The record-union., 1895-04-02
Trainloads of People Arrive at
His Home at Friedrlchsruhe
TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS
BIGHTIBTH ANNIVERSARY.
Vessels Carrying Arms, Supposed to
be In Aid of the Cuban Revolution
lists, Espied in the Gulf of NIeXico-
Alleged to be in Mexican Waters
for the Purpose of Gaining Recruits.
Special to the REcoRD-UNrox.

FRIEDRICHSRUHE, April l.-Since early
this morning trains have been arriving
here loaded with visitors from all parts of
the empire desirous of congratulating
Prince Bismarck on his eightieth BIRTH
| day. Among them was a deputation
from the Zeydlitz Cuirassier Regiment
of which the Prince is honorary Colonel,
one composed of university professors,
and another of Senators from Hamburg.
Lubbock and Bremen.
A dispatch of congratulation which
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway sent
Prince Bismarck alluded to the latter as
the creator of German unity. Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria telegraphed
congratulations to-day.
The weather was glorious. By8 o'clock
five trains, each bringing about 1000 peo-
pie. had arrived from Hamburg. In
addition great mum bers of people Hooked
here from various county roads. The
railroad station was hung with garlands,
flags and Chinese lanterns.
A deputation of 1000 strong from the
universities of Germany took up posi-
tionS IN front of the palace this afternoon
and when Prince Bismarck appeared he
was greeted with deatening cheers The
spokesman OF the students then read an
address OF congratulatlon and presented
the ex-Chancellor with gift subscribed
for by the students. After thanking his
visitors the Prince conversed with sew
eral and returned to the house, after
fresh storm of cheers.
The general public was not admitted to
the castle gardens, where the reception
was held, but thousands gathered in the
meadows on the other side OF the stream
overlooking the gardens.
At 1890 P. NJ. the band of the Fourth
Regiment OF foot guards took a position
IN the garden opposite the palace, and
played the hallelujah chorus from the
Messiah" and other popular airs. Soon
the strains of Die Wacht Am RhineD
were heard in the distance, announcing
the approach of the Students procession
The terrace at the time was occupied by
Prince Bismarck, his family and their
numerous guests. The Countess Won
Rantzau, daughter of Prince Bismarck,
and the Countess and Herbert and VIII
lam Bismarck were atGired in summer
toilets, while several of the gentlemen in
the party wore uniforms, but Count Won
Rantzau, Count Herbert Bismarck and
Count William Bismarck were in ordi-
nary morning dress. Prince Bismarck's
sister, the Countess Won Arnim, and her
two grandsOns were also present
At 100 P. NJ. the students procession
emerged upon the triangular space under
the terrace, presenting a strikingly brill
lant spectacle, the sun glistening on the
drawn swords OF the students and dis
playing to advantage the gorgeous gala
uniforms OF the various corps, consisting
OF whitesbreeches and gantIets aud silk
velvet doubiets, many cOlOred sashes and
caps Ornamenled with ostrich feathers
AS the students were marshaIed in front
of the terrace, and on the rising ground
to the left, the band played HeiIdier's
"SiegeskranZ,"
The crowds about the castle had by
that time been swelled TO 1000 persons
At the moment the Princes stately form
was recognized by the students and the
pubic there arose mighty cheer, which
echoed far and wide, and the students
clapped their swords together in the air.
Prince Bismarck wore cuirassier uni
form, and was without a cloak. He
raised his helmet and stood bowing until
the cheers had su bsided.
The spokesman OF the students deputa-
ton, Bruch, theological student of the
University OF Bonn, then assembled the
tribune and conveyed to Prince Bis
marck the congratulations of his fellow
students, representing thirty universi-
ties, IN few appropriate words, and con-
cludIng with the presenting to the
Prince of an address, requesting him to
accept as birthday present a handsome
shaft of marble, iron, silver and gold.
with symbolical figures and surmounted
with the German eagle.
Prince Bismarck, having inspected and
admired the monument which occupied
a prominent place on the corner of the
terrace, advanced to the balustrade. and
amid renewed cheers and ciasbing of
swords, replied to the address of the
students. lie spoke for about twenty
minutes, clearly and distinctly, but with
less force and point than when address
ing the delegation of the Reichstag a
week ago.
In the course of his remarks, he said:
Your masters paid me tribute of ac-
acknowledgement of the past Treferring To
the visit of the university professors this
morning.; your greetings are to me
pledge OF the future that. until the mid
die OF the next century, when | shall long
have been dead, you will continue to ut
ter the same feelings which you have pro-
claimed to day. When q German is on
Unused i'll his youth, be never let's it drop
altogether in his mature age. That
which the Government of William T in
stIled into your hearts will always bear
forth its fruits, no matter which shane
the institutions OF the state NAV take
The national feeling remains even when
one emigrates. | have proof to-day that
hundreds of thousands OF Germans at the
Cape of Good Hope, in America and in
Australia cling with equal enthusiasm to
the old Fatherland.
''W 9 had to fight hard for our national
independence. The prologue was the
HOlsteln war. We had to embark in the
Austrian war in order to arrive at a daft
mite entente with Austria. and to obtain
so to speak, judicial separation from
her. After SadoWa every one foresaw a
war with France. 1t was, however ad-
visabie not to undertake such a war too
soon, but TO wait until the fruits of the
North German Union had been duly
garnered. After that war there was talk
that in five years another war would fol-
low. That was to be feared, but | used
every endeavor to hinder it. We had no
ground for war. We had what we
wanted, and to continue fighting out of
sheer desire for conquest appeared to me
to be Bonapartist instability and not our
German way.
since our house was built | have al
ways been a friend Of peace, and to that
end have not Stunned small sacrifices |
yielded in the Carolina and Samoan
Islands questions, in spite of the great
value attached to colonial expansion, in
order not to make war.
But as to resolutions regarding what
IS to happen III the future, there is no pro-
vision. They are dependent upon the
decision OF others. Ii friends alter their
opinions the whole plan often miscarrIes.
Positive undertakings are very difficult
in politics. If they succeed one should
thank God, and not find fault because
they fail in tritiing points. Man can
neither set IN motion, nor control, the
stream OF time. He can only steer his
boat upon it with more or less skill. If
he has come safe into harbor. we NAV
gather from the sound OF oyerW helmiug