Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
EVEN AT TER DEATH
BISMARCK'S BITTERNESS TOWARD
KAISER SEEMS TO LIVE ON.
MEMORIAL SERVICES TAME
Emperor and Empress in Attend
ance-Church Inadequately Deco
rated and Public Displays Little
Enthusiasm-Not Member of
Dead ChanceIlor's Family Present.

Berlin, Aug. 5.-The funeral service
held here Thursday in memory OF
Bismarck were brilliant and impress
6iYe as regards the court display, but
quite disappointing in other respects.
They bore the traces OF haste and half
heartedness. The church was made
quately decorated and the public dis
played no enthusiasm in the cere-
mOnial, which so far from having the
exceptional character of a great ma
tional mourning for the nations great
est statesman, differed hardly any
from the hundreds OF similar functions
that may be witnessed here any
time. Perhaps the most disappoint-
ing feature, though it was known be-
forehand, was the fact that no mem
Der Of the Bismarck family attended.
The royal pew remained conspicuous
ly empty. 1t must be admitted that
the deceased statesman was not alto
gether popular with the masses in
Berlin, but such a reason as this
| alone could hardly account
| for the sparseness and non
descript character of the public
attracted to the scene. The bitter
ness of the old chancellor toward the
| young kaiser seems to reach beyond
death. Thursdays incident was
emphasized by the fact that Prince
Herbert Bismarck came to Berlin
during the afternoon on private bus
| mess. The proceedings were charac-
terized by the utmost simplicity, but
| the emperor's invitations to the I'M
| official world were literally respond
/ ed to, many leading men coming
from distant places for the sole pur-
! pose of being present. The emperor
and empress arrived by train at
Charlottenburg and drove to the
| church in an open landau. After the
service they left for Wilhelmshohe.
Among the royal personages present
! at the service were Prince and
Princess Friedrich Leopold of Prus-
STA, Princess Joachim Albrecht and
Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, Prince
Max Won Baden, Prince of Hesse,
Prince Albert Schleswig- Holstein,
| hereditary prince of HohenzOllern,
Prince Carl of Hohenzollern, heredit-
airy prince Of Hohen!ohe The kings
and federal princes of the empire
were not there in person, but only
by representatives. The American
ambassador, Andrew D. White, and
the Spanish ambassador, Hendez de
| Vigo, arrived almost together
and sat side by side. The absence OF
all well known adherents of Bismarck
was most noted, especially as many
Of them came up to Berlin immedi-
ately after the death, presumably to
confer on the attitude that they
would observe. Their najesties took
altar, all others in the congregation
standing throughout the service. The
emperor wore the uniform of the foot
| guards and the empress was in simple
mourning attire. The church was not
filed with those that were invited
On entering Emperor William shook
hands with Prince Hohenlohe, the
chancellor. The choir sang Kendaps
1 Know That My Redeemer Liveth
after which DR.. Faber read the Ger
man burial service. At the conclu-
sion of the services DR.. Faber offered
an extemporaneous prayer, based on
the 149th psalm. The prayer was
German paeon of triumph and graft
tude for the achievements Of Bis
marck and his contemporaries.