The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-18
GERMANY'S PATRIOTIC GLOW.
poyFIREs TO BLAZE IN HONOR OF
BISMARCK.

IamGtaE VIII ray AheAF Aespects
ia the Old ChanceIIOr-A Dispute
as TO the Real Intention of the
CeIebratiOn-The Plans for the
opening of the New Canal.
Berlin. March 17.-The programme of
the Bismarck birthday celebration has
extended so far beyond April 1 that sew
eral deputations are arranging to be re-
ceived late this month. The festival viii
virtually begin on March 25. when the
national liberal and conservative men,
hers of the Landtag will go in a special
train to Friedrichsruhe. The president of
the Landtag will present an address. the
prince viii reply and then all will have
luncheon in the casino. The deputies will
return to Berlin in the evening.
The country seems to be most interest
ed at present in the progress of the con-
dict in the Reichstag over the question Of
sending a birthday deputation to congrat-
uate the prince. The committee of senior
members, after three hours discussion.
decided to postpone final action because
the clericals. Richter radicals and South
German democrats held aloof President
Won Levetzow, since the reconciliation be-
tween FREDERICKSBURG and Potsdam, is
again an enthusiastic Bismarckian, and is
anxious that all the parliamentary par
ties, except the social democrats, shall
unite in congratulating the prince. He
continues confidential negotiations with
the party leaders and apparently is hope
tul Of success. Very probably a motion
i'm favor of the demonstration will be
made in the plenary sitting of the Reich
stag and VIII receive such support as will
warrant the sending of a large delega-
tion in the Relchstag's name.
Eugene Richter Prince Bismarcks his
toric enemy in debate, makes this admis-
sion in his Freissinnige Zeitung: IF the
question be made matter of courtesy
toward an aged statesman associated with
the unihcatiOn Of Germany, the radical
party ought to send members to do him
homage. However, as long as Prince Bis
msrck although not in Office remains
actively hostile to the liberal parties,
those parties ought to refrain from show
ing him special honOrs.
The Danzger Zeitung, organ of the rad
zeal unionists, argues that the birdthday
festival is not intended so much in homage
10 the princes personality as to his share
jim founding the German empire. The ed
1tor thinks that the country takes this
view of the festival, but he has not found
which have been quoted widely, have
reused the indignation of the Bismarck
IAN politicians as well as the general pub
me- who have not thought of discovering
the man from his life work.
Whatever the Reichstag may decided to
do its action will be4viewed coldly by the
prince. If deputation go to Freidrichs-
rhue, it probably will be received without
cistlnction. The old chancellor attaches
tne greatest importance to the reception
OF the students. For him their coming
VIII be the event of his birthday. He tells
his friends that he thinks more of the
honors from the students than of all the
others combined. He clings to the idea
cherished in Germany in the old days of
ulsunlon, when the universities were the
Marnest advocates Of a new empire He
ueleVeS that among the students are to
We found the most loyal and steadf fast
friends of the national idea-the men who
lli after life can be rallied to counteract
ile plots of the disunionists. He will
address them as the most promising class
IN the nations future
lhree extra telegraph wires have been
lald from Friedrichsruhe to Hamburg
ana ten extra telegraph clerks will be
sent to man the Freidrichsruhe office.
sun the telegraph facilities are likely to
ne far behind the requirements of business
on April l.
Gen. Count Waldersee will head the
ueiegation of corps commanders whom
the prince will entertain at dinner on
april ,. To ease the strain of the cele-
hrauon, the deputations from the cities
Will spread their demonstrations over
several days, Munich beginning the series
on April ?. The prince will limit himself
on each occasion to a. brief ceremony in
"oors and but a few words in acknowledg-
nent Of the address
II Is now proposed that birthday bon
Ires be lighted on most of the mountains
ana high hills of Germany so as to form,
aS lar as possible, a chain of beacon lights
TONerlng the whole country. In the
hAlhe country the people have arranged
afeady to light all the high points from
lle Drachenfels to Ruedesheim The
NeIman Alpine Society will light beacons
a. me most conspicuous points in the ST.
1esidh and Harz mountains and in the
dldunate. A special ceremony will be
ned on the Kyffha aeuser, near ord
aausen, with bands, speeches, music and
fireworks. There win be a torchlight
parade of Thuringian Athletics, a ban
Guel at the Rathsfelde castle and an IL
Iuhlnation of the mountain with beacon
Ights. The German athletes known as
Iurhers will send to Friedrichsruhe a
Ause silver and gilt laurel wreath sup
ported by two massive pillars on which
S-ie engraved the names of all the ath-
leIlc societies (Turnverin) in Germany.
me authorities of Myslowitz have de-
ciaed to light on the evening of April l,
big bonfire at the Three Emperor's
oorner, hill at which the Russian, Aus
ulan and German borders meet and to
meet there with the people to sing '"The
Watch in the Eastmarlx"
, me Neuste Nachrichten, the National
4sltung, and other conspicuous dailies
urge the Berlin city council to reconsider
1ne vote against honoring Prince Bis
Aarck. They say 1t will be a national
scandal if the capital which in 1866 con-
Ierred honorary citizenship upon him,
now refuses to join the rest of the coun-
Uy in congratulating him.
An official of the emperor's marine cab
met told the United Press correspondent
yesterday that neither Emperor Franz
Joseph nor King Humbert was expected
70 70 attend the ceremony of opening the
North sea and Baltic canal He thought
yhat no foreign sovereign would be pres
eht The details Of the programme will
Sot be finally fixed before the middle of
nav The whole line of the canal from
A-- to Brunsbuettel will be provided with
metric lamps, some $50 in all. of 25-candle
loser each. Every sluice will be lighted
BA B5.A Z50 lamps Of 12-candle power each;