The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-20
BTSMAROKs SUCCESSOR.
General Won Oaprivi Appointed Chancellor
Count Herbert's Retirement.

BERLIN, March 19.-General Won Caprivi,
commander Of the Tenth army corps has
been appointed chancellor Of the empire to
succeed Prince Bismarck.
The full name of Prince Bismark's sue
cessor is George le Won Caprivi de Caprarea
de Montecuculi He was born in Berlin
in 1881 and entered the army in lS49. For
eight years he served as lieutenant, for five
years as captain and during the war Of
1866 was appointed major. 1t was not
until after the FrancO-Prussian war that
he received the appointment Of colonel. In
1877 he commanded a brigade of guards
in Berlin with the rank Of ma general
and in 1882 he was made heutenant-general
and given command Of the division in
Metz. In 1888 he was transferred from the
army TO the navy and made vice-admiraL
The National Gazette says that General
Won Caprivi, the new chancellor has also
been appointed president Of the Prussia
ministry. The Gazette also says that
Count Herbert Bismarck persists in resign
ing his post of imperial foreign minister
and that he viii be succeeded by either
Herr Won RadOwitZ, tie German ambassa-
dor at COnStantinOplh, or Count Won
HaiZfeidt. the German ambassador at Lon
don
The boerse is weak today in con- sequence
Of Prince Bismarck !, resignation. Prus-
sian consols have declined q per cent.
Other Prussian securities are depressed.
Prince Bismarck's letter rendering his
resignation and giving his reasons covers
twenty pages. Prince Bismarck cordially
conversed yesterday with the Italian dele
gates to the labor conference, and requested
them to convey hearty greetings to Pre-
mier Grispi, and 10 assure him that the
paths of Italy and Germany would be
identical in the future, as they had been in
past.
Herr Won BOetticher becomes president
nf the PrUSsian ministry. Count EGlen-
berg, governor Of Hesse Nassau. succeeds
Herr Won Boetticher as minister Of the in
ferior. Count Herbert Bismarck viii re
cciye an ambassadOrship Ministers Herr
FUrth and MaybIch have resigned, the lat
ter because he lost Prince Bismarck : sup
port against the demands for increased
strategic communications
The FreiSSinnige Ieitung states that YES
ieTday's military conference discussed the
question of abOlShing the septenniate and
fixing the peace footing of the army an
nually and reducing the term of service
for the infantry from three to Two years.
The conference also decided upon the new
military bill which provides for the organ
lzatlcn of the two new army corps. mat
ter bearing upon the chancellOrShip.
General Won Capriy, the new chancellor,
will NOT assume the foreign portfolio.
Among the many rumOTs concerning the
causes that led to Prince Bismarck S resig-
nation is a story TO the effect that the en-
peror intimated his intention of abolishing
the Office of president Of the PrUssian min
istry and that Bismarck stoutly objected
to such a step. The emperor asked
1or au interview on the subject
naming 10 o'clock AT night as the
hour for the meeting. The chancellor re-
piled that he was too old to come at that
hour. it was after this. the story goes,
that Bismarck formally rendered his res
lgGation The TaEehlatt says that the en-
peror has dismissed Count Won Waldersee
his chief of staff
The emperor had a chance to study Gen
eral Non CaprlV'S character during the
manouNers last autumn ana decided to fol-
low the idea Of Frederick the Great that a
general - the best conductor of a foreign
policy because he best knows how far he
can 90 with the army behind him. Cap
rivi bears remarkable likeness to Bis
marck and might easily pass for his
brother. The difference in character
Is disCenable in their gait, that
of Bismarck being sharp and heavy while
that OF Caprlvl Is deliberate and expressive
of leisurely elegance The new chancellor
j. a brief but capable speaker.
A STORY DENIED.
LONDON, March 19-Berlin correspond
ence says; The story that Prince Bis
marck declined TO attend the emperor in
The evening is amply refuted 10y the fact
that the emperor visited Bismarck that
very evening. Il Is reported that
the emperor was auuOyed af
Bismarck for interviewing WindthorSt
without consulting him. Bismarck i in
excellent spirits. lie sufferers from inSom-
MIA and earnestly desires rest His family
and his wife are glad that he resigned. All
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