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DtIO1p III o CLOCK TINS evening.
1t appears that the cX-ChanCollor's
death was not prccipated by sudden com
pIications but was rather the elimination
of chronic discase--neuralgia of the face
and Inflammation of the veins-which kept
him in constant pain, that was borne with
the iron fortitude which might have been
expected.
SKETCH or BISMARCK
Prince Karl otto Won Bismarck Schocn-
hansen, was born of an Old family of the
MARK (Brandcnburg) at Schoenhausen,
April l. 1915; studied at Gottingen, Berlin,
and Gricfswald; entered the army, and
was afterwards a lieutenant in the Land
wchr lie became "A member of the Diet
of the province Of SaNony in iSi6. and of
, the General Diet, in which ne made him
self remarkable by the bodncss of his
speeches. In 1851 he entered the dplomu-
tic service, and was instructed with let
tcis with the legation at Frankfort. Re
gatding Austria as the antagonist of
Prussia, he was sent in 1859 to Vienna.
whore he proved Il constant adversary to
/ Count Rcchberg.
In March. 1889, NJ. Won Bismarck was
sent to st. Petersburg, which post he held
until 1852, and having conciliated the Gar
was decorated with the order of st. Alex
| and,r Ncwsk In May, 1862, he was an
pointed Ambassador To Paris, where he
received the Grand Cross of the Legion
! of Honour from Emperor Napoleon, and
he was made Minister of tho Kings
House and of Foreign Affairs in Prussia,
Sept %. The budget having been rejected
10y the Deputies but adopted by the Up
per Chamber, NJ Bismarck. in the name
of the King dissolved the former after a
series of angry alterations
After the close of the aggressive war
waged by Prussia and Austria against
Denmark, In which Austria had very re-
l. ia. ,1.t
the time had arrived for carrying out his
/ lGng-cherishcd project of making Prussia
the real head of Germany. His prepara-
tions for another aggressive war were
completed. and aided by an alliance with
/ Italy, in a campaign of q few weeks du-
ration Austria and her allies were defeat
! ed. 1t is probable that dread of a still
more formidable alliance induced NJ Bis
marck to stop short in his career Of
victory, rs the Emperor Napoleon, In his
speech to the French Chambers declared
that he had arrested the conqucror at the
gates Of Vienna. A preliminary treaty
of peace with Austria was concluded at
Nikolsburg. July 90 1895, and as Austria
consented to retire from Germany, the
terms of a general pacilication were ar
ranged. NJ. Won Bismarck was created a
I Count, Sept. l6 1865, on which occasion he
received from the King of Prussia n valu-
able estate in Luxembourg He lost no
{
gained by Prussia over Austria. and in ad-
vancing his favortc scheme for the unh-
cation of Germany. Provinces and king
doms were at once annexed The FREQ
town of Frankfort received II Prussan
garrison in spite of the indignant protests
of the populations Hanover was ncorpo-
rated in the Germanic Confcderat ton: and
. at the close of the year 1866 Count Bis
marck succeeded in concluding with Ba-
! varia, Baden ani Wurtcmherg treaties Of
peace and of alliance offensive and dcfcn-
I siVe, with a proviso that In the event of
war the King of Prussia should have TIE
chief military command. In 1851 Count
Bismarck organized the North German
Confederation, which comprised twenty
two states representing a popula ion of
.9.oN0000.
The new federal constitution was adopt
ed by the prussian Chambers in June, and
came into operation on the list of the fol-
lowing month. Count Bismarck receiving
as the reward Toy his services the post Of
Chancellor of the Confederation and Pre-
sidont of the Federal Council.
Ill-hcalth compelled Count Bismarck to
retire from public life for short period
in 1855 but he returned to Berlin in Octo-
Der of that year. and resumed the drec-
ton of affairs. on the LIST of January ho
entered on his functions as Foreign Min
lister of the North German Confederation
Count Bismarck accompanied the King
throughout the Franco Prussian cam
paign, and that after the CapitulatiOn OF
Paris he dictated the terms of peac,
which wer adopted by the Assembly ther
sitting AZ Bordeaux He succeeded i'm uni
ting Germany and on Jan. 49, ISL he hat
the satisfaction of seeing King William
of Prussia crowned Emperor of Germany
in the Palace of the French kings dI
Versailles. In the same month he wa
appointed by his Imperial master Chan
a In, "A,
following March raised to the rank 81
Prince. In September of the year he was
, present at the memorable meeting of tn,
: German and Austrian emperors a
Gastein.
In Dec. 1872, he resigned the presidency
, of the State Ministry, although he contin
ued to confer with the Emperor on thu
+ affairs of the empire and its foreign poll
, cy. The Emperor also authorized him, il
, the event of his being unable to appea
personally at Il meeting of the Mnistr.
, Of State to give his vote on matters con
, corning the interests ofthe empire through
p. the President of the Imperial Chan
, CELERY on this oscasion Prince Rlsmar rel
received from the Emperor the Order 0
the Black Eagle, set in diamonds. II
oct. 1873, he was re-appointed Prussiai
: premier. on July 10, 1874, as the Prime
was driving in the country at kissingen
t ne was fired at by young man nance
s ~ uliiltl, ana SllRnl Wounucu ny q SHp
4 which grazed his wrist
z Prince Bismarck presided over the Con
gress of the representatives of the Grea
5 Powers assembled at Berlin to discus
4 the provisions of the Treaty of San Ste
= fano In 1873,
= In his domestic legislation Prince Els
= marck has been far less fortunate than i
= his diplomatic negotiations. In his eco
{ nomical policy, after beginning as fire
trader, he adopted n protectionist policy
While he thus alienated the liberals, hi
May laws which were afterwards repeal
ed, interfering with the religious libert
l of the Catholic priesthood led to Ion
: and bitter struggle with the Catholi
q church, and made all it's adherents his bit
4 ter enemies, Equal severe was his pol
0 ley with regard to social democrats, hi
, Draconic measure against whom produce
l the profoundeSt discomfort among tn
) working classes in the large cities.
: Prince Bismarck took a prominent par
In connection with the triple alliance be
tween Germany, Austria and Italy, whic
Is understood to be directed against pos
k sihle alliance between Russia and Franc
I against the German powers.
The publication Of the late Empero
lFrederick's diary in September 1888, thre'
!, a new light upon some OF the imperia
:. transactions In which Prince Bismarc
, has been engaged. Much sensation Wa
n created both in Germany and elsewher,
= by the revelation of the diary respectn
the authorship of the idea of Germa
v unity The late emperor claimed to hay
proposed this policy, and to have exper
enced great difficulty in persuading Prime
> Bismarck to its practicability.
i The reported resignation of Bismarc
# az Prussian prime minister and chancello
o was announced In February, 1890, but iii
e not actually occur until March II of tina
!, year, when divergences of opinion bt