New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
ruE FUNERAL OF BISMARCK.
.,pANGEMENTs MADE BY THE FAMILY
CRITICISED.
-.,,rroR WILLIAMS TACT IN THE FACE OF
oprN REBUFFS-THE PRINCES MEMOIRS
NOT LIKELY TO BE PUBLISHED
BEFORE DECEMBER.

Not LIKELY TO BE PUBLISHED
BEFORE DECEMBER
.,i, aur 1.-THE death Of Prince Bismarck
. course engrossed public attention
bout the week. While it cannot truth
'r no said that the impression created by the
IAN death Of the great Chancellor was as
&C would have been expected. and while
$3.50 was nothing like general mourning visible
- p.rl;n. vet there were unmistakab!e evil
,.,ccs of widespread sympathy.
rhe publications and revelations which so
i.,,v followed the death Of the Prince have
Ss.rraIly created sensation and deep anger
- government circles. and there is still greater
!" -.-se and resentment at the attitude Of the
sw',, tar,ily The Emperor LEFT nothing
Do that could testify 10 his personal grief
,ho serse &C the greatness Of the loss to Ger
- His PROCLAMATION addressed to the i'm
-,o, Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe has given
t,n,, satisfaction throughout the country, and
>. Generally admitted that no little magma
,, vas required TO enable His Majesty TO
i''''' with unrufIled serenity in the face Of
ov,dcnt sullenness Of the family. lie de-
N, r,5s, SPLENDID public honors for the dead
..,.sr,an and when his efforts 10 place the
$3.50 bodv beside his grandfather's were re-
-'s>s .he Emperor carried out what was posi-
hIo IN the shape Of public funtral' regardless
- Tho absence Of any Of the Bismarcks
or the whole Emperor William has shown
u..a. toct in the face Of open rebufs. The
.,.ossische- Zeitung," referring 10 the matter
says:
We do wish to PISS ST t 6eah aq
ehiTSi'f n1peror did not bear the signature o. ING
20. 20 ' but OF the Doctor The emperor cSimsSoe1
fprofsssor Begas 10 ke cast OF me let'uTeS e
ie.Iss,ry of the sculptor was oOhteI TO i ~
Friedrichsruh without tu9S od ms bm fSe coin
pciose6 before he could do so although accoro-
was C'yi ~ testimony Of Professor Lenbach neither
ns ra ~ the features Of Prince BismaIGk G'shsureu
W. ,sre there any signs OF dcconposliu,t IL, ,na
N,i,Hr VIZ n state Prince Herbert. ala not dp-
& ~ Uniform or wear his decorations Out ne
appeared G III, he that the nation Will have drawn
aesn,te differences from these iacts'
TUE PRINCES AND NATION AFFRoNTED'
pr, Il WAS not against the Emperor alone
cha, Prince Bismarck's family acted. The
rs,sning German princes, the peers and the ma
,,on we're prevented from taking any part IN
,h. funeral. To the Grand-duke Of Sake
Usn,ar and 70 the Grand-dukes Of Hesse ana
oae,hurg Prince Herbert wired TO stay away
r,ven Prince Hohenlohe although personal
friend Of the dead man. and whose coming had
haon heralded in time, was not allowed TO see
tho hodv The coffin soldered down hiteeh
minutes before his arrival, TO the intense soE-
row Of the aged Chancellor. Persons VINO were
nresent in the house at the time affirm that
prince Herbert issued orders 10 solder the comm
down as soon as the dispatch from the emperor
arrived announcing His Majestys coming TO
Friedrichsruh.
4 number Of German papers affirm that the
causes for all this strange behavior are parity
because Prince Herbert is seriously ndsposed'
IAra
a large number OF highly important and sensa-
tional papers mostly letters 10 Prince BIS
roarck and that there was fear that these
might be stolen in the hustle and turmoil occa-
stoned by the crowds Of visitors.
The order countermanding the public funeral
was received here with consternation
The Bismarck family. on their part give out
that the peculiar methods of conducting the ar
raugements for Prince Bsmarcks temporary
burial were wholly i'll conformity with MS
wishes. adding that M had remarked that he
wanted a rest. at least. after death.
WILL NOT SUPPRESS THE MEMOIRS.
In an interview with the Foreign Office off,
eials regarding all these matters, the following
statement was made:
As to the Emperor countermanding his hTst ord'r
regarding the public obsoquies iherS WaS no 20 op
cihc reason for it. As 10 the epliaph II Is h'c"
mai II was Prince Bismarcks wish 10 nave IL so
worded and we cannot hinder 1t. -
.e "a the memoirs there Is no anticipation upon
the mart Of the Government that any unpleasant -
ness will result from their pupHCdllO'' anu ''''N "
no intention TO stop them.
Tho location of the memoirs is still kept Sc
ere, hut it is asserted that they are in the
hands Of Gotta at Stuttgart. despite denials'
III unlikely that they will be published before
December as they are not yet printed ana
nust he Copyrighted in America and abroad ior
Simultaneous publication. 1t is believed that
the memoirs will furnish key 10 the dipIo-
matte history Of the last forty years.
WISHES WITH REGARD TO HIS BODY.
Bismarck. it is reported. once said 10 his VIE;
will al least take precautions in go0o ufne
against roischievous yranks being PLAYED WIN ny
dead body | should not Ike TO ttrhish "H"t oie
tneatrical traCi-comcdies. something between d
village fair and church PROCESSION. ~ "v ,rroye
ABOUT the only thing that no" mas al! ''''0''
for me-
Herr uerden. Editir OF the "zukunft," which
publishes the foregoing, was one OF Bismarck
most intimate friends. In the course OF the
same article he says
"Dr. schweniager knew last october that the
Prince was doomed, but kept the knowledge Sc
c.tt until the end. 1t was In accordance win
Prince Rlsmaroks own wish that the letter OF
resignation vas published six hours after MS
death. because he feared that If 1t was longer
delayed high influence might prevent It's puoA-
cation altogether"
APPRECIATION OF BISMARCK.
Lord Salisbury's dispatch Of conference &C.
scribing the splendid genius of Prince Bis
marck. gives great satisfaction.
Emperor William announces that ne VIII pre-
sent a valuable picture Of Bismarck TO 'he war
ship Fdrst Bismarck now in process OF CON
siruction al KEEL.
Eighteen hundred dispatches have arrived al
Frledrichsruh and = l20 have been sent out SINCE
The death Of the Prince.
Among the public testimonials VIII be 81