New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-17

Rowe James Brown Scott. Carl r. Sea
shore. Albion W Small. Eugene Ali"n
Smith. Melville F.. Stone. George p.
Swain. John TroN bridge. Wcstel ". WI
loughby. Edmund T. Wilson and Robert
IS Woodward.
Reply to MIR. Carnegie.
The Kaiser clasping Mir. Carncgie's
hand. took the volume and said. 4
hope there will follow twenty-five more
years Of peace
That" said Mr.. Carnegie. will DC
the best ally in our cndeavors for tho
welfare Of the world
Ober- Burgomeistcr Wermuth led the
delegation representing the union OF
German cities, presenting charitable
and educational cndowmcnts amount
ing TO 81. 10000 Other gifts followed
and then the principal officers Of state,
Jed by Imperial Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg. the high army officers,
led bv the ranking field marshal. Count
Haeseler, and the naval chiefs. led BY
Prince Henry Of Prussia. offered their
Fluctuations. The marshal handed TO
the Kaiser a golden baton inscribed:
The German army TO the German
Kaiser" Prince Henry. representing
the navy. presented great silver eagle
for the nagpole Of the kaiser's ship,
the Hohenzollern.
Among the most imposing tes;i-
monials was the national subscription
Of $4,000 devoted TO German Chris
tian missions. in which Catholics and
Protestants participated. the CathJ-
lies raising $4,000 and the Protes-
tants $4,000.
The Emperor spoke TO each deputa-
ton a word or two Of thanks. 4
shower Of decorations was conferred.
the list filing many pages Of the
"Reichsbote." Nobody was overlooked.
High officials gathered the biggest Jr-
ders, but art, literature, science and
commerce were well Recognized.
The congratulatory court in the
White Hall of the Schloss was "A mag
nifcent affair. Seldom has such splen-
dor Of gowns and uniforms been seen
anywhere in the world.
Powder Cask" Destroyed.
A remarkable story showing Emperor
Williams attitude toward a constitu-
tional monarchy was related during the
celebration of the twenty-hfth ami
versary Of his reign 10y the faculty and
students Of Berlin University.
Professor Otto Hintze. professor Of
constitutional and administrative his
tory. declared that the Emperor him
self had told him years ago how he
had first disregarded and then de-
stroycd the standing appeal made by
Frederick william " Of Prussia TO his
Successors TO abolish the Prussian
constitution. The Emperor said the
first document he found In his desk
after his accession was an envelope
containing the political testament OF
Frederick William w, which was TO be
delivered 20 each Of his successors on
his accession. II urged and implored
I'm the strongest terms the revocation
Of the Prussian constitution before the
taking Of the coronation oath by tho
new monarch.
Frederick william ", who had
granted the constitution to Prussia
during the stormy days Of the middle
of the nineteenth century. always re-
GREETED his act, but did not iind eithe:
the opportunity or the courage TO ro-
woke it Emperor William. like his
father and grandfather, had no incli-
,'ation 10 follow the advice of Frederick
Wuliam w. but he went further and
1o,,roved the document from fear Of
,he influence It might have on some
Young and inexperienced successor
The Emperor sald
81 fclt as If had a powder cask in
,ha house. and II worried me so that
6nallv burned the testament