The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-07
THE BISMARCK FETES
DEMONSTRATION THAT WILL LONG
RE REMEMBERED ny GERMANS.
The Prince In Good Health, Despite
His Exertions OF the Past Two
Observation-Disclosures birthday.

time which marked the enthusiastic cele-
bration of Prince Bisnarck's eightieth
birthday. in the early part of the week,
the end of the week appears to be UNI
usually tame. So far as the fetes are con>
cerned it is generally agreed that they
were fully worthy of the occasion and
were a complete success. Incidentally, it
develops that Prince Bismarck received on
Monday last $3.50 kilograms with a total
of 277.697 words, in addition to $1,000 letters
and about $4,000 postal cards. In spite OF
the intense excitement of Monday and
Tuesday the ex-Chancellor get over his
exertions very well and remains in fairly
good health, although he appears to have
aged a great deal since the death of his
wife.
During the hustle of the Bismarck birth>
day celebration the birthday of Prince Ho-
henlohe, who was born March 81. 1919. was
almost overlooked, but the Emperor and
Empress took pains to do him honor. They
both paid the Chancellor lengthy visit, the
Empress presenting him with splendid
bouquet of roses and the Emperor making
him present of a gold cigar case. adorned
with the imperial monogram in diamonds.
Prince Bismarck, in spite of the crowds
ers of messages which were sent 10 Fried
richsruhe, did not forget the Chancellor
birthday and among the congratulations
which the latter received was telegram
from the ex-Chancellor, which was worded:
"Wishing you a long life and more hap
piness and rest as Chancellor than ] found
At the dinner which their MajeStieS 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.
Many of the newspapers comment on the
Emperor's invitation to the President and
Vice President of the Reichstag to attend
this banquet and make malicious remarks
about these officers, President Baron Won
Berenger and Herr SPAIN, the second vice
president Nerr Schmidt, the first vice pres
elected by the recalcitrant majority, being
obliged to "eat the leeS." The Emperor,
however, received them graciously,, though
one remark of his Majesty was rather sig
nificant. He said: II hope the Reichstag,
under your presdd,etnIcy VIII dispatent nusl-
There are number of measures before you
requiring passage, and among them is the
UmsturZ (anti-reyolution) bill.
1t was noticed on Prince Bismarcks BIRTH
day that Berlin displayed more flags and
Sirthda e,o''s Of 'i Emperor William. William Nearly
every American house in town flew the
stars and stripes The royalst districts
especially 1 pleasant side of the ceiebrat ton
has been the institution of a number of
being started by large employers of labor
for the benefit of their Workmen. For in
Started one with" with $1,000 marks as his sub
How the Reichstag after Easter, will
public business is a much discussed ques-
ton. Such queer situation is unparalleled
eervatives and Centrists supporting the gov
eminent on the anti-revolution bill. but
portance, notably the agrarian legislation.
Then again, while the Radicals and So
Gats are with an the m p
BILL they are against the anti-revolution
bill. They also intend to oppose the EN-
peror's request for supplementary grant
of loo, 900 marks to defray expenses or the
dedication ceremonies of the Baltic and
North canal in June next.
In commercial and financial circles the
chief interest has been directed to the
commercial congress held on Thursday. A
speaker contended that the existing de-
the reaction which naturally followed the
exceptional rise in the value of agricultural
property. 1t was also maintained that COM
merce and industry had as much right as
husbandry to speak on the question of
the currency and anti-metallic resolution
was adopted. The bimetallists in the mean
while were not idle, and Count Hurbach,
supported by forty-three of his colleagues,
of the Prussian Diet urging the govern
ment to request the Chancellor to lose no
time in taking steps calculated to lead to
an International regulation of the currency
question, with the final object of securing
international bimetallism. The motion was
referred to committee.
The arrest of a youth at Altoona, on April
2, as he was about IT, join the army, charged
with being the author of the series of
anonymous and compromising letters adj
dressed to various members of the imperial
family of recent years, is creating a SEN
sation The prisoner is the son of Herr
Boege, chief telegraph Inspector at Ham,
burg. lie sent, during the past three years,
according to the charge, number of Of
fensive and indecent letters and caricatures
of the Emperor 1t seems that he began
sending these missives while still a pupil
at school, and was not suspected until late
ly. The prisoner had paraded in socialistic
he is now being watched in prison. as it is
believed that his mind is affected
Berlin Industrial Exposition. to be - held
from May to October. 1886, is being for
the. largest of which covers an area of
IS 900 square meters, will be of solid iron
and glass. Herr Hoffacker, the leading
architect of the German exposition at the
worlds fair of Chicago, has laid out the
grounds. which are beautifully situated
along the banks of the upper Spree, where
where the stream broadens into lake. En-
peror William has shown enthusiastic in
terest in the exposition and has ordered
extended maps of the grounds and plans
of the buildings to be laid before him.
Countess Won Peroncher, 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 Peroncher, son
of the ex-cnief court marshal of Emperor
William /, has deposited with the authorities
CURED for her bail and is exerting himself
TO clear his wifes reputation. Dr. Bruno
Noght, the physician in the case. was ar
! rested at Munich early in March last and
| was brought here on the same charge of
/ perjury as the Countess. The Doctor is be-
Ing sued for divorce by his wife, and the
n Countess, it is alleged, committed perjury
In denying in court her intimacy with him.
Countess Won Peroncher came TO Berlin
fiom the United States where she mar
ried TO the Count in December, 1898. The
marriage was at first concealed because of
family opposition. The mother-in-law of
the Countess became seriously i'll when she
4 heard of tho arrest of the Countess and
the scandal which followed.
Prof. Behring. the diphtheria serumst
4 Is suffering from incipient consumption. he
4 has Just returned from Egypt and he re-
signed his professorship at the Halle Uni
| versity.
4 The exports for America from Germany
| for the quarter ending with March have
risen enormously. The chief articles affected
are: Chemicals, cloths, garments. plush,
velvet silks glassware, hosiery, lace, linen
fertilizers. woolens and sugar. Confidence in
the re-established prosperity OF American
commerce. appears to have returned. The
exports from the Berlin district nearly
trebled and those of Frankfort doubled.
The imports only showed a slight increase,
Henry Willard who is now residing in
Vienna has been in Berlin this week. and
simultaneously comes the announcement
from the Deutsche Bank that Northern Pa
cihc seconds, which We're left unpaid in
October 1884, viii be purchased under GER
tain restrictions. The Deutsche Bank was