The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
Natives Did Not Verbally Insult His
Majesty, hut Snubbed Him by
Closing Their Doors.
FEARS OF TUMULT UNFoUNDED
NOT A DISORDERLY CRY HEARD
WHEN THE EMPEROR ARRIVED.
Condition of the Czarina-RiOting in
Hungary-Severe storms in Eng
land and Ireland.

POSEN, Sept 3.-The Emperor and En-
press of Germany entered the provincial
Polish city at sunset yesterday. the German
fraction of the city cheering, ringing bells
and waving flags and handkerchiefs to well
come them. The Polish majority of the
people was silent, and looked gloomily at
the brilliant show from houses without
decorations. Not one disorderly cry was
heard. The vague expectations of insult to
the Emperor or tumult among the people
of this city, which have been limited at by
newspapers. were not realized. This visit
of the Emperor is made to give the Ger
mans heart in their passionate race dis
pute. Nearly every German girl in Posen
is wearing a black, white and red sash, but
the Polish mobiles of the city have closed
their town houses and withdrawn to their
country estates. With the exception of
Prince Anton Radziwill not one Polish no
BILE took part in yesterdays reception to
the Emperor. The principal hotel of Posen
is under Polish management, and refused
to decorate in honor of the Emperors ar
rival
The Empress, who preceded her husband
in carriage, looked especially we'll En-
peror William, in white uniform of the
Garde du Corps, rode alone. walking his
horse slowly. He is thought to have shown
much courage In this. Behind him, on
horseback or in carriages, were fifty Of the
great personages of the empire-princes,
secretaries of state and generals, including
Crown Prince Frederick William and the
imperiaI chancellor, Count Won Buelow.
Emperor William may make an important
declaration at the dedication of statue OF
Emperor Frederick III next Thursday.
The Emperor and Empress reviewed the
troops to-day, following the presentation of
new colors to the regiments by the En-
peror. The police arrangements for keep
ing the grounds clear were somewhat Strin-
gent.
The great Notifications that made Posen
a generation ago one of the most fmpreg-
nable strongholds in Europe and second
only to Metz in Germany, and which have
been ordered by the Emperor to be demol-
shed as his Majesty announced to the
officials address, consist of twelve miles
Of huge earth and masonry ramparts.
They were begun in 1928 and were never
really nns hd ap the dfense and
offense developed. About $50,000,000 has
been spent on these Notifications, first and
last, and yet gun was never fired at
them, for the place was never beleagured.
Field Marshal Won Moltke, while visiting
Posen early in the eighties, said to the
commanding general: but they are only
earth.
what did you think they were?" asked
the general In surprise.
why" replied the field marshal. 81 sup
posed they were of gold from what has
been spent on Them.
Now with three lines In the Gazette the
Emperor abandons them. But the mere
work of demolition will cost several more
millions, Of which the municipality will
lation of the city, about 115O00, will spread
a mile or two in every direction beyond
the walls, no brick or stone buildings can
be permitted within half a mile zone, SO
that no enemy may be able to find cover.
The natural growth of the city is thus
suffocated The inhabitants of Posen pc
military decree establishing the fortifica-
tions and he chose the time of his visit
to do so. The old Notifications will be
replaced by ring Of thirtyuone forts well ell
is the great fortress looking toward Rus
STA and it will not by any means be weak
ened. The defenses will simply be mod
ernized. A real-estate agent who had lived
twelve years in Kansas is already adver-
Using town lots for sale In the old fire zone.
Later Emperor William reviewed an
take place in various parts of Germany
every September. About 10000 troops were
the square mile of lawn composing the
maneuver field. The Governor of Warsaw
suite Of the Emperor and Empress.
Returning from this parade Emperor
William and the Empress passed between
lines of children three miles long, the boys
on one side and the girls on the other.
There were 1000 of them. all shouting
frantically. AS he rode down the lines
the Emperor dropped his severe expression:
sometimes called his 'regimental face
and looked kindly and almost tenderly on
the childish ranks. He glanced to the
right and to the left, and saluted contin-
uously with his field marshals baton.
Many of the children present were those of
German settlers in Prussian Poland, 1900
of whom with their families had been
brought into Posen from the country by
special trains