The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-03
AT PRINCE BISMARCK'S BIER
EMPEROR WILLIAM FINALLY 4R-
 RIVES AT FRIEDRICHSRUHE

fAoooiP"hieo oy Baron Bulow, the
 Minister of Foreign AHairs-Tho ser-
 Sices-The Text in Compliance With
 the Dead Statesman's Desire yyas from
 the First EpistIe of Paul, the Apostle.
 to the Corinthians.
 Friedrichsruhe, Aug. 2.-The em- peror arrived at 6 o'clock this evening. accompanied by Baron Bulow, the min lster of foreign affairs, and their suites. The crowds on each side of the road were composed of Hamburgers, who had been arriving by every train; for esters from all the Sachenswald, yil- lagers, bicyclists, children and travel CTS from foreign countries. Vendors of cards, photographs and medals swarm ed about the outskirts of the crowds. ana walters from the neighboring beer gardens circulated on all sides and did big business among the thirsty. Ihere were only few gendarmes pres ent, but they were perfectly able to maintain order. When the imperial train arrived here the crowds were SD anxious to see the emperor that they sWarmed upon the fences and plat forms. The troops, however, were able to keep space clear around the em- peror's saloon carriage. There was no Cheerlng, but an uproar was caused by the excited conversation carried on among the crowds present.
 what took place in the death cham per IS not known, though an official statement on the subject may be forthcoming. But there is no doubt the religious service was most impress I've. Pastor Westphal of Brunstorf conducted it according to the rites of the Reformed church. The text, in compliance with Prince Bismarck's de- sire, was from the First Epistle of Paul, the Apostle, to the Corinthians. Chapter XIV, the verses being as fol- lows:
 For this corruptible must put on fncor- ruDtlon. cnd this mortal must put on i'm mortality
 So when this corruptibIe shall have pup on interruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, death is swallowed up in victory.
 o death where is thy sting. u.l grave where is thy victory?
 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law
 The mourners present including the imperial party numbered from thirty to forty persons. Immediately after the service the emperor and empress and those who accompanied them started for Berlin. The former en- press Frederick sent a large laurel wreath with palms, lilies and white roses interlaid, and tied with blake President Krueger of the TransvaaI republic telegraphed to Emperor Will liam and to Prince Herbert Bismarck his condolences and announced that the government flags at Pretoria, the capital, were half -masted in honor of the deceased statesman. The emperor and empress remained forty-five min- utes at the castle and were escorted back to the train by the entire Bis- marck family. Brief farewells were exchanged at the railroad station. The emperor standing in his saloon car riage, saluted the crowd, which respect fully uncovered.
 It Is asserted on good authority that on the arrival of the imperial party. and after the greetings, the emperor said to Prince Herbert: II am surprised that death came so soon."
 Prince Herbert replied: "We feared the autumn might prove fatal to our father, but we never supposed the end would some in midsummer. Therefore it was all the more painful to us."
 Then, it is said, the emperor again pressed his desire to have a national funeral in the Berlin cathedral. Prince Herbert, however, still demurred, whereupon his majesty said: If this is not acceptable I should like to place 0 memorial sarcophagus with life-sized monument in the cathedral'' But to this Prince Herbert replied that he could not see how he would be acting in conformity with his fathers instruc- tions by accepting it. Prince Bis-i marck's body was attired, not as was customary in uniform, but in ordinary grave clothing, with a white neck cloth adjusted as he used to wear it when not in uniform. Dr. Schweninger him. self arranged the body in a sleeping posture, lying on the side Roses were placed in the hands by Countess Won Rantzau, the daughter of Prince Bis marck. Two deathbed photographs were taken.
 It is said that the coffin will remain in the death chamber untu the mauso- leum is completed, or, if the sanitary authorities object, it will be taken to the so-called tower house. Hamburg friends have already subscribed 100000 marks to build the mausoleum. The wreaths are extremely beautiful. That from Count and Countess Von Bis marck is inscribed Bell and Sibyle.'' That from the Bleicherderus bank was very large. It now turns out that Prince Hohenlohe arrived too late to see the body. The newspaper men are complaining bitterly of their exclusion from the general arrangements. Prince Herbert is erroneously credit ed with saying: Hitherto the news papers have angered us. Now we are angering them" On the contrary his secretary has just requested the Ger man press to have the goodness to send copies of their special Bismarck edi- tions for preservation In the archives at Friedrichsruhe. It is said that TD.-... nj