Show irence blerck speaks barsin sept 17 prince bismarck today received a large deputation 0 admirers from stolp in and posen after asking the members of tho party to cover their heads eo aa to enable him to do the as his old enemy lumbago was troubling him be spoke for nearly an hour he thanked the deputation for the kind wishes expressed in their speeches and then dilated on the polish question he declared the poles could not he entitled to cast votes in the empire neither alsace lorraine nor joeen could ever be given up alsace and lorraine were necessary for the protection of southern germany and posen was necessary for the protection tor the eastern border once in the course of his speech the chancellor ex was obliged to pause tor n minute owing to severe pains in hia back upon the conclusion ol 01 the princes speech the deputation heartily cheered him and princess bismarck after which patriotic hymns were sung A large number of gifts products of posen were presented to the prince after admiring the presents and thanking the deputation for them prince bismarck invited the committee having charge 0 the visitors to lundli in the castle preparations had been making for day to receive the delegation with daybreak the visitors came from the surrounding districts by the score policemen closed the approaches to the castle eo as to leave a clear way for tho delegation the prince and princess bismarck rose at 9 only members of the family circle were at breakfast among them count william bismarck the Conn tesa Rant and dr who came to the castle last evening so as to be with the prince during the excitement of the reception the procession was by major von he ordered a halt when the head of the column arrived at the platform erected in front of the castle the delegates gathered in a semicircle semi circle to await the princes coming A started the watch on the rhine nearly voices responded the last train of the grand chorus had hardly echoed reechoed re from the castle when the old chancelor came forward and tor several minutes everybody cheered councilor heunemann Keu read the address the maenner chor chanted hail bismarck after the address and after repeated cheers bismarck Bio marck stepped for ward |