Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-03
BISMARCK'S FALL.
Alleged True Account OF the
Historical Event.
TWO MUCH POWER SPOILED HIM,

And the Man of Blood and Iron became
Terror-He "Condescended" 80 His
Royal Boss Until the storm Broke-An
Appeal to the Empress Frederick
which Resulted In Nothing Except
Her Triumph Over Enemy-The Po-
Iiticai Fight In ireland.
LONDON, Jan. IA profound sensation
is caused all over Europe by the follow
ing story, published and guaranteed to be
authentic by The London Times: France
now begins for the first time to under
stand the cause of Bismarck's fall, and
the circumstances unknown till of late,
which accompanied it. All these revela-
tons are such that the eX-chanceilor's
bitterest enemies hardly venture to dis
cuss what n shadow he east in his decent
from power. The iron rule of Bismarck
had, of late, been an obstacle an embar-
rassment and a cause of irritation to
everybody and constant difficulty in the
dispatch of public affairs. Latterly he
had seen none of the ministers of whom
he was the chief had listened to none of
their objections and gave positive and
definite orders, as if the opinions of his
associates in the government were of no
value.
He Even Terrorized Kaiser Billy.
He was almost inaccessible and received
those only whom his caprice invited round
him. He tolerated no objections,
listened with condescending smile,
which condemned beforehand, TO the ideas
submitted to him by his young master, the
emperor. He even ceased really TO work,
while complaining bitterly if the slightest
decision was come TO without consulting
him, and Yet professed himself over
whelmed with labor whenever documents
were sent to him to sign. He had become
a terror to all who We're obliged TO come
near him. Nobody ventured to contra
dict him; even the Emperor William III.
saw him only occasionally, because his
majesty was afraid of disturbing or irri-
tating him.
The Imperial Wrath Breaks Out.
At last the moment came when his pu-
pil-now his master-confronted the fact
that he was not master, but only chief
servant. The long restrained imperial
discomfort broke into open quarrel on IA
minor question and poured forth in such "A
torrent that the chancellor, taken by sur
prise and disconnected, suddenly said:
Then can only offer your majesty my
resignation The emperor was silent,
and Bismarck withdrew. Two hours later,
the resignation not having arrived, the
emperor sent an aid -de-camp The chan
cellor greeted him very affably, being con
WINGED that the emperor wished him TO re-
consider his idea of resignation; but. to
Bismarck's horror and surprise. the aid
de-camp had been sent to demand his
written resignation
The Empress Frederick's Triumph
The prince, very uneasy made the lame
excuse of not having yet drawn it up, and
deferred the matter till the morrow Next
morning the aid-de-camp reappeared
This time Bismarck was calmer but again
made the same excuse, saying that before
preparing written resignation he was
bound To pay visit. Accordingly, he did
pay visit, which, incredible as it may
appear, we can vouch for, WAS TO the
Empress Frederick. Yes, in panic at ais
fall, this man, who but the day before had
been the great chancellor, now stopped be
fore her whom he had so long hnmbled
and explained the danger to the empire
involved in his fall and the fatal cons..
quences which the young emperor risked
in thus oyerturning the founder of the
empire
She Listened and Enjoyed.
He begged her majesty to intervene aud
prevent the disaster to Germany and the
remorse that her sovereign would feel at
the unmerited humiliation of his most
faithful servant. The empress heard
him out. She saw humiliating himself
before her the man who had hated i'm
placably her husband and herself
and who had sown distrust between
father and son. No doubt she enioved the
spectacle of seeing at her feet this bitter
enemy, now dismissed by the very son
whom he had recko1ed on making his tool
against her, and in a single sentence. De
coming an empress, "a mother. and n
woman, she returned to this cringing din
Iomatist all the insults he had cast unon
her
His Chickens Came Home to Roost
she SAID: Il much regret being quite
poserleSs. l should have been extremely
glad to intervene with my son in your
favor, but you so employed all vour
power in estranging his heart from us
making his mind foreign to mine. that |
can only witness your fall without being |
able 70 ward it off When Won are M |
Longer there my son win perhaps draw /
near TO me, but then it will be too late for
me 10 help YOU"
Inc prince withdrew with dnwncast /
head, and returning home found the aid.
ue-camp who for the fourth time had |
come Tor his resignation, which the fallen |
statesman handed to him