The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11
BISMARCK.
The Prince is No Longer a
Man of Blood and Iron.
CumberIand's Son May Become The
Duke OF Brunswick.

BERLIN, March II. - Prince Christian
Of Hohcnlobe, Oenringen was recently the
guest or Prince Bismarck at Friedrichs-
rube. Tho latter spoke OF his waning
strength and DE-. Schwenlnger's positive
prohibition 10 excite himself aud receive
large crowds
Piinoc Bismarck also expressed grave
DOUBTS as 10 whether hc would be equal 10
tho task OF cclobrating his S0th birthday as
the people wished him to do. publicly,
and with oil kinds OF demonstrations.
In order TO avoid tho spectacle OF the
rcichs;ag holding nloof from celebrating
thu birthday OF Prince Bismarck, the
Easter recess will begin on March 80 thus
extricating the monlbcrs Of that body from
an embarrass. .ng situation. The rcichstag
abandoned the idea OF officially parucipat-
ing In he celebrations. owing TO the OPP
position OF the Cenirlsts, Socialists and
Herr Richtcr's wing of the Radicals, and
the decision 10 not sit on April l, the
princes birthday, Is compromise ar
fangemcnt
A newspaper OF Leipsic recently asked
number OF literary and political men for
an expression OF opinion upon the idea OF
making Prince Bismarck an honorary
citizen OF The German empire by an act OF
parliament. and almost all approved of
che plan.
Guelph Stock Goes Up.
The long and friendly conversation
which the emperor had with the Dnke OF
Cumberland, while his majesty was in
Vienna upon the occasion OF the funeral
Of Grand Duke Albrccht, has revived tho
hopes OF the Guelph party In Germany,
s...I L.. -. .f..t,
that Prince George the eldest son of the
Duke of Cumberland. will become reign
Ing Duke of Brunswick upon attaining his
majority in October, 1895. the Prince Re
gent Albrecht being very wealthy, and
not enamored OF his office.
He harbors no intention OF founding a
dynasty for Brunswick. He is, besides,
an ultra-legitimist, and never approved
of tho deposition Of the Guelphs. The
prince regent regards the regency ms a
provisional arrangement and absents him
belf from Brunswick as frequently as he
decently can. On Saturday next ne goes
10 England, in order to enjoy sea bathing
ut Ilfracombe until the middle Of April.
A reflex OF the new condition of things
was seen in the rcichstag last week when
Guelph member supported the govern
ment's demands for the navy
In6uenxa's Ravages-
Influenza ID still rampant here. The
Duchess OF Sagan, mother OF the wife of
the German Am basssdor at Washington,
Baron Won Saurinar- eltsch, died OF that
disease Saturday.
The Duke Of Sagan is only just recover.
Ing from IN attack Of the same disease.
Emperor Williams eldest sister, the Prin-
cess of Saxe-Meiningen. Is improving.
Two Berlin judges, Wollner and Hoff-
mann. have died from the effects Of in
duenza and many persons Of note are
among those Frustrated.
The epidemic Is seriously interfering
with the business of the law courts, and
In several public schools and gymnasiums,
owing to the sickness OF so many OF the
teachers and pupils. whole classes have
been suspended. In the the whole Of Ger
many last week Nuremberg had the doubt
ful honor Of heading the influenza statis-
tics with the biggest sick list. Hamburg
came next with 1885. Breslau, Cologne
and Halle were affected in lesser degree.