The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-01
IS IN A DELIRIUM OF JOY
GERMANY HAS GONE WILD OYER
 BISM4RCK'S BIRTHDAY.

The Demonstration is Spontaneous and Not
 Since the Surrender of Sedan Have Such
 Scenes Been Enacted The Ex-ChancelloI
 is HOnOred at All Parts of the Empire. Friedrichsruhe, March 31.-A beauti- full sunny afternoon brought thousands to the castle gates, where they vainly sought admfttance to the park in the hope of catching a sight of the ex-chan- cellor pr. Chrysander, in view of the great crowds that have recently throng- ed the park, was firm in his decision not to admit the public. Prince Bismarck did not take his customary walk to- day, but had short stroll around the park to gather strength for tomorrow. Palisades have been erected behind the park to prevent marauders from intrud- ing upon the privacy Of the ex-chaneel- Tor. Beer and champagne booths have been put up on the right and left of the station for the accommodation of visit ors. Along the triumphal way to the castle gates are numerously beflagged poles surmounted by garlands of fir. Numberless presents of all conceivable kinds continue to arrive from all parts.
 Prince Bismarck will rest tomorrow until 10 a. m; then he will take break fast alone with his family. At noon he will receive the cuirassiers of Magde- burg, the rectors of the universities and other officials who will come to offer congratulations. He will not make an address, but one of the delegation of students will deliver long oration for the princes edification. After z o'clock no one will be received. At o'clock the torchlight procession will take up it's march. Count Herbert and Count William, Prince Bismarck's sons, with their families, arrived last night, and Dr. Schweninger came to-day.
 A heavy rain storm which came up suddenly at ? o'clock made the roads of the Sachsenwald almost impossible. The crowds quickly dispersed and stormed the trains for Hamburg, but small knot of the ex-chancellors admir- CTS remained steadfastly planted at the castle.
 Berlin, March 31-Responsible news papers venture few remarks on the report that the emperor went so far a week ago as to sign a decree dissolv- ing the reichstag. The Frankfurter Zeitung said on Thursday that the emperor decided fully after the anti Bismarck vote to order a new cleo tion, but was unable to get the neces- sary support from the federal council Not only the envoys of other govern ments, but even the minority of the Prussian ministers were opposed to a dissolution.
 That the Bismarck demonstration is spontaneous is beyond a doubt. Since the surrender at Sedan the country has not been in such a delirium of joy.
 The Empress Frederick has sent a long autograph letter to Bismarck. The let ter is calculated to heal the wounds left by the feud between empress and chancellor during Emperor Frederick's short reign.
 Rudesheim, March 31.-At noon to- day the people of the Rhein valley united in honoring Bismarck at the monument on the NiedeTwald. Conservatives, national liberals and centrists took part in the ceremonies. | A large, number of men had been at work decorating the scene, but stormy southwest wind and several days of rain delayed them greatly. It was found to be quite impossible to decorate the houses on Rhine street, which were Hooded with six inches of water yes terday and 1t was difficult to com municate with the left bank of the river. The people of Rudesheim placed l on the national monument a laurel | wreath on which was in scribed "A | Grateful Rhineland."
 The ceremonies. began at 10 o'clock | when a party of prominent people ar- lived at Niederwald. The first presi- \ lent of Hesse-Nassau made the open | ng speech and gave a toast to the em- l oeror. This was followed by the sing | ng of the national air. Prot. Onken ] rom Gassen made an address eulogis- | ic of Bismarck, which was followed by | he singing of Deutschland ueber AL l es,' and the "Kaiser Wilhelm and l Tuerst Bismarck" march concluded the program.
 In the afternoon there was prome- Iade concert from to on Rhine street. \ wine kommers was held in the hall, he principal features being a toast to he emperor speech on the achieve nents of Bismarck and a song in honor if the ex-chancellor. At o'clock there vas a general illumination.
 Frankfort-a-M Main, March 31.--Last light the Saalbu was crowded with .uests on the kommers in honor of Bis narck. Hans Blum of Leipzig and Prof. Rohrhurst of Heidelberg were he orators. To-day the festivities we're continued. A feature of the cele- ration was the upcovering of a mem- rial tablet in the house of Crosse Gal us strasse, where Bismarck dwelt yhen Prussian ambassador to the Ger nan diet in 1852.
 Festivities in honor of Prince Bis larck were held yesterday in Witten- erg, Essenruhr, Brunswick and Posen.
 
 Illness of Sheriff Hollis.