The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-01
The Iron Chancellor's Birthday Is
Celebrated All Over the
Empire.
Congratulations ana Loving Gifts
From All Classes of Cor
man People.
The womens Movemsnt in the Empire
Making Great Prorrsss-The Costly
Imperial Vacation.
Icop,rIsAt. 1sel. BY The Associated p.s...l

Copyright. 1884,. by the Associated Press
BERLIN. March 3l.-The eighty -frSt
birthday Of Prince Bismarck occurs to-
mo row, aud will be eelebrated with great
enthusiasn AMI more generally than ever
before. The eI-ohsncollot's reconciliation
with Emperor william has given impetus
TO the eelsbrAtion. which will last until
Monday. Every post brings letters and
gifts 10 FEisdriehSruhS from all parts Of
the empire. and from wherever German il
spoken. Gifts arriving are more handsome
and numerous than ever. A feature Of the
festivities will be the part German ladies
will take In them. As commencement
twelve ladies yesterday presented Prince
bismarck with an illuminated address.
upon which vas the isadlnR: "To the
founder OF German unity" The address
Was signed by 100000 women, mAidens OF
Baden and PAlatinat. 10 vas enclosed In
an artistic cAsket and was accompanied BY
= gift Of GOO bottlea OF vine of the rayest
and oldest vintage. Prince Bismarck, In
return. thanked the ladies. and declared
that the lively interest taken by women in
politics - . step forward in the path of
progress.
dsputation from Dssssldorf, which pre-
sented the prince an sddress. stating that
the new life boat. a. the island OF Moo
dsrne. in the North sea. would bear Prince
Bismarck's name. The eI-ehanosllor. in
reply. delivered a lengthy spseeh, Ieminis-
cent of his visits to various seaside resorts,
and eovertly defending the criticism upon
the pat Of his newspaper organs OF govern
msnt measures. which criticism, he said,
was so far from being compatible with
monarohial sentiment that 10 would gu ify
and promote the monarchiO feeling. The
prince then invitsd the deputation TO
| luncheon and chAtted freely on various
topics with i've members.
At Philharmonic hall tonight members
OF the TeichstAg made speeches ia which
Bismarck was most taympath9tically alluded
10, all references 60 the aged statesman
calling forth loud applause. Emperor
William has not 10 gotten the eK-chRnosl- J.
lofs birthday. and is sending his adiutani
/ from AbAzziA to convey his conRratu Atione
/ TO the prinee, and as a further mark OF REQ
onciliation, two forts on the height oi
! Quentin, near Metz. will. By order of The
emperor. be renamed Bismarck heights,
smidsa general public rejoicing.
Eailng TO oust Won Caprivi f-om Office.
the AgrArians ArJ now aiming at higher
game. They declare that tho Russo Ger
man commercial treaty was carried By the
personal Iuhusnce of tbs emperor. wh.ch,
/ they claim, makes itself felt on evsrg i'm
/ portRnt question. They dsnouncs this so
oalif d absoluteism a. danger 90 the mon
arohy and 20 tho empire.
! The shortness OF ths stay OF EmperO
Francis Joseph at AbsZzia. together with
the absence Of leading statesmen OF the two
empires, pTecludes the idea that the meet
ING OF the two empeTOfs at the seaside was
A.. a
imperial family OF Germany 20 AbazziR II
running NJ an enormous expense bill. II
NAV be roughly estimated that the solcurn
OF tho emperor ami empress nj the seaside
resort will amount 10 between 100000 and
800 600 marks.
Ihe women's movement in Germany Il
making eat progrsss. The congress
called by lady delegates to the Worlds fair
at Chicago. met here ThursdAy last. IL II
the intention Of she ladies TO form a unior
Of ali charitable and humans societies "a
Germany IN o der that the work Of the so
cieties may be conducted upon btOadel
plan.
AZ Erfuri. while st ippinR before an arm
doctor. a consoript revealed that he has
phrases. grossly insuliing to the emperor
tatoosd oil over has Lofy. 4 he oOnscrip
IL now awaiting trial on the charge Of trea
son.
Atorchlieht proce sion in honor OF Pine
B.smat ok, aud in anticipation of bis bisth
day tomorrow. took place ~ FFieiriohs
ruho this evening. Over 1900 persons too
part Ia II.