The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-15
Bismarck's Bad Boys.

Count Herbert is a Lieutenant in the
Prussian Army, and began his career as
an attache of the Prussian Legation at
Dresden, in January, 1874. In January,
1877, he was appointed Secretary of
Legation at Vienna, but in April left
that position to become his fathers as
sistant in the Foreign Office at Berlin.
There is no end to the scandals connect
ed with his name. He has acquired q
high reputation as aduelist. On the
18th of July, 1874, on the very day that
the attack was made on the Chancellor's
life by the fanatic Kullman, Count Her
bert distinguished himself by fighting .
duel at Dusseldorf with an infantry
officer named Zarskow. 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, but at the first fire
young Bismarck shot his adversary in
the abdomen, the wound resulting in
death two hours afterward. The heir
to the Chancellor is described as rather
good looking, but it is said that the hon
or of his hand has been steadily refused
by the father of a pretty Countess of
Protestant faith. The Princess Eliza
beth, with whom he has elOped, is the
wife of Prince Charles of Grandchildren
then, Count of Schonarth and hereditary
member of the Upper House. She is
stepsister of Prince Hermann, of HAITI
feldt, Trachenberg, head of Catholic
family bearing the title since 174l, and
daughter Of the Countess of Reichen-
bach. She married Count CarOlath in
1866, and has one daughter, the Princess
Sybilla, now IA years of age. Prince
Carolath, who is thirty-six years of age,
has left Parliament. retiring to his estates
in Silesia. He will commence divorce
suit. Count Herbert was born at Ber-
lin on the goth of December, 1S49, and
Count Wilhelm at charlottesville
Main, on the LIST of August, 1852. Count
Wilhelm is reported to be even more
refractory and profiigate than his elder
brother. He is too young to conceal his
excuses, and too blunt even if he were
not. He is of the impression that his
father holds Germany in fee simple, and
If that doesn't give him the right to do
as he pleases, what cant So he does as
he pleases, and he pleases to do exactly
what the world in general holds to be
low and very debasing. His haunts are
more notorious for democratic vicious
ness than aristocratic sechision. His
state is not one to recommend
him to polite attention, if the face is an
index of the mans ruling passions.
Herbert israther fine looking, AS his race
go, but Wilhelm is dump, blear of eye,
scorbutic of visage, and coarse of man
ner generally. The only one of his chill
dren in whom the Chancellor seems to
have any comfort is his daughter, the
Countess Marie, who is her fathers al
most constant companion. She is older
Than both her brothers, having been
born in August, 1848. She was be-
trothed in 1856 to q member of the
Prussian civil service, Count Wend "
The Count died shortly
lfter, and his betrothed was married in
1878, to Count von Rantzau,
; promising young diplomatist The
Countess Marie is = lady of high spirit
md cultivated ability, and her admirass
Die behavior At the lime Of the attempt
made upon her fathers fife at Kissingen
xas widely commented on in the Ger
nan press of all parties.