The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-02
FRINGE B1sMARoK,s BIBTHDAY.

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 tions-students' Visits-Tokens of Esteem
 From Many Places.
 Friedrlchsruhe, April 1.-Since an ear ly hour this morning trains have been
 arriving here filled with visitors from
 all parts of the empire desirous of con
 graduating Prince Bismarck to-day on
 his eightieth birthday. At Il o'clock a
 deputation from the zeydlitz Cuirassier
 regiment, of which the prince Is hon.
 orary colonel, arrived at the castle to
 congratulate him. They were followed cluding one composed of university pro- fessors, and another of senators from Hamburg, Lubbock and Bremen. A deputation of 4,000 students from the different universities of Germany went to the castle at 2 o'clock this af ternoon. They took up positions in front of the terrace, and when Prince Bismarck appeared he was greeted with deafening cheers. The spokesman of the students then read an address of com graduation, and presented the ex-chan- oellor with a gift subscribed for by the students. After thanking his visitors, the prince conversed with several of them and returned to the house amid a fresh storm of cheers from the deputa- tion, which then dispersed.
 The dispatch of congratulation which King Oscar of Sweden and Norway sent alluded to the prince as the creator of German unity. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria was among those who tele- graphed their congratulations to-day.
 Berlin, April All the public and most of the private buildings are deck ed with flags and bunting in honor of the eighthieth birthday of Prince Bis marck. At all the schools the pupils assembled this morning in order to hear special addresses on Bismarck; the pupils were then given holiday. Many of the business houses are closed and all the main streets are crowded with sightseers. At the theaters there were special performances, with pro- logues appropriate to the day.
 The Reichsarkeiger, official, publishes prominently to-day the following refer ence to the celebration: Prince Bis marck to-day concludes his eightieth year. The countless proofs of sincere love and veneration which have been shown in connection with the event during the last few days, from far and near, by high and lowly, testify that thankfulness for his immortal services in building up Germany's power and greatness is indelibly engraven upon the hearts of the German people. May the fervent wishes for his continued welfare which to-day ascend to heaven from every place where Germans dwell | together be fulfilled, and may Ger many's great son have the pleasure for | many years to come of seeing the con- tinuous growth and consolidation of | the work of German unity achieved by | him in the service of the glorious em- peror and hero"
 Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, April 1.-The | king of Wurtemburg has sent an aide de-camp with letter of reorganization | to Prince Bismarck. In receiving depu- tation from the gymnasium to-day the king praised Prince Bismarck's great ness.
 London, April 1.-Tn an editorial on Prince Bismarck this morning the Times says: England has ever been among the first and most ardent of his admirers. She sends him good wishes, with a heartiness and warmth second only to those of his own countrymen"
 A despatch from Berlin to the Stand ard says that Emperor William intends personally to christen the new German Bismarck. The prince still 1resses and undresses without assist ince. His weight is about 200 pounds, put this huotuates' somewhat, He looks much better and younger than he did tfter his illness at Kissingen in 1893. He seems to be rather stimulated than vearied by his birthday celebration.
 Among the interesting presents that le has received IS a lock of Washing on's hair. Most of the presents are valuable works of industrial art. It is to find that so far all the sifts are different. Among the curios s tablet in the shape of a Prussian ron cross. consisting of eighty squares he size of a postage stamp, on which name Is written 29,220 times, he number of days he has lived. The enter piece Is a miniature of the old .mperor in the act of giving his hand O Prince Bismarck. This is surmount- d by a. statue of Germania. This gift 2 from an army major. Head Forester Lange has sent from sixty-six young oaks to ,e planted in various places through ut the country in honor of the day.