Show FAIR BIXGEXONTHERH1NE how the Americans and Germans Floated the Flag on the Fourth > BINGENONTHERHINE July 5The procession pro-cession of the Independent New York Schuet zen Bank started for llochasburge this morning to begin the shooting contest They were cordially saluted on the way On arriving ar-riving at Eochaaburge and before beginning at the targets Captain Diehel commander of the New Yorkers ordered three salvos to bo fired in honor of the Emperor of Germany Ger-many the President of the United States I and the city of Bingen A banquet was I served at which 300 guests were present j Hugo Hoenack of New York presided I After calling for three cheers for the German I riflemen German unity and the Empire Hoenack offered the toast Tho United Fatherland I Fath-erland the most powerful State of Europe which excited the admiration of the whole world and whose usages and customs were held sacred in America OSWALD OTTENDOBFEK OF NEW YORK REPLIED His remarks elicited great applause He said it might perhaps seem peculiar that an I American guest should bo called upon to reply to such a toast as most of those present I pres-ent had long ago been prosecuted for making mak-ing the attempt peihaps rather then impracticable im-practicable but certainly fervently patriotic to see the unity of Germany accomplished and were compelled to SEEK AN ASYIUJI IN AMERIcA And further than this they had not been permitted to take any share in the realization realiza-tion of their youthful droams Nevertheless Fatherland had no more enthusiastic devotees than American citizens of German descent Apart from all political opinions every one could pay the hoaryheaded hero William a tribute of heartfelt esteem and fervid reverence Bravos The American Germans vied with all the friends of Germany Ger-many in weaving upon the brows of tho glorious army of Germany and its leaders the welldeserved crown of fame He also paid a fitting tribute to tho eminent statesman states-man to whose diplomacy was duo tho fact that the proudest potentates of Europe courted the favor of Germany He concluded con-cluded proposing three cheers for Fatherland Father-land The cheors Yere given vociferously Emil Itittershausen replying in poetry to the TOAST OF THE UNITrD STATES Elicited a storm of cheering Mr Weber replied to the toasts of The Fourth of July and The Ladies Judge Nehrbas spoke to the toast of Tho Guests of LJingen P |