Daily Republican., 1881-03-17
TaE. BISMARCK SCANDAL.
The aerman ChanseIlsr's Dtaso.
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Prince Bismsrck's sous give tbei,
father uncsasing anxiety, not only
from their notorious prohIgaey but fol
the difficulty he finds in keeping then
on terms with their army and diploma.
tic associates. The current intelli
gence, therefore, of the elopement OF
Count Herbert Bismarck, the Chancel,
lor's eldest son, with the Princess
Elizabeth Of Coyolath Beuthsp, wife Of
the chief OF one of the fore most Prus-
sian aristosratic families, while a scan
dsl OF the first magn tude, Is not mat
ter OF surprise. Count Herbert is a
Lieutenant in the Prussian army, and
began his career as an sttache OF the
Prussian Legation at Dresden in Jan
usry, 1874, In January, 1877, he
was appointed Secretary of Legation at
Vienna, but in April lett that position
to become his fathers assistant in the
Fore'gd o&ce a Berlin. There is no
end to the scandals connected with his
name. He has acquired high reputa-
ton as duellist. On the 18th OF
July, 1874, on the very day that IA.
attack was made on the Chanosllor's
life by the frantic Kullman, Count
Herbert distinguished himself by fight.
ing a duel at Dusseldorf with an in.
fantry officer named Zsrskow. The
encounter took place at six o'clock in
the morning, at ten PAGES distance,
the weapons used being pistols. Three
shots were to have been exchanged.
out at the FIRST Are young Bismarck
shot his adversary in the abdomen.
the wound resulting in death two
9ours afterwards. The heir to the
Chancellor is described as rather good
looking, but II is said that the honor
OF his hand in matrimonial alliance
has been steadily refused by the father
Of a pretty Countess OF Protestant faith.
The Princess Elizabeth, with whom
he has eloped, is the wife OF Prince
Charles, of Carolath Beauthen, Count
OF Sohonaroh, and hereditary member
Of the Upper House. She is stspsister
Of Prince Hermann, of Hatzfeldt,
rraChenberg, head OF Catholic family
bearing the title since l74l, and
daughter Of the Countess OF Reichen.
bach. She married Count Carols.h in
1865, and has one daughter the Princess
5ybilla, now fourteen years of age.
Prince Carolath, who Is thirty six
Years of age, has left Parliament and
'etired to his estate in Silesia. He will
commence divorce suit. Count Herbert
vas born at Berlin, on the 29th OF
December, lS4s; and Count Wilhelm
II Frankfort-ou-the- Main, on the lst OF {
August, 1852. Count Wilhelm is re
'utsd to be even more refractory ana
,roiltgAte than his elder brother. He
: too young TO conceal his excesses,
md to blunt even if he We're not. He
8 Of the impression that his father !
lolds Germany in fee simple
md If that doesn't give him
he right to do as he pleases, what
an' 50 he does as he plsases, and he
'leases to do exactly what the world in
eneral holds to bs low and very de.
aslug. His haunts are more notorious I
,r democrats vioioussess than aristo
ratio seclusion. His hsbitual state is !
OF one to recommend him tC polite at |
sntiOn, if the face is an index Of the :
lsn'I ruling passions. Herbert la
ather fne-lookiDg as his race 60, bat
Wilhelm is dump, blear OF eye, scerbu-
C Of Vissge, and coarse of manner gen ,
rally. The only one Of his children =
l whom the Chancellor seems to have
ny comfort is his daughter, the Coun- :
'ss Maris, who is her fasher's almost
'nstant companion. She is older than
9th her brothers, having been born D
, August, lS4S. She was betrothed |
l 1875 to member OF the Prussiar 81
vii service, Couat Wend IN Eulen- q
erg. The Count died shortly after, II
nd his betrothed was married in No q
ember, 1878, to Count Won Rantzsu, a
rSmistng young diplsmatist. The
Ountess Marie is a lady of high spirit u
nd cultivated ability, and her admir- &
Ole behavior at the time Of the attempt O.
Ade upon her fsther's life at Kissen- K
IN was widely commented en- in the O
erman press Of all parties.