New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-04
FOR BISMARCK'S BIRTHDA Y,
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR ITS OBSERV-
ANCE.

THE WHOLE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL WILL PROB
ABLY BE GIVEN Up TO 1.-THE UPPER RHINE
STILL. ICEBOUND-TOPICS IN BERLIN
Berlin March 3-Arrangements for the Bis
| marck birthday festival are nearing compeuoh'
! They show that the celebration will exceed all
! nrevious expectations They have been planned
on such an enormous scale that DR.. Schwenlhger
| has become alarmed for the Princes health anu
has taken steps to spread the receptions anu pio-
| cessons over week or ten days. ne mas oee'
| aided by Herr Phueger. the organizer oi '"e
students demonstration, and by the Hamburg
admirers of the Prince.
DR. Schwennger has given the United Press
oorrosnondent an outline of the programme
as revised In the forenoon of April
bismarck will receive the German students, ad-
dressing them probably between II and II o'clock.
In the afternoon he will welcome the delegates
| from the cities among whom will be many from
! other European countries and America. After
| dinner there will be grand demonstration by
| the voters of the Hamburg parliamentary cleo
! tion district. The original intention was that a
torchlight procession should follow this. but upon
DR.. SChweninger's recommendation IL Will be
held on the preceding evening.
The North Scheswig delegation will go to
Friedrchsruh on the 4th. and the representatives
of German guilds, 1l000 strong, will arrive on the
1lth. The Pomeranians probably will pay their
respects to the old Chancellor on Easter Monday.
| The homage of the students will be the great
| est feature Of the festival. About thousand or
| them will appear III full regalia. with swords.
! sashes and some 400 banners. Some 1900 without
! uniforms-the majority from schools below the
university grade-will march behind the corps
A birthday banquet will be given in the Phil
! harmonic Hall in Berlin by the Liedertaiel
| Cecilia. Meodia, Lehrerveren Erkscherverein'
! Sangerbund and Sangerschaft gee unions
| Present indications are that the whole first
| week Of April will be given up throughout Ger
many to honoring the old Chancellor. and that
| at Friedrchsruh the arrival OF presents and
| congratulations and the reception or depu'auohs
! are likely to reach over well into May
The upper Rhine is still firmly icebound: Hun
/ dreds OF persons crossed on the ice Wednesday
near Worms and Mannheim. on the Central
! Rhine the ice has begun TO break up, but is form-
! ing an enormous pack. at which blasters are
! working with powder and dynamite. The IN
! habitants Of the low valley lands are preparing
for the Inevitable floods which threaten to be
! more destructive than for years In other val
ieys the prospect is hardly less menacinG as the
| heavy snow'alls We're general throughout the
! Empire.
William Dayas. an American pianist made his
| debut in Linz last Tuesday. lie Is spoken OF
| favordbly by all the newspapers
Emperor Williams refusal to interfere in be-
| half of Armenia seems to have won MN lHe
heartfelt gratitude Of the Sublime Porte. festcr-
day evening Shakir Pacha, the Sultans special
/ envoy appeared before the Emperor ana tH
rress at the Old Castle and. in his master
name. gave the Emperor dlamond-set e'ld
sword To Prince Eitcl FREDERICK ana frhce
Adalbert the Emperor's second and third sons.
he presented the decorations OF the Osman order.
The Mexican Minister entertained Theodorc
Runyon United States Ambassador and NJ Her
bette French Ambassador. at dinner last even
| ing.
Great things are expected from the reopening
| Of the Rerliner Theatre with Julius Caesar, In
which Barnay will play Mare Antony. An un-
usual performance of Lessing's "Minna Won
| Rarnbelm'' was given last week for charity. II
! was under the patronage of the Empress Fred
| erick and the Empress Augusta Victoria was
| present. The newspapers say that the play was
| naxer before given with such strong cast
! Among the actors were Bernhard Baumischer o.
| tho Vienna Burg Theatre, and Clara Meyer. He'd
| Wig Niemanraabe, and w. Arndt, Of the Royal
| Theatre, in Berlin.