The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-22
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK,
The Story Of His Love for the Princess of
Carolath- Beuthen.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Cable I
BERLIN, April 90 The secret of Count Her
bert BismarclS's frequent trips to England has
at length become known, and it must be admit
ted 1t has been carefully kept. Itwas ALWAYS
supposed that the motive of the counts Jour
neys was the courtship of one of the relatives
OF the Marquis and Warehouses of London
derry and rumors of his marriage with the lady
nave frequently been current during the past
few years and establishment was repeatedly ex-
pressed both in society and in the columns of
the press at the delay in the official announce
ment OF the marriage. The delay however is
now explained by the fact that if the count had
contracted matrimonial alliance with Lord
Londonderry's fair relative, he would have
been guilty of the act of bigamy, for he is al
ready married to lady ten years older than
hlmSelf, and 1t was to visit her that he so fire.
quently hurried over to England under the pre-
text of seeking rest. His warm friendship for
the LondonderryS is due to the fact that they
were the only people who showed kindness to
his wife and who looked after her in his alb
sence, Ten years ago she was one of the reign
ing beauties of the court of Berlin and one of the
ladies in waiting of Empress Augusta Her
husband the Prince of Carolath- Beutben was
one of the wealthiest and most powerful mobiles
In tne lana. Toward the autumn of $780, she
suddenly deserted her husband and little
daughter in order to elope with Count Herbert
Bismarck. They fed to Italy. The old chan
cellor was furious and threatened to disinherit
MS son and disown him unes he at
once deserted the princess and returned
home. Hefoert obeyed, and was appointed in
rapid succession charge d'affaires to the court of
st. James, minister to the Hague and secretary
of state for foreign affairs During the past
ten years he has been bitterly reproached for his
desertion of the blonde princess. 1t was as
serted that he had Selfishly sacrificed her to his
lnsatlate ambition and he has been most bitterly
assailed both by society and by the press for his
heartless conduct. Now, however it appears
That as soon as ever she had obtained her
divorce from Prince Corolath in 1884, that he
was secretly married to her by Lord London
derry's private chaplain, while visiting one of
the marquis estates in t. wilds OF Ireland.
where the publication of the bans was paid no
attention to. Lord Londonderry himself acted
as best man to the count, who was at the time
charge d afalreS in London, and the lovely mar
chloness was likewise present at the wedding
since then Countess Herbert Bismarck has been
living under an assumed name in England and
Ireland often at Brighton, but generally Blair's.
where the count was less likely to be recor.
n1zed. 1t is stated here that one of the reasons
why the count refused to remain in the service
OF the Emperor was the latter's refusal to give
imperial recognition to the lady who at the death
OF the eX-chancellor will become duchess of
Lauenburg and princess Bismarck By birth
she Is princess of the Hatzfeldt family and
aunt of Prince Hatzfeldt. who married Miss
CARA Huntington few months ago It is ex-
pected the secret marriage will now at length be
published. 1t is stated that the old EXCHANGED.
Tor has become reconciled to his daughter-in-
law and that Count Herbert will now openlv
proclaim to the world the secret which has been
so well kept during the past nine years