Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-31

near Koe5en. where there has stood
for years plain shaft to the memory
OF the students who fell In the French
war Monday populations Of seniors
VIII gather there and lay the corner
stone OF the Bismarck memorial.
The students of all the universities
and high schools have been offered
prize for the finest ode TO Bismarck,
the judges to be the poets Heinrich
Seidel, Julius Wolff and Joanncs Tro-
Jan. The prize song Is to be sung at
the university ovation and commers.
Here is the program for Monday:
II to l2-Studeuts' reception.
. to 3!30--Delegation from cities.
$3.50 to 4:3O-Demonstratlon by votes
OF Hamburg district.
A birthday banquet VIII be held in
the Philharmonic hall In Berlin by the
Liedertafel, Ceclllal, Melodia. Lehrev-
erein, Ekscherverein, Sacngerbund and
Saengerschaft glee unions. The people
OF Rhlneland Will have their main celc-
bration at the national monument on
the Nlcderwald, This monument, erect
ed in commemoratlon OF the union OF
Germany, viii be to the Rhineland
what Frlederichsruhe Is to north Ger
many. There will be speeches, music,
, Rhine wine and beer all day, and fire.
works ana illumination OF the Rhine at
night The City of Cassel Will send an
address to the prince, but instead OF
kiNllb a. ulk BISMARCK banquet as
planned Mt first, the council Will present
1000 marks to the poor In the Old chan
cellor's name. The faithful Jerverites
Will send the traditional VOL plover's
| eggs and n palm. Present Indications
| are that the whole first week of April
VIII be given up throughout Germany
| to honorlng the old chancellor. and that
at Friederichsruhe the arrival OF pres
ents and the reception OF Populations
Is likely TO reach over well into May.
one OF the largest delegations will
be that of the German guilds which,
ll.O0O strongs win arrive on the 18th,
All the evangelical churches will of
FER special prayers for Bismarck tomor-
day.
No one OF the events of this birthday
| jubilee win be more picturesque than
the erection Monday of an iron tablet
bearing Bismnrck's name in gold let
tiers, on the Mittagstein, a granite rock
| forty rect high In the Giant mountain.
The rock win be rechristenod THE
Bismarcksteln."
Among the gifts he will receive none
| VIII give the prince more Joy than two
bufaloes sent to him from the Cincin-
natl Zoo in America. They will be put
IN his Wild animal preserves.
Bismarck was born at Shoenhausen,
an hours ride from Berlin. 1t Is a
village lying in fertile fields fringed by
| sparsewoods The Herrenhaus, plnin
In style and surroundings, shows the
rural simplicity OF the town. Young
Bismarck was educated In Goettingen
and Guefswald. Then he settled down
| as country gentleman. In 1876 he
became n member OF the diet OF Sax
| ony. In 1853 he was made an anibassa-
dor to Russia. In 1862 he held SINH
lar post at Paris. The same year he
became first minister OF the Prussian
crown In the next ten years he helped
to humble Austria. silenced little Dem
mark, and destroyed the French en-
pire, After Sadowa he was made count
After the establishment OF the German
empire following the French war. hon
ors were heaped upon him. He was
made a prince and nearly all the dec
| orations possible were showered ON him
HIS rupture with the young emperor in
| 1870 Is still fresh In mind.
HIS wife came from the patrician
| family of Puttkamer and has largely
| influenced his life with her deep deyo-
tion and correctness OF life. They are
still the most loving of couples. Their
| pride Is their only SON. Count Herbert
Bismarck, who recently married.