Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-25

the government view of the festival Herr Von Wedel, chief Of the euperor's house. hold; Dr. Von Stet hen. Dr. Miqust, Herr Won Boetticher and some thirty other high officials will attend the Bismarck commis- sioners, at the Philharmonic, on March 30.
 To ascertain the hopes which tho Bls- marckians are billing on the birthday fes- tival, he United Press correspondent sought an interview on Friday with Lud- wig Won Fischer, the princes old and inti- mate friend. Herr Von Fischer thought that the cabinet would lend 10 a revival ot national feeling which, as the deeds of 1870 had sunk away in the past, had become callons and unresponsive. The emperor might relieve the mistakes of his past att'- tude to Bismarck, Fischer said, and cement afresh the old bonds, giviog Germany q harmonious and steadfast national policy. if the Council of Slate found no particular means of remedying the agricultural dis tress, the discontent ot the rural popula- ton will increase until it brings its own remedy. "We may live to see scenes similar to those in the snabian rebellion, known as the peasants' war. The times of the Bundeschess may return to plague us. l can give you an illustration of the dis tress rom my own city, Augesours. The city is getting no rents from the tenants on the civic farms, but is obliged to remit them. Other farmers declare that they Q
 tates they work.'
 Fischer maintains that the gover ment's initial misstep was the reciprocity treaty with Austria Hungary. This treaty, with it's reduction of the grain tariff by about 30 per cent and it's 'most favored nation' clause, threh open the gates to the Amerl- can farmers, who now inundate both Aus trian and German markets with their grain.
 Bismarck is enjoying fine health. On cd eIot ho 0- rial reception hall which has been put up at the Freidrichsruhe station to accom- modate birthday pilgrims. The first depu. Iation to use the hall will be members ol the reichstag and the landtag. About 46O of them will take luncheon there on Mon- day after having been eceived by the prince on March 3l. Six special trains for the general public will be run from Berlin to Hamburg April l to ease the pressure upon the regular schedule. The Hamburg American Steamship company has placed it's passenger hall at the disposal oi the committee on arrangements, and has pre- pared 300 beds for visitors. Premier Crispl of Italy has sent to Fredrichsruhe five huge casks of wine from his Sicilian estates.
 The Kotze scandal has been allowed to subside since KotZe was absolved oy the court from all suspicion of having written the scandalous letters. Most of the per sons im plicated in the affair have left the country. Baron Scrader, who was me main instrument oi Kolze's arraignment, is still at court, but his house is advertised to be let aud be will depart soon for Italy. Kotze will resume his duties at court before long and doubtless will receive some satis- faction for his wrongs.
 The emperor will permit the Cowes royal yacht squadron to use the North sea and Baltic canal before the formal opening.
 The students and citizens in Jena are or ganizlng meeting to protest against the reichstag's rejection of the motion to con gratulate Bismarck. Similar meetings are to be held in Augsburg, near Munich, throughout Swabia and Thuringia.
 After the emperor had attended service with the empress in the garrison chapel he had long consultation with the Grand Duke of Baden and Chancellor Prince Ao- henlohe.
 The wires have been kept busy all day between Berlin and the south German cap tals. The messages concerned the relch stag's action and the course to be pursued by the government.
 The Post, conservative, says: 'Tbe em- peror's dispatch to Prince Bismarck ex. presses the feelings of the nation. Every tlerman must blush at the reichstag's dis graceful action. The parliamentary fruit brought forth by universal secret suffrage is still unripe. The reichstag is rapidly Hing up it's measure.''