The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-01

free trader, he adopted protection
list policy. He first largely reduced
the customs tariff, and ten years late
imposed heavier duties than ever
While he thus alienated the Liberals
his May laws. which were afterward
repealed. interfering with the relig
ious liberty of the Catholic priesthood
led to long and bitter struggle witt
the Catholic church, and made all it
adherents his bitter enemies. Equal!
severe was his policy with regard tt
Social Democrats. his draconc meas
ures against whom produced the pro
foundest discomfort among the work
ing classes in the large cities.
Prince Bismarck took prominent
part in connection with the triple al.
liance between Germany. Austria an6
Italy which is understood to be di.
rected against a possible alliance be.
tween Russia and F3ence against the
! German powers. --ssssARi sxtaa r*-s
The reported resignation Of Bismarck
as Prussian prime minister and coun-
scllor was announced in February, 1890,
but did not actually occur until March
| T. 2f that year. when divergences Of
opinion between him and the emperor
led to his retirement. His departure
from Berlin was made the occasion Of
a great popular demonstra!i9p: ..'+.
Since then Prince Bismarck has re-
sided at his country seat, and as many
of his utterances have hardly displayed
that command over his feelings which
might have been expected, especially
in the earlier months after his retire
ment, considerable friction existed be-
tween him and the emperor, and after
his visit to Vienna In June. 1892 on the
occasion of Count Herbert Bismarck's
marriage with Countess Hoyes, the
Reich Anzelger significantly published
the circular instructions sent to the
imeprial representative abroad in May,
1890, just after the prince had retired.
This document stated that "his ma
jesty discriminates between the Prince
Bismarck of former times and Of to-
day." and deprecated the attachment
of "any practical importance to the
press publications claiming to repro
dyce Prince Bismarc1's views"
In 1893, however the prince fell seri-
ously ill, and the emperor sent him a
telegram of sympathy, and offered him
the use OF his castles to assist his con-
valescence. This offer the prince grate-
fully and gracefully declined. but the
exchange of courtesieG between him
and the emperor served to make very
manifest the desire of the German peo-
pie for a reconciliation. This desire was
granted in 1895. The emperor sent a
present of wine to Friedrichsruhe and
an autograph letter congratulating the
prince on his recovery from an attack
Of influenza. Prince Bismarck at once
responded to this gracious advance by
going to Berlin and paying his first
visit to the emperor since he had left
Office. The emperor afterward return
ed the visit at Friederichsruhe.
Two attempts have been made on
Prince Bismarck's life. the first by
lunatic named Blind. on May 7, 1866.
ct Berlin; the second on July 10. 1874.
by kullmann, at Kissingen.
President McKinley's sympathy.
Washington. Aug. by direction Of
the president the following dispatch
was sent last night to Hon. Andrew
d. White, United States ambassador
to Germany: 1.-THE president charges
you to express in the proper official
quarter to the bereaved German nation
and to the family of the deceased
statesman the sorrow which the gov
ernment and people of the Omitted |
States feel at the passing away of the
great chancellor, whose memory is
ever associated with the greatness Of
the German empire"
Emperor william Hastens Home.
Bergen, Norway, Aug. 1.-The news
Of the alarming change in the condition
Of Prince Bismarck reached Emperor
William late Saturday evening. When
The emperor was Informed of the death
of the prince early yesterday morning
he was deeply affected and ordered his
yacht to return Immediately. The
with the emperor on
board. will reach Kiel this evening. The
lag on the yacht is flying at half mast.
Sunday Murder In scranton.
Scranton, Pa. Aug. 1.-Joseph Kellar,
! young carpenter, shot and instantly
,illed Peter Meyers hole in the
vair' keeper, yesterday afternoon.
iellar fired four bullets into Meyers
'ody. They had quarreled earlier in
he day over Kellar's action In shoot
nG some Of Meyers pigeons. which had
ed in the formers garden. Kellar
ave himself UP. He bears a good
equation, but Meyers was a bad
haracter.
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