl, supported by
43 of his colleagues, introduced q motion
in the upper house of the Prussian Diet
urging the government to require the
Chancellor to lose no time in taking steps
calculated to lead to an international
regulation of the currency question, wath
the final object of securing international
bimetallism. The motion was referred
to committee.
Countess Won Perponcher, nee Dross.
the American lady who was arrested on
the charge of perjury and intimacy with
a physician, is believed to be innocent.
Her husband, young Count Won Pei
poncher. son of the ex-chief court mar
shall of Emperor William, has deposited
with the authorities the sum of 100, 900
marks which was required for her bail,
and is exerting himself to clear his wife's
reputation. DR.. Bruner Verght, the
physician in the case, it will be remem-
bered, was arrested at Munich early in
March last, and was brought here on the
The doctor is being sued for divorce by
his wife, and the Countess, it is
alleged, committed perjury in de-
nying in court her intimacy with
DR.. Verght.
Countess Won Perponcher came to Ber-
lin from the United States, where she
was married to the count in 1893. The
marriage was at first concealed because
of family opposition. The mother-in-law
OF the countess became suddenly i'll when
she heard of the arrest of the countess
and the scandal which followed.
The exports TO America from Germany,
quarter ending March, have risen enor-
mously. The chief articles affected are
chemicals, cloth garments, plush, velvets,
silks, glassware, hosiery, lace. woolens
and sugar. Confidence in the re-estab-
lished prosperity of American commerce
appears to have returned. The exports
from the Berlin district nearly trebled,
and those of Frankfort doubled. The i'm
ports only showed slight increase.
Henry Willard, who is now residing in
Vienna, has been in Berlin this week,
and simultaneously comes the announce
ment from the Deutche Bank that North
ern Pacific seconds, which were left un-
paid in October 1892, will be purchased
under certain restrictions. The Deutche
Bank was Mr.. Wizards main ally in
Germany during his Northern fic ca
reer.
The betrothal of Miss Lewis, wealthy
young lady of New York to Prince Carlo
1senburg Hirstein, is announced The
groom is an officer of guard regiment
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