The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
Carloads of Valuable Presents
From Every Part of
the Empire.
THE PRINCE MAKES A SPEECH.
Women Sob and Men Cheer Themselves
Hoarse-A Gift From the
Emperor.
FRIEpRICHsRUHE. GERM.

1.-The eighty-first anniversary of the
birth Of Prince Bismarck was celebrated
to-day with great enthusiasm. The
weather is clear and cold. From the rail-
way station to the postoffice the castle
gates and buildings generally flags are fly
ing in profusion. By noon there were evil
dences of a general celebration. Crowds
of villagers and strangers assembled at the
entrances to the castle park, which were
guarded by gendarmes, who vigorously ex-
cluded the public. Carloads of flowers ar
rived at the castle, together with great
number of presents for the ex-Chancellor.
The mail brought package from Ma
Piles containing present from the En-
peror.
Prince Bismarck was out of bed at II
o'clock as usual After breakfast the
Prince was congratulated by Count Won
Waldersee and delegation of three Off
GERS OF the Halberstadt Cuirassers and
Ratzeburg Chasseurs. Presents arrived
throughout the day from all parts of the
empire. They were costly and varied, and
comprised many samples Of special indus
tries.
The usual pilgrimage to the House
Under the Elms at Friedrichsuhe is going
on to-day, the delega tions coming from
this city as well as from Hamburg, Bonn,
Leipsic, Munich, Frankfort on the Main,
Nuremberg, Bremen, Stuttgart. Chemnitz
and other places. The Iron Chancellor
received in the large hall of his residence
delegation from each of the deputations,
with him being Count Herbert Bismarck
and wife and his son-in-law, Count von
Rantzau, and wife, and afterward wit
messed from the balcony a procession of
the delegations.
Three special train which reached here
this afternoon brought about 1000 persons
to take part in the torchlight procession
which was held this evening in honor of
the eX-Chancellor. The paraders, with
bands playing. marched to the castle and
halted in front of the terrace. At about
clock Prince Bismarck, attired in the
uniform of a cuiraSsier, over which he
wore gray cloak, appeared upon the ter
race and was greeted with enthusiastic
cheers by the thousands who had assem-
bled to do him honor. The bands played
thanksgiving hymn, after which Herr
Staeliu, merchant of Hamburg, deliv-
cred an address, thanking the Prince for
what he had done for Germany, which,
he declared, would ever be faithfully re-
mem mbered.
Prince Bismarck returned thanks in
brief address, in which he quoted the
words of Martin Luther, that 'the good
will of ones neighbors is necessity for
German Christian" He rejoiced, he said,
that his Hamburg neighbors had preserved
for him their goodwill and grace, although
he had lost the goodwill of the people in
many places. He was glad, too, that they
were not ashamed to display their kind
feeling for him, and saw in that express
sion an acknowledgment of his former
deeds. He rejoiced that Hamburg had
flourished, finding in its progress a proof
hat its hinterland was in good state.
No maritime emporium. he declared,
could prosper without prosperous him
terland.
The ex-Chancellor dwelt upon the inter.
ests of the professional, mercantile and
agrarian classes, which. he said were inter-
independent and all worked in the COM
mon cause. If one declined the others
would not prosper. He hoped that Ham
burg would continue to prosper, for the
sake of his own interest as farmer, even
though he was not passionate agrarian
Hearty laughter greeted this remark, and
when this had subsided Prince Bismarck
| called for cheers for Hamburg, which were
heartily given.
The procession then resumed its march.
each division as it passed cheering enthu-
siastically for the Prince, who remained
standing, supporting himself by table.
The ladies, large number of whom were
present, threw flowers to the ex. .Chancel-
lor and expressed a desire to shake his
hand, but were prevented from doing so
by DR.. Schweninger. his physician. Be-
fore retiring from the terrace, Prince Bis
| marck, uncoyering his head, said. "My
body is unable to stand long fatigues,"
and added, in faltering tones, "My heart
goes out with YOU"
At this the women sobbed and the men
cheered and shouted "Wiedersehen, Wied-
ersehen," and the cries were continued
until the last of the crowd had taken their
departure.
The present of Emperor William. which
was forwarded by mail from Naples, con-
sisted OF a small photograph of the EN-
peror and his family, upon which was
inscribed in pencil: First of April, 1896,
Wilhelm, Imperator Rex"