The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-29
THE MAN OF BLOOD AND IRON.
Personal Habits and Characteristics OF Ger
maoy's Great Chancellor.

Personal Habits and Characteristics OF Ger
many's Great Chancellor.
BIakeIy Halls Cable Special in New York Sun.
/ had an exceedingly interesting talk to-day
with a gentleman whom am permitted to de-
scribe as a member of Pripce Bismarcks house-
hold. about the daily life and personal character
istics of the Chancellor The interview has
been revised and approved 1t Is authentic IN
every detail.
1.-The Chancellor" my informant said, sleeps
from six to eight hours. and rises very early IN
the morning He lies in a small. plain. military
bed of the pattern used in army camps The
mattress 10 almost as hard as board and the
covering at this time of the year consists or
sheet and wooden blanket. Many young men
would find it next to impossible to sleep on such
a couch. Il is not true. often reported in the
newspapers, that the Prince eats only one meal
day, and that that meal is prodigious. de
eats light breakfast, substantial dinner at
noon, and takes a biscuit and single glass of
wine before turning IN at night me Princes
doctor, Prof. SchwnninRer. restricts him TO this
diet, and will not permit mis- Serene Hehness to
drink with his meals. This regimen has had the
effect of keeping down the Chancellor's weight
The Doctor, Uy the way. has received at
times many marks of esteem and friendship In
consequence of his successful treatment OF
Prince Bismarck Like the late Emperor the
Chancellor takes constant exercise walking IN
the park back of his palace or occasionally in
the streets of berlin In the latter case he 1T,
of course, always followed by large crowds. Is
is n source of great disappointment that the
swollen veins In his legs will prevent him from
ever mounting horse again. HIS fondness for
dogs knows no bounds He has four IN the
palace. Hare his fayorite being an enormous
thoroughbred DGEIsh wolfhound. There il a
kennel compartment for the accommodation
of this splendid brute in the Princes special
travelling carr
"Does the Chancellor" asked, stake pre-
cautions for his personal safety when he trav-
els2"
HE is guarded by detectives at all times"
was the answer, land his palace is constantly
watched By polieemeu in citizens attire. His
life has been attempted several times The
Chancellors manner is always stern, even to-
ward his servants, who are never allowed to
overstep the line of ceTemonlous respect He
has, however. a deep attachment for several Of
his old retainers, and shows it by remembering
their birthdays every year with suitable
present.
s'Eis temper is not always a thing of level and
complacent beauty by any means. and when he
loses it his language il picturesque. Despite
his sternnees heis loved by his attendants. Sec
retariss, and assistants His intense German
lam is anausingly shown by his tenacity in cling
ing to the old-fashioned German letters never
using Latin letters under any circumstances.
He speaks all iEnportant languages His Rms
sian is wonderfully skiilfu for a foreigner. The
Chancellor writes with bread gray quilts. which
be uses up at great rate when writing rapidly.
He always wears his uniform general of the
Braudenburg CuFassiers, consisting. in undress,
OF a dark military froek coat with yellow col
lar and braid and broad stripes on the trousers
His full-dress uniform is more snowy and is
immensely becoming to the Prince. 1t consists
of white tunic with gold facngs, cuirass,
docs he still preserve his attitude OF bitter
antagonism to the Jews" asked the Suns COR
respondent
Yes" was the answer, ''he is as strong and
anti-Semitic as ever. and is supposed to have
sisted Stoeckler in his campaign against the
Jews. The love and admiration of Bismarcks
life is the present Crown Prince. They are one
IN every prejudice and sentiment, and meet
daily. The ChAncellor's elder son, Count Her
bert Bismarck, is being brought up to succeed
his famous father. but doubts of the success of
the plan are innumerable There is o younger
son, Wilhelm, and one daughter. thu Countess
Rantzan, of whom the old Chancellor is very
fond.
THE Chancellor is at his best when strolling
IN his garden with his dog and contemplatively
smoking old-fashioned china-bowl German
pipe such peasants here affect. He Is apty
called the Man of Blood and Iron, aud yet. with
all his austerity. abeolutism. and infexibility,
he has qualities of loyalty and fairness in his
personal dealings that bind men to him and
make them firm admirers of a remarkably we'll
rounded and consistent character"