The Irish standard., 1898-08-06
B1sMARok,s CAREER.
"A Brief Resume of His Great servic,
to tho Fatherland.

~ AAo &0AuCEAaAUs
Otto Edward Leopold Won Bismarck was
district Of Magdeburg, April i, 1876 At the
age of six he was placed in a boarding
school at Berlin. and al IL was sent to q
high school at the capital. In 1882 he began
studying law and political science at the
University of Gottingen. Toward the end
of the following year he entered the Unit
yersity of Berlin, and he was admitted to
the bar in 1896 In 1895 he was made the
official law reporter for Berlin court, but
he soon was transferred to Aix-la-Chapelle
as referendary, and in 1887 was appointed
to serve In the crown office at Potsdam.
The next eight or nine years Bismarck
passed in farming, hunting and soldering,
He went into society and took an active
part In the local affairs Of the neighbour
hoods In which he lived. In 1916 his father
Into his hands. He withdrew almost en-
itarely from social life. and settled down to
the life OF q country gentleman. July %,
ilS47, he married Johanna, the daughter OF
Heinrich Won Puttkamer. OF Vietium. Pom
rerania. and IN the same year he appeared
In the united diet at Berlin. as parliament.
'tary deputy. representing the nobility Of
the province OF saxony. In 1913 he partic-
itpated in tho gathering of the rural nobil-
tity in Berlin. known as the Junker parlia-
ment. His career as parliamentary dep
uty ended in 1850. In 1851, after serving a.
secretary. he was app ointsd tho Prussiar,
Representative at the Germanio diet at
Frankfort, which was the administrative
council Of the Gsrmanio confederation.
bounded by the congress In Vienna In 1SlS.
He was made the Prussian ambassador
lat st. Petersburg In 1855. where he remained
until 1862, when he was transferred to the
embassy In Paris. After few months in
the French capital, in September, 1882, Bis
prime minister. He formed an alliance
with Italy early in 1885, and Prussia, under
his guidance declared war against Aus
'tria and her allies in the confederation In
June Of the same year. Three months
hs h sssn III saSS
confederation.
Bismarck concluded secret treaties with
the South German states forthwith. In the
expectation Of war. In internal politics
the next 10 years Of Bismarck's life were
occupied With his struggle to assure the
IPrussian government the control Of the
Catholic church in Prussia with his CAM
Ipaign for the suppression Of socialism In
Germany and with the inauguration Of q
protective system Of customs duties He
colonies and gave the first impetus to the
up building of her merchant marine. Under
his guidance the empire laid the founda-
lions of Its present industrial prosperity
and maritime greatness. In foreign at
fairs he formed the triple alliance Of Italy,
solidified the empire by the war against
Denmark in 1854, against Austria in 1856,
and against France In 1901. he aimed ID
his later years to develop 1t internally.
without disturbance from without.
Dismisssd by Present Emperor.
Bismarck was chancellor to the end Of,
Emperor William Us reign and through
out the % days Of Emperor Frederick.
Two years after the present emperor.
asoended the throne he was dismissed from
ONCE. Since then he had lived in Fried.
,richsruhe. near Hamburg. where he went
to receive his friends the year around. and
thousands Of admirers from all parts Of
Europe, on his birthdays. He was long
sstranged from the young emperor, and
the feud between the old oastle-in Berlin
and Frisdrichsrube caused q scandal Of
worldwide dimensions. A formal concilia.
tion was effected eventually. but tho
wounds loft by the conflict OF four years
were never healed.
Frau Won Bismarck died about two years
ago. The Iron Chancellor was never the
same afterward. He failed slowly, com.
planned Of loneliness. and. when his last
illness began, was already weak, sor-
rowful and broken old man.
Prince Bismarck leaves two sons, Count
Herbert and Count William. and one
daughter. Countess Rantzau.